The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26

Boo oo-oo-oo"
20. don't Kit! I like you. I'll never
do that again. Please don'tr' And
Ike dives down under the Wide rim Il
Kitty $ white straw hat and-stays tlio,c
90 long that get nervous up here on
the fence. Um! hum! Fifty! wish!
I think I'd!
II believe You like her the best. so I
do-oo-oo-oo! And I'll 60 away so
will! Iwisa I'd fall in the well! I
wish I'd get hooked by a big bull! I
wish oo-oo-oor' O. Kit. do you feel so
badlyP Or arc you very hystericsy,
like my first?
II won't let nothing hurt you. Kit
fought to be punished. And I haze
been. feel awful mean. Kit! Please
be good!" Now he dives again! And,
here they 60 down On the grass in .
little white and black stack. capped by
Kits wide-rimmed straw hat If that
were only mine! O. if that were only
me! But soft! Here comcs--Em in
her pink! And such radiant smile!
Now with her finger to her lip that way
she's really beautiful! And how saucy!
How piquant as she shakes her finger
and her head both at me!
Careful! Carefui!'' I say, shaking
my finger warningly.
20, 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 also
leans against me. Leans against me.
thinking no more of it than if she were
leaning against the old gray-wrinkled
fence-stake there! Caring no more!
caring less! Caring less, if that could
be.
''Give me your hand. EN-, and let me
help you up the fence where you can
see them. They're reconcilcd. And
it's beautiful sight AS far as you can
see for the hat I wish she'd take it
Off,
Now don't let me fall of here"
EN- says in such a delightful way and
squeezing up against me as if were
the old fence-stake on the other side,
and holding my hand as she might hold
on to the fence-stake.
"Isn't it lovely2 Don't you wish it
was you. now? know you like her!
You needn't deny it! You can't fool
me, sir! know you're dead in love
with her yourself. But why didn't you
speak up? May be she'd"
The fence-stake is such good strong
old stake to lean against, or l should
have tumbled off with the impact of tho
thought that rushed from Ems cling
ing hands and Ems expectant and mis-
chicvous blue eyes, all over me!
What if l say I've just found out
that like yous That it's you I'm dead
in love with, Em?'
'.lhcn why didn't you follow me in
stead of me following you like I've been
dong for whole year. nearly?"
"You! Following meg
didn't follow you here"
Suppose l kiss you, Emp" I say,
bracing myself against the friendly
foncc-stake, and if l remember rightly.
getting my arm delightfully."- round the
pink dress "WoulI it be the kiss you
want?"
IF You mean for good and ALL"
Il mean for good and all..''
''Wcil, 1 gress YOU may!" And then
/ dive! Coming up a!ter-I haven't,
the least idea ho,o long l say:
'ls it the one you WANT Are You
sureo'
''It's the vc..y one want" Then l
dive cgain. anil come MP only at the
sound of ri; adj laughter from The gr;ss
ON the other side of The fence.
''You re 4 >ls old coon! Got her on
the fence have you?'
And En-. always ready with an
answer, put her hand on my shoulder
quite proudly and says lau:l, ng:
"No! We've decidel! It's all settled!
l think there's nobody on the fence but
one or both of goa" Then Ike laughs
till you could have heard him mile.
"He amt on any fence either Didn't
that scheme work out, En-? Didn't It?
Oh. didn't it?' And Ike would have
rolled on the grass if Kit hadn't held
him up with both arms. Held him up
there right before my eyes. and didn't
care bit! In fact was glad of it.
"What scheme?' l ask, hearing them
all laugh uproariously and having a
faint suspicion of Ems sincerity begin
ing to dawn on me.
Il brought Fm purpose to catch
you! You amt hall as smart as YOU
thought You was!''
turn toward En- with horror, and
leaning heavily and Imply against the
stake. Then hear En- say:
'.Yes he is. You're the ore fooled!
wanted him all the time. wouldn't
have anybody else in the whole wor!d!''
Hearing and suddenly realizing this, !
dive under that blessed wide-rimmed
straw hat! And looking out slyly from
under it, perceive. with much salts
faction, that Ike has also Owed; and
the two have resumed their former
semblance to . little white and black
stack capped with the wide-rimmed
straw-hat, that | behold. blissfully,
from the corner Of the fence.
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