The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-07-11
Celie hesitated, looked at me zap

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my first love letter:
My wn:-The sun has gone 1i}ur''
the earth is a barren waste. Fel"so
to believe there will ever be ilsh.
again until | can see you, why uiu
you not come down to dinner! eeiio
says you are i'll; mother says It's oe
cause you didn't have time-t to dress
I'm a beast for keeping you. | nave
spoiled the evening Are you teai's
Ill, darling? If it's the dress, won
you come now? | shall wait for you
on the stairs. Impatiently. Haf.
I kissed the name-that dear, SHY
nickname-and put the letter IN my
bosom, over my heart. 1t was sun
and uncomfortable, and l wished he
had made happier choice OF station
cry, but 1t was very sweet there, over
my heart. | watched the moon con''
ing up, rim Of silver showing alons
the horizon. then a stream OF iigh'
shimmering. dancing across the Wa
ter, He was waiting on the stairs lot
me.
1t was dreadfully Stupid alone. VI
course, no one would disturb me-
Are you Ill, darling?" Dorolhs
was playing the piano below. Gracious
Why didn't some one keep her irons
singing Sleepy Song so soon? She d
put everybody to yawning. | knew
then why was necessary. ] hoped
my fiends wouldn't get mixed.
III it's the dress, won't you cons
now" | surveyed myself IL
the mirror and shook my head
couldn't go down; didn't want to
go. Natalie had said I was thief.
But he was waiting on the stairs for
me, and that was-heavenly!
Now, | always thought Celie an en-
ception. She isn't. She's just like
every other French maid. She takes
a fiendish delight in anything that ap
pears the least romantic or clandes
tine. She came In with second note,
beamlng. | looked at her frowning 9
bit. and took 1t.
"Celie, you are not to bring anoth-
err" said firmly. do you under.
stand?'
"Oui. Mademoiselle. oui. oui. Mais
Monsieur"
You are to go below and stay
there, Celie,"
But Monsieur sent for me-" Celie
explained.
you are to stay below" insisted
"Ah, Mademoiselie. I dare not dis
obey Monsieur"
'You are to obey me. Celle," | said
in my most indulgent tone. but quite
firmly. You may co."
But, Mademoiselle, there IL thu
answer"
There is no answer"
"Ah, Mademoiselle, there is the an
swer. Monsieur"-she finished Ii
English-"he will, what you call him
murder me If zere ees not re ansaire'
/ turned away to smile. should
have been yexed. 1t really wasemos,
ridiculous, embarrassing. too. Celis
was sure to gossip. ] sat down and
hastily wrote the answer. 4
I My Dear 81 ie1is --4As dt,S !. sl5ssssss1l.
you to resort to murder, and as~ need
my maid, here is the answer. Will you
please not write again, as I have for.
hidden Celie to bring another letter.
Sincerely,
LOULIE GOODMAN.
I read 1t over before sealed 1t, and
1t sounded so frigid that l relented
and wrote:
P. s. am not really i'll. I am sup
posed to have headache. l..
When | was alone once more
kissed the envelope of my second let
ter before | opened It:
Darling, Darling:AWhy do you
deny me one little word? Don't be
cruel. I waited on the stairs smoking
countless cigarettes which / threw into
that Sevres affair in the nook just to
see Burrows fish them out and keep
my mind away from the century 1,
took you to appear. You did moi
come; you did not answer. I refuse
to believe It. think that maid Of
yours Is a fraud. Laura has gone to
the gate. expecting Winthrop. / sup
pose, and mother Is trying to settle
your fends, or would make one OIL
them bring me to you. l could come
into the corridor and speak to YOU
through the door. May I? How many
thousand years has It been since
kissed you? HAP.
I was in q panic. He must moi
come into the corridor and speak to
me. and he would; he was Just crazy
enough to do it. I wished frantically
for Celie, but she would not come
back. l had been quite positive with
her. sat down and hastily wrote
another answer to beg him to be dis
Greet, not knowing just how l could
reach him without ringing.
I heard footsteps along the cor
ridor; Celie was returning, the mink!
I had been so positive with her, too!
She came in with her hands behind
her, looking guilty. I stood with my
hands behind me. irving TO look cross