The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-18
Hourly Ihoughts
Always and Ever Of the
Same Person

fast, Il wonder II there Will be a letter
from him this morning"
And as though in answer to her
thought the clock struck nine and the
bell rang She ran to the door for
the mail.
20 dear!" sighed Arabella.
"Is there any mail?" cried voice
from the kitchen.
only letter from grandpa" said
Arabella. "He says he expects to ar
rive here at seven o'clock tonight"
And running into her room she
gazed at the photo of a soulful young
gentleman and turned up her nose
at the same.
IF you don't want to write" she
exclaimed, you needn't! I'm sure l
don't care!"
Adding
II wonder why he doesn't write!"
THE CLOCK STRIKES 10,
"Six wedding notices in the paper
this morning!" she announced.
YES" cried the voice from the
kitchen. June is always busy
month"
Whereupon Arabella walked slowly
to her room, took a window curtain
from a drawer and draped it around
her head like bridal ven.
THE CLOCK STRIKES II.
One corner of the room was shell
tered by a screen and adorned with a
sofa, canopy and a profusion of
| cushions. These Arabella rearranged
and her smile was the smile of
tender "reminiscences. On a table in
the middle of the room was a lamp,
and this she moved to the other end
| of the apartment.
"Ive moved the parlor lamp!" she
announced.
| What" said the voice in the kitch-
en-, "did you do that for?"
Because" said Arabella, at shone
right in the coy corner and spoiled
everything"
THE CLOCK STRIKES 70.
She seated herself at the desk and
found a package of picture postcards.
These she began to address to various
| IndScullue udlueS.
"Are you in Europe?" she wrote on
one.
Don't say l never think of you,"
she wrote on another.
Guess who it's FROM" she wrote on
third.
Nov be a good boy" she wrote on
a fourth.
| THE CLOCK STRIKES 1.
She called a friend on the tele.
! phone.
Say, Agnes. Listen. Can't you
come over tomorrow night? No, lis
ten. Grandpa's coming tonight, but
he goes away again tomorrow. Listen
Come tomorrow night and bring jim
r.y-bring Charley, too, if you can
find him. Listen. What time did you
get home last night? No, listen. 1
got in at half past ten; he's an aw-
fully nice fellow. Say, listen. At
eight o'clock tomorrow night Listen.
Come early and We'll try and get them
to take us out somewhere. Good-by"
THE CLOCK STRIKES 2.
She looked at herself in the glass,
right view, front view, left view and
back. She powdered her nose and
looked at the effect; she busted the
powder off and looked at the effect
She arched her eyebrows, threw her
head back, showed her teeth, nodded
her head and shook it. She advanced
her face until it nearly touched the
mirror and studied her mouth intently.
II WONDER" she thought, ''if this
stuff they put on their lips does come
off,"
THE CLOCK STRIKES 3.
81 would like to see some stockings,
please" she said to the salesgirl
what kind?" asked the salesgirl
Silk" said Arabella; silk open
work"
Here are some very pretty ones,'
said the salesgirl
mo- said Arabella, 81 want to see
the latest styles with clocks on them"
THE CLOCK STRIKES A.
II never made better fit" said the
dressmaker.
Arabella looked at her reflection
with all serious attention proper to
the trying on of new dress.
Il WISH" she said, that you'd made
1t little tighter in the waist and a
little fuller--up here"
THE CLOCK STRIKES 5.
"Why are you so quiet?' cried the
voice from the kitchen
"Pm working" said Arabella.
There was silence.
Eyes, | am said Arabella
What are you doing?" asked the
voice in the kitchen.
Its Lawrences birthday to-mor
row, and I'm embroidering a bunch Vi
for-get-me-nots on the ends of a neck
tie | bought for him today" sale
Arabella.
THE CLOCK STRIKES 6.
She put on her hat and saunterel
slowly down the street perfectly oh
livious to the manly throng that wal
hurrying home. She almost ran int
one hurrying person.
why, Bella!" said he.
why, john" she exclaimed, who,
have thought of meeting you?"