Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-21

to keep a secret, but deeldeu To Try
Mrs. johnson II really am not en-
gagged exactly to Alfred Bennett,
though l suppose he thinks so by now
lif he has got the answer to that tele-
gram. But-but something has made
me-made me think about Judge
tWade-that is he-what do you think
of him. Mrs. Johnson / concluded
in the most pitifully perplexed tone
of voice.
"All alike, Molly; all as much alike
as peas in a pod; all except John
Moore, who's the only exception in
all the male tribe | ever metz his
marrying once was just accidental
and must be forgiven him She fell in
love with him while he was treating
her for typhoid, when his back
was turned as it were, and it was
Gods own kindness in him that made
him marry her when he found out
how it was with the poor thing.
There's not woman in this town
who could marry, that wouldn't
marry him at the drop of his hat
but, thank goodness, that hat will
never drop and I'll have one sensible
man to comfort and doctor me down
into my old age. Now. just look at
that! Mr.. Johnson's come home here
in the middle of the morning and I'll
have to get that old paper hunted
Eout of his desk for him last night.
/ wonder how he came to forget 1t!
It's funny how Mrs. Johnson always
knows what Mr.. Johnson wants be-
fore he knows himself and gets it
before he asks for it!
AS she went out the gate the post
man came in and at the sight of an
other letter my heart again skunk OH
into my slippers, and my brain
seemed about to back up into a cor
ner and refuse to work. In Hash
it. came to me that men oughtnt TO
write letters to women very much
lsthey really don't pillow deep enough,
they Just irritate the top soil. | took
this missive from Alfred, counted all
the fifteen pages, put 1t out OF slght
under q book, looked out the WINDOW
and saw the ginger barber coming
dejectedly around to the side gate
from the kitchen--I knew the scene
he had had with Judy, about the Dot
tie encounters of the night before
saw Mr.. johnson shooed Off down
the street by Mrs. Johnson; saw the
DOCTORS car go chucking hurrledly
in the garage and then my spirit
turned itself to the wall and refused
to be comforted. tried my best, but
failed to respond to my own rqnon-
strances with MYSELF, and tears were
slowly gathering in a cloud OF gloom
when a blue bingham, rompers-clad
sunbeam burst into the room.
"Git your nightgown and your
toothbresh quick, Molly, if you want
to pack 'em in my trunk! ne eX-
claimed with his eyes dancing and
curl standing straight up on the tor
of his head, as it has habit OF doliis
when he is most excited. You can
take nothing but them cause I'm
going to put in rope to tie the whale
with when | ketch him, and it'll take
I'M all the rest of the room. Git en-
quickl'
Eyes. lover. I'll get them for you
but tell Molly where it, Is you are
going TO sail off with her in thai
trunk of yours?' | asked, dropping
into the game as / have always done
with him. no matter what game OF
my own pressed when he called.
"On the ocean where the boats &c
cross and run right over a whale
Don't you remember you showed me
them pictures of spout whale In
book. Molly? Doc says they comes
right up by the ship and you can heal
EN- shoot water and maybe ice
~. IL. Mt fxA x nf
most, Molly, iceberg or a WhaleF
His eager eyes demanded instant de-
cision on my part of the nature oil
capture / preferred. My mind quick
Nv reverted to those two ponderous
and intense epistles L had got within
| the hour and lay back in my chail
| and laughed until ] felt almost merry
"The iceberg, Billy, every time
| said at last. 81 just can't manage
whales, especially if they are ardent
| which word means hot. | like ice
bergs, or l think | should If / coule
catch one"
81 don't believe you could, Molly
| but maybe Doc will let you put &
rope and a long hook in his trunl
to try with if your clothes &c
into mine His is heap the big
gest anyway and Nurse Tilly said he
oughter put my things in his. but
cried and then he went upstairs and
got out that little one for me. Come
see 'em!"
what do you mean, Billy?"
asked, while sudden fear shot al
over me like lightning. You're just
| playing go-away, aren't you?'
mo, l amt playing, Molly" he ex.
claimed excitedly me and you and
! Doe is a-going across the ocean for 6
long, long time away from here. Do
asst me about it this morning and
told him all right and you could come
with us, If you was good. He saiC
couldn't l go without you If yeu was
busy and couldn't come, and / told
him you would put things down anC
j come, if / said so. Won't you, Molly
1t won't be no fun without you, anC
you'll cry all by yourself with m,
gone" His little face was all draw
up with anxiety and sympathy at my
lonely estate with him out of it and 6