Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10
BINGO'S AIR CASTLE.
The Story Of the Romance That
the Twins Discovered.

SCIENTIFIC schoolroom at the house
of MacTavish. Time-Five o'clock on
a blazing July afternoon. Enter Tam
my and Joe, christened Thomasina
and Joseph, twins. aged nine years,
and youngest members of the family OF
Macravish. They promptly take up
their abode behind a screen, from
which underground they watch the
other inmates of the room with looks
of intensest curiosity, coupled with
derision.
Seated in low rocking-chair lounges
the prettiest girl, bar one, in all Stony
shire. And before her stands, arms
akimbo and hair disheveled, a young
man named Johnny, who considers the
aforesaid girl to be the prettiest, bar
none, in all the three Kingdoms.
40, AIicia!' he says, admiringly, as
she holds up her pretty hands to dis
play ring upon the third finger of
her slim left hand. 80. Aliciar'
johnny she says, decisively, ''if
you say %, Alicia, again shall take
this ring off at once. Do you hear,
sir? l shall take it of at once; and,
and"
And then you will put it on again, :"
he remarks quietly. with an air of as
surance that makes her laugh in spite
of herself. For Alicia knows, and she
knows that Johnny knows, that of all
things in this wide world she, Alicia,
loves rings better than any thing else.
You remind me" she says, pres
emily, "of a certain poet who wrote a
play in which came line:
"'Oh, Sophonisba. Sophonisba, OH"
on hearing which one of the audience
groaned:
"'oh Jimmy Thompson! Jimmy Thompson,
OH
"Whereupon there was an end of he,
i suppose" says Johnny, totally un-
moved by the poets fate.
Il do not know. He was not he
that l have heard much about Be-
sides, who cares about a dead poet?
l." with fascinating smile-"I pre-
fer living-Johnny"
20, Aliciar' in a rapturous tone.
20, Alicia!" groans the hooking
echo from behind the screen, where
upon Johnny, dashing around it,
catches both criminals by the hair and
drags them forward, looking red and
happy.
Now. imps! how long have you
been hiding thereP' he asks, sternly,
as remembrance of various tender and
silly speeches rise to his mind.
That is not your business, says Joe,
aggressively.
''Only short time" murmurs Tam
my, ''but we have enjoyed itso much"
Thank you so much for such
pleasant afternoon" adds Joe, with a
grin, which for combined wickedness
and joy battles description.
Little wretchesr'
Children" says Alicia, languidly,
Ego to bed immediately"
The culprits exchange chances of
alarm and penitence-the penitence
that arises from a conviction that after
the playing comes the paying. And
then, with a sudden change of 'front.'
they assume pathetic and innocent ex-
pressions, as of kittens who wonder
why boys and dogs do not chase each
other instead of chasing them.
Sister" says Tammy in beguiling
tones, do not send as to bed and we
will tell you all about the other couple"
What! Who? Alicia is wide
awake. 5ILE
Tell me all about it, Tammy. You
are dear, good child. Tell me at
once what you mean"
"Bingo." cry Tammy and Joe in one
breath.
''Bingor' repeat Johnny and Alicia,
in amazement. Surely the children
are mistaken. Surely Bingo. the peer
less Bingo, the never-firting, calmly
polite Bingo has never, never fallen so
far from his high estate as to talk to a
girl
I've powersr' gasps Johnny.
"a girle" gasps Alicia Children.
you are mistaken. You can not have
seen Bingo. our Bingo, in conversation
with a girl With a farmer, with a
chimney-sweep, with a dog, pig
sticker, yea even with pig will Bingo