The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-11-25

have any objections to you, your own self,
but, don't you see, If let you-there is no
-reason--why I-should.-not anybody
at least, there is : nothing to prevent
your--thinking-I- and" Il could
say no more, fancy he heard the great
sob underneath, for In tones so low, not
even the little rain drops falling about US
could hear, he stopped and said, oh, so ear
nestlyi "God bless and take care OF you,
my dear good little grill" then STOPPING
still lower, he kissed my hand as respect
fully as II had been some great lady, and
we were standing on the ballroom floor Of
some elegant home. The rain drops which
splashcd on the hard alligator side Of my
little sachel must have been cold on one
side and wa, n on the other; cold for re-
greet at the happiness had thrown, will
fully, over my shoulder, warm with the in
tense thrills Of delight which any woman
always feels at receiving the well-earned
respect OF q thoroughly manly man,
"TIGERn
SKY PARLoR, Nov. 10. Editor Criterion
Dear Sir: send you few more pages
fear that must bring "Coming Events
10 a more abrupt conclusion than had in
tended. IL, or something, is wearing on
me perceptibly. can neither sleep nor
cat. shall make It up TO you later.
Thanks for your kind personal interest,
and your sympathy in my little romance,
and desire for more" ] must tell you.
The restaurant was awfully crowded yes
terday, as II always Is Saturdays. had a
very pleasant scat, however, with vacant
chair beside me, which the kind waiter al
ways lets me have TO hold my sachel and
parcels. vent TO writing as usual-most
OF "Coming Eventsn was begotten between
.'orders"-and so interested was in Chap
ter l3, inclosed, that / did not notice the
waiter coming my way, till, with a muir
INJURED pardon he removed my things
and placed the newcomer therein SO abb
sorbed was that Inever looked up, till the
waters return, when, whom should find
sitting by my side, but "hinlln And there
lay your "note -headsn large as life, with
your grandiloquent name tastefully scroll
bound in full, ON the left-hand corner
NJ. L. Dc Verne, Editor-in-chief, Criterion.
What II he had seen i'll Oh, what IL he
had, and was even now mentally denounc-
ing that mosquito in petticoats, the "female
reportcrln But he did not seem as II he
had. His shapely, well-kept hands were
nonchalently joined ut the tips, over the
white cloth. and the wonderful brown eyes
indifferently fixed on the awning over the
rival restaurant across the way. No, am
sure he did not see; and did not prolong
his opportunity for so doing, can assure
you. He was immediately dressed in a
cool, fawn-colored suit, faultless linen, and
the short white hair Ia pomDador over
the broad forehead, the whole set of by a
nobby little button-hole bouquet-red and
white, Had been native Of Senegambia
he could not have remained more utterly
unconscious Of my presence than he did,
all through that coy little meal we took
there, side by side but not together And
the dainty, sensible meal he ordered Just
what should have chosen 10 serve him had
IL 10 do, All mel ah mel And how dain-
tily he dinedi No hurry, no indecent haste,
SO different from the ravenous and disgust
ing manner OF the ''cheap-John gobblers,
who so offended my domestic taste every
time j ate in restaurant. He kept his
dishes neatly arranged about him, so as not
TO interfere with anybody, and, as IL antici-
pating the relief it would give, left the room
first.
And there lay the dear little daisy at the
other side Of his plate. How did It get out
of its compact little homei 1t must have