Show tt t t efto cissy on the by CLARISSA MACKIE tta t built the ions MARTIN that lid from the top of hoopers bill way down to the all lage stores martin had conceived tho idea of the snow slide and twenty five small companions had helped him unknown to any of their elders on the night before the alg freeze they had pumped water from barn well and poured it oer the hard packed snow they said that when mr hooper the postmaster who ched at the top of the hill came out of his gate the att morning prepared tor a crisp walk to the post office he sat down on alie slide and swiftly anal surely vent directly to his door where friends picked him up to find him more angry than hurt it was on that first morning that miss cissy plumb decided to take her hat to the milliner a and have it re trimmed miss aisy was not so old and not so oung she was pretty and slender and her hair was soft and blak bhe lived alone in a tiny cot tage near hooper a place and sa sh started on her morning walk to the milliners she was thinking about an drew nellow who had brought her some pretty large apples the night be tore cissy andrew had raid you are all alone and I 1 am all alone we could be ery contented and happy if we married you mean married each other demanded miss upsy af course said practical andrew you know I 1 always liked you best of all the girls cissy one reason that ive neer mar ried said miss cissy plainly 1 because I 1 have never met the man 1 could love she emphasized the word love so that it sounded very large and important K it was me you liked began andrew humbly when ml cissy in 1 I eald love andrew not juat plain likel I 1 can like most ans bodyl of course cissy said andrew rumpling up his brown hair you must have known that I 1 meant love now you but cissy refused to answer that question she thanked andrew again tor the apples and he went home walking down the middle of the road because the snow was crunchy there the ri dewalk was wet and sloppy it was after his departure that cissy began to plan about her hat tried it on and was sure that it was unbecoming so ehe had the thought about taking it to the milliner the very next morning poor andrew does not understand women thought miss cissy when her light was out but she went to sleep with a ordile on her lips next morning after her small household was in order she took her hat box and started down the sidewalk to go to eva frame the milliner miss cissy wore her best tur coat no hat and n pair of snug fitting high she did not notice the slide 1 immediately it claimed her atten alon for her rubber soled arctic refused to etlick to the icy surface one hand flung forward and the other back and the latter dropped the hat box just chere miss cissy could sit down on it which she did promptly she started down the slide gaining speed tater and faster she flew women looked out of door or window and said land sakes see cissy plumb slid ing down hill think she was some young dapper 1 once alsy screamed faintly when mr hall was backing out bis motor car but he heard the cry and stopped in time then she was BO far along that she thought of what the end might be the post office and the morning crowd of men and women and children laughing at her miss cissy plumb 1 what would andrew bellew think when he saw her would he ever want to marry her and jut then ehe saw andrew standing by his large open gate he waa peering up the bill at herat cissy plumb of tho highly respected plumb family slid ing down like any bommon boy and she glanced despairingly at him us ehe came and he was sure that she called andrew save me I 1 he saved her andrew bellew jumped out on the elide and held out bis arms to stop her so it happened that alsa cissy plumb sitting on her best hat in its squashed box slid around a curving track straight into andrew bellew s dooryard she jumped to her feet and andrew brushed oft her coat and told her it hurt a bit then he silently handed her the flat band box 1 I was on my way to the milliners explained miss cissy primly so I 1 eee said andrew glumly 1 I thought if I 1 was going to be married I 1 ought to have n new hat eald miss cissy blushing furiously you dlan t tell me that last night mid andrew after awhile ive just discovered that I 1 need you somebody to look out for me said cissy demurely come into my house eald andrew authoritatively aunt hester will give you a drink of cordial you need it cissy and theres a ring I 1 bought 15 years ago when I 1 arst made I 1 up my yon |