Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-01-16
\ G a me Of
Love
BY GRACE SALINGER.
bh A UNIT LUCY, le's play" sal,

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wearily.
Lies play lady," announced Amy.
: "All right"
"You be Mis- Lulu jones'"
p "All right"
"lll be Mis- Simpson"
"How are you, Mrs. Simpson,"
81 we'll"
"How is your husband?"
''He we'll"
"How is your baby?"
"she well. Oh, Aunt Lucy" pout-
ed Amy, you mustn't keep askin' me
how ev'ybody isl"
Aunt Lucy began over again. "All
right" she said. 81 hear your baby
has been sick, Mrs. Simpson"
Amy looked fondly at the remains
of tin-headed doll she carried.
'Yes," she said, "she been sick"
"Whooping-cough?" asked Aunt
Lucy, with interest.
"No, fever"
'Dear me, how awful" condolcd
Aunt Lucy. "What kind?"
High fever" announced Mrs.
Simpson, gravely.
Mercy! how high?"
Mrs. Simpsons head went thought
fully to one side. "Hundred an sew
enty-fve," she announced, after de-
liberation.
Aunt Lucy started. "What was her
pulse?"
give hunderd an seventeen" said
Amy, glibly.
A smile began to play about Aunt
Lucy's lips. What was her respira-
tion?" she inquired, politely.
For moment Amy stumbled-but
only for a moment. She was not the
one to confess ignorance. "She
amt got none," she announced,
finally
snow" said Amy with the air of
q ringmaster, pretend l didn't have
no nurse"
Aunt Lucy docilely pretended. She
was used to Amy's high-handed way
of conducting affairs, and Amy-an
only child in a household of grown
ups-knew the rules of the game of
lady to nicely.
"You know, Mis- JONES'" began
Amy, cheerfully, 81 amt got no
nurse"
"You don't say so," said Aunt
Lucy. 'How do you expect to get
one?"
Well said Amy, 81 yust avatise
an avatise, but'-with sigh-"all
the drunken ones is mostly taken"
"You like the drunken ones,
then?"
Amy sighed. "Oh, Aunt Lucy" she
said, "how you s'pect l knows wheth-
er like drunken ones or not. Tend
1 liked them"
Again Aunt Lucy subsidized
just then the door opened and a
young man entered. He was a tall
young man with black hair and eye
He greeted Amy boisterously, but
looked at Aunt Lucy Hello, kid"
he called; 'come here and kiss me"
Amy frowned. Aunt Lucy sudden
ly dropped her book and looked out
of the window.
Were playin'," said Amy, Eternly
"The deuce you are!" said the
young man. "What are you play
ing?"
"Me an Aunt Lucy's playin' LADY,"
announced Amy.
"May 1 play, too?" asked the
young man, meekly.
Amy thought about it.. "Men can't
play lady" at length she decided.
The young man looked crushed.
Then he frightened visibly. Sup
pose we play something else,' he
said.
"But me an Aunt Lucy was havin'
such good time" said Amy, regret
fully.
"You can have a better time" said
the young man, confidently, 'if you
let me join"
"All right" said Amy; "you be the
butcher"
The young man was disappointed.
'Ill tell you what" he said, play
was thief"
Amy's face glowed, "'Tend you
stole the chair!" she said, eXcitedly
"No," said the young man; "let's
play stole a-lSiss." His eyes
sought Aunt Lucy's face again, but
she was still looking out of the win
dow. He wondered, though, if that
was shadow or dark red streak
behind her ear. She stood calm and
cold. He decided it was shadow
He sighed sadly. So did Amy, but
impatiently.
"oh, Uncle Harry" she said, "who