The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-27

ing.a girl After supper they took a
spin together on their wheels as far as
the school house, which she exhibited
to him with certain air of possession
that seemed delightful to Tommy. After
4 escorting her back to the farm they
stood and chatted together for while
at the gate.
Il see," she said, ''that you ride an
Eagle
Yes" said Tommy, with sigh look
ing at his machine but as soon as
get back to the Corners am going to
paint the word ont and substitute the
word Dove for it,"
Miss Seaford laughed merrily. anf
so it need hardly be stated that thf
machine she rode was the Dove.
We'll" said II. b. over the wire next
day, did you see herr
You bet l did, answered Tommy
, and say, III. B., she is the most stult
ming girl / ever met in my life; pretty
as a picture, too. l used TO thing
| school mistresses We're rather stickN
+ but there's nothing of the conventional
schoolma' am about her at all. BY the
way, H. b., do you know anything
about books and authors and that sort
of thing?'
!, Not bit: I'm not a reading man.,
answered ii. +. why do you Ask
: I'm amazed at you,' replied Tommy;
$ that's why you couldn't get along
= with that girl. believe she has read
| al hat w +
ed. I felt like fool when she was
: talking, she was so well posted on
Il books. Say, who's the greatest novel
/ list in this country; do you know!
t Il haven't the slightest idea,' re-
Il piled III. b., "but l can tell you the
Il presidents of all the railways in the
e country"
n Hang the presidents of all the rail-
- ways; I'm interested in books now. |
:, tell you, and I'm going to post up. You
|, don't know any fellow along the line
that has a lot of books, do your
d NO. l don't. But why don't you ASK
: Miss Seaford to lend you some books
1t Although she may not have much OF
the schoolma'am about her, I'll bet she
5. would enjoy teaching fellow. l wlsl
u l had thought of asking her..
A. II. B., you're a brick. I'll do 1t to
If morrow. That'll give me an excuse
er for riding over there so soon. I'll tel
her how blamed ignorant l am, and ash
y, her to take pity on me; that always
fetches the girls, anyhow, and, you
see, when l borrow book l can al
ways go and take it back; it will Civ
is me reasonably good excuse for goin;
DC there pretty often"
N "Well, you are getting along" salt
III. b.
it "You bet" was the laconic answe
u clicked out on I'll. BIS telegraph instru
ad ment.
er And so Tommy's visits to Hobbs
Sc farm became many and frequent. The
took bicycle rides together, and the.
strolled in the woods together. Sh
)u took his reading in charge and told hll
u the books he should shun, and til
Dh books he should treasure. She len
IT. him volume after volume, and Tommy
lie, with great dizziness. found out tn
ne books she did not have and wished t
ne get, and he sent surreptitiously to III
city for them. 1t delighted him to Sc
her eyes light with pleasure when II
ISL took from his pocket some new boo
III that had Just arrived. Tommy wa
ISL young, and had all the conceit tina
ad had formerly filled his animated bein
with regard to woman had now lei
ny him, and he felt humble and small an
Fly mean when in Miss SeafOrd's pre-
Sc, ence All of which is good for ma
III at certain period of his career. Al
M other change had come over him whic
lty somewhat interfered with his frien'
ship for the genial III. b.
an When the telegrapher at Hobbsvil
rh sent somewhat jocular and banterir
IL messages over the wire regarding II
us young lady, Tommy waxed indignan
est and said he wasn't going to have h
tes made the subject of Geographic go
NJ sip.
OK rs it so serious as all that?' ask
ne H. Il.
lhu 1T is as serious as 1t can be" tel
ioh graphed Tommy.
ere Beware, beware, she's feoling thee
81, came over the wire.
'nu Then Tommy sent back fearful eif
trical words, which ought to have ma
het sparks fly from the machine, and doul
wv less did, asking the operator at HoDi
d. vile to mind his own business, whel
'er; at the operator ratified his machine
sH, represent, he said, fiendish laughter
aao One day Tommy telegraphed II.
less saying he was going away shortly ar
sr' lunch, and asked his friend to ansv
any messages that were sent to 5
ana toms Corners.
ana "You can't leave the office"
on swered H. b.
81 am going to-" said Tommy.
lmy won't stand this suspense any long
with am going right to the school ho1
title and propose to her, even If there
so two hundred and fifty children pr
up emit"
sta Il wouldn't do anything so extrem
the foolish answered H. b. why, yo
'usi- make the girl so ashamed that SD
never speak to you again.
n.y. Il am not going to do anything II
t to ish," replied Tommy. Il am going
leave here and reach the school alb
'om- 4 o,.locE w hon If is dismissed: the