The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-01-12
Who Is Alice?

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for she knew that everybody could
see he belonged to her. Being Q
woman, this made her happy.
It's been so lonesome during all
the months you have been away" he
told her for the eleventh time.
Has It. truly?" she inquired ten,
derry, also for the eleventh time
you never can know" he proceed.
ed. how desolate was with nothing
TO do. Why, Alice. T."
~Alice!" she Interrupted sharply,
For her name was Mabel.
'Er-Mabel, l mean, of course!-
said the young man hastily. Il
who is Alice?' demanded the
young woman frigidly. adding foot
to the space between them.
Alice? Ha! Ha! Why, there isn't
any" declared the young man viva
ciously. 1T certainly Is joke for me
to call you Alice when 1t isn't your
name! /"
"She must be pretty much on your
mind" insisted the young woman
coldly, when you go around calling
every other girl by her name! You
never mentioned any Alice to me in
your lettersi"
Now, Mabel" pleaded the young
man, why make a fuss over a mere
slip of the tongue? Just as spoke
an automobile went by with a girl
in it who reminded me of a girl /
used to know in school whose name
was Alice, and"
Your mind works quickly!" scoffed
the young woman. but / can always
tell mercerized excuse from one
that's Atwood and the regulation
width! You might just as well-oh,
you have been going around with
Alice Speckerson while | was away?
I'd forgotten all about her-and she
was crazy about you when she met
you at that dance. If"
moi" insisted the young man, ut
was not Alice Speckerson, for she was
away, too"
"Then what Alice was it?' the young
woman demanded, sternly. you
have practically admitted that there
was an Alice. You needn't try to de-
ceive me. You might as well tell me
first as last, because
Mabel" said the young man, gath
ering all his forces and speaking re-
proachfully Il hate to see you get
ting all worked up about something
that is purely imaginary. Let's go In
here and get some candy
Harry Pandill!" cried the young
woman, don't try to distract me from
the subject! / guess I'm more than
sixteen years old"
you don't look it." interrupted the
young man hastily, seeing his chance.
She merely held her nose higher in
the air. 81 am waiting she remind
ed him in tragedy voice. Who 10
the girl named Alice that you are 50
In love with that you can't think OF
anybody else and that you have to
talk about to every one whether any
one is interested or not? And when
you were writing me that you were
worrying yourself thin because l was
away. And you were running around
instead with somebody named Alice,
and"
"A fellow cannot sit in his room and
stare at the wall every night for two
months!" protested the young man.
Hes got to do something-not that
was running around with any Alice!
I read lots while you were away
and the last book was that ancient
one. Alice Of Old Vincennes. 1t al
WAYS was q favorite of mine and I've
had 1t in mind SO much It's no won
der
"Pooh" cried the young woman vio-
lently. you never can make me De-
lieve."
Mabel" cried the young man ear
nestly, "you don't mean to say that
YOU doubt me? Don't you believe
what / tell your"
He looked so stern that the young
woman faltered a bit Well" she
said. "it's kind Of funny when you go
around calling me by some other girIs
name. Do you mean to say Harry
Pandfll, that there really wasn't any
Alice?"
"You heard what / said!" remarked
the young man in panied voice.
Really, l can't tell you how it cuts
to have you, of all the world think for
minute that was trying to conceai
something"
"Why, Harry" said the young wo-
man "of course didn't mean to hurt
~o,,r foalingsi I had no idea you'd
take it like this! / believe | was
excited and nervous. 1--we done II
novself. / remember calling a man by
nv noodles name once, absent-mind-
edly. Only | thought for minute
Don't say any more about It, IN
corrupted the young man with impress
siye kindness. I'll forgive It, Mabel.
Only hope in future you'll trust mel.
T'll never doubt you again, Harry,
said the young woman. You've al
ways shown me how silly ! was.
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