Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-22

nysterlcs IN II! | know by my first wife
She always
What made you start of with Mason
instead of waiting for mc2
Hes attacking Aha she shrinks n
little'
Because you hadn't--that is didn't"
Kitty Kitty What mess YOU re max
ing of it Now don't
You saw me coming didn't YOU"
see you coming now' SO close You Il
be right against her with another step.
Not till We started. Then what made
you go on after Emp | half think YOU
wanted En- at first. And kept back so
I'd start So you did"
So you did, Ike Prove it by me here
on the fencel SO you did, Ikcl Own upl
Didn't expect me to go by myself, did
youp Wish had though. What made
you get in there with Tom and-Y
II was so mad at you for not coming
Id been dressed and waiting two hours,
now was so mad. And hate that En-
Carter, so do"
Nothing wrong with En-" said Ike
with grin. Aha, he's going to tease her
li,tlel
why didn't you stay there with her?
didn't want you" o, Kit, what a dread.
fully big story!
Are you real mad at me, Ki,9
les-es-l am SO am now Boo
hoo oo-ooN What lugubrOus little
wall kitl Where's your handkerchief
That IL spoil your pretty brown eyes and
iiatten out your trizzesl Don't,
I'll was mad too, Kit Gimme the pitcheri
Less go here by the fence and sit down in
the shade little bit2 Won't you?"
Il wish | was dead so do | wish |
was drowned in the well when you'd come
after the water, and find me- Boo-oo-
oo-ooI"
go, don't Kit like you I'll never do
that way again. Please don'tw And Ike
dives down under the wide rim of Kittv's
white straw hat and-stays there so long
that | get nervous up here on the fence
UNI huml Fifty! | wish! think I'd
81 believe you like her the best, so do
--oo--oo-oo! And I'll 90 away so |
will ! wish Id fall in the we'll | wish I'd
get hooked by big bull ! wish oo-oo-
90! . AT, do you feel so badly2 Or are
you very hystericky, like my first -
Il won't let nothing 'urt YOU, Kit |
ought to be punished And | have been.
! feel awful mean, Kit Please be good"
Now he dives again And, here they 20
down in the grass in a little white and
black stack, capped by Kits wide.rimmed
straw hat. If that were only mel O. if
that we're only me! But soft Here comes
Elm in her pink And such a radiant
smile! Now with her finger to her lips
that way she's really beautiful And how
saucy! How piquant as she shakes her
hnger and her head both at me-
Careful CAREFUL" | say, shaking nv
finger warningly.
so, you sly scamp SAYS En- to me
all in glow Of delight and coming up SO
close that when she leans against the fence
to look through, she almost leans against
me. Leans against me, thinking no more
OF 1t than II she were leaning against that
old gray-wrinkled tence-stake there Car
ing no more Caring less Caring less, if
that could be.
Give me your hand, En- and let me
help you up on the fence where you can
see them They re reconciled. And it's
beautiful sght---as far as YOU can see
tor the hat. wish she'd take it off,
says in such delightful way and squeez-
ing up against me as if were the old
fence-stske on the other side and holding
on to my hand As she might hold on 20
| the tsnce-staks. ..
Isn't it lovely? Don't you wish it was
you, now? | know you like herl You
needn' deny IL You cant fool me, sir |
self But why didn't you speak up
The fence-stake is such good strong
old stake to lean against, or ] should have
tumbled of with the impact of the thought
that rushed from Ems cllnging hands
ana Em expectant and mischievous blue
eyes, all over mel
-, nat It say I've just found out that |
'ike you That its you I'm dead in love
with EmY'
Then why didn't you follow me, instead
OF me following you like I've been doing
for whole year ,early?'
You! Following me?'
| Didn't follow you here?'
Suppose kisI you Em?" ! sav, brac-
ing myself sgains the friendly ience.stake,
and II remember rightly, getting my
arm delightfully."- round the pink dress.
| Would it be the kiss you want2'
IF you mean fer good and ALL"
| Il mean for god and sll!'
"Well guess pu may" And then
dive! Coming VI after---I haven't the
least idea how loR say;
| is 1t the one y'u want2 Are you surey
Its the very oe | want?" Then
dive again, and cone up only at the sound
OF ribald laughterfrom the grass on the
the other side Of be fence.
You're sly ol coon Got her on the
fence have your
And En- alwaysready with an answer,
put her hand on ny shoulder quite proudly
and says laughing
"Nol We've decided It's all settled!
think there's noboy really ON the fence
but one or both cf you" Then Ike
laughed until you cold have heard him
mile.
1--WE aint on anyence either, Didn't
that scheme work dt EN-? Didn't it? Oh,
didn't it, And } would have rolled on
the grass if Kit hap't held him up with
both arms. Held him up there right
before our eyes, AMI didn't care a BIT
In fact, was glad it.
| What schemeYn ask, hearing them