Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21

hadn't called 1t that / should have
said 1t was ambrosia."
Thomas Bivins chuckled. you see.
mother" he said, 81 always said you
were the best cook in the country"
Mrs. Bivins held up her hand.
Hush" she said. Il hear somebody
coming"
The little lady started to her feet
Cant you say that you didn't see
me" she began, then as a tall fig-
ure doomed in the doorway she turn
ed white and whispered: ITS too
late"
Well" he said briefly. i've found
you"
She seemed to brace herself to an
swer Then suddenly a smile curved
her lips. She waved her hand over
the table. Come and have some
thing to eat" she coaxed. The ham Is
perfectly delicious-and oh, George
you never ate such bread and jam.
Mrs. Bivins hustled forward. TIL
set place for you"
The man hesitated. then capituiat-
ed. Gee, but I'm hungry, he salo'
boyishly, and Mrs. Bivins heaped MS
plate.
The two old people sat together on
the back porch and watched the niue
new moon over the tops OF the trees
Within the man said. For heavens
sake, Beatrice, what made you DO itF
Run away?" she asked. On,
George. / was tired OF It all Tired
of the rush and whirl-I can't STAND
i'll can't stand being separated from
you oy your clubs and my bridge par
ties. made up my mind that you
didn't care what I did, and so l nao
Otto drive me as far as the main road
vent, and then | left the machine ana
came over here, and / thought that
that II you didn't find me- get
something to do somewhere-andey
could 20 on having good times%Snd
flirting"
Her husband interrupted her with
a savage exclamation.
} STOP" he said. did you think
could love any one but you? Don't
you suppose l hate all the things that
pull us apart? But man doesn't tan
about what he feels like a woman
does"
Their voices foated out to the
} porch, where the old couple sat MRS
: Bivins leaned forward and looked
into her husbands face. Are yoU
, like that, Thomas?" she demanded.
( Her husband nodded.
3 But IL I had dreamed" the voice
went on within, that you were grow
ing desperate-that you suspected M
n of-not caring--oh, girl, why didn't yo'
o come and tell me? Didn't you know
didn't you know-that you're mine
a that no one else
Outside Mrs. Bivins' cheek wa
/ against her husbands coat I'm &c
l. ing to cry, Thomas" she said. and tn
II old man took out his handkerchief an
wiped her eyes gently.
A half hour later the two youn
o people appeared In the doorway.
Thank you so much for-you
8. bread and JAM" said the little lad!
shyly.
. The young man laughed joyousl,
l. Thank you for more than that" B
- said. i've caught a runaway. Mr.
Bivins, and she wants to go back wit
me. But we want to come again
4 for a week at time, now and the
= Do you think you could put us U
when the whirl Of town gets too muc
for us?'
Could she?
II 81 can put you up" Mrs. Bivins sal
, trembling with rapture, for mol
II than a week at time. Thomas and
II can't tell you how glad we'll be-"
Il But she didn't know the full extel
NJ Of her good fortune. For almo
\ miraculously after that surprises can
Y to them. Once II was a wonderful be
! of candy tied with pink ribbons al
with a gold seal, and once it was
y silk coat with a wide lace collar. al
once it was a dignified hat with viii
lilacs under the brim.
1T just seems as IL they can't
enough" said the excited Mrs. Bivil
as she baked cake and roasted chic
ems and made little balls of crea
cheese for her expected guests.
just seems as II they couldn't
=, enough"
But Mr.. Bivins took It calmly. "Y
needn't ever say that nothing ev
I'll happens now, mother" he said, &C
tentedly; at seems to me that the
he two young folks are the kind th
,u- make things happen. And they are
lite happy themselves that they can't
ilk satisfied until they've made US hapl
too"