The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-07-04

whom he seats her I'm their pew at
church and oncc ut liitl" Mamie Johh
son when she gave him a flower
through their fence rs be passed 10y
ono day last week, but | never Thought
I should have one all to myself Bui
there Il was. a most beautiful one
long and slow and distinctly mine at
least didn't think much OF 1t was Tor
Billy. sat up and blushed as red all
over M DO when | first hit that tub
Of cold water
II hope you1l forgive an intruder,
Mrs. carter, but how could "A mortal
resist n peep into the garden Of ia"
gods II he spiCd the queen and h'i
faun at play he said Ia u voice ~
wonderful us the smile BY that time
| had rrcrrl in my RULES around my
feet and pushed in all my lnirpins
Billy stood spread legged rs near IN
front uf me ~ hc could gct and SAID
IN the rudcst possible tone Of voice
Get away from my Molly, mani,
never was 50 mortified IN all my
life. aud | scrambled to my feet aud
came DNtI ~ tue ltii'e ~ k'N wv
him and Billy
ITS a lovely day, isn't It, Judge
wade" asked with the greatest In.
%tercst. which | didn't really feel In tn"
weather, but what could ! think OF 10
say 4 woman Is apt to keep the I'm
age of "A good many Of the grand men
she sees passing around her In queer
inches In her brain, and wncn u steps
out md speaks to her for the first tim"
IL Is confusing. OF course have
known the Judge aud his mother all
my life, for she Is one Of Aunt Ado
lines best friends. but | had a feeling
from the look In his eyes that that
very minute was the first time he had
ever seen me It was lovely, and /
blushcd some more ms | put my hand
up to my check so ! wouldn't have e.
look right ut him.
"About the loyclirst day that rvcr
happened IN Hillsboro,' hc said, and
ther" was still morc Of the delicious
smile. though / hadn't noticed il 80
especially uutIl'
int I never know what he had in.
tended 10 say. for Billy suddenly swell
ed up like u little turkey cock and vnt
out with his switch at the judge
"Giit. man. git. aud let my Molly
alone h" said IN a perfect thunder.
one Of voice, but I almost laughed,
for II had such Il sound I'm 1t like Or
Johns at his most positive tunes with
BiIly and mo.
"No, no. Billy, the judge T. just look
ing over the fence az oar flowers Don't
you want lo give him % roset' ! hur
ried 9" say rs the smile HE'D ont ~
Judge Wudc's fac" nnd he looked AT
RilIy iutcutly
How lik" John Moore the ]youugstcr
IT," he said. nud his voice was SO cold
to BILLY that It hurt me. aud [ was
afraid Billy would notice H. Goodness
IN peoples voices always makes me
feel Just lik" Ice cream tastes Rut
nilly's answer was still more rude.
You hcttcr go, man, bcfor" | bring
my father To sic our dog on you," he
exploded, and before | could stop him
his thin little legs went truudling down
NV E'''i'' lHN'Nl ~ Nll ~
Then the nudge and | both laughed.
We conduit help IT, When two people
laugh straight into each others eyes
something feels dangerous ana YOU get
closer together. The Judge leaned
farther over the fence. and went n
little nearer before | knew Il.
You don't need TO keep a personal
dog, do YOU, Mrs. Carter" he asked
with n twinkle that might have been
n spark In his eyes. and lust at that
moment another awful thing happened
Aunt AdeliuC came out on the front
porch ana said I'm the most frozen tom
of voice:
Mary, | wish TO speak "a you in the
house. ana then walked back through
the front door without ever looking In
Judge WHdc's direction, though he had
waved his hat with one Of his mothers
W smiles when he had seen her hc
fore ! did. one Of my most impossible
habits Is when there II nothing else To-
do | laugh. / did II then ana II saved
IN" day. for We both laughed into zach
others eyes a second time. aud before
We realized II we were within whisper
Ing distance.
mo, | don't don't-nccd any dog"
| said softly, hardly CHANGING out from
under my lashes because | was afraid
to risk looking straight al him again
so soou could fairly feel AUNT AIDE
lines eyes boring into my hack
1T would take the HYDRA headed
monster Of may ! bring my mother IN
call On YOU ana thc-Mrs Henderson,"
b" asked and poured the wonder smile
all over me Again | almost caught
my breath.
II do wish you would, Aunt Adclinc
is so fond Of Mrs. Wade / said In a
positive tiutter that | hope he didn't
see, but ! am afraid he did, for he
hcSitatcd M II he wanted e. say some.
thing 90 calm me, then bowed merci
fully ana went on down the street.
He didn't put on the hat he had held
In his hand all the while he stood hy
the fence until he had looked back and
bowed again Then | felt still more
huttcrod ms went into the house, but
| received the third cold plunge ~ the