Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-14

FOR the day on Important business or l
would have arranged to see you.
hope you found something that salts
fed you"
What's a woman going to say when
she has tombstone thrown in her
face like that? didn't say anything.
but what l thought about Aunt AIDE
line flledsfn dreadful pause
Perfectly dumb and quiet sat for
an awful space Of time and wondered
just what was going to do. Could
a woman lie monument into her suit
case? 1t was beyond me at that speak
ing. and the Molly that is ready for
life quick didn't want to. shut my
eyes, counted three to myself as do
when 60 over into the cold tub, and
told him all about 1t. We both got a
satisfactory reaction, and I never en-
joyed myself SO much as that before.
l understand now why Judge Wade
has had SO many women martyr them
selves over him and live unhappily
ever afterward. as everybody says
Henrietta Mason Is doing. Hes very
inspiring man, and he fairly bristles
with destinations. Some men are what
you call taking, and they take you II
they want you. while others are draw
ing, and after you are drawn to them
they will consider the question Of
taking you. The Judge is like that
In the meantime 1t tingies me up to
very great degree to have man
use his eyes on me, as 1t Is the privi-
lege Of only womankind to do. and ]
feel that 1t will be good for his Judge
ship for me to let him draw" me at
least little way. I may fget hurt,
but shall at least have an interesting
time Of 1t. started right then and
Cot results. for he stopped under tie
ed lilac bush that leans over my side
gate and kissed my hand. Old lilac
shook a laugh Of perfume all over US.
and l believe slgnaled the event at the
top Of his bough to the white clump
on the other side of the garden. I'm
glad Aunt Adellne isn't in the flower
fraternity or sorority. Suppose she
had seen or heard!
And 1t didn't take me many minutes
to slip into old summer before last
also for the last time inside Of those
buttons-and run through the garden,
my heart singing BILLY, Billy" in a
perfect rapture Of tune. Iran past the
office door and found him In his cot al
most asleep, and we had bear re-
union In the rocker by the window that
made US both breathless.
"What did you bring me. Mollyf" he
finally kissed under my right ear.
"a real baseball and bat, lover, and
an engine with FIVE cars, rake and a
spade and hoe. two blowguns that
pop new way and something that
squirts water and some other things.
VIII that be enough?" I Rugged him
up anxiously, for sometimes he Is hard
to please and might not have got the
very thing he wanted.
"Thank you, Molly; all them things
is what l want, but you oughter brung
more'n that for three days not being
here with me-" Did any woman ever
have a more lovely lover than that?
don't know how long I should have
rocked him In the twilight If DR.. Johns
voice hadn't come across the hall in
command.
"Put him down now, Mrs. Molly, and
come and say other how do you does
he called softly.
1t was funny glad to see him I fell
as came into the Office where he wai
standing over by the window looking
out at my garden in Its twilight glow
think it is wrong for woman to lei
her Imagination kiss man on the bach
of his neck even II she has known fol
some time that there is little drake
tail lock of hair there just like his
own sons. I gave him my hand and {
good deal more Of smile and blush
than intended.
He very far from kissed the hand
he held 1t just long enough to turn mi
around into the light and give me ont
long looking over from head to foot.
"Just where does that corset pres
you worstr' he asked In the tone O
voice he uses to say. Poke out you
tongue" So much Of my Tennessee,
shooting blood rose to my face that
is a wonder 1t didn't drip, but / wa
cold enough to have hit at forty pace
II l had had a shooting iron in m.
hand. AS 1t was, the GOODNESS was tn
only missile that had, but used 1t +
some effect.
II am making call on q friend, ID
Moore, and not consultation visit :
my physician" said, looking into hi
face as though l had never seen hir
before.
II beg your pardon, Molly" he el
claimed. And his face was redder tina
mine, and then It went white wit
modification. couldn't stand that.
Don't do that way" l exclaimed
And before knew 1t had taken hol
Of his hand and had II in both Of MINI
II know I look as II / was shrunk o
laced. but Pm not, l was going to to
you all about 1t and show 1t to yo'
I'm really inches bigger in the rigf
place and just-just controlled tn
woman called 1t, in the wrong plac'
Please feel me and see." And I o.
fered myself to him for examinatio
in the most regardless way. He's M
at all like other people. W
The blood came back into his fac
and he laughed as he gave me littl
shake that pushed me away from hin
Don't you ever scare me like tht
again, child, or 1t might be serious" b
said In the Billy and me tone Of voiC
that like some. only
II never WILL" I said in hurry.
want you to ask me anything In II
world you want to and I'll always 4
It."
"Well, let me take you home throug
the garden then. and. YES. i believe L