The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-03-12

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toward the young man. you clean that
side, and I'll go at this, aud we'll soon
have her in some sort of decent shape
He squatted beside the girl and began
scrubbing the spots as though he were
polishing harness.
The man looked AT the girl, the girl
looked at the river, and neither moved
muscle. though the man looked
sheepish with his big wad of paper
and "a bit helpless and quite good deal
forlOru.
Girls is strange critters" specialized
the old man, beginning on another spot
"Allus doin' what they amt got no call
to do and jumpin' he traces when you
least expect it. Funniest part of it is
they don't allow as they ought to get
their come-uppances neither If you
tell 'em not 10 do thing they SO
straight and do it. and if they get into
trouble they expect some one to yani
EN- out Here. YOU" he called sudden
| iy to the young man, "set to and rub
out them spots-near as yen can"
good" he said. obviously eying the
girl rather than the tar smears.
The old mans eyes cleaned mis-
chievOusly. Haven't you been intro
duced yet? Well, now, that's an over
sight! Young man, this is a girl that
read that there sign about no trespass-
in on these premises and decided right
off TO come in and make me cali
| That there barb wire fence Is enough
to keep ordinary trash out. but you
can't never reckon on a girl. Girls
mostly needs keg o tar, too, and she
got both.''
The old man backed off and squinted
his eyes. Mighty fine skirt to get
scratched up. But, then, girls is sk;t-
fish. I'd sooner break sixteen colts one
winter than try bringin' one girl to
time" And he grinned iiluminatingly
up at the young man from the safety
OF the back breadths of the gray skirt.
The girl shook herself impatiently.
THAT will do, thank you" she said,
moving quickly forward. 1T is grow
ing late. must be going"
But the old man had firm hold on
the skirt and she stopped short. He
continued to rub away-he had never
stopped.
Had little experience o. that my,
SELF" he said reminiscently, when
was cOurtin' Mandy. Swore she
wouldn't ever have a gol burned thing
TO do with me-just cause held Tahi-
tina jumpers hand one sleighin' party
to see if Mandy cared. Tickled plum
crazy For the first time the old man
ceased TO rub, and, half crouched. the
dirty paper crunched in his hand, he
gaZed out across the river. "Queer how
kind a-durned happy fellow can be
just cause skfttish girl shows him
she cares" he muttered.
''WhO-OO-Oo! WhO-oo-eOi" 4 shrill.
bec1oning call foated across the wood
lot.
The old man let the tarry paper fall
! fsem his big hand.
tits Mandy" he said, spEiuging up.
Il guess you'll have to manage now
for yourselves. Suppcr's waitin'." With
quick sidelOng movement he was Off
, through the low hawthorn.
! Both the man and the girl stood and
looked at the place where he had dis
( appeared until the last leaf ceased 10
hutter, then slowly she turned to the
man before her. Their eyes met and
, fingered for a long moment fraught
with questioning. What they answered
could not be told in words, SO the man
i fell on his knees and began-oh, so
gently!-tO rub a spot of the precious
gray skirt. She stood looking down On
his broad shoulders, his big blond
! head touched gold by. the setting sun.
Then her eyes wavered to the crude
sign, NO Trespassing," directly in
front. With quick movement she
/ reached down and ran her slender fin
! gers through his hair. stopped and
i touched his face caressingly with hers.
I Beware of the dogs" she said in q
voice that choked, but ended in IL
laugh.