The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-08
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when she met me on the road she
said good mornin' and went by with
out another word. II she had missed
me she'd a said, why don't you e
hshin' any moreT or somepn like
that. Instead she TUX up with mis-
able galoot OF Il boy that went to the
same school as her. He was knock
kneed. slabsided. freckled, and his
teeth was black as Goals. 1t made me
mad to see him a-carryin' her books
for her. she a-lookin' sideways at him.
And the meanest part OF It was her
takin' particular pains to look pleas
ant at him just when met EN-, to
show me she didn't care nothin' about
me and hadn't all along. If that
wasn't consarnedness ! don't know
what consarnedness is"
There wasn't anything consumed
about you. was there?" l suggested.
mot bit. was as innocent as a
dove; got roped In just to be made
guy of. was a stupid lunkhead
then. Now l know bettern to trust
one of the vipers. tell you. know
all about 'em now; can't any on EN-
fool me-"
Didn't you fall into any other
trapsY'
yes, onct,. he replied haitingiy.
''Tell me about that one"
che same col Marxv nrya,,
She went away to boardin' school, and
when she came back she was kind a
cityfied. But she was purity. tell
you she was purity as new painted
mowin' machine. When she met me
she talked about when we was boy
and gal and our fishin' together, and
all that, not sayin' anything about that
slabsided boy she was Ieadin' on as
she did me. She asked me to go with
her to see the place where she got the
fishhook into her finger. Like fool.
] fell into the trap again. went with
her to the bank Of the creek, and we
stood lookin' down on the water. There
had been a turrable lot Of rain, and
the creek was high. Mary was laugh
In and gigglin' as though she was
mighty pleased about somep'n. She
walked right up to the edge Of the
bank The current had washed 1t
away underneath, the piece she was
standin on broke off. and down she
went with a splash into the water.
"Of course jumped in, too; got her
arm around my neck. swan with her
to place below where the bank
sloped and put her. drippin, on the
grass What did she do but just what
she'd done when she rammed the fish
hook into her hand SO she could make
me cut 1t out. She pretended to faint"
what did you doY'
"Oh. made fool of myself just as
l done before. | kissed her"
He looked very much ashamed at
having been obliged to confess that
this imp of darkness had entrapped
him a second time.
What happened thenT' l asked
"what happened then? why, talk
ed no end of soft stun to her, and she
shed some crockodile tears and all that,
and when we parted we was engaged
to be married. But when got home
and got to thinkin' how many times
I'd been fooled and was gittin' deeper
and deeper into the pit she was diggin'
for me | jist sot down and swore
Then ! went to see her again aud told
her that what I'd been talkin' to her
was all rot
IS list looked at me kind a GURUS
for nile. and then she up and con-
fessed she'd been foolin' me all along"
The farmer paused. evidently having
finished his story. the conclusion OF
which he seemed to consider bore him
Gu. IN all his assumptions as TO the
wickedness OF Mary Owen.
"How long ago did this last parting
take pluce?" asked
"oh, that was only three months
ago.
Mary hasn't married." said. and,
what's more. she won't marry unless
she marries you. Please excuse me for
telling you the truth; but. though I've
seen many big fools. never before
saw so big one as you"
"Why. stranger. what do you mean?"
II mean that from the first the cir
fancied you, and since you wouldn't
show any interest in her she practiced
a feminine plan to make you do so
Then you dropped her expecting her