The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-31
it's oftener Rosalind, I hope you don

it's oftener Rosalind. hope you don
object, Mr. Donovan?
mo, l rather like it; it's in keeping
with YOUR variable character. You
! seem prone, like Rosalind, to WOOD
land wandering. l dare say the othef
people of the cast will appear IN que
season. So far | have seen only the
Fool"
The Fool? Oh, yes; there was
Tombstone, wasn't there"
q believe it is admitted that there
was
She laughed; I felt that we were
bound to get on better, now that We
understood each other.
You are rather proud of your at
tainments, aren't you? | have reailS
t read the play, Mr.. Donovan; l nave
even seen it acted
Y 81 did not mean to reflect on your
intelligence, which is acute enough VI
l. on your attainments, which are SUI
S ficient; or on your experience OF lie
+ well spoken! really believe ina
s I am liking you better all 'he 'iine
Mr.. Donovan. ,,,.
I "Nv heart is swollen with gratitude
?; You heard my talk with your tather
ID his cottage last night. And then w
flew back to Miss Pat and played III
I'd hvnocrite with the artlessness OF RoS'
a lind-the real Rosalind.'
did l? Then I'm as clever as al
w wicked. You, no doubt, are as wise
Id you are good"
1T She folded her ans with a quic
at movement. the better, I thought,
IT. exnress satisfaction with her oN
lot share of the talk; then her mann
lis changed abruptly. She rested n
hands on the back Of the bench al
OF bent toward me.
us "My father dealt very generous
Ter with you. You were an intruder
was we'll within his rights in capturl
I'VE Won, And, more than that. you ore
say to our place some enemies ol "
say own who may yet do US grave 1nJur
the "Thev we're no enemies OF MIL
me Didn,t Won hear me debating that m
ter with your father? They were
lur- enemies and they pounced on me
owl mistake. It's not their 1ault 'n"t u
est didn't kill me-" -,
n a "That's likely story. That III
creek is the quietest place in
asst. world
lille Glow do you know" l demand
y of bending closer toward her.
Because my father tells me
he That was the reason he chose 1t.
n I "He wanted a place to hide "
eek, the cities became too not 1or MN
ma advise you, Miss Holbrook, IN VleV
did all that has happened, and II you Il
D so anv sense of decency left, 10
away from there.
, ia and I suggest to you, MI. Doho
here that your devotion to my aun.
not require you to pursue my Id
dnct vo, do we'll to remember that 81
sug ger thrusting himself into the an
we're. If family he does not know puts
III to self in a very bad light.
lhap- Il am not asking your adinlr'
,ut Miss Holbrook."
was You may save yourself the
night hle,n she flashed; and then Tau
re in out merrily. Let us not De SC
surd, We are qnarrellng IKE
s Pat school children over an apple
.appi- really pleasure to meet you IN
| the unconventional fashion, but we
But be amiable. Our affairs Will NJ
have settled by words-1 am sure OF I'll
opose must beg of you, the next time
come forth at night, to wear
Mr. cloak and dagger. The stage settl
theirs fair enough; and the players 5
dress their parts becomingly'
lind already named Rosalind-at
Aunt Pat we will call the Duche
nrr exile; and we were speaking
:, &c ment ago of the Fool. "eil'
80 - there was FOOL