Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-14

seem to care for any men but Bruce
and myself. and l can't believe that
you and he are in earnest In your
brazen fiirtations. In the first place,
he has no more seriousness about him
than a jumping-jack, and In the sec
ond l cannot conceive Of girl with
your ideals loving a man of his pc
culiar financial practices and alley-cat
habits. Outside Of his more or less
respectable club he has no more
fixed place of abode than has bal
loon, and don't believe he would
be any more content to settle down
than one"
She would toss her head. THAT is
because the poor fellow has no home
to allure him. Just you walt until he
gets married. II he wins the right
wife he will settle down so hard that
you can hear the echo"
would wave my hands in protest.
But he speculates upon the board
bets, and all that. md while do not
consider such things as particularly
depraved, / know that you are utterly
against them. Besides, he is fnan-
cial humorist. How could he support
wife in the dreary. moneyless pc
riods?"'
I'm sure | don't know-that would
be his end OF the bargain. But | do
know that If he had a wife who would
save what he throws away when he is
prosperous they would never come to
want. And l am not sure. after all,
but that 1t is better to have lot OF
money part Of the time and none the
rest than to have only little all the
| time"
That would quiet me for a time.
had to depend entirely upon my sal
airy, for being under heavy bonds ]
could not have speculated had
cared to and still retained my posi-
ton II the fact became known. Still.
by certain economies / had managed
to hide away a few hundreds for
emergencies, and In addition to that
had in the savings bank $4,000
which had come to me from my IA
theirs estate. That. however, re-
garded a good deal as a trust fund
which was to be left unused except In
case of last resort So ! would take
another tack and try and impress her
with the greater virtue Of ultimate
achievement through industry and
economy rather than by moving your
way through the ranks Of your fellow
men. From her quietness would
think she was becoming converted un'
til of a sudden she would give fidget
There he comes now, down the
walk back Of US" she would assert
without even glance around. And
sure enough it would be Bruce. 9
cigar in his mouth and bundle al
big as a peck measure wrapped VI
In paper under his arm. always
thought my physical senses were par
ticularly alert, but she would invar
iably announce his coming before j
knew he was within gunshot Hear
ing, intuition, instinct or sixth sense
know not what It was, but at umei
Il struck me as almost uncanny. VI
to us he would come strolling with
smile and audacious Reno, htti'
sweetheart" and a nod and a.
off-hand "Howdy. old man." to me
and standing before US with his fee
wide apart would grin ct her like
good-natufed puppy. Then woui'
: see Clare's eyes begir to light up.
What is It this time. Bruce7" sh
would half gasp excitedly. With
studied elaboration that would keel
her in squirming suspense he woul'
, gradually open the bundle and rails
) 1t on high. Then suddenly he woul
/. pour a paiIful Of roses, carnations o
E violets over her head and send Their
! .umbling into her lap and down o.
i the grass in a waterfall Of fragrance
1 And at that she would utter a It'll
cry and go down upon her knees
\ she gathered them up by the handfu
!. scolding him like maybe for his e.
I travagance. and stopping after ever
4 few words for rapturous smell
o each captured treasure. And tina
Q would be my reward for my lecture o
the sin of extravagance.
I Then. regardless Of my presence