The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-06-02

DON'T You FRET. TIL" SAID AILEEN.
she had acquaintance she said to each
needed no bOistering:
"A gentleman insulted me today in
the restaurant. He put his arm around
my waist and kissed me-
The diners accepted the revelation
In various ways. some incredulouSly.
some with congratulations Others
turned upon her the stream OF badi
mage that had hitherto been directed
at Aileen alone. And 1'ildy's heart
swelled in her bosom. for she saw at
last the towers of romance rise above
the horizon Of the gray plain in which
she had for so long travelled.
For two days Mr. Seeders came not
again. During that time Tidy estab-
Iished herself firmly as woman to
be wooed. She bought ribbons and ar.
ranged her hair like Aileen's and tight
ened her waist two inches She had
q thrilling but delightful fear that
Mr.. Seeders would rush in suddenly
and shoot her with pistol. lie must
have loved her desperately. and i'm
pulsive lovers are always blindIy je:l-
Gus.
Even Aileen had not beer, shot at
with pistol. And then Tildy rather
hoped that he would nOt shoot at her.
for she was always Loyal to Ailern
u hn
her friend
At O'Clock on the afternoon OF the
| third day Mr.. Seeders came in. There
were no customers at the tables. At
| the back end of the restaurant Tidy
| was refilling the mustard pots ana
Ailern was guartering pies Mr. Seed
ers walked back to where they stood
Tildy looked up and saw him. gasp
ed and pressed the mustard spoon
against her heart. A red hair bow was
in her hair. She wore Venus Eighth
avenue badge. the blue bead necklace
with the swinging silver symimIir
heart.
| Mr. Seeders was flushed and enbar-
/ rassed. He plunged one hand into his
hip pocket and the other into a fresh
pumpkin pie
Miss Tidy" said he. II want -
apologize for what | done the 9th. E.
evenin'. Tell you the truth. was
pretty well tanked up or | wou'dn't
of done it. wouldn't do no lad,
that away when ! was sober. So |
hope. Miss Tidy. you'll accept my
'pology and believe that | wonldu't
Of done 1t it Id known what | was
doin' and hadn't OF been drunk"
With this handsome plea Mr. Seed
ers backed away and departed feel
ing that reparation had been made
But behind the convenient screen
Tidy had thrown herself fiat upon a
table among the butter chips and the
coffeecups and was sobbing her heart
out-out and back again to the gray
plain wherein travel they with blunt
noses and hay colored hair. From her
knot she had torn the red hair bow
and cast 1t upon the floor Sesslers
she despised utterly She had but tax
en- his kiss as that of a pioneer and
prophetic prince who might have SET
the clocks going and the pages to
running in fairyland. But the kiss
had been maudlin and unmeant: the
court had not stirred at the false
alarm; she must forevermore remain
the sleeping beauty"
Yet not all was lost. Aliens arm
was around her. and rildy's red hant
CROPPED among the butter chips till Il
found the warm clasp Of her friends 3
Don't you fret. Til" said Aileen
who did not understand entirely
''That turnip faced little clothespif
Of Seeders amt worth it. He ain
anything of Il gentleman or be wouldn'
ever Of apologized."