The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-07-17

caSeg 1t was beyond me at tnat speak
ing. and the Molly that is ready for
life quick didn't want to- shut my
eyes. counted three to myself as | do
when | go over into the cold tub. and
told him all about It, We both got a
satisfactory reaction, and | never en-
joyed myself so much as that before.
| understand now why Judge Wade
has had so many women martyr them
selves over him and live unhappily
ever afterward. as everybody says
Henrietta Mason Is doing He's q very
inspiring man. and he fairly bristles
with fascinatlons. Some men are what
you call taking and they take you If
they want you, while others are draw
ing. and after you are drawn to them
they will consider the question of
taking you. The judge is like that.
In the meantime it tingles me up to
a very great degree to have man
use his eyes on ME. as it is the privi-
lege of only womankind to do, and
feel that ii will he good for his Judge
ship for me to let him draw" me at
least a little way. may get hur',
but shall at least have an interesting
time Of it. started right then and
got results. for he stopped under the
old lilac bush that leans over my side
gate and kissed my hand. Old lilac
shook a laugh Of perfume all over us.
and l believe signaled the event at the
top of his bough to the white clump
on the other side of the garden. I'm
glad Aunt Adeline isn't in the flower
fraternity or sorority. Suppose she
had seen or heard!
And it didn't take me many minutes
to slip into old summer before last
also for the last time inside of those
buttons-and run through the garden.
my heart singing BILLY, Billy" in a
perfect rapture of tune. l ran past the
office door and found him in his cot al
most asleep, and we had bear re-
union in the rocker by the window that
made us both breathless.
what did you bring me, Molly?" he
finally kissed under my right ear
"a real baseball and bat. lover, and
an engine with five cars, a rake and
spade and a hoe, two blowguns that
pop a new way and something that
squirts water and some other things.
Will that be enough?" | hugged him
up anxiously, for sometimes he is hard
to please and might not have got the
very thing he wanted.
THANK you, Molly; all them things
is what l want. but you oughter brung
more'n that for three days not being
here with me-" Did any woman ever
have a more lovely lover than that? |
don't know how long l should have
rocked him in the twilight if DR.. Johns
voice hadn't come across the hall in
command.
Put him down now, Mrs. Molly. and
come and say other how do you does"
he called softly.
1t was a funny glad to see him felt
as / came into the Office where he was
standing over by the window looking
out at my garden in its twilight glow.
/ think it is wrong for a woman to let
her Imagination kiss a man on the back
of his neck even If she has known for
some time that there is little drake
tail lock of hair there just like his
own sons. l gave him my hand and
good deal more of smile and blush
than | intended.
He very far from kissed the hand;
he held it just long enough to turn me
around into the light and give me one
long looking over from head to foot
Just where does that corset press
you worst?" he asked in the tone Of
voice he uses to say, Poke out your
tongue" So much of my Tennessee
shooting blood rose to my face that 1t
is a wonder it didn't drip, but I was
cold enough to have hit at forty PAGES
If l had had a shooting iron in my
hand. AS it was, the coldness was the
only missile that had, but used it to
some effect.
81 am making a call on a friend, DR..
Moore, and not a consultation visit to
my physician" | said, looking into his
face as though | had never seen him
before.
II beg your pardon, Molly" he ex-
claimed And his face was redder than
mine, and then it went white with
modification. | couldn't stand that.
Don't do that way" l exclaimed.
And before / knew it had taken hold
of his hand and had it in both of mine.
II know l look as If l was shrunk or
laced. but Pm not. l was going to tell
you all about it and show it to you.
I'm really inches bigger in the right
place and just-just controlled the
woman called it. in the wrong place.
Please feel me and see" And l Of
fered myself to him for examination
in the most regardless way. He's not
at all like other people.
The blood came back into his face,
and he laughed as he gave me little
shake that pushed me away from him.
Don't you ever scare me like that
again, child, or it might be serious" he
said in the Billy and me tone Of voice
that like some, only
81 never will" said in hurry. II
want you to ask me anything in the
world you want to and I'll always do
it."
"Well, let me take you home through