The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-03
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LONE TAPS


and Aabel and iSSere walking under
The stripped trees, kicking the fallen
leaves. We were both very young, and
4 very young people are apt to fancy
the discussion of abstruse subjects.
| Why is It'll remarked Mabel. "that
old people usually dislike autumn ana
winter"
! oh, old people have no apprecia-
ton. II has ibeen' all knocked out Of
them"
"All old peope:'
I "AH? Yes. why? What do you
mean"
Mrs. Kennedy, for instance?'
Mabel did not look up al me, She
bent her eyes to the ground. saw
her drift. had been somewhat at
tentive TO Mrs Kennedy, who was a
widow. = ~ ZIP s .$t
Mrs. Kennedy is not DID," said.
"Shes Ia thirtyff', e '1 s
| Not YET twei1ty-six'
7 The onlyreply yro This was scorn-
ful laugh .sg
10 feruEn 10 what we,Were saying"
l Went on, ~ Think thatspeopie, birds,
trees, flowers all pass through The
same stages Each has its, spring. sum
mer autumn. winter When the leaves
fan the Old person Is reminded that his
or her autumn is at handg when The
snow is on THE ground IL IL typical of
the END OF life
on. dear, how did you come to
think OF that 10 hear yo.l talk one
would fancy you were in your dotage."
This left handed compliments caused
slight color 10 come into my face |
did not deigil al answer.
II have It,, she went on. You got
il from the. widow. is she in her sum
mer, fall or winter"
Mrs Kennedy Is but half dozen
years older than you 1 said.
please don't bilc my head of.
said nothing against your love | mere
~ referred to her age "
Miss Sinclair" replied stelnly,
these references 10 Mrs. Kennedy are
unpleasant TO me. ] wish yon TO un-
derstand thar, situated as | am with
regard 10 her, living under the same
roof With her, musr walk chalk
line" /" r.
With Mrs. Kennedy"
You are incorrigibie.
Tired of tits defensive warfare | de-
iermined 10 carry Dire nsl sword into
the enemy territory I
'AWell,''pi said, "sinee you win have |
it so, admit that am partial TO wild.
Ows. Only last night one gave me |
delicious kiss
1 was watching Ler closely and saw t.
an involuntary SILVER pass over her.
My darling boy the widow said 10
me, what would i do IL anything should
COME up 20 part US:
do old WOMEN who mate with young
fellows always cali them darling
boy ="
Then she put her arms around my
neck and gave me long kiss" !
Shameful
Why Shameful
No, / don't mean that; anything that
Is legal is not shameful, bur | never
could endure these elderly women who
get their claws on young men,'
Nabel was tnrning white and red
alternately, and / felt assured that
was, getting the best ii the argument.
We came to stone culyert under
leatlr which ran & small stream and
al down on The coping sat very
lesr her, She moved away / moved
learet, and she retreaied 70 the end |
# the coping. ARISE and strolled
bout, finally bringing up directly be- ]
lnd her, Then. bending. | kissed her q
"A The check, Z
The hand that boxed my ears was a
loved; bnt the tinglng that followed a
tas worthy OF bare hand. She turn 4
d fiery gi1nce upon me. I'd
Keep your kisses for your superan- $
uated Widows o
'TFo kiss YOU is more spicy" il
81 don't choose 70 divide my kisses s
18th others n.s. q
'lt's2not division. kiss you once;
kiss The other hundred times"
The other gives you leave. do
Of" 90
That's whore the spice comes in" =
'You mean the ungenilemanlike con- "
uCt" "
Why will not women understand that
cali a man ungenrlemaniike IS insult .,
g? returned the thrust IN kind =.
II don't consider IL ungentiemanlike ~ y.
kiss some women, remarked =,
idly '' ~
do you mean-you horrid well. / .,
'ver,." IN
There are women who permit ~
do you dare call me cae Of that ~ ~
nd a.
'fou do not permit me to finish. The Wi
dow who permitted me 10 Kiss her q,
Was OF course one Of those or
THIS fencing was with pointed IA
roIhs. air1 already there had been Al
al OF piiiking This last stab threw ii
? into fury. on
Stop I cried, holding up my hand 60
he was my mother" bo
Your mother" sccrnfulIy More fol
ely your "a
she left the word unspOken. ] turn fol
on NV heel aud STROBE away. had in.
,Ikad r.1G IL. So.