Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

tasteful ensemble, bespeaking culture
and every refinement OF modern liv-
ing.
Can II be wondered that ! become
enras rat the whole matrimonial
proposition, when I see so grand
woman deliberately renouncing such q
career? And for what? Just answer
me that" and my adored ones blue
willow-feathers shook 80 truculently
as to loosen the two tiny gold-dust
curls just over her left ear. They al
ways escape like that when she Is ex-
cited, and I always yearn to put them
back. And then Immediately ! want
to see them loose again.
Great Scott! Resale! Don't
glare at me In that awful manner!
II isn't my fault. All no DOUBT she's
perfectly satisfied. Ha! Sofa pill
lows!" as Ey exultant glance took in
the long, low windows of the vsranda.
thickly sti ned with cushions 81 n d..
iightfu!iy M-id and melodramati: va
riety. IF cofa pillows be one OF thu
baneful results of matrimony-" ]
chuckled but my sinful mirth vas
promptly subdued into q respectful
silence.
Spare me the masculine view Of
woman's career! Her higher educa.
ton, college degrees, foreign travel.
brilliant lectures and magazine es.
says-what are these to be compared
with her domestic virtues and the al.
lnrements Of suburban cottage, with
morning eIories rioting about the pi.
aZza-"
And sofa pillows. Rosie! Whole
prisms Of 'em!" entreated.
"Oh, but It makes me fairly desper.
ate! To think of the wicked sacrt
fice-the injustice of It ALI
There was such a convincing ring
of actual anguish in Rosalie's voice
that I fastened to repress the face
tious rejoinder was sorely tempted
to make.
The sight of the hall door standing
ajar suddenly inspired me with gilt
tering idea.
Il say. Rosie" I whispered, Tets
step inside and surprise her. You
can do your scolding afterward. Just
see how easy!" And quite noislessly
we tiptoed into large, coy apart
ment which, while not exactly hall,
was not yet drawing.room, but
rather the two combined in a charm
ingly hospitable and unconventional
fashion.
From upstairs gentle murmur OF
voices foated down to US. We looked
al one another guiltily and waited, ap.
prehensive as criminals, for some
thing to happen.
1t happened. From somewhere
right beside us in the room there sud
denly arose the softest. queerest little
sound-a cooling. appealing. helpless
cry, like nothing else In all this big,
callous, sinful world. Resale and ]
stood petrified-our startled gaze d.
rected to a deep white crib over In
1 the corner, from whose multitudinous
wrappings the peculiar disturbance
seemed to emanate. AS we looked 9
vigorous wee pink fist waved joy
ously in the air, this phenomenon
being followed by tiny pink toes
wriggling strenuously at the surround
ing atmosphere. Then more coos and
gurgles and grunts of deep content
| ment.
remember nothing so distinctly az
my dear girls face; how the color,
stricken out of it in that first instant
of bewilderment, came rushing back
in a glorious crimson flood, as with a
faint sob she tottered over and sank
upon her knees-my naughty Rosa
lie!-beside that blessed kid.
.Rosie.belovedes
But, great Jupiter! How can fel
low say things to a girl who shows
only the edge of hot red cheek. wet
with tears, while her arms are Rugged
tight about an absurd bundle Of lace
and silk FILINGS and ribbon bowsi
All me! l had thought I had loved
her before, but now! Something
tugged wildly at my stupid mascu
line heart and I could only look on in
silent, helpless alteration.
"oh, Jimmy" she quavered ecstat
ically, isn't he just too lovely? Look
real HART 2 Oh-h! And the cutest
little finger nails! See. Jimmy! You
must see! Aren't they simply too
perfectly dear for words?"
Being a wise as well as a patient
man. let her grab my coat sleeve In
her excitement and weep softly upon
my nigh shoulder.
The little gold-dust curls were 30
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