Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-12

hall table where l couldn't fail to
see it.
| l took possession of it and carried
| it to a bench in the garden that
backs UP against the purple sprayed
lilacs and 1t flanlted by two rows of
tall purple and white iris that stand
in line ready for Virginia reel with
a delicate row of the poets narcissus
across the broad path. l love my
flowers | love them swaying on
their stems in the wind, and l
like TO snatch them and crush
the life out of them against my
breast and face. / have been TO bed
every night this spring with
| bunch of cool violets against my
cheek. and | feel that l am going TO
nirt with my tall row of hollyhoeks
as soon as they are old enough TO
hold up their heads and take notice.
They always remind me of very
stately gentlemen, and | have Won
dered if the fluffy little butter and
eggs weren't shaking their rutfes at
| them.
A real love-letter ought to be like
cream puff with drop of dynamite
in it. Alfred's was that kind. | felt
warm and happy down to my toes as
| read it and | turned around so old
Lilac Bush couldn't peep over my
shoulder at what he said.
He wrote from Rome this time,
where he had been sent on some sort
of diplomatic mission to the vatican
and his letter about the ancient city
on her seven hills was a prose-poem
in itself. ] was so interested that
read on and on and forgot 1T was al
most toast-apple time.
!, OF course anybody that is any
body would be interested in Father
Tiber and the old Colosseum, but
what made me forget the once slice
of dry toast and the apple was the
way he seemed to be connecting me
ND with all those wonderful old an
tiquities that had never even seen
me. Because of me he had felt and
written that poem descriptive OF OLD
Tiber, and the moonlight had lit up
the Colosseum just because | was
, over here lighting up Hillsboro,
Tenn. with Mr.. Carter dead. or
course that is not the way he put 1t
all, but there is no place TO really
COPY what he did say down into this
imp book, and. anyway, that is the
sentiment he expressed, boiled down
and sugared off.
That's just what ] mean-loye
boiled down and sugared off is
mighty apt to get an explosive
flavor, and one had better be care
full with that kind if one is timid;
which I'm not. As | said, also
am ready for a little taste of life, so
read on without fear And, to be
, fair Alfred had well boiled his own
/ last paragraph. 1t snapped: and /
jumped and gasped both. | almost
thought ] didn't quite like ii and
was going to read it over again to
see. when there came a procession
from over To Doctor Johns and !
: laid the bombshell down on the bench.
First came the red setter that Is
, always first with DR.. John and then
he came himself, leading Billy by the
hand 1t was Billy but the most
, subdued Billy / ever saw, and l held
!. out my arms and started for him.
wait a minute please, Molly
said the doctor in the voice he always
uses when he's furnishing Billy and
me. BILLY cam to apologize to you
for being rude to your-your guest.
He told me all about it and | think
he's sorry. Tell Mrs. Carter you are
sorry, SON." When that man speaks
to me as if | were just any old body
else / hate him so it is a wonder ]
don't show il more than | do. But
there was nothing to say and |
looked at Billy and Billy looked at
me.
Then suddenly he stretched out his
little arms to me and the dimples
winked at me from all over his
darling face.
"Molly, Molly he said with a per
feet rapture of chuckles in his voice,
now you look just as pretty as you
do when you go to bed; all Witty all
over. You can kiss my kiss-spot a
, hundred times while | bear-hug you
. for that nice not black dress and
; before any stern person could have
stopped us / was on my knees on the
grass kissing my fill from the kiss
, spot" on the back of his neck, while
he Rugged all the starch out of the
, summer before-last.
And Doctor John sat down ton the
bench quick and laughed out loud
one of the very few times ever
heard him do II. lie was looking
down at US, but ] didn't laugh up
into his eyes. was afraid. ! felt
it was safer to 30 on kissing the
klss-spot for the present, anyway.
bill" he said. with his voice dane
ing. that's the most effective apology
,, ever heard You were sorry to
some point
Then suddenly Billy stlffened right
in my arms and looked me straight
in the face and said in the Doctors
: own brisk tones, even with his cupid
mouth set in the same straight line;
az say I'm sorry Molly, but damn
that man, and I'll git him YETI
; What could we say? What could
! we do? We didn't try. I busted
myself in tying the string on Billy's
blouse that had come united in the
! bear-hug and the doctor suddenly
. discovered the letter on the bench.
l saw him see it without looking in
his direction at ALL
"And how many pounds are we
nearer the string bean state of exist
! ence. Mrs. Molly?" he asked me be-
! fore / had finished tying the blouse,
in the incest voice in the world, fair
ly cracking with friendship and
' good humor and hateful things like
! that. Why | should have wanted him
] to huff over that letter is more than
| can say; but I did, and ne didn't
, cover twenty, and most Of the time
] ] am so hungry ! could eat Aunt
, Adeline. I dream about Billy, fried
Q with cream gravy" I answered, as
2 kissed again the back of the head
that was beginning to nod down