Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-09

NHE CnaperOn ulleu ner charming CHILLI
and for instant her eyeis yelled an
inscrutable stare that had gone straight
through the young man opposite as if he
had been a newly scrubbed pane of glass. He wrig-
gled little uncomfortably the lids raised
and the stare Joined by tiny, Pickering smile.
He felt-he knew-that all his past sins on
parade, mercessly dragged forth into the light of
day for minute inspection. and alas, condemnation.
So he squared his shoulders and smiled back a
little sheepishly but hopefully
Honestly, l am in love this time" he said
You always are-for a month"
she's awfully pretty he ventured g.
'She always is-well two months" "a
And adorable 4
"Er-two and a half"
You'll like her." he declared.
Il always do. That's why feel so bad about It
when her month is up
You don't stop to consider that get the nit
ten"
Naturally, when you ask for It"
You're awfully hard me-
Not as hard you them"
Wont you grant that fellow must cut his
teeth?" ... -
AN those teeth!''
And 1 assure you that am never for mo-
ment, serious ~
Really"
"They understand that"
when the month is up?"
He started afresh. Eyes Of Heavens own blue
-" he raved.
Lips like a red red rose,, she laughed.
Hair where sunbeams er-er-er-" he
foundered hopeessly.
Try again. It's usually sun-kissed hair of rui-
dy gold"
That's it,
asked.
I've known her all my life"
'Oh, Boy and girl sweethearts and all that sort
of thing?"
He shook his head joubtfuy.
"She slapped your face and you gave her a horse
hair rng?"
Il wish I had thought of horse-hair ring" he
unused. And she never slapped my face She
was always nice little girl
Went to Sunday-school together, and perhaps
you rescued her dolie from watery grave?" the
Chaperon went on
Il never saw her dollie,' he denied
The Chaperon puckered her pretty brows, thought
hard for moment, then gave it up.
What did happen?"
oh nothing. She lived in big house with a
big yard around it and lived next door in another
big house with another big yard around tt
And nothing happened?"
He couldn't think of anything. .....
Something must have" she insisted.
WELL she used to swing in the hammock some
times and I'd climb tree in yard to her.
he explained. And she with her Ma
ma to see US and gave her apple"
Did you kiss her? Did you pull her curls?" she
persisted.
He couldn't remember.
'Oh surely you didn't just let her swing in the
hammock"
Once he explained, "once l tied tin-can to
dogs tail''
And she said naughty, naughty"
No." he smiled. ''She said Shoot And you
should have seen that dog rum"
The Chaperon considered the matter seriously.
: 81 like her, she declared.
81 knew you would" ....
80 won't help you one little Bit"
"Oh, come now," he protested. This is real
case. Can't eat can't sleep. Get restless and ex-
cited over nothing-you know Think about her
all the time. In fact. I'm done for this time"
Awful"
eff 1 stay in town she stays down country. If
/ go down country she comes to town"
Wise girl! She knows your reputation"
Now, that's not it. She's just out of the nur-
sery-ingenuous, innocent, and all that sort of
thing. She simply looks by me, me, beyond
me, I'm not on the map for her.
"Ah, see!" The Chaperon smiled and looked
distraetingly wise
81 knew you'd see," he said. Now what do you
see?"
why you're done for"
He tried to figure 1t out.
of she fell into your arms her time would be
up in month";" explained the Chaperon.
mo, it's honestly this time
For the last time" she warned him.
Honestly" he promised
The hand nestled for moment in his broad
palm.
We'll here's hoping" she said.
He kissed the hand and released it to its owner.
You're an angel" he declared.
. The Chaperon excitedly waved her handkerchief
at the rapidly approaching automobile while her
husband helped by violently chewing his cigar.
They the front steps of rambling little
snuggery thrust away in a clump of trees with a
grassy stretch reaching in every direction. On
side it bumped into bed of rocks which led
to sandy beach; on the other it ran over two