The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-05-14

the house. Ny daughter will make me
understand; you talk too rapidly and
loudly"
Just rs he said it a door opened SOFTLY
and girls voice, trembling with laugh
ter, said: Nv hat is it, father: Does the
gentleman want some hing"
Il think he does, Bertha, but | cannot
understand what
After one glance at tie girls face JacI.
''slzed himself up as an ass. as he would
have expressed it, ana he knew she had
overheard the whole interview. H.
really had not tie courage to tell her
outright that her father was accused CT
flirting with his Aunt Sophia. or else h.
was lunatic. and that neither he nor
his aunt approved Of his conduct.
The girl let him founder and get rel
in the face for about ten minutes, enjoy
ing the situation as only mischievous
girl can. but he managed TO convey his
meaning
Then she said: Il understand Won
perfectly, and can perhaps explain It
satisfactorily to both you and your amt.
Father keeps weather record, and he
has as long as can remember He takes
observations three times day-at . III
the afternoon, at I in the evening and
early in the morning. probably before
your aunt gets up Here two ir.e-
pressible dinpies broke out and limited
that laughter was not far behind. Jack,
who had recovered his equanimity, ad-
mired them immensely. but he was not
to be diverted from lis purpose, SO he
said judicially:
But why does he use a hanaEer-
chief
For the very simple reason that if
there is light wind stirring he cannot
tell its direction any other way"
''Well, why does he stare SO at my
aunt as she sits at her window"
Il think It is not at her but''-here she
paused long enough TO make impressive
what should follov-''at the smoke
stack from The furnace. The smoke thae
comes from il makes q iizse rate weather
yane."
This explanation VIZ made SO de1aurc-
" and with such evident enjoyment al
the ludicrousness Of the situation that
Jack was slightly provoked at her and
said rather sharply:
well, you must admit that it looks
queer to Il fellow net accustomed to 1t. =
I've no doubt it does" she replied
with a smile, but we have alway5
lived here, and father has always taken
observations just in this way, and every
body knows his peculiarities, 50 of cour5.
it awakens no comment"
As Jack had no reply ready, she said:
"Please make my apologies to yonr
aunt for any annoyance she may have
felt" and as the comical side came up
permost again she broke into a laugh
and said: Poor old father. The idea
of him being accused of flirting" Jack
Joined in the laugh. and Tic Innocent
cause of ali the trouble aad fan sat star
ing out of the window as mild and placid
as though no such charge lay 1T his door.
As yet he did not even know the reason
of the visit of the erstwhile angry but
now smiling young man.
Jack apologized humbly, but he had
no idea of Lifting the story yet out On
him, 50 he tried IN an elegant manner,
which turned ont iiat failure, 10 init
mate to the girl that It shoall BE a SECRET
between themselves, as lie SAID:
Il hope you viii not .lcan, ah. eE-
but you WON'T
Wont tell it Oh you, she said, with
unfeeling bluntness. Father would be
avenged rather more than the case calls
for if the students should get hold Of
the story" Then taking pity on linn
she said sweetly. Il will never mention
it again of course. and will not egen tell
father.
Jack asked her to call on his aunt.
which she promised to 20 ana he too:-
his departure 10 explain - ss a-
that she had calr ls4-sl- g. .a-
der that inaay a;.ol--sE .az-l,.-- .4.-l ,zzs-l.,
Jumped at q caucl ~.
Jack visited his acat s7i--l .--ras.c ls.1-
larity. but spent the .4aja- r3-tioa Of
his time al the weather Pc. ..il,.4s across
the way, SO that the neighhors concluded
he was taking q postgraduate course ii
meteorology something
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