The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-11
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thing the evening before, for THROWN s
the can-opener overheard. and he
locked so brokenheafted ever this, his
first punishment, that I couldn't get
his expression out of my eyes, so yes
terday I promised him d whole dozen
can-openers to throw overheard at
will and very soon thereafter he got
comfortable and this morning he ap-
pears to be all right.
II the weather continues good we
will get away this evening or in the
morning for Carriers Bayou. 1t is
only an hours run, but two or three
miles Of it is out across Choctaw-
hatchee Bar and across the west end
OF Choctawhatchee Bay. That bay is
forty miles long and fifteen miles wide
and you can have rea, bad weather on
it, especially on that bar with an
easterly wind.
Yesterday afternoon 7 had a little
whirl in hearts. Between squalls a
party was made up at the hotels to
go across the Sound (the Narrows
rather and island and so surf bathing.
and I took the children and part of
the crowd over in my skiff-
The surf was high and only the
grown-ups went in. There was one
young lady and myself. OF the grown
ups, that didn't go IN. She was a
pretty, blue-eyed girl that I guessed
Correctly as it turned QUIT was seven
teen and a country girl. Without much
beating about the bush, she asked me
what complexion I thought she ought
tn prefer. / told her that she ought
to prefer a brunette. She said that
she had thought SO too but-a sigh
she had found out differently
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brunette by any manner of reason
ing, and her manner was exceedingly
confidential.
I plucked up courage and told her It
was not a fixed rule, that of selecting
opposite compilations, ard called her
attention to the fact that the Missus
was not a brunette either.
She asked if I didn't know to whom
she referred, and I assured her hotly
that I didn't.
She insisted that 7 did, that I must,
that T was deceiving her,
I was about to call Dick when it
occurred to me to suggest that she
initial this exceedingly fortunate gent
or the sand.
This she hesitatingIy did, and the
initials were not F. +. B.
was myself again. and offered her
the benefit of my years and expert
e1tce In solving any little problems of
the heart that might be bothering her
Already 1 had pledged myself to alb
solute secrecy, for she said she would
not have the young man know her
feelings toward him for the world.
approved this and told her that was
the way to land a men-keep him
guessing. That, assured her. was
the way the Missus had done me:
wouldn't go this place. or that, and
then when / would say Co" why. she
was all ready.
The next thing my fair friend want
ed to know was how she could find
out what he thought Of her. I told
her that to be dead sure she would
just have to wait until he told her.
could see that she didn't like that, so
asked her if she ever had any peculiar
sensations in her left ear.
She frightened instantly. She did.
She said her left ear burned con-
stantIy when he (rny. what expression
she gave to ''he," him and tshis'n'O,
when he, wasn't present. I told her
that this was a mighty good sign
Anything else Yes. She said that
she felt as If she wanted TO sing. all
the time, I remembered that feeling.
She said she prayed every night for