St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-30
PERcWAI
WAS CLEVER

Suppose we had never No..
said in a half whisper
Percival Is sonefimas
about rising to an occssloa s''ls
said in response was aum.m q
II was NEE to BE- the saasal,
What Ind = But Il al N
factory to Penelope, les AA
Just supposed" she repeate
All" reJoined pereigaI
same tone as before.
Wouldn't It have been MI i.
hng?" said Penelope. 's aael
1T certainly would IN.
heart" said Percival.
Penelope thought that oyap s.s.
and then: What would 81
done?" she asked. a a
Search began pera,v.,
then, becoming suddenly ea0sslm.
the seriousness Of III mssas.
checked himself. Searches
the world for you until i bss ss.ss
you he said happily. wv
How sweet of your sasA n.
ope. But really, this isn't Al assS..I
to my question she continues
you had never met ME, you WosIs,s
have known that there vao M
TO look for and c-onssqusugs
wouldn't have looked Tor ne an sssl
wouldn't have found ia, dop4
seer" ssA
And yet they say shat u8n.,
aren't logicaI!' exclaimed pssl.
But we did meet didn't "a
hearth"
Yes, we did" said Psnelops
what if we never had7 What W5sE
you have done, d~earest?
4 don't know" said psmin
pinned down to il. Il don't ms,s
I'd have done anything. WHAT gsss
you have done, honey biras
Il wish yon would keep sHH
let me say what | want To ssy.
Penelope, Il want you to ta
what you would have done. Fl
hadn't met me. You would haW M
en- In love with some othsr
wouldn't youm
WELL" PerciYal admitted.
pose | might have. And yon M
probably have become engaged
some other fellow"
II would not
what are you taEing youg bail
away for?D
I'm tired Of keeping II ID M Is
sition. Whom would yoa hays D.
SEMI"
Il don't know answered
Whom do YOU think yoHs
picked?"
PeneIope's eyes aashs
have picked anybody she
with indignation. z told M
wouldn't. / suppose yon soul
fallen in love With ehsrhsh
ter"
mot III 4 thoussna 5eaf
Pereival, emphatically.
It don't see why hot Yda
calling there right along
Not right along. used 2
over once IN a while Yhen aa
have anything else ID particular
do. / told you al about 10y
know
"But you liked hsq
ooh, yes, / liked Hal sa1l
she's all right ii Der Tg go
hearted girl, too PsFsiYa ssa
with a fine assurnDsa q ilalls
ence.
"You liked her N nst
know you did"
Nov, what's the uas y salas
all that again." ~remonaEatea
val. aYou know there Essa
thing to it. I've fold ycu
over"
please don't said psass
biddjngly. II Wish you ressda
that. Charlotte smest@ n
that sort Of thing. bug aoa
nPenelopel" exclaimed Ps
dts 1 pity that yoa dldnt
Gagged to her. seid gea9
think that You would aals
each other very nicsly.
isn't too late now
aVhy Penelopes9 taA
"Listen-s
q think you've made
sectIv clear, said Panss
= III ! sort of 90 as
hadn't happened n
somebody else would Aa's
have besn tust Is wsl
van hadn't knoWn ms
probably married gAaas
snS been perfectly hagg1
yourself that yOa msa
may, if you Ike
gladly
p~sveival. When ! sald
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sake Of argument 81
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