The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-07-11
THE MELTING or MOLLY
Continued from last week.
LEAF THIRD.
eHly's Apology.

over. You can kiss my kiss spot u
hundred times while | bear hug you
for that nice not black dress" Aud
before any stern person could have
stopped US ! was on my knees on the
grass kissing my al from the kiss
spot on the back NJ his neck. while hp
hugged all the starch out OF the sum
mer before last
And Dr John sat down on the bench
quick and laughed out loud one Of the
very few times | ever heard him do II
lie was looking down At vs.. u did
not laugh up into Ills eyes was
afraid felt Il Was safer 10 go on
kissing the kiss spot for the present.
uny way.
"Bill.' he said. with his voice dane
ing. that's the most effective apology
point"
Then suddenly Billy stiftencd riEht
In my arms and looked me straight 10
the face and said In the doctors own
brisk tones. even with his cupid mouth
set ln the same straight line
II say I'm sorry. Molly but d---n
that man. aud IN git hin yetr'
What could We say What could
we dor We didn't try | busted my
self Ia tying the string on Rtlly's blouse
that had come united In the bear hug
aud the doctor suddenly discovered the
letter on the bench | saw him see II
without looking In his direction AZ all
And how many pounds are we near
or the string bean state Of existence.
Mrs. Molly 2" he asked me before had
finished tying the blouse. In the incest
voice In the world. fairly cracking
with friendship and good humor aud
hateful things like that Why ! should
have wanted him 20 huff over that let
ter IL more than I can say But ! did,
and he didn't
over twenty. and most OF the time
am 80 hungry l could eat Aunt AIDE
line. | dream about Billy, fried with
cream gravy" answered as | kissed
again the back Of the head that was
beginning TO nod down against my
breast Long shadows lay across the
garden. and the white headed old snow
bail was signaling out OF the dusk ~
a Dorothy Perkins down the walk in a
scsndalous way AZ bcst spring is just
the worlds matchmaking old chaperon
and ought to he watched. | still snt
on the grass. and | began TO cuddle
Billy's bare knees in the skirt Of my
dress so the chigres couldn't get Al
them.
But, Mrs. Molly, iSn't 1t worth II
ALI" asked the doctor as he bent over
toward us and looked down with some
thing wonderful and kind In his eyes
that seemed to rest on Us like IL bene
diction. You have been Just as pluckt
rs Il girl car be, and In only a little over
two months you have grown AS light
footed and hearty as q boy | think
nothing could be ~lovelier than you are
night now. but you can get on those
know. don't you. that | ave known
hOw hard some OF IL was. and ] haven't
been able 10 eat as much as ! usually
do thinking how hungry you are? But
isn't Il all worth ~ think II Is. Al.
fred Bennet is a very great man. and
It is right that he should have a very
lovely wife 10 20 out into the world
with him. And as lovely as you are
/ think II Is wonderful NJ YOU TO make
all this sacrifice to be still i~ovelier for
him | am glad can help you. and
II has taught the something to see how
how faithful 4 woman can be across
years and then IN this smaller thing
Now give me Billy and you get your
apple aud toast Don't forget to take
your letter in u OF the dew SAT
perfectly still and held billy tighter in
my arms az | looked up NJ his father,
and then after had thought as long
IA | could stand II | spoke right out
AT him rs mad as hops. aud I don't
u this minute now why
Nobody 10 the world ever doubted
thht a woman could be faithful n she
had anything 10 be faithful TO- ! said
as let him take Billy ont " my arms
at asst "Faithfulness Ia what a wo
man flowers. only II takes ~ man 10
pick his pOsy" With which I march.
ed into the house and left him stand.
ing with Billy In his arms, I hope
dumfounded didn't look back TO SEQ
always leave that mans presence 40
mad | can never look back al him
And wouldn't II make n woman rage
o. have a man pick out another man
FOR her 10 bs faithful 10 when she
G+dn't made any decision about II her
own SELF
wonder Just how old Judge Wade
ISL I believe ! will make up with Aunt
Adeline enough before I 20 20 bed IN
hnd out why he has never married
Men are very strange people They
are ike those horrible sums in algebra
that you think shout and worry abouI
and cry about and try 10 get help from
other women about. and then. al ~ z
sudden Y works itself out into perfect.
ly good sense Not that thought
much about Mr.. Garter. poor man.
When he wasn't right around I felt Il
best 70 forget him as much as ! could
but II seems hard for other women Il
let you forget either your husband OF
theirs.