Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-07-03

little shrimp and phean looking on as
happy as If bed eaten canary! And
then you've got the gall to tell me
You'll explain some time"
lie glared at Cynthia in all the mai
esty Of outraged devotion, only to sur
prise on that young lGdy's face look
that Indicated a violent struggle with
the desire to laugh,
This is funny all right, l guess not!
be snapped Cynthia, you've mauled
and smashed a loving heart, and I'll
make hit with myself by forgiving
you, but as for you" wheeling about
and thrusting his furious face to with
In three inches of Thompson's immo-
bile countenance-"as for you, I'm go
ing to do all sorts Of things to you the
moment Miss Garrison will have the
kindness 10 shassay out Of the room,
Your sorrowful raatives will have all
manner of fun sorting you out when
I've finished with you! Steal my
sweetheart, would you, not ten min
uteS after I'd
There" interposed Phelan, showing
his powerful hulk good naturedly be-
tween the two younger men and link
ing his arm in Perrys. Now you've
got quite Il bunch of hot words of
your chest, an you'll be in better shape
to hear sense. Amt you just a little
bit ashamed"
"AshamedT sputtered Perry. "Who?
/? Well, that
Eyes, you, youngster, and if you hol
Ter like that in comp'ny I'll sure be
forced to wind up by spankin' you
Now, stand of there-no, over there
where you can see Miss Garrison-an'
listen to me. SOL Now first Of all,
did you happen to be in love with this
young ladyY
ITS none of your measly business,
but did"
why'd you ask her to hitch up with
you for keepsH"
Because | loved her and"--
Because you had a lot of faith in
her, too, hey?" persisted the alderman
Eyes, and nice way she's"-
"Pretty girl, too" unused Phelan as
if to himself. "ln my young days if
could "a got little beauty like that
to sign articles with me I'd a. thought
| was the original Lucky Jim. rd'-
80 did II! Interrupted Perry hotly
~
But Phelan was continuing in the
same abstract monologue:
AN If | could a seen from her
eyes dixie any dough head could see
from Miss Garrison'S) that she had a
heart as big as watermelon an as
true as Bible text an as warm as Il
happy mans hearth fire-well. If I'd
seen all that an got wise to the gor.
geous news that that same heart was
Just chock-a-block full of love for my
own ornery, cheap skate self I'd "a
Topped down on both knees an sent
up bunch Of prayers to be allowed TO
go on dreamin' an never never wake
up"
Phelan paused. This time Perry did
not break in, and the half audible mon
oogue continued:
I'D have had the sense to know that
a girl with eyes like those couldn't be
flirt an couldn't double cross the
man she loved If her life depended on
her dom it. I'd "a licked any guy that
said she could. an if I'd seen her kiss.
In another man ia "a punched myself
on the Jaw an called myself liar
That's what Jimmy Phean Of the
Eighth would "a done. AM
Say" broke in Perry in a curlously
subdued voice. "These eyes of mine
do funny things sometimes. I'll bet so
they played joke on me Just now
And even If they didn't don't believe
EN-. Cynthia. I'm dead stuck on Won,
You're all right even If you did happen
to be acting trihe eccentric a few
minutes ago You can explain or not.
as you like. If you'll just say you love
me. that's ace high with yours truly"
He slipped an arm about her waist
as he spoke, awkwardly seeking to
atone TOT his recent anger. The Sec
rotary looked at them for an instant.
then said briefly:
You can tell him, Cynthia. He's a
good fellow. Come on, alderman. |
think you and l still have something
to say to each other"
Cynthia and Perry drifted away to-
ward the conservatory again, quite OBJ
livious Of the others, while Phelan and
the secretary made their way to de-
serted alcove Off the ballroom
i've been looking all over for you
Mr. Bennett called Judge Newman
hurrylng out through the9chain OF ante.