The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-04-24

tie me! I'm not sore, why should you
be? Aren't you happy with me?"
withered him with a look. or rath-
er TRIED to wither him. for Tom is
no Mimosa bud.
"The way that girl has started in
to wake up this little old town re-
minds me OF the feeling you get un-
der your belt seven minutes after
you've slipped an absinthe frappe for
the hrst time-you are liable for a
good jag and don't know it," he con-
tinued enthusiastically. Lets don't
let the folks know that they are of
until l get everybody In a full swing
OF buzz over my queen" l had never
seen Tom SO enthusiastic over a girl
before and / didn't like 1t. But I de-
cided not to let him know that, but
to get to work putting out the Chester
blaze in him and starting one on my
own account
That's just what I'm thinking about.
Tom" said with a smile that was as
sweet as 1 could make 1t. "and as she
came with messages to me from one
Of my best old friends think | ought
to do something to make her have a
god time. I was just planning a gor-
geous dinner-party want to have for
her when you came SO suddenly. Do
you think we could arrange 1t for
Tuesday evening?
Lord love us. Molly. don't knock
the town down like that, Let 'em have
more than a week to get used to this
white rag OF a dress you've been wav-
ing in their faces for the last few
days. Go siow,,"
"rve been going so slow for 30
many years that I've turned around
and I'm going fast backward" said
with blush that couldn't help.
Help, Let my klnship protect mel"
exclaimed Tom In alarm. and he pre-
tended to move an inch away from
me-
"Yes," said slowly and as I look
ed out OF the corner OF my eyes from
under the lashes that Tom himself hal
once told me were too long and black
to be tidy" l saw that he was In a
condition to get the full shock. "If
anybody wakes up this town il will
be l." said as 1 flung down the
gauntlet with a high head.
Here, Molly. here are the keys CT
my office. and the spark-piug to the
Hup; you can cut OF lock of my
hair, and II Judy has got cake I'll
eat II out of your hands. Shall II be
California or Nova Scotia? And
prefer MY bride served in light gray
tweed" Tom really is adorable and
I let him snuggle up just one cous-
inly second. then We both laughed and
began to plan what Tom was horrible
enough to call the resurrection razoo
But kept that delicious rose-embroid-
cred treasure all to myself. I wanted
him to meet 1t entirely unprepared.
| was glad we had both got over
our excitement and were sitting de-
corousiy at several inches distance
apart when the judge drew the grays
up to the gate and we both went down
to the sidewalk TO ask him and the
lovely long lady to come I'm. They
couldn't; but we stood and talked Ia
them long enough for Mrs. Johnson
to get a good look at us from across
the street and 1 was afraid would
find Aunt Adeline in a faint when
went into the house.
Miss Chester was delightfully."- gra-
cious about the dinner-I almost call
ed 1t the debut dinner-and the ex-
preston on the judges face when he
accepted, / was glad she was sitting
sidewise to him and couldn't see
Some women like to make other wom-
en- unhappy. but l think It is best for
| You tn keen fhem hllssfuIIY uncon.