Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-04-07

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bored her, "and woke up suddenly.
Some one had kissed me. I thought
Il was the baby-the vfIlain."
Reginald villainii' exclaimed
Jack. with feigued establishment.
You know whom I mean" answer
ed Katherine. unresponsive TO any hui
NOR IN the situation.
mo. really ! don't. Whom do you
meang'
The person who kissed me-" Kath-
crime replied, blushing owe rthe una
yoidable badness of the admission.
o." commented Jack placidly.
Well granted IL was a man. would
you recognize II a second time? That
Is. II you had your eyes closed. and
the same man kissed you again. could
you identify the kiss. do you think?'
How perfectly horrid Of you 20 sug-
gest such thing" accused Katherine
You don't consider my feelings n
/ the least. just like lou brutal. cold
FLOODED lawyers, you can't be human
| II you try"
In spite Of her efforts a control the
! berated young lawyer burst out laugh
I ing. IL was a most unfortunate thing
I foT him 10 have done. for Immediately
| Katerine buried her face in the ham
mock cushions and began sibbing con-
I vulsively.
Jack watched her perplexedly. She
I looked very appealin in her graceful
I slenderness. He could think OF only
one thing TO do-and he did f.
Katherine was on her feet In an
| instant. her cheeks tear-staincd ard
I flushed with Indignation.
/ SO il was YOU the first time after
/ all, Jack Kingsley she exclaimed.
lei think you're too contemplate for
/ words You're ,hief and a-and YOU
I don't tell the truth and
"Not SO fast not $50 FAST" begged
/ Jack gently. Il really wasn't the first
I one. Katherine. upon my honor. but"
Well. what I'm Cupids name "a. >
I ycu two quarreliug about2" called Bill
/ icmlug from the near background.
+ Can't an unmarried man-pard0u me.
A b slCulo have aeIi an inrI-ible man
find one undisturbed spot ia this
/ hymenill Nardeue just passed two
/ other lovers down the path who seem
/ cd 90 be q bit out OF tune. IL must
+ Doe the weather"
CT assure YOU the wathr has moth
. ing 10 do with it. Nr Inning" am
swered Katherine haurhtily.
She's right Bill. assented Jack
. genially. The cause of our seeming
/ disagreement is purely
Imaginary interrupted Katherins
+ with such manifest alarm that both
men laughed heartily.
But I'm spite of this little diversion,
+ the conversation DRAGGED along ana
I thetically, and BIN at clncth gave up
his attempts 90 mend the situation
Well he said. yawu.ng ostenta-
/ uouslv. guess I'M so iu and play with
/ the infant He's nearer mF level u.an
/ you self-ahsorbed Erownuns By tho
Il
our little joke2"
~Vhose-what littlc jcke2~ demand
+ ed Katherine opprehrrsisel-
"Roginalds and mine. of course.
( We watched You asleep f0r a while.
f. then we thought il would De- great fun
90 wake YOU mp. SO we kissed YOU. 90
"Mr. Hemingi' gasn0d katherine.
"You don't mean 90 say traf YOU"
Bless YOU. no. my dear. iusC
helped Reginald"
but what-what did yCu run away
tor2' Katherine pursued mouiringly.
20. that's a little habit of mine.
+ Miss Katherine" was Hemiue's cabai-
istic reply. as musing Dee walked o.
/ ward the house.
Queer old duner. isnt hep" COM
/ meuted Jack. bv way of giving Kath
I crime time for a bit of mental read
f. Wstment.
"rhe rest of the house party call
F him Biu the MATCHMAKER she re-
marfed Her manner vas wholly im-
ed don't wonder Jack assented.
There was an awkward little ST.
I lenCe.
Jack"
what is &c. Katherine"
What were YOU SONS to ten him
T was the cause of Our-our quarrel 81"
I'D started 90 say the cause was pure
/ -asculatory."
"Iacaf"
"Weu. wasn't u2 Tell me-. Kathe.
rine- were YOU really awfuHy angry
with me?'
Katherine nodded. For two rea-
sons" She said with emphasis cone.
. because J thought Won had been the
first one who kissed nae ANA that YOU
had lied about it"
ANA The second2"
because if you weren't me FIRST h
- WA ssorry YOU had NOT been. Jack"
For several second stdero was un-
+ Interrupted quiet in the ~tymenial
-a1den"
But inside the house. without wait
/ ing for authority, a 2vear-old baby
was babbling 20 the admiring group
gathered about him
Man say-kiss Katha. Miss Katha
+ man" and all smiled comprehen-
sively.
Seripturnl >o-nenciuture.