The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-11-26

that her mother braided In one thicl
plait and 1t hung down her back"
Horrfd straight Indian hair, SUI
pose" cheerfully said the girl. Il cal
Just see Winnie. She had a hoo
nose and high cheek-bones."
She did not" contradicted tn,
young man. "She was a pretty Iittl
girl and her pinafores always had rui
hes on them. They had pockets In tn,
right-hand side and she used to carr,
notes from me in the pockets. On thu
way 10 schQol was q stone wall will
holes where the mortar had fallen on
and we used the holes for q post oflc,
until the other children found It out
and stole our notes. II they missed
finding them the COW on the Other
side OF the wall usually ate them up
Oh, tell you, it was a love affair
with tribuIations!"
What did you and she talk about p
asked the girl at the chafng dish.
We didn't have to talk" explained
the young man, sitting down with a
pan In one hand and a kitchen spoon
In the other. I'VE merely had to look
into each others eyes to read"
And you only 12?" reminded the
girl doubtfully.
But consider my eyes," said the
young man. Il used to carry Winnie's
schoolbooks, too, and l thrashed two of
the boys"
Are you sure you didn't read all
this in some magazine?" asked the
girl "Thers are so many stories writ
ten nowadays which sound like that.
Did Winnie really exist as your first
love or are you making her up?"
The young man looked reproachful.
Il should say she did exist" he de-
clared.
Il suppose you were parted by a
cruel fate" went on the girl at the
chafng dish. "She wept and you, gaz-
ing at the distant moon, vowed you
would be true to her. And here you
are-or have been--telling me | am
the only girl on earth! Poor Winnie!"
Aren't you jealous of herr" asked
the young man. "a little bit? Re-
member, was awfully fond of her!"
The young woman laughed. mot q
BIT" she said. 81 haven't any jeal-
ousy In my composition. Besides, Win
ME is too far on"
"Oh, don't know" said the young
man. Besides. might be of a con-
slant nature. / might be cherishing
her memory"
Il don't care how many memories
you cherish" said the young woman.
Il shan't fight them. Winnie doesn't
alarm me in the least"
She's mighty pretty" said the
young man. THAT is, l mean, she was
when she was abc=t Is"
"Oh, you knew her for several years.
did your asked the young woman,
pausing an instant in stirring the con.
tents OF the chatting dish.
I'VE lived next door to each other"
explained the young man.
That was why you liked her, then"
said the young woman, comfortably.
1T was just proximity, not real attrac-
ton. You didn't really care about
her!"
Eyes, I did" said the young man,
stoutly. Il recall when was 16 II
wrote a poem about her. 1t was a
peachl"
1T must have been" agreed the
young woman. WAS that what broke
up your friendship"
The young man tried to look hurt.
MY poetry isn't so bad" he said.
winnie liked It,"
"She was probably foolish and scat
ter-brained." said the girl at the
chafing dish. Anyhow. It always fiat
ters man to pretend to like the at
tempts he makes at doing the things
he can't. That's why you remember
her so gratefully. Pm not worried
about your really liking her"
Aren't your" asked the young man.
"of course you don't need to be-"
Suddenly the young woman looked
up. What happened to send you
adrift from WINNER" she asked.
Nothing" said the young man |
cheerfully.
The young woman surveyed him a
when did you see her last?'
she asked. How long ago was it?"
The young man considered. about |
three hours and a quarter, should |
say" he told her. "You see, she stil |
lives next door to mel"
The young woman nearly tipped
over the chafng dish. "The ideal"
she said. Indignantly. is she very |
pretty now? Why didn't you tell me
before7 believe you are in love with |
her yeti Are your"
The young man looked solemn IN
spite OF the kitchen apron for a min
ute. That's what I'd like to find out
myself" he said Isn't that candy
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