The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-27

1--WE had a skeleton with us. We
were taking 1t TO our rooms"
"And who was the person you called
BElyr
"why, that was what we called the
skeleton"
$50. indeed. you called It Billy? And
who put the cigarette between its
jaws and said, Don't smoke, Billy; 1t
isn't allowedY"
"Oh, you must have been told this
yarn, by some mean. -contemptible"-
t.Hdfx.bf Eft. No one told me-"
'.l'hen hdw didpyoH get ON to it,"
"Never paihd that. Was It neces-
sary that you should put a nickel be-
tween the horrid things finger bones
and say, Here. Billy, pay your fare
like a mann"
did we do that?"
"Yes, you did"
"You mean Dick did IT,"
at doesn't matter which Of you did
II. You were both acting like ghouls.
And II you didn't do 1t you did some
thing equally frightfuL"
"What was thatG"
"You said: Billy. you ought to have
worn your overcoat. You'll catch cold 4"
FL was thinking Of the real person
the skeleton was before he died"
"Oh, you werel Then why did you
laugh when Dick said. He slipped out
the back door and got away from his
poor old mother, who was chasing him
With his rubbersr"
ibid laugh at thatl"
"You know very well you laughed at
It,"
ut wasn't funny at all. was itY'
Funny. 1t was shocking"
swell. Dick, he
"Oh, yes; it's always Dick. he.'
That's the way you crawl out OF
everything. Whose hat was ON the
things headT'
II put my hat on II, but only for a
minute"
And said, There's too much draft
for bald head" ...s- -. $500.
''That wasn't funny either"
cit was revolving"
A pause.
81 wish you'd tell me how you got
on to all this"
Perhaps you don't remember a girl
who got into the car with thick veil
over her face to protect her from the
storm and hung on to a strap. The
thing was sitting on your lap
"Oh, N.Y.
And you said-what did you say7"
81 don't remember"
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Billy, and give the lady your seat"
A pause-a dreadful pause.
And the girl vas
"One who had often sat on your lap
and felt your arms about her and your
kisses. To think that / should have
been forced to listen to such words
and see that awful thing sitting in my
placel l can't bear the thought of It,"
Another very long pause.
what did you doy'
what did I do? know what I
wanted to do. I wanted TO tell the
conductor TO let me get of, but just
then a gentleman-a real gentleman.
such as 1 always supposed you TO be
arose and gave me his seat. shut my
eyes TO keep from looking at the grin
ming ghost opposite, but l kept my
ears open to hear what next the man
i have loved would say" (weeps)
A pause. IN which the young man
looks. at y the cellinga the floor. the
walls, apytbipg, everything except the
girl; then he kulps sorrowfully:
II suppose it's all over between usr
II should think So"
"This evening III not have you by
me, as usual. You'll not sit on my lap:
my hearth not beat against yours.
III sit alone in my room, with no one
TO comfort me except
A pause.
who'll comfort your
"None but Billy"
"You don't deserve any one-I mean
anything-else."
eth be awful lonesome sitting there
that way"
what wayT
with nobody but Billy"
An ominous pause.
Suppose promise never to do so
any moreT
No answer.
you know I've always loved you.
never any one else In the world. It's
pretty hard 10 have no real person to
love. only a.
No encouragement.
"Goodby"
He takes her hand, and she makes q
feint at Withdrawing II. 80 =,
Just one kiss before we part"
mot single one"
I'm never, never do anything to Of
fend you again"
Silence.
Wont you forgive me? II go to
that awful room with that awful thing
there do believe III blow out my
Brains"
He draws her down into his lap.
Curtain.
EUGENE HOLMES BURT.
There is probably nothing quite SC
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