The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-30
IMPUDENCE


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A group OF three-two girls and
cat. The halo OF womAnly daintiness
surrounds them; n lace-trimmed hand.
kerchief here. Cinderella slippers
there; a high-plumed tiara on the
table and the last worn dress across
the chair.
One pair OF black eyes looking out
upon the world with a deep. winsome
wonder-seeing visions and trying to
blink away the shadows; one pair Of
blue eyes, practical. everyday, sympa-
thetic; with a great ietty-blaek cat
lying In the lap OF the FIRST. lis golden
green orbs fixed restlessly on her face
and her two hands clasped across It's
silky coat. The black eyes twinkle
as they meet the blue.
What do I SEQ IN your face?" dues-
TONED the blue-eyed girl, something
has happened, tell me?"
For answer the other placed taper
Ing fingers at the parting OF the lips
and whispered.
OH you mean Cousin Jimmio7
Delightful ChSrmingl"
Sparks OF fun and lighthearted hap
pinoss scintilate from the dark orbs
while she tells such particulars ms
maidens delight TO recount and to
hear.
There is only one possible objeo-
don." quoth Biuette. deprecatingly-
am afraid"
Now. Imp" spoke the other quick
ly. what arc you arehlns your back
about1 DO you also think him too
me for your mistress7 II Is not kind
to tell me sol"
Bluette recognized the limitation.
imp Is the most appropriate name
ever heard for a black cat" she
akirmished.
1mpudence' we used to call him
when he was small and mischieyous-
now he has grown wise and dignifed
we shorten H."
At intervals Blue-eyes tried TO re-
sumo the discussion OF cousin Jim
mic" and uncorsciously TO state the
one objection to him. she was a good
little soul-but Black-eyes had put up
the bars and It was utterly impossi-
BILE
Imp. she thinks I do not knowp"
This In confidence TO the cat. the
dimpling cheek buried in his soft
black fur and happy little gurgling
smiles bubbling up 10 the surface. 81
am perfectly well aware that mamma
and papa will aever permit me to
marry him. simply because he Is poor.
as Bluette wanted so much to tell me.
But what does It matter9 He Is in
1nitely superior to all others and oh
-Imp-u-dencel"
True love took its usual course
over the rapids. The black eyes no
longer scintllate fun, but sharp cleo
trio rays OF discomfort and defiance.
The fnther iooka moroas whenever her
lovers name Is mentioned. and nc
mother imperiously scornful. What IL
n girl to dol The crisis became Inn
minent when another lover appeared
on the scene. Everything heart could
wish" pronounced the mother while
the father looked as jolly over II AZ
II no had sown a few dollars in specu-
lation and reaped gold mine. But
the daughter
The man was littie-not much above
her own shoulder-and fussy; agree
able, rather, or would be n sno could
refrain from comparing him with
somebody else. Imp arched his back
and looked suspicious and di6dalnful
whenever he came into the room as
II he were one OF those tormentlng lit.
tic dogs which cats detest. Alasl
who cares for the opinion OF cat
unless, perchance. II agree with his
owni And what was the girl TO do?
One would hardly have deemed Let.
tice Duvall a person easily domlnat.
ed, noting the full. Arm mouth and thu
head poised as II II already wore a
crown. Nevertheless. the queen-m moth.
er still reigned. Whatever dress she
suggested was worn; whatever engage
ment she wished, was made. Hitherto
II had been matter OF no conse-
Quence TO Lettieo. II cost nothing to