The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-07-06
''PURE NONSENSE"
" 2. Harris Deans.

Ill
Gladys was busting the china, and
was watching her.
II wish were that china" said J.
Not that I meant It, but 1t sounded
sentimental.
"Why?" asked Gladys, glancing over.
her shoulder.
ITO be picked ~ By you" an
swered.
"Pooh!" said Gladys. II put II down
again almost Immediately"
Almost is such an expansive
word" ! remarked to my cigarette
which turned red, perhaps because ]
pulled at It.
Gladys seemed about to think, but
changed her mind and spoke instead.
We're almost alone. do you mean"
she suggested brightly.
I'VE are, quite" corrected. Aunt
was out, speaking to the cook-some.
thing urgent, anyhow.
"You," l began allegorically, ARE
something in shop-window."
Something NICE" insisted Gladys.
mot necessarily" said, but some
thing want"
Obi" murmured Gladys. She ap
peared to be in some doubt how tc
take that.
But I've no money" I continued.
mot really money" said Gladys
who disliked definiteness.
Really money" said firmly. "Your
mother ia the shopkeeper."
rs that quite nicer" asked Gladys,
doubtfully.
80 I can't get you" concluded,
without expressing an opinion.
II don't see-the-the-what do you
cali IT." declared Gladys.
"How's that?" ! inquired, clicking
the ash on my cigarette.
Gladys-well. no. she didn't really
blush.
There's no window to this shop, .
she explained. Then she did blush.
Perhaps she doubted my honesty.
''Your mother is doubling shopkeep.
er and window" said I. as heard my
aunt's footstep approaching.
She looked at us suspiciously as she
came in.
What are you two talking about?'
she inquired.
Shops" said promptly. Wonder.
ing whether there'll ever be a bargain
SALE
There's generally one," said my
aunt informatively, every autumn"
She eyed Gladys depressed expires.
sion in surprise. You see, she didn't
know she'd been continuing an allie.
CORY.
II loathe bargains!" Gladys burst
out.
Sometimes you can't help getting
them" said, to soothe the little girls
feelings.
I don't think she quite grasped It;
but, then, girls often get the meaning
from the tone rather than the words.
"Oh, In that case" she admitted.
In what case?" asked my aunt, a
trifie bewildered.
in case l ever got bargain. Gladys
wouldn't object" l explained.
Gladys got up in a hurry and con-
tinued her busting. Well, honestly she
implied that.
why should she object?" demanded
my aunt.
! shrugged my shoulders.
II don't think it's at all nice of you
to suggest that Gladys would object.
continued my aunt. somewhat an
noyed.
Il didn't" protested. Il said she
wouldn't object"
My aunt looked at me with some de-
gree of evaporation.
You seem to me-" she said severe
ly. ito be getting more difficult Of com.
prehension every day. You talk utter
rubbish"
mot utter pleaded.
Utter rubbish" insisted my aunt
Il never can understand you, and
don't think Gladys does. although she
pretends to-"
"Gladys!" cried Indignantly.
mot always" she answered.
"There!" said my aunt triumphantly
THAT IT," corrected Gladys hurried.
ly. II always understand what you say
but not why you say IT,"
II speak that may not think" ex.
planned
Nov what does he mean by that"
asked my aunt helplessly.
my meaning" / admitted, rs not
very obvious-not to a woman, any.
how"
There's difference" explained my
aunt kindly. between foolishness and
cleverness."
That" / acknowledged frankly, us
so. The difficulty is to discover what
is the difference"
paused politely as my aunt ap-
peared to be about to speak
"Yes?" said encouragingly.
Nothing" said she. go on"
81 haven't solved the problem my.
SELF" informed her. 1.-The difference
between sense and nonsense" l went
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