The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-09-26
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The angei shook her head.
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kies you made me tell you when IL
was like tearing the heart raw from
me breast. And you was for making
everything beaven-just heaven and
nothing else for me. " I'm so much
more now than ] was an hour ago. may.
be ! can be thinking OF some way to
Or things. You Will be telling meT
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against her hair.
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chancesT
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assent.
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less the angel nad told MIN that she
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with which to begin TO voice the rap
ture or bis heart over that. But II
she regretted II. II had been a thing
done out OF her pity Tor his condition
or her FEELING OF responsibility. II II
Killed MIN after all. there was only
one thing left to do.
Angel, whispered freckles with
MS Ups against her hair. you haven't
learned your history book very well.
or you've forgotten.
Forgotten whatF soobed the an
gel
Forgotten about the real knight.
iadybird." oreathed freckles sofuy'
Don't you know that IL anything
happened that MADE hls lady sorry
real knight Just simply couldn't be re-
membering 1T Angel. darling little
swamp Angel. you be listening 10 me
There was one night on the trail. one
solemn. grand. white night that there
wasn't ever any other Ike before or
since, when the dear boss put his arm
about me and told me that be loved
me, but II you care, angel. II you don't
want II that way, why. l amt remem-
bering that anybody else ever did-not
In me whole life.'
The angel hfted her head ana looked
into the depths OF Freckles' honest
gray eyes and they met hers unwaver-
ingly' out the pain In them was pitiiuL
vop don, rememher that hrozen
forward girl told you. when you hadn't
asked her, that she"-the angel choked
on It a second. but she gave a gulp and
brought 1t out bravely-"that she loved
your
"Nor Numbered Freckles. mol I !
don't remember anything OF the kind"
But all the song birds Of his soul
burst into melody over that one little !
clause. when you hadn't asked her."
But you WILL" said the angel. You
may live to be an old. old man. and
then you will"
II will notr cried Freckles How
can you think II, angelT
You won't even look as II you re- !