The Bourbon news., 1912-12-27
HER STRONG REMARKS
Ry FRANK ROUSELETT.

corner of the divan where he was
seated.
The young woman sitting with her
head obstinately turned from him
moved it back perhaps half an inch.
What are you going for?" she de-
manded.
We'll" said the young man, 81
gathered from your last set of re-
marks that you could breathe more
freely if the atmosphere of the room
were not contaminated by my pres
ence-that there would be more space
to turn around if the place were not
cluttered up by undesira BILE commod
tiles. In short, l rather figured it out
that it was hint for me to leave!"
I'm sure" said the young woman,
that l don't want you to stay if
you'd rather go! I wouldn't keep
you for minute against your will. 1t
certainly shows when you eagerly
seize upon the simplest remarks and
twist them about to suit your own
convenience that you are looking for
chance to escape! Don't let me de-
tain you, l beg!"
"Oh, you aren't OBTAINING me-" the
young man assured her. Before I go
I'd like to point out that you are
in error when you call your remarks
simple. They were not. On the con-
trary, they were exceedingly forceful
and emphatic.
while those remarks were clear in
meaning they were complicated in de-
sign-you started on one topic and
included sixteen others in the same
otherwise that l was able to make out
precisely what you meant. 1t proves
to me that 1 have at least brains
enough to come in out of the rain.
rather doubted this at first in the face
of what you said. But 1 couldn't go
away and leave you laboring under the
delusion that you had something to
say that was entirely ineffective and
simple. What you said hit the spot"
81 don't know what you are talking
about!" said the young woman. Il
! suppose you think you are FUNNY"
Funny" the young man echoed in
hollow tones. "What do you think I
am? Do 1 impress you as the sort of
person who would dance and sing at
! his own funeral? Why should I be
mirthful at having received my walk
ing papers?"
Il hate slang" observed the young
woman. Don't be silly. I never said
anything like that"
The young man shook his head in
a resigned manner. Don't draw out
the agony for me, Genevieve," he said.
Its cruelty to attempt to smother
the blow. Having given it, why at
! tempt to feed me chocolate drops? ?
AS l said some time ago, good night"
81 wish you wouldn't be so foolish" "
! said the young woman, turning clear
around toward him. eff you go home
now, at nine o'clock, mother and
every one else will want to know what
on earth is the matter So will. that
! Spreese girl across the street. l can
see her in their front window now.
| She'll spread it all over the neighbor-
hood in no time at all that we've quar-
reled!"
why fear the TRUTH" inquired the
/ young man. 81 suppose sooner or
! later it will dawn on the people that
don't come here any more and"
do you mean to say that you aren't
ever coming to see me again?" the
| young woman broke in, sharply.
"Why should -" asked the young
man, resignedly. "It never would oc-
cur to me that I was welcome after
having been told that wasn't"
Il didn't tell you that"
you may have clothed the idea in
graceful language conceded the
young man, "but it was there with
both feet, all right! 1t is plain to be
seen that you're tired of me and it
has all been a mistake. I apologize
for hypnotizing you into engaging
yourself to me and regret the amount
of the electric light bills that I have
piled up for your father. 1 will say
nothing about my ruined life because
that is subject that would not in.
terest you. I think it is time to say
good"
Il never in my life," interrupted the
young woman with indignation, "saw a
person twist things the way you do.
didn't say anything at ALL"
"Yes, you did-plenty!"
WELL" said the young woman
anxiously, eff I did didn't mean it
really!"
We'll, that's different" conceded
the young man. "Can it be that you
don't want me to go?"
"Of course not-foolish! That
Spreese girl across the street would
be perfectly sure to hear of it."
Really" said the young man, NOV
ing over close to her, that Spreese
girl is an angel, since she has beer
kind enough to fix up our quarrel fol
us."-Chicago Daily News.
Looking Upward.