Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-18
re TO hIdme for IetLInr me do Il.

are to blame for letting me do Il.
going to be your punishment for life
for not having been stern and stopped
me. You had better stop me somehow
anyway, for if I'go on loving you as
l have been for the last few minutes
it will make you uncomfortable"
Peaches" he said after he had hush
ed me with another broken dose of
love as large rs he thought | could
stand-I could have stood more!-"I
am never going to tell you how long
] have loved you, but that day you
came to me all in autter with Al
Benefits letter in your hand it is 60
ing to take you lifetime to settle for.
You were mine-and Bil's! How could
you-but women don't understand
l felt him shudder in my arms as |
held him close. ! was repaid for all
those tiresome exercises had taken
by the strength to crush him against
my breast almost as hard as he crush
ed me. Our combined strength was
terrific, dangerous to life and ribs, but
heavenly!
Don't women know, John" ] man
aged to ask softly in memory Of like
question he had put to me across that
bread and jam with the rose a-listening
from the dark.
What brought me TO consciousness
was his fumbling with the buttons al
the waist Of that blue muslin relict OF
a sentiment. / had fastened but one
and the lace had got caught on his
sleeve buttons.
"Please don't button me into his pos
session. | laughed under his chin
"Tm still scared to death of him, and
you haven't hid me YETI
molly" he asked, this time with O
heaven laugh, "where could you be
more effectualiy hid from Al Bennett
than in my arms"
l spent ten minutes telling Billy
what hippopotamus really looks like
as put him to bed, but later, much as
| should have liked to, | couldn't con
sumo that horrible dinner that I hat
helped prepare at the Johnsons in the
shelter Of Johns arms, and had t
face Alfred. Ruth Chester was there
and she faced him too
A man that can't be happy with {
woman who is willing to fulfill hi
destiny" doesn't deserve to be.
Then we came over here, and JOIN
had the most beautiful time persuadin;
Aunt Adeline how n good man like Mr.
Carter would want his young widow Il
be taken care Of by being married to {
safe friend of his instead of beinj
Eighty and having folks wondering
whom she would marry.
"You know yourself how hard tim,
beautiful young widow has. Mrs
Henderson," he said in the tone o
voice that always makes his patients
glad to take his worst doses. He go
his blessing and me-wlth Il warning.
A lovely night wind is blowing acros
my garden and bringing me cOngratu
lations from all my flower family
Flowers are part of love and tn
woOing Of it, and they understand
nm waiting for the light TO go out be
hind the tall trees over which tn
moon is stealthily sinking. He prom
Used me to put 1t out right away, an,
I'm watching the glow that marks tn
place where my own two men crea
lures are going to rest, with my hear
in full song.
He needs rest, he is so very tire,
and worn. He confessed 1t as stoo
on the step above him tonight afte
he had taken his own good night fror
me out on the porch. When he eS
plained to me how his agony over m
for all these months had kept hir
walking the floor night after night. no
knowing that I was waiting for tn
light to so out gave myself sweet
ness that l am going to say a prayC
for the last thing before | sleep.
took his head in my arms and presse
his cheek down against Billy's slice
place on my breast over my heart an
put my lips TO that drake tail kiss spC
} that has tempted me for | won't sa
how long. Then He'd, and so did he.
had about decided TO burn thi
book, because / shan't need 1t an