The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-26
NUMBER SO.

tended that he had to have his arm
across there to steady himself, and
then he bent away down and put his
| cheek against hers. SO that they could
| read together. When they came to the
| tender passages in the story she had
written and her eyes were full of tears
and her breath coming short, he stole
| kiss or two-oh, he did, l had my
eye on him. and one Of mines worth
both your glass plaques. He pretend
| ed that he was SO carried away with
her story that he had to congratulate
her, and then when he came TO the end
| he Strengthened up, closed that chap
ter and just talked story and nothing
| else.
Il understood him; couldn't expect
an elderly female like yourself to see
his game. We know-we attractive
men and cats of the worId-that we
| mustn't commit ourselves.
Gracious, how time flies when I'm
with you, you witchr he finally said
I must be going now. You'll have that
typed tomorrow. and get 1t right in,
won't you? / think can assure You
as to its fate"
"Well-yes-it was a good deal as the
cat says That animal has a horrid.
pessimistic. slangy way of talking. but
really things went somewhat as he has
told you And the man never came
back after that evening.
Il wore the eye shade a good deal I'm
the next few days. She tore up more
than she wrote, anu thought she was
feeling uncertain.
Il quarreled with the black cat. He
says there's nothing in me anyhow, but
that Is a mistake. There is a consider
able amount Of hay. as well as some
cotton wool Gin my head and sprin-
king of arsenic.
| Il don't know what can be the mat
ter with me this evening. / feel as
though were molting. and haven't
| molted since-since I was-well-per.
manently mounted, you know.
"She came I'm an hour ago with all
the sweet color bleached out Of her
dear little face and sat down heavily
and wearily at her desk
"She had letter. and she kept read
ing 1t and reading it. and now she has
her head down on her blotting pad and
won't look at me, though I've got the
eye shade tilted at what she always
calls killing angle, and I'm trying.
(while my heart is breaking) to look
funny for her sake"
''Oh, listen to that OWL She makes
me tired. It's all nonsense about that
girls letter. She's got it in her hand,
trailed down there by her side. I
jumped down and pretended to rub
against her skirts so l could read #.
It's a good letter. couldn't have done
better myself. and of course at my age
and with my attractions I've had lots
of experience. He says:
My Dear Little Giri-Moriturus te salu-
tant. / sail for Europe tomorrow. It's my
| wedding trip. You know who the bride is.
of course I'm severing my connection
/ with the magazine for the present and
shall represent couple Of newspapers
during my trip. When / come back. I
shall be on the magazine again. perhaps
| In better position
81 hear you laugh at that Well then.
| to be frank, of course with father-in-
law who Is practical proprietor of the
| shop. I've a fair chance for the chief edi-
| torial chair. And when 1 get 1t won't
| boom somebody's work, Unless. cruel
| thought some fellow with q rent roll shall
L -
| stolen my dear little friend out Of the
| literary armament to adorn q brighter
| heaven
.The story is in She's a corker. or
course / needn't say that it's accepted
Affeetionately. A c.
~She has just looked up at me-her
poor. unhappy, loving owl-and said to
me: 1t hurts me so to despise him II
could hate him-if he were a real vii
lain-but such paitry creaturel They
say there's no development without
pain. Wen. then, I'm developing at q
wonderful rate just now. But I'll get
over it. PlP"-
Bah! What a lot of foolish talk
about nothing. l want my saucer OF
milk, and she's incoming to that miser-
able effigy OF blrdl What's the trou-
BILE, anyhow? Didn't he say 1t was ac>
ceptedT