The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-27

the glass along the corridor the men
caught sight of the girl who had got
Oh at Green River. Ashton saw her
first and she saw him.
There she goes" Ashton Kissed to
the others, look quick! There's the
nectarine."
My word! She's little bit OF all
right, isn't she?"
Even DR.. Temple stared at her with
approval: Dear little thing, isn't
she?"
The girl. very consciously uncon-
scious OF the admiration, moved de-.
murely along, with eyes downcast, but
at such an angle that she could take
In the sensation she was creating;
she went along picking up stares as II
they were bouquets.
Her demeanor was remarkable
compromise between outrageous fir
tation and perfect respectabtlity. But
she was looking back 80 intently that
when she moved into the observation
room she walked right into the news
paper Mallory was holding out before
him.
Both said: Il beg your pardon.
When Mallory lowered the paper,
both stared till their eyes almost
popped Her amazement was one OF
immediate rapture. He looked as II
he would have been much obliged Tor
a volcanic crater to sink into.
Harry" she gasped. and let fall
her handbag.
Kitty" he gasped. and let fall his
newspaper. Both bent, he handed
her the newspaper and tossed the
handbag into chair: saw his mis-
take. withdrew the newspaper and
proffered her Snoozleums. Marjorie
stopped writing, pen poised in air, as
If she had suddenly been petrified.
The newcomer was the first to
speak. She fairly gushed: Harry
Mallory-of all people"
kitty! Kathleen! Miss Lewellyn!"
"Just to think OF meeting you
again."
Just to think Of It."
And on this train Of all places"
ION this train Of all places!"
"Oh. Harry, Harry"
"Oh, Kitty, Kitty. Kitty!"
you dear fellow. It's 80 long since
I saw you last"
80 long"
1T was at that last hop at West
Point, rememberf-why, it seems only
yesterday, and how we'll you are look
ing You are we'll. aren't your"
mot very" He was hopping his
brow In anguish. and yet the room
seemed strangely cold.
"Of course you look much better in
your uniform. You aren't wearing
your uniform. are your"
mo, this ia not my uniform"
you haven't left the army, have
your
Il don't know yet"
Don't ever do that. You are just
beautiful tn brass buttons"
Thanks"
Harry"
What's the matter now?"
This tie, this green tie. isn't this
the one I knitted your"
Il am sure / don't know, Dor
rowed 1t from the conductor"
Don't you remember did knit
you one."
did you? | believe you did! 1
think wore 1t out"
"Oh. you tickle boy. But see what
have. What's this?"
He stared through the CLASSY eyes
OF complete helplessness. 1T looks
like a bracelet"
Don't tell me you don't remember
this!-the little bangle bracelet you
gave me-"
"D-did give you a baygled brang.
let?"
"Of course you did. And the in
scription. Don't you remember itT'
She held her wrist in front OF his
aching eyes and he perused as II it
were his own epitaph, what she read
aloud for him. From Harry to Kitty.
the Only Girl Ever Loved"
Good night" he sighed to himself,
and began to mop his brow with
Snoozleums.
"You put it on my arm" said kath-
leen, with moonlight sigh, land i've
always worn it."
"Always?"
Always! no matter whom 1 was
engaged TO-"
The desperate wretch. who had not
dared even to glance In Marjorie's d.
rection, somehow thought he saw a
straw Of self-defense. You we're en-
gagged to three or four others when
was at West Point"
II may have been engaged to the
others" said Kathleen, moon-eyeing
him. "but always liked you best,
Clifford-er, TOMMY mean Harry"
"You got me at last"
Kathleen fenced back at this:
We'll. I've no doubt you have had |
dozen affairs since"