The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-15
Continued From.Last Week

too" he walled against my breast
1--WE was full OF things folks giyed is
to eat and couldn't eat more. Size
said If we did that with onr fingers 1t
would an come up and we would have
room for some more then. She did It
and I'm going to die dead dead"
"No, no, lover; you'll be all right in
a second. Stay quiet here in your
Molly's lap and You viii be well IN
just a few minutes" l said with a
smile I hid in his yellow mop as I
kissed the drake tail kiss spot
where's Manner" thought to ask
with the greatest apprehension.
In the garden eating cup-calse Judy
baked hot for both OF Us. She didn',
frow up Is much as | did--or maybe
more" he answered. smuggling close
and much comforted.
Don't ever. ever do that again,
Billy" / said. giving him both hug
ana shake ITS piggy to eat more
than you can hold and then still want
more. What will your father say?'
doc amt no good and l don't care
what he says" answered Billy with
spirit. He don't play no more and
he don't laugh no more and he don't
eat no more hardly. too. amt a
going to live In that house with him
more'n two days longer. l want to
come over and sleep in your bed with
blue ribbons on the posts and have
you to play with me. Molly"
Don't say that. lover. ever again"
I said as | bent over him. "Your
father is the best man In the world.
and you must never. never leave him"
81 bet will when get big enough
to kill bear" answered Billy decid-
ediy. Say. do you reckon Mamie
saved even a little piece OF that cake ?
1 'spect / had better go see." and he
slipped out OF my arms and was gone
before | could hold him.
1t is a lonely house across the gar
den with the big and the tiny man In
It all by themselves, And tears. from
another corner OF my heart entirely.
rose TO my eyes at the thought. bnt
they. too. never fell. for heard Mrs.
Johnson calling and had to run
down quick and see what new deli
cacy had arrived for my party.
Uncle Thomas Pollard had sent me
i quart bottle OF his private stock
with the message to put the mint 10
soak Just one hour and twenty min
utes before the men came | made
room for 1t beside the case Of cham
pagne on the cellar shelf and won
dered how they would stand 1t all
We don't have champagne often m
Hillsboro. and when we do nobody
seems to want to cut down on the
juleps. onsequently-weil, nothing
ever really happens. However, n
must have been the champagne thai
made Tom act as he did He was
never like that before.
Somehow didn't enjoy dressing to.
night for my dinner as | did for the
dance and when was through
stood before the mirror and looked al
myself a long time. I was very tall
and slim and well. l suppose
might say regal in that amethyst
crepe with the soft rose-point, but
looked to myself about the eyes as
had been doing for years when PM
on my Sunday clothes to go to church
with Mr.. Carter. He was always In q
hurry and | didn't care about look.
ing at myself In the mirror anyway
nobody else ever looked ut me and
what was the difference? And tonight
that Rene triumph made me feel nc
different from one OF Miss Hettie
Primms conceptions that / had been
wearing for ages with Indifference
and total lack OF style. I shrugged