The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

you were trying to Josh me about
but not since these two years I've
been at college," She shook her love
ly, bright head, and followed a long
enjoyable pull at the cigar, projected
f1ve perfect rings at a frescoed cheruD
in the ceiling.
She leaned forward eagerly.
Look here. I do wish you would ret
me call you 'Dicky.'"
"Oh, l say-will your" exploded
from my month.
yWil II" Her look made my blood
leap. You Just watch me-Dtckyl
oh. say, this is great: maybe it won't
take a fall out of old Jack-always
Dragging that you allow only two o.
three to call you that"
Il hope you will always call me
Dicky," / said-and said It very soft
ly. BY Jove. I could hardly kesp from
taking her hand!
"You bet l think it's awfuily good Of
you. Lightnut-I mean. Dicky." Thea
her face grew pensive. Say, DO You
know. / need q friend like you-just
now, l mean-oh. worst kind"
do your" I said eagerly. n
hitched nearer. She proceeded:
Haven't you had Thugs sometimes
you wanted to talk about to some
body-well. things you couldn't Just
tell to your brother or sisters-oh.
nor even our room-mate7 You I'M
d%erstand."
I wasn't sure that I did, for she
was blushing furiously. and In heT
eyes was an appeal.
BY Jove, some Jolly love ANAL, ]
guessed suddenly. My heart Just sanh
like q lump OF what'sits-name. but my
whole soul went out in sympathy fol
her. I made up my mind, then ant
there. to put myself aside.
"Devilish glad mean delighted u
have you tell me anything" I muir
INJURED rather weakly; "but-erC
should think your mother"
t 1.-THE mater-tell her!" Her han'
lifted. Shed guy the life out OF me
1t Besides, she's in Europe" She pace
to the window and back.
protested Indignantly: Il don't se
u how any mother"
It. Jaw. forget NJ" she broke in. an
H. I WINGED again at slang from thos
at sweet lips. mo. sir; I'm going to VI
load the whole thing on you, or n
~ body"
And, by Jove, the next thing I kne'
she had perched on the broad arm I
or. the Morris chair in which l sat. h
arm resting lightly above my shot
)r' ders.
IN Here's what want to kno
IT about" heard her sigh. "Whe
gu you're engaged to n person ar
meet another you like better, how a
a. you going lowell. chuck It with Il
first. you know-and still do Il
ed. square thing? There. that's what b
en- me, Dicky: and I'm up against It I
az, fair!" Her hand gently patted n
ast shoulder. I'm telling you. old cha
OF because I know you'll understand
DO because I like you better than q
ow. man I ever saw-that's right"
I was Just afraid to novel Afrs
vas she'd stop: afraid she'd go on. A
be- all the while l was feeling happi
der than I ever had in all my Me-h'
no' pier tn0n ! ever KNOW Peopi0 w
gar. be, you know. I eve thought b
tty bold-dash II, no-knew 1t was j.
her adorable. delicious. Arcadian 81
len plicity, by Jove! That explained
Just az It explained to me all
the other unconventionality.
the 80 now it's up to you," b 90
dnt and I want to know what's the
OF swer."
ex- The answer!
I. And how could l give her any
ear. swer? No, by Jove. l knew jolly v
and I couldn't take advantage OF such
cumstances-of her artless con
~ . sion; knew devilish we'll 1t woult
10 Q do, O know. Might reproach me
years to come; and then-and II
Nay. there was Billings!
rged SO l Just contented myself '
looking up smilingly, but It was mar
awfully, awfully hard. dash tan
ne lust felt like a jolly cad@or
me Couldn't tell which.
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