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

ABOUT It Ana think 40. 1 snouio
think I ought to!
Then away went Tom and the two
girls-ons on either side and laughing
still And still the same way one
hearty and natural as you please. And
the other! Aha! the other! think
I'll hobble over the picnic grounds my
self! I don't care for young folks
company! But.
Here goes Mister Ike and Miss Em
Carter! EN- don't look so bad in pink!
Looks really pretty! Now suppose this
little disagreement should end in a per-
manent one. l wonder if Kitty
Kitty always thought the world and all.
of me! l wonder. now! Wouldn't
shat be funny? Wouldn't that be too
funny7 Yes, III 60 over!
There! Look ct thai. for fun! Did
you ever Fifty couples of young folks
standing round a. still as mice nearly!
They've gone of into little knots Of
two, four or six! Not to exceed six!
About the stiffcst looking lot Of young
folks that man of fifty ever saw! Ha!
These five are punched together! Play
ing croquet!
"Woc':: you take this mallet Miss
Martini" Ohio! She's got to be Miss
Martin, has she IsaacP How about
plain confidential Kit, now2
20. no! thank you. Mr.. Davis. l
much prefer to look on. Croguet
doesn't interest me muchr' Well, well,
Kitty! How you did miss it! You
couldn't fool anybody that way! l
know what you're thinking! o! how
you'd like to hate him! And o! you
know you UiU hate him the longest day
he lives! The awful, awful, mean
wretch, to treat you that way!
And Ike! Let's see what Mr.. Ike
thinks!
"All right! Thought I'd ask you.
anyways! No harm in that! Here,
Miss En-! Here's your ball! Lcmmy
show you how to make that stroke?'
That's badly done, too. Isaac! Not
the stroke! That was well enough! But
that attempt at lofty indifference. Why
scould you raise your eyebrows high
enough to look over Kits broad white
hat and at the same time keep your fat
eyelids down SO you couldn't look
higher than about yard this side Of
Kits little shoes? And why wiu you
60 on whistling that way? Don't you
know little lonesome, aimless whistle
of that sort betrays . fellow, flatlyP
You'll know il some of these times!
But EN-! Really EN- is so quiet and
so ladylike! Who'd thought it?
Wont you play in my place little
while, KiityP" she says, offering tho
MALE: after an hour or so. Il want to
go and get pitcher Of water. I'm so
thirsty" Now when she does a thing
like that she's-well, she's angelic!
But Kitty is the most bewitching, pretty
little creature! UNI! hum! Fifty! Moth.
in ike trying. anyhow!
NO! no! En-. I'm determined to 20
and bring the water myself. I'll be the
little water-boy, like the men haze
when they work the roads. or thrash"
Kit, YOU missed it again! Too gay
with that laugh! Too nimble with that
skipping round after the pitcher! All
the same to Ike, though! You fooled
him! Couldn't fool me that way Kit!
Eth! heh! heh! heh-eh! Old mans
mighty smart! See Ike's under-lip!
And hear him whistle! What wiH .
young fellow be such q fool for? EN-
sees it. too. and laughs 30 slyly! And
upon my word I believe she winkcd at
me! She knows 1 know! Eth! heb!
hch! heb! heh-eh!
Kit over the fence already! I believe
I'll trot along and catch up with her!
While she's mad is-well, as good time
as any. Hello! Ike after her. too!
Well, I'll take my perch on the fence
and white!
'.Miss Martini"
o. no. key! She won't hear that!
Try it again!
Miss Kitty! Oh, Kit! Oh, Kit"'
Vow see her look round up into tho
s',y:: She's sly one!
'':lit. May 1 so with you."
OF course, Isaac! Go right along! I
would! wouldn't stop to bawl that
wa!
Il shouldn't think you'd want to 60!
You're SO interested in that game of
croquet! don't see how you can leave
it..''
Now see what loo. Of scornful de-
S. ar and helpl IS disgust on Ike face.
"Shoot the croquet..'
Such a laugh from Kitty! A little
higll-keyel and not mellow enough!
Sume Mysteries in it! l know by my
first wife. She always -!
"What made you start OF with Mason
instead of waiting for me?"
Hes attacking! Aha! She shrinks
Il little!
because YOU hadn't-that ID l
didn't ~
Kitty: Kitty! What q mess you're
making Of it! Now don'H
"IOu saw mo com pg. didn't you?"
see you coming now! So close
yu,; II be right against her with another
step.
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