The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-10
By
WALTER e. OROUAN.


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noisy fashion as before. The old mar
jumped in a highly alarmed manner
and then sank nerveless into a chat,
which creaked. From a cavernou:
pocket in his pea jacket he produced
a huge red handkerchief, with large
white Strawberries on it-at least they
had at one time been white.
"Drat that GEL" he said feebly;
"drat that gel! 'opes she'll marry a
Black Lister, do. l only 'opes that"
Il was going to ask you to take a
chair" said Molly. politely. Its all
right if you don't wiggle 1t you do,
it comes unstuck. Liza" she added
is cited today. I think it's wash
ing. Washing is very wearing to the
temper"
Il don't know much about wash
ing" Mr.. William Hopkins observed,
refectively, but I Should think as it
was very wearing to the temper. Least
ways, if she's bin washing But she
don't look it," he added, shaking his
|
But you will be the Beast?" Molly
persisted. "You see it's rather lonely
| here all day by YOURSELF and dolls
aren't intellfgent-at least, you have
to put in all the 'telligence yourself"
Ave you?" said the old man.
"Of course, they aren't real. But
you are real"
1 suppose So" assented the man,
looking apprehensitely at the door,
but II that there tornado keeps a.
coming in and blowing of, blest if
shall know. Seems to me, my dear, that
I'm 'azy now as to whether l am on
my cad OR my eeis"
oh, you're on the rickety chair.
You know the story of Beauty and the
Beast Mr.. 'Opkins?"
Cant say as do, my dear. ear
SO many things and reads on 'em, too,
in Lloyds'."
"Oh. this is fairy tale. I'll tell
you"
The door opened again suddenly, and
MI. Hopkins wriggled. 1t was fatal
The chair came unstuck, and the lit
tie old man sat down hurriedly on it's
remains.
"The 'all's the place for SIGH as you.
Oh, you old sinner" Liza shouted tri-
umphantly over the fallen old man.
Il come in ere" protested Mr.. Hop
klns, TREMENDOUSLY, las being safer
like"
"Mr. 'Opkins is talking to me, Liza"
said Molly, with the accumulated dig
nifty OF ten years and visitor
That's it," exclaimed Liza, stab
bling hairpin robbed from the back
OF her head into the cap that had brok-
en- from its mornings and was Topping
over her. left eye; that's it! A bam-
boozling the cart of young inner.
cent! Do we find you?" she demanded,
threateningly.
Il amt lost" said the old man.
"Leastways, l don't know. l may be.
Such treatment upsets me. l never
did-no, not never" he concluded,
lamely.
A' nv L NoAC ody, uOI ny uO mcduS.
Always received with open arms, O.
course, and taken in and done for as
one OF the family! I'd like to ave the
dom O. you, you old scarecrow! you'd
be done for, so you would"
Il amt done nothing to you; l
only wants to see Mr.. Halgernon Run
stone I've got dockyment for i'm
most Important
"A dockyment! Yes, I know you
md your dockyments. You wouldn't
ave got in. honly | didn't know as you
vas expected"
81 wusn't."
"Oh. What I says is, do we find
-ou?"
AS 'ow?" The old man. who had
isen by this time and shufled eau
iously across the room, peered anx-
ously across the table he had placed
etWeen him and the irate face and
ap.
None ct your persifage, old 'oary
saded destroyer of Apply 'omes! Beer
nd vittles?"
Il could said the old man, ref1ec.
lively, Il could do with art a pint,
banking you 'aldsomely."
None Of that" Liza observed. in
UGH a tone that Mr. Hopkins nerv-
usly clutched the table and jerked
own two framed photographs Of a