Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-07

be fair, Alfred had we'll boiled his own
last paragraph. 1t snapped, and ]
jumped and grasped both. almost
thought didn't quite like it and was
going to read it over again to see
when there came a procession from
over to DR.. Johns, and | laid the
bombshell down on the bench.
First came the red setter, that is al
ways first with DR.. John, and then he
came himself, leading Billy by the
hand. 1t was Billy, but the most sub
dued Billy ever saw, and l held out
my arms and started for him.
wait minute, please. Molly" said
the doctor in the voice he always uses
when he's furnishing Billy and me.
"Billy came to apologize to you for be-
ing rude to yOur-yOur guest lie told
me all about it. and think he's sorry.
Tell Mrs. Carter you are sorry, son."
When that man speaks TO me as If
were just any old body else hate
him so IL is wonder don't show it
more than do. But there was moth
Ing to say. and | looked at Billy, and
Billy looked at me.
Then suddenly he stretched out his
little arms to me. and the dimples wink
ed at me from all over his darling face.
LEAF THIRD.
Billy's Apology.
"fNHeOLLY. Molly" he said with
M a perfect rapture Of chuc-
kESsSsN kles in his voice. NOW you
SzzsJ look just as pretty us you
do When you go to bed-all Witty all
over. You can kiss my kiss spot
hundred times while bear hug you
for that nice not black dress" And
before any stern person could have
stopped us | was on my knees on the
grass kissing my ill from the kiss
spot ON the back of his neck, while he
Rugged all the starch out Of the sum-
mer before last. 49, - >,
And DR.. John sat down on the bench
quick and laughed out loud one of the
very few times ever heard him do 1t.
He was looking down at us, but did
not laugh up into his eyes. l was
afraid. felt it was safer to go on
kissing the kiss spot for the present,
anyway.
"Bill,p he said, with his voice dane
Ing. that's the most effective apology
| ever heard. You were sorry to some
point"
Then suddenly Billy stiffened right
in my arms and looked me straight in
the face and said in the doctors own
brisk tones, even with his cupid mouth
set In the same straight line:
81 say I'm sorry, Molly, but d--n
that man, and I'll git him yetr'
What could we say? What could
we do? We didn't try. | busted my
self In tying the string on Billy's blouse
that had come united in the bear hug,
and the doctor suddenly discovered the
letter on the bench. | saw him see 1t
without looking in his direction at all.
And how many pounds are we near
er the string bean state Of existence,
Mrs. Molly?" he asked me before had
finished tying the blouse. In the incest
voice in the world. fairly cracking
with friendship and good humor and
hateful things like that. Why should
have wanted him to huff over that let
ter is more than can say. But did
and he didn't.
"0ver twenty, and most of the time
| am so hungry could eat Aunt AIDE
line. dream about Billy, fried will
cream gravy" answered as KISSED
again the back of the head that wa:
beginning to nod down against my
breast. Long shadows lay across the
garden and the white headed old snow
ball was signaling out Of the dusk t
n Dorothy Perkins down the walk In ,
scandalous way. At best spring is jus
the worlds matchmaking old chaperol
and ought TO be watched. still 81
on the grass, and began to cuddl,
Billy's bare knees in the skirt of IN!
dress so the chigres couldn't get a
them.
But Mrs. Molly, isn't 1t worth 1
allg" asked the doctor as he bent owe
toward us and looked down with some
thing wonderful and kind in his eye
that seemed to rest on us like bene
dictlon. you have been just us pluck,
us n girl can be, and in only Il little owe
two months you have grown us ligh
footed and hearty as a boy. thin
nothing could be loveller than you ar
right now, but you can get on thos
other few pounds IL you want to. lo
know, don't you, that have know
how hard some Of It was, and haven
been able TO eat us much us | usuall
do thinking how hungry you arel Blu
isn't 1t all worth It? think It Is. A
fred Bennett is very great man, an
It is right that he should have yer
lovely wife to 20 out into the worl
with him. And as lovely us you ar