Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-24

"Cafrs Asked" ,ru,bat os - -,
asked the young man.
The young woman in the new gown
did not answer She tipped her head
sidewalks and cast down her eyes and
appeared confused. "Why, nothing on
earth could make me tell $pu!" she
said at last. N wasFidiculous!'
Go ahead" insisted the young
man, interestedly. IF it was so
funny"
you mightn't think 1t funny" OBJ
jected the young woman. q don't
know just how you would take it.
OF course, it was just joke, and as
soon as caught my breath | nearly
died laughing"
Well" said the young man, you
miaht tell me! Who said it,"
Carrie James, admitted the young
woman i hadn't seen her for the
longest time, and she came at me SO
suddenly that LOT course | knew she
didn't mean it, though she insisted
that she. was serious. But it was
simply too silly!"
Now, see here" said the young
man, you've simply got to tell me! f"
81 suppose | might as well, seeing
it is so ridiculous said the young
woman, u know youll laugh just the
way did. CARRIE said-that is Car
rie asked.-how long you and had
er-had been engaged! Wasn't that
funny?"
Hint said the young man. "Ha!
ba! Wen, | should say that was
funny! How'd she ever get that
idea%
q knew you'd simply die over it,"
said the young woman. Isn't it
killing?'
IT'S a huge joke said the young
man.
The young woman in the new gown
bit her lrp and then recovered herself.
81 might have known you wouldn't be
mad about it." she said. you have
such fine disposition"
w ny On llu 4 SCI lhod
asked the young man.
81 was afraid you'd be mad at me"
explained the young woman. Lots of
men wouldn't understand how per-
fectly innocent l was. They-they
might think, you know, had spread
the report or something. oh, lots of
them would. And they'd be mad to
have their names used that way!"
Great SCOTT" said the young man.
"Why, I'm complimented!"
Are you, really, Harold?' asked the
yonung woman, anxiously. why, l
wouldn't for the world lose, your-your
friendship, you know!"
81 feel just that way, too," said the
young man, heartily Knowing each
other so, long as we. have!"
Eyes, we have known each other a
good while" agreed the young woman.
"Why. it seems as if--you had always
been coming here to call, doesn't it,"
ut seems perfectly natural to be
here" said the young man 81 don't
know any place that have better
time
I'm so glad said the young wop-
an. why, every time ! think of what
Carrie said l have to laugh 1t
was $3.50 silly! You can't imagine
how felt!'
Eyes, can" said the young man
cheerfulTy ut would have Knocked
me sideways, myself. sOther peopla
have sucf way Of blfttiHgs in!r'
"PMvens theyY said the young
womAn in the new gown. Carrie
wouldn't Bofieve me at first when l
told, ifer what nonsense she was talk
ing. She said everybody, thought
oh. dear me, u didn.tintend,t telling you
all, the foolish gossip. she repeated 1t
lust 'Nwentsig at. one ear. and out OF
.tsle other, tssfar as J. was -concernedf
i '.That's Tight,9 said the young man
at hever pays to listen TO what PEG
pie say - -tr@E = +
,s~r's Just .terribletthat a.man and a
gifl can't be 9fiends;~ pursued the
Young woman, without people think.
ing they are sentimental Why, it's so
'rfdicuIousl I'm sorry for anybody who
can't understand just friendship AS
though we-tfe very ideal
ITS too funny for anything" said
the young nfan. ''Iican imagine how
amused you werei Wei, If | catch
that car mast be going!"
The young woman waved him good
by from the window and then turned
away with a rather grim expression
on her face.
'Now, Iswonder." she SAID, -"wheth-
err Harold is abnormally stupid, or hor-
ribly smart. Id like to knowlv-Chi.
cago Dailx News.