The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-04-24

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for when became conscious found
myself in company vith . loaf OF
bread. plate Of butter and a hugo
jar Of lam.
/ sat down by the long table by the
window and slowly prepared to enjoy
myself. cut on four slices and but
tered them to an equal thickness and
then more slowly put . long silver
spoon into the jam even paused to
admire In Judy's mirror over the table
the effect OF the cascade Of lace that
fell across my arm and lost itself In
the blue simmer Of old Rene's mas
terpiece OF neglisee. then deep down
I buried the spoon In the purple
sweetness. had just lifted 1t high In
the air when out OF the lilac-scented
dark Of the garden came a laugh.
Why. Molly. Molly. Molly." draw
led that miserable man-doctor as he
came and leaned on the sill right
close to my elbow. The spoon crash
ed on the table and l turned and
crashed into words.
you are cruel. cruel. John Moore.
and I hate you worse than l ever did
before. II that Is possible. I'm hungry.
hungry to death. and now you've spoil
ed It all! Go away before wet this
nice crisp bread and jam with tears
into q mush I'll have TO eat with \
spoon. You don't know what II Ia to
want something swee. &c bad you are
willing to steal i,-from yourself," 1
fairly blazed my eyes down into ais
and moved as far away from him as
the table would let me.
Don't I. Molly?" he asked softly.
after looking straight In my eyes for a
long minute that made me drop my
head until the blue bow had tied on
the end OF my long plait almost got
into the scattered jam. Even at such
a moment as that felt how glad old
Rene would have been to have given
such q nice man as the doctor . treat
like that blue silk chief-d-oeurve OF
hers. I was glad myself.
Don't /. Peaches.- he asked again
In a still softer voice. Again I had
that sensation OF being against some
thing warm and great and good like
your own mothers breast and I don't
know how I controlled II enough not
Toto
well. have some jam then" I man
aged to say with q little laugh ~ l
turned away and picked up the silver
spoon.
Thank you. I will. all OF II and
the bread and butter. too" he ana
wered. in that detestable friendly tone
OF voice as he drew himself up and
sat In the window. Hustle. Peaches.
II you are going to feed me. for rm
ravenous. II took Sam Benson's wife
the longest time TO have the shortest
baby ever experienced and haven't
had any supper. You have: so I don't
mink taking 1t all away from you"
Supper" I shifted as spread the
jam on those lovely. lovely slices of
bread and thick butter that had
fixed for my own self. That apple
toast combination tires me so now that
l forget II II can" As I handed him
the first slice OF drippy lusciousness
turned my head away. He thought
1t was from the expression OF that jam.
but II was from hts eyes.
"Siice up the whole loaf. Peaches.
and let's get on jam bag' Come
with me Just this once and forget-for-
get" He didn't finish his sentence
and I'm glad. We neither of us said
anything more as I fed him that whole
loaf. found that the bite took on
OF each piece had ready for him
when he finished with the one he had
in hand satisfied me as nothing I had
ever eaten in all my life before had
done. while at the same time any nib