Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-11-13
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hang for what the others said, either
so there you are!"
oh, you dont?" Could tell how
had touched her by her expression.
don't you know; and she fell to look
ing at me the queerest way And
would you mind telling me who the
Others are?"
| eyed her gloomily, sympathetlcal.
ly. As II she didn't know already!
"Well--oh dash II. my mind has
been filled with-er-just anything!"
! began cautiously.
Il know, she murmured II as II
to hereelf-"one can see that" And
she bit her lip.
In the first place. you know"-and
there pulled up. No, dash It,
wasn't going to say a Jolly word about
poor Jack--no sir! But then, about
tho other one-well. she was just
treacherous snake in the what's-its-
name, and she ought to be exposed.
BY Jove she should be!
IT'S the trump, you know" said
Indignantly.
"The-the what?"
Her pretty teeth flashed ike the
keyboards Of tiny organ-you could
even hear a little gurgly musical
culver somewhere behind. And then
] remembered that, OF course, she
wouldn't know whom / meant
oh, yorr guest, you know-your
friend from school" went on, try.
ing to tread cautiously and yet feel
ing myself growing red oh, see
here DOW, don't like to say things,
but-sr-"
"Oh, so on" she triled, her sweet
face shining wistful.
We'll, | mean this-er-Mlss Kirk.
land; came out with us this morning,
don't you know. | think OF her as the
frump-little idea-er-nicknam OF
mine, you know, she's so awful" And
! screwed my glass with a chuckle.
For an instant / thought she
wouldn't catch it, she stared at me so
blanhy. Then the joke OF 1.-THE
jolly aptness, so to speak-got her
full and square, and she just lifted a
scream, hugging her knee and rock.
ing back and forth, her face sditused
her laughter pealing like a chime OF
bells.
And just rocked, too, keeping hel
company. Really, | don't think | evel
laughed so much since some char
plunked down on the hard crown Of
my new tile last winter At least
wanted to laugh-in church, you
know, and it's so awful how you fee
there when something-oh you know
And ii you could have seen that pool
fellows face!
BY Jove, how glad was for nel
| jolly sense OF humor that could SCI
the point OF things so quickly, anC
think them clever Always had 81
dashed little patience with stupid PEG
pie, don't you know. And just herr
another little thing came to me and
let her have it:
"Oh, sayH'-I leaned nearer
chuckliug-"y father pretends I,
think her a most beautiful and win
ming girl-fancy!" And my fac,
stretched itself in such a jolly gril
that could hardly hold my glass.
She bent toward me, smiling ador
ably. You mean this-er-'Mis
kirkland? 2"
| nodded chortlingly
She peered at me through her lon
Observation-Disclosures, such a way!
But you don't think so, do you?
How sweetly, how fetchingly she sal
1t.
Me-" | gasped By Jove, in m
horror, lost my grip upon my ioll
grammar. ."Oh, | say now! thin
the frump-this Miss Kirkland, yo
knows a fright-regular freak. das
it! | told the judge SOL"
"You-you-"
"Of course!" And shrugged dI,
gustedly, making the ugliest grimac
| possibly could Why, dash it, If
were a woman and had a face Xix
hers, l never would have left Chini
or England---or wherever her ioIi
home Was-no, sir!"
She caught her breath with a littl
gasp-then she was off again! Thi
time she rested her arms upon tn
rail behind and buried her head i
them, her lovely shoulders juggling II
and down, her sobbing laughter senc
ing her of at last into spell OF cougt
ing
OH" she breathed, lifting at las
her gloriously blushing face and dat
bling at it with her ridiculous it'll
handkerchief, "oh, youn kin me-
know you Will"
| certainly had stirred her UP, and
was delighted II was funny to thin
of any one calling the trump beautifl
1t must seem funnier still to her, {
course-to Frances. mean ,Wh.
dash it, she seemed to find funn
side to it that | didn't don't yo
know
Tell me, now"-she clasped he
knee, lifting her lovely face coaxin
ly-'tell me all that she said abol
me-everything!
And | did-every word, by Jove!
And no one could look into thu
sweet, ingenious face as ] proceede
and doubt that the ISLANDERS were ne
to her Never jolly one touche
her-only you could see their absu
dity amused her. Several times | ha
to pause as she bent under a gale
laughter
Only once was she brought u
shocked.
r OH" she uttered family, as / can
to the intimation about her being ha
; feIlow-well-met with the footmen al