The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
CURLING OF CHARLIE.
BY LAURA HOOVER.

Miss stelter finished arranging the
last of the display cards of buttons,
and then gave final pat to the large
wads of hair plastered over each OF
her ears as she warily located the dis
tant form of the foorwalker.
''Mame!" she called across the isle.
ssSeen them airships p
'Sure!" responded the girl at the
handkerchiefs art he said last
night he'd take me up in one, only he
was afraid I'd yell. He knows a
man who is cousin to man who
cleans an airship garage-an-"
Charlie took me down Michigan
avenue yestidday," interrupted Miss
Stelter, ruthlessly. Charlie always
wantsme to be in on everything. say,it
was great! nearly broke my neck
Those r ten cents a card. No,
we amt got none bigger for ten cents
wouldn't some people frost you,
always wanting more'n their moneys
worth! Well, we looked at them
things floating around in the sky till
I was dizzy. Then grabbed Charlie
by tho arm. Don't you never / said
to him, don't you never go up in one
of them machines as long as you know
me, Charlie Johnson! You've got to
promise'!"
.Whatss he say?" inquired the girl
at the handkerchief counter.
II ought-a-known better pursued
Miss Stelte1. 81 ought-a remembered
Charles high-strung nature, and how
It always makes him stubborn to cross
him. But I was that foolish! It
made my head ache to think OF his
being a thousand miles up in the air
and me down below wondering il
two baskets'd be enough to gather up
tho pieces in. Anyhow, I'm nervous.
Dress goods, three aisles to the left.
No, madam, we don't carry that style
button. [ tell you that we don t, so
what's the use of looking for it here?
I'D like to give these people q
piece Of my mind who think because
this is the basement they can impose
on US! So I said, Charlie Johnson,
you can just promise me this min
ute. You know how stern Charlie
can look when he wants to- suppose
it comes from ordering people to step
forward in the caT-and he just turn
ed his full expression on me. And then
he said he wouldn't
sMy." said the girl at the handker
chiefs. as he that stubborn?
"Uhhuh,', said Miss Stelter, proudly.
THAT man is a regular stone wall.
He said man that was man court
ed danger instead of running from
it, and it was duty he owed
six cents q dozen. These are
eight
He looked grand, too, as he said
is. Five aisles down. wish peo-
pie would go long about their BUSH
ness and stop interrupting! He said
he wouldn't humor me in such fool
ishness.
But aren't you afraidr I asst him.
He just laughed at me in 8 scornful
sort Of way. Afraid he said. Me
afraid Well, I guess not! Going up
In airships is the best thing | do!
Why, I'm perfectly at home in the air!
OF course he says, I've never been
up In one of these here machines, but
being on top Of the Masonic temple
shows a fellow what lie can stand
| These people who talk about danger,
huh!' felt proud OF Charlie when he
talked Hike that"
"Of course you did, agreed the girl
at the handkerehiefs. Il know when
Art says"
But wasn't going to give in, went
on Miss Stelter. It's a bad habit to
get into. But it's dangerous told
him.
Charlie just hooted. tDangerous!'
he said. About as much danger as
you could put in your eye! The ma
chimes are perfectly harmless, and you
can manage 'em with single twist Of
the wrist, because I've read about
'em. expect I'll buy one when
they come down cheaper Why, there
won't be any accident when every
body travels by airship. They're
great
We were standing looking up with
Gus necks most broke an me hanging
on to Charles arm, coaxing him. I
was bound to get my way, though I
was proud to hear him talk
Right in the middle of sentence
Charlie give a yell that you could have
heard a mile Off, and waved his arms
like thrashing machine. RUM he
shrieked, run for your life! The
thing'1l get us ALL and he streaked IT..
you see, somebody in an upper
story Of a hotel had dropped an open
newspaper from fhe window, and
Charles eye had caught a glimpse of
the thing floating down on top of our
heads-it was getting kind of dusk
and I guess he thought an airship
had got loose and dropp d.
"S"y, you ought to have heard the
people, laugh! I was awful ashamed,
but the newspaper dropr- right on
my hat and covered me up.
Charlie came around last night, and
/ told him what thought of him, put