Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-29

sailed him Romeo, in her hours of ease.
His name was John.
There's the Dorchesters and the
Observation-Disclosures and Basil and
Leonora and the E. Gerard-Keenes-
we're under obligations to all of them"
Juliet was not strong in her English
grammar, but in everything else
-You follow me, Romeo?'
eyes, to the death-certainly, my
dear" he answered her. Where would
Eae not follow her? He shifted his po-
2ition now to get her in stronger light.
Strong lights were becoming to Juliet.
He unused over her pretty charms and
Thought idly what a fortunate fellow
5Ae was.
cts awful to feel under so many OBJ
Iigations, Romeo! You feel like that
.Elan-who was it, in the geography
who carried the world around on his
back? You remember him, Romeo?"
ayes, he was an old schoolmate of
mime he said, humorously. Juliet
laughed.
-@Well, then you know how feel, 60
ring round with the Dorchesters and the
Bennington-Millers and all the rest on
any poor little back. 1 think I've found
"A way to get them off, Romeo"
EYes?3-absently.
Eyes. Now, stop wool-gathering and
listen. I'm going to invite them all to
Thanksgiving dinner"
~By-the-holy-M Moses, you are!"
He was on his feet before her; gaz-
ing down into her calm little face in
amaze.
Il am" Juliet said, serenely.
He continued gazing. Was Juliet go
ing mad? There had been-wait!-ye
there had been a Wheeler, generation
~or two back, who was mentally aber-
rated. Juliet was a Wheeler on her
mothers side; therefore Juliet was go
ing mad. He groaned audibly.
''Keep calm, dear; don't allow your
self TOTO be agitated," he said.
'<Romeo-John'-that was another
phase OF her name for him-"Romeo-
John, sit down here beside me and be
calm yourself. I'm calm enough. I'll
rreca pitulate. What I said was that I'm
agoing to invite all those people we're
under obligations to to Thanksgiving
dinner with US. That will settle the OBJ
Igations-I suppose you see that,
Romeo? Men can't see through a look
dng-glass! Have you taken that in?
Well, to-day is the 18th. 1 shall send
the Invitations at once. I've only just
found out could-safely, you know"
He didn't know. He seemed to know
SO few things. Among the few, several
facts arrayed themselvl f1auntingly
fIn his consciousness. he knew that
their income-Juliet's and his-was pa
~Ghetically meager; that it was against
their maXims to run in debt; that their
-dining-room was ten by thirteen. The
latter fact appeared indomita BILE. He
waved his hand toward the neat little
<3ining-table before them with an elo-
0uent gesture, Juliet understood his
gesture perfectly.
Its wee bit dining-room, isn't it,
Romeo? The wee-est bit! And there
4lre-let's count-two Dorchesters, three
ington-Millers- that's five. Take
your other hand, Romeo-spread out
the fingers Basil and Leonora-'
They're one," he muttered, docking
them off on his thumb. Why not? He
-aHd Juliet were one.
@Two,'' counted Juliet, impressive
ny, land five E. Gerard Keenes, count
l1ng the children. Now, how many's
Ghat2''
Romeo-John was regarding his wide
spread fingers with disfavor. There
were not enough.
-'Twelvei-That's IL, Romeo. Then
r&Ilere's mother, John-of course we
must have mother, John-and the
sg5rIs. That's 15-and you and T.
sixteen" he groaned. "My dear,
che dining-room is ten by thirteen
There are three extra leaves to the
TGable, and"
But he got no further. Juliet trans.
'Eerred herself lightly to his knee and
severed his bearded lips with both
AzftIe white hands.
rPoar boyI" she cooed. she shall