The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1908-06-26
Suppose She Had Creased Her Halri

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Suppose She Had Creased Her Hairi
Seffy sauntered confidently up The
Hill of Delight upon which Sallys
house stood When within sight of II
he polished his hat on his sleeve, set
the butterfly necktie straight, felt that
the apochryphal diamond was safe.
and marched up to the house-only tc
arrive a little later than buggy from
which Sam Pritz, he was certain, had
extracted Sally. # it had not been for
thought of his father, which Oppor.
timely came, Seffy would have gone
straight home-so did his heart fail
him.
And then instantly there was anoth-
er and better reason for staying. Sally
had seen him. As he wavered-whieh
she seemed to know-she came hurry
ing down upon him. 1t was too late
then. even If he had had the courage
to retreat from such dear danger, She
put her arm within his, and leaning
bewitehingly upon it. led him into the
house, chattering fervidly-the most
willing of captives TO the most beguil
ing of captors. For Sally had put on
| all her witchefies for this night oil
| nights.
Once within she added the charm o
the accomplished amateur hostess
doing fascinating things which needed
| no doing-hoyering about Seffy lik'
the very spirit of a home-so that h'
J had the intoxicating sense of difficulty
in keeping from being entangled il
her futtering arms and garments. Fol
his feet, unused to Elysium, would
catch themselves in her whirlinS
skirts-as if they knew better thar
he their ultimate destiny. All this
was splendid revelation to Seffy
He had never, in all his dreams of he
(and they were legionD fancied this
soft and winning domesticity. |
went to his head like alcohol-opium-
ether-making 1t so light and happ!
as TO be quite useless to him.
So, when Sally finally took the tai
| hat and went to deposit it in the darl
parlor Seffy followed her. for no bet
ter reason than the things in the basiT
have for following the magnet. And
! understanding this, Sally looked over
her shoulder at him. And then, snuff
| ing her conquest at a distance, she
laughed and mercifully stopped for
him to catch up. that she might present
ly surrender. She got his hand-to
lead him. Only that
You care lot for-your hat, don t
you, Sef-Sefy? And you want TOTO
-see''-he couldn't see thing-"that
THAT put it at a safe-place?
Still by the hand further into the
darkness,
And Seffy honestly tried to prevari-
cate for her a Yes But he wasn't
thinking of the treasured hat at all,
only the hand-that it was deliciously
warm and soft and electrical. Sud
denly she stopped very close to him.
Only he was so dull. He did not
know! Heavens. when girl waits
for youth to come close to her in the
dark-what else can she mean? But
Seffy actually did not know.
Sans over there. I-I-wish-he
wasn't"
To whisper 1t she had to put one
hand on his shoulder. How else could
she whisper It? And she laughed a
low bubbling NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
half-defiance-all invitation
Sefry stopped to whisper back to her.
Sally waited.
Il know"
Only that!-Sally was disappointed.
For IL was the custom in that day and
vicinage and in such circumstances to
kiss a girl without fail. And could a
girl do more than this by way of in
vitation? You must have perceived
that Sally was learned in these mat
tiers. And you may be sure she did
not forget Seffy's bashfulness and his
inexperience. But surely any one
would understand that much-in the
dark! 1t argues heavily for the depth
| OF Sally's affection for Seffy that she