Show ii ally Short Story SS ss IN BREWSTER BREWSTER By B BJANE JANE OSBORN 1915 1916 by McC McClure ure News News- JB N paper Syndicate ome tome class cass ejaculated Timothy n. n and an his bis keen young e eyes es fol- fol d. d the the figure of ot one of ot the r lair ir irs Is s ot of Brewster self consciously g giber her way along the main street un in the Brewster Brewst r adaptation or ot orIon's tons Ions l ns n's latest mandate jelly's e eyes eves es were Just as keen as othy's th s and anti from her place of ob- ob at at his side on the broad low lowda loweda eda da of Brewster's leading hostel- hostel rile he flashed a glance down the thet t hat did overlook any important i nil the costume of the girl Tim- Tim o ogling ling to me she eho snapped at Mif carefully pulling down the of ot her own fair skirts so only the tips Ups of her low heeled shoes appeared seems to Tim Tim Green Oreen that that girl who- who is is wears her skirts awful Kf tand and those shoes that lace up upside j side Bide and that monkey hat seem her look like a a. lunatic that's your Jour taste Tim Green I call it mighty peculiar of Of i course she isn't like you ou Tim tried to be soothing B But t class Polly real class oily moved uncomfortably in her I ir irland and kept her eyes glued on the figure of the girl unI un- un I discussion When you get good and ready i she said with an an attempt at a ah h seems to me Id I'd like to get dinner e You know I had at 5 and I haven't had a since and here its it's past 1 ck Say y excuse me Polly dear said rising and looking down af- af at Pollys Polly's trim pretty ures ores but honest when a young W like me does get to to town ch often it kind of takes his tway There ce certainly are dames in Brews Brewster er and I t. t now when I have seen them so pretty lly bristled as she rose 0 in m mf r not miot jealous Timothy Timothy-I I t for a minute want you to toL I L- L L KaK t and I w want nt you to under- under 1 I that i I iam am p perfectly content to Just the way I do but lo-but but I 1 Il nt wear ear those cr crazy craz clothes if so there And sh she primly her narrow brimmed hat at the mirror as passed through the hall and Timothy Timoth Green been engaged to be married for lor lorm m months and now within a week ek meir wedding day they had made trip trip from Stony Corners to do llong anticipated shopping Tim Tim- had all aJl gone to clear mortgage on the small farm he herit rit ritha a from his father but Polly's Pollys fully llY accumulated t d egg Jand I land and te ten money the bills neatly laid ther In the p that purse rae tha that she ha bade had bad e in in in-a in a pocket o ot h her r anile le lecoat coat was all aU t to be or improvements an incubator a a and anda a f few fy y new ing and cultivating implements they had seen advertised in the thester thester ster Ister weekly paper They were Je lend end d th the night at Timothy's un- un un- un house make a a. sec second nd round 0 of stores tores and Return to Stony CortIle Corthe Cor- Cor tIle the next dayter day ter ten their noon ner di at the Polly and Timothy hastened hasten d l lei e hardware hard ware store ets et's Just kind of or look around today said Timothy and see sights Then tomorrow w we can the things Sure you got that tl right Hadn't I totter better It it this que query S Seems ems you are powerful fond of look look- here In Brewster An And Andas l as one of ot the Brewster girls trIs ed her way along Polly nudged and mocked Class real class ar i sy walked ey-walked walked on in silence for five tes tea Say Tim TInt Polly broke the thee e eX Ive lye been thinking that you we me better It If I looked like Brewster girls shucks was Tims Tim's rejoinder e you ju just t the way you ou ar are or been so crazy cracy to marry Besides you couldn't look like Ilka fAt hem if it you tried Youre not that way And you are a sweet girl Jirl and I 1 think a heap tJ Say Polly did you get that Timothy whistled lightly to r reg- reg g- g hi approval of ot the short skirt skirt- blonde who was pass- pass tithe opposite side aide of the street lv Iv and Timothy followed their 1 l plan of pitting off tC their till the morrow and nd arIl ar- ar Il afternoon for at an E early r at the home of or Timothy's I S 8 he next morning Timothy Timoth lis is left lett the breakfast tad ta- ta ld d strolled to the veranda may as well weil wait here with r paid id tho the uncle You wont won't t out till the women folks done up Inside lP Polly llY had a hasty whispered whisper d with Timothy's aunt t with ith the el elder er womans woman's ap- ap 1 01 l by the time Timothy and andl l comfortably settled Iny in y veranda anda chairs she was as hurry- hurry wn the back alte alley alfey saying uncle Timothy was eal old fashioned girl she sheler ter ler isn't man many girls who ho would done dUlle what she did saved did saved all to spend on the sep- sep and incubator and things a kind nd of or plain dresser but a ac ait c cant can't it t get everything In one Pl And I sure am awful fond tills time Polly had reached t 8 leading department store rant ant to buy the classiest hat nn the store Polly demanded door r walker when she entered r and after alter that I 1 want the G dress you ou can sell neIl ell es and and and-a and add arid d everything girl would want to loo look classy to pay for tl them em but mt Int nt got much time And re- re to send them up to owns own's in a hurry but be sure euro go to the back door q quarter arter of an hour Polly with te purse purse went to the shoe ina pair of those class shoes lup up hind side sMa before rl she de- de Text ext she visited the cor- cor and ancl finally the hairdresser r OU to put my hair up UI so It Jass lassy she said lid and I L want show me just how YO you do it J I I h haven't v nt got much time so please hur hurry hurry- I At noon Timothy was as still sitting cri n the front frent porch Once or r twice I his aunt had come to tell him that Polly POUy would be ready soon but he was becoming uneasy Then his un- un ole returned from his work and they sat eat waiting for dinner to be an- an an an- flounced Xo No she is as economical a a. a wife wite as 83 any anyone one would want to find he was was repeating and then as a figure figure fig fig- figI I ure tire the embodiment of oC all that made the Brewster belles worth looking at came tame tripping around the house by the driveway ewa Timothy whistled Say uncle did lid you get that class S Some me swell dame Jf If it weren't for tor Polly rolly Id I'd ure wire want to make her ac ac- ac Then as he looked at atthe atthe atthe the figure as It approached the there there- ve veranda e randa he whistled again ag Polly Polly he gasped and Poll Polly slid sUd gracefully into the chair next to him Then she ro rose roe e and and stood showing off her finery her arms outstretched so that no detail of ot her transformation could be missed Is 18 It class lf she asked asked assuming a tone of mock anxiety and then Timothy usual usually lethargic and undemonstrative unde undo I seized her dainty figure In lit his arms and drew the ruffles and and close to himI him I t was beginning to be afraid you ou wouldn't he back jack In time to do the shopping he said Polly Folly hung her head and the color rose to her Jer cheeks checks I guess there wont won't be enough to buy the Incubator and the sa para tor she he said as she abe handed him the open half halt empty purse Aw shucks shuck said Timoth Timothy Lets spend the rest on another outfit for you I guess fUSS the he hens a can do their own setting JL and d we Tre can skim off of the cream same lame as we Wl have always done for Tor a while Sa Say stand off oft there again Poll Polly while I 1 get a good look Jook You sure are some class |