The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-21
The Resignation of Alicia


night, pausing at the bank to shake it.
You haven't put a single quarter in 1t
yet"
No, L answered proudly. mot one"
Nhereupon Alicia, looking somewhat
dubious, ratified the empty bank again.
while went out into the night and rat
tied knife against plate. repeating
refers name in fond and coaxing ac-
cents. Returning into the house. I
caught my foot in the door mat, and
exclaimed:
"Oh, that matt
What was that, George" asked
Alicia, Unexpectedly putting her dear
face. all rosy and expectant, round our
sitting room door. What was that
you said?"
i said. oh, that mat"
oh said Alicia, looking openly
disappointed.
She went back into the sitting room.
while stayed in the kitchen and treat
ed myself to long and happy smile.
III there's one thing | like" said
Alicia. the next morning, its a man
who speaks bis mind,'
So saying, she busted her windmill
bank with spirit and put it back upon
its shelf. shaking it surreptitiously as
she did so, and signing at the silence
that ensued.
That night l hit my elbow against
the hall rack, Immediately giving ut
terance to the penalized woodland
beaming in the darkness as / did so.
\ glad, answering cry responded from
the kitchen. and the next moment
Alicia came running forward with her
bank in her hand. 1 dropped the quar-
ter In 1t, and as she made merry over
my discomfture-her dear little face
all rosy and eager-I gave her the first
good one that we had enjoyed for many
Il day. and soon after marched upon
the dining room like giant refreshed
! grew even more indulgent. spurred
on to greater efforts by the sight of
Alicia's rosy little face as she waited
for the word to drop. and by Alicia's
joyful cry whenever she came running
forward with the bank All the time
her severity OF dress gradually less
ened, until one night l came home and
found her in her fullest dress. with
her hair done as Alicia knows how to
do 1T, and i'm such a state OF distraction
that only after dinner was over, and
when Alicia was feeding the pets. did
| notice, with blinking of my eyes.
that Peter had come home again. He
was eating off the same plate with
Fido, and looking like repentant eat
who would never more irritate dogs
by stealing their meat and then wash
ing himself behind the ears.
"Ah-h-h," sighed Alicia.
The pets. still at their plate. dropped
their tails a degree or two in sympathy.
but went on with their dinner.
4'Club day Tomorrow" said Alicia.
With motion of despair, she took
her bank from the Shelf emptied it on
the cloth. and counted eight dollars
and lightweight cents.
'Thirty-five words at quarter
EACH" murmured Alicia, distractedly,
land thirteen cents for the one you
checked I'm the middle"
She arranged the money with a list
less hand, and
"Ah-h-h !" she sighed, again. 81 saw
the l0veliest hat at the rnilliner's to-
day. 1t was nine dollars. And here
II is all but twelve cents!"
Whereat | Rugged myself In secret,
but outwardly maintain that gravity
of demeanor which seemed appropriate
to Alicia's sad state of mind.
She rearranged the money In neat
little piles. while Fido lay down at
his ease and smiled at the company,
AID Peter. springing up on his chair
ard tucking his paws beneath his
breast. closed his eyes and started his
| evening song.
Il don't know what to do" whisper
ed Alicia.
And as for me, | said nothing In
grand manner.
'Of course" she unused, "of course
could resign" And musing still, she
breathed, 1T was an awfully pretty
hat"
And as for me, 1 crossed my slip
pcred feet
George" exclaimed Alicia. taking
my movement as a suggestion, I've a
good mind TO resign. Shall |, George?
George, shall I?'
Resign from whatY | asked, all
! innocence.
From the Society for the Suppress
sion OF Slang" confessed Alicia, sud-
denly looking guilty.
And there we were; and the louder
laughed. the guiltier Alicia looked i;
ard the guiltier Alicia looked. the loud
er laughed; and the louder laughed,
the more contentedly did Fido smile at
the company and the tighter did Peter
close his eyes as he sang his evening
song; until Alicia. seeking TO stifle my
mirth. brought one of her heels down
accidentally upon my foot. Whereat
cried, although in the most gentle of
VOICES:
OUCH"
did | step on your foot, George?'
asked Alicia. Did II"
And hiding her rosy little face again
she murmured:
"Of course, George-If you want to
check another one i'm the middle
, Youths Companion.
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