Abilene weekly reflector., 1902-09-18
THE BUSINESS WAY.

didn't, and that's the way II all came
about Jack swors~ she was the very
daintiegt. sweetest. loveliest girl oA
earth, added . great deal more Of loves
hyperbols, and-entre nous-even
SCARED into poetry occasionally, when
he read to Christopher Columbus. her
PCT bull terrier.
But n Chriitephsr vrinkled his nose
decidedly and his tail 'did not show the
least intimahon q . xas. Jack tore Il
up-the poetry. I man.
The trouble was JackaWiAtsf to pro. (,
posS and couldn't For nsvsr did he
bring up the svsntful subject but Lady
Mary would 20 of At a tangent, pes-
sibly BECAUSE Jack was using round
about ways.
As Jack conAded to his chum, (who
shall b. nameless for various rsa-
sons),- ny
do you know, H., II I speak Of sun.
sets, she will Immediately have wild
desire to discuss ethnology or irregular
Greek verbs, and II I should ever mem
tion love-not that I ever have, you
know, but II ever should, hang me II
l don't believe she'd ask me how my
liver was"
BY which 1t can readily be seen that
Lady Mary and Jack were Oh the best
Of terms, and the very intimacy seemed
to preclude the possibility Of anything
more.
One afternoon was lying on tho
river bank industriously fishing, while
Jack sprawled upon the grass alter
nately reading and scribbllng. Then
he looked up and observed complac-
entity si
"Now, flatter myself that's rather
good. Listen, H. "
1.-THE weary sun has sunk to rest, ~
And with him fades the dying day.
Come night, come hour l love the best.
Fit time loves winning words to say.
"Pretty good, eh?"
Good? Oh. Lord! You want to
change those last two lines. You
should say
"Alas!, still lives q love-struck crank.
Who can't say what he wants to say.
Besides, best isn't good grammar,
4 you're comparing day with night"
Hang 1t all, H., Tennyson himself
could mot please you" Then long
silence which he at last broke with:
"Say, do you think she would have
me?"
"Oh, take run around the block! \
How do know? There she comes
now, and give you fair warning II you
two stay here and scare all my dsh
away I'll tell about the poetry"
Divinely tall and most divlnely fair
was Lady Mary. She came tripping
sedately over the tender grass, the
mountain winds kissing delicate
peach blossom into her cheeks. Jack,
with his customary facility, rose to his
feet and the occasion to play the gal
liant. Neither Of 'em paid the slight
est attention to me. | was supposed
to be dead.
Jack" she said sweetly. II want
you to row me up to the store. Will
you?"
Jack Is finished oarsman, at least
he generally finishes 1t in about ten X
minutes. | knew it was to be inter-
esting, SO | gave up the fishing and
watched them.
MEN, later: They have drifted
down the river, both behind Lady
llary's parasol.)
Now, Jack being one Of those fellows
who believe In never losing an oppor-
tunity, calmly rowed the boat out In
the middle Of the river and then, az l
predicted, shipped the oars and opened
the conversation.
How well we get along together in a
boat" he remarked. gazing sentiment.
ally at the cliffs.
"Yes," abstractedly, "but ! wish
you'd row up to the store. ] don't
want to waste the whole afternoon
drifting like this"
mo, Of course not" waking up sud-
denly. Two strokes. Then, y wish
we could always" +
There are q lot Of new people COM
ing tonight" she broke in. "Mr. Eg.
gleston told me So"
Ibid he? Hm!" Then with a bril-.
liant idea, Are you ever interested In
other people?" he asked in bis most
Degulllng tone.
"Oh, yes-now, there's Christopher
Columbus. I'm interested in him. I
wish had him here this very minute.
I'd kiss his dear little nose."
III we're only Christopher Colum-
bus" insinuated Jack.
81 wish you were sometimes" she
cried wickedly. "Then / could shut
you up occasionally, couldn't II"
Now, what could anybody do with q
girl like this? The end Of It was that
Lady Mary took the oars and row.d to
the store herself.
Jack came to me disconsolately.
II wish l was dead" he said.
I told him how annoying 1t would be
10 me to have him lying around dead.
He said talked like a fool.
Jack, my dear boy" said, patron