The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-03
LOVE. TAPS
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ana Mabel and iYHere walking under
The stripped trees, kicking the fallen
leaves. We were both very young, and
very young people are apt TO fancy
the discussion of abstruse subjects
why is IT." remarked Mabel, that
old people usually dislike autumn anu
wlnter:'
"Oh. old people have no apprecia-
ton. II has been all knocked out Of
| them
"All old people:'
| "Af; Yes .iWhy? What do you
! mean?'
Mrs. Kennedy, for instance?'
Mabel did not look up al me. She
bent her eyes to the ground. 1 saw
her drift / had been somewhat at
| tentiye to Mrs. Kennedy, who was q
widow n -3 l@
@Mps Kennedy is moi Old" | said.
"She Is thirty
| Not yet twenty.six'
The only reply TO 9tnis was scorn-
ful laugh ~ e@
"
Went on. ~ think thattpeOple, 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 i'eminied that his
or her autumn lis at hands when the
snow is on the ground 1t is typical of
the END OF life
"Oh. dear, how did you come TO
think OF that IN hear yo.I talk one
would fancy you were in your dotage."
This left handed compliment caused
slight color 10 come INTO my face. l
did not deign Al answer
"A have it, she went on. You got
il from the widow. Is she In her sum
mer, fan or winter! -y
Mrs, Kennedy is but half a dozen
years older than you 1 said.
please don't bite my head of. |
said nothing against your love. | mere
~ referred to her age "
Miss Sinclair ] replied srelnly,
these references 10 Mrs. Kennedy are
unpleasant TO me. ] WISH ynn 10 un-
derstand thar, situated as am with
regard 10 her, living under the same
roof With her, musr walk a chalk
line"
With Mrs. Kennedy"
You are incorrigibie.'
Tired Of tits defensive warfare de-
termined 10 carry lire alsl sword into
the enemy territory e
~Well,'Nl said, "since you will have
it SO, l admit that am partial TO Wild
ows. Only last night one gave me q
delicious kiss
/ was watching Ler closely and saw
an involuntary SILVER pass over her.
My darling boy the widow said 10
me, what would / do II anything should
COME up TO part u.s. :
''Doold women who mate with young
fellows always call them darling
boy r"
"Then she put her arms around my
neck and gave me a long kiss
Shameful
Why shameful
MOI don't mean that; any thing that
ID legal is not shameful, bur | never
could endure these elderly women who
get their claws on young men"
Mabel was turning white. and red
alternately, and l felt assured that /
was getting the best of the argument. |
We came to stone culyert under |
meath which ran small stream and |
sal down on the coping. sal very |
near her She moved away. / moved |
nearer, and she retreaied To the end |
OF the coping. ARISE and strolled
about finally bringing up directly be
hind her Then. bending, | kissed her
on the cheek.
The hard that boxed my ears was
glovedi bnt the tinglng that followed
was worthy of bare hand She turn
ed u fiery glnnce upon me.
Keep your kisses for your superan-
auat ted widows"
'@ro kiss you is more spicy"
~ don't choose 10 divide my kisses
with others"
"lt'ssnot division. kiss you once;
kiss The other hundred times"
'''Tbe other gives you leave. ! do
Tot" -
That's where the spice comes in"
"You mean the ungentlemanIike con-
iuct"
Why will not women understand that
o call a man ungentlemaniike is insult
ng? l returned the thrust IN kind
Il don't consider 1t ungenremanlike
o kiss some women. / remarked
oddly. s'''
do you mesn--you horrid-well. /
lever,"
There are women who permit
do you dare call me cae Of that
,ind?'
you do not permit me to finish. The
widow who permitted me to Kiss her.
WAS OF course one OF those"
This fencing was with pointed |
words, aIrd already there hsd been
esl OF pinking This last stab threw
he into fury. 3
"Stop"' cried, holding up my hand. I
She was my mother I
''Your mother scornfully. More I
key your I
She left the word unsp0ken. J turn (
d on my heel aud strobe away. had j
Fsiked half 4 mile before l got sufti- 4