Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-10-15
A 6 O NJ G O r
T HE CITY
BY TEMPLE BAILEY

Copyright. Tho Frank A. Munsey Company.
Cecilia, coming out of the railroad
station, ran headlong into Billy Van
Dorm.
"Oh. Billy" she said, with her eyes
dancing, They are making straight
for the country-all of them-and they
are going to hunt the wildfiower on
its native heath, and transfix the birds
with their opera glasses, and quote
pastoral poetry; and l am going to
stay n town all summer, with NO one
for company but Aunt Sue and Patty.
cat!"
She stopped, breathless, but so ra-
diant with joy and youth that Billy
found himself smiling with her.
please explain" he demanded.
"Who are headed for green fields, and
why are you going TO stay in town
with your aunt?"
II am staying in town to listen to
the song of the city" Cecilia ex-
plained. "and the five teachers who
do cooperative housekeeping with me
in winter are on their way to wood
nature"
look here" Bill said solicitously.
Don't you think you ought to go too,
Cissy? You've never spent a summer
in town, and it's an awfully warm prop.
osition."
You always spend your summers
here, don't you?"
"Yes, but that is different. Most
men do"
They were out in the city street
now, with all the tumult of traffic
about them.
We'll, l just couldn't go with that
bunch" Cecilia said inelegantly. 81
love nature, you know, Billy--the
waves en- the b." and sunsets u.er
stretch of prairie. and the wind in
the forest, and all that; but l don't
love little poky boarding houses, and
mosquitoes. and running around in
crowds to study birds. So said I'd
stay at home with Fatty-cat and Aunt
Sue"
WELL" Billy commented. I'VE will
have some good times together. Cissy. {"
A little pink flush came into Ce.
cilia's cheeks. 81 am not sure" she
said, that that Elizabeth would care
to have you come here very often
when she is out of town."
"Oh!" Billy's tone was blank. II
don't think she'd care, Cecilia"
II shouldn't care" Cecilia empha.
sized, "if l were engaged to a man
] shouldn't care to have him going to
places with another girl"
But you and are such old friends"
Billy protested.
Cecilia flashed frank smile at him.
Indeed we are" she said heartily.
"and we're always going to be that.
But II we were seen much together
people would falkland we can't have
that. Billy"
"Oh. hang people!" Billy said.
But we can't hang them." Cecilia
told him cheerfully. mo, you can't
come. Billy. I'm sorry. but I'm afraid
1t wouldn't do"
But Billy did come. with Eliza
beth's permission" was his announce
ment as he sauntered up the cool stone
steps of the big apartment house. and
iOuuu SSClld III q iOW WiShCi Shaii
ON the balcony. with Patty-cat pur
ring comfortably on the broad balus
trade, and with Aunt Sue just inside
the lace curtains, out of the might
air.
"In Elizabeth's last letter." Billy pro
ceeded to explain, as he dropped into
another low chair opposite Cecilia
/ "she asked II there were any girls
she knew in town. If there were
she told me to ask one of them tC
go with me to select a hat for her
A big hat with lots of pink ROSES,
"Oh. how lovely!" Cecilia said. ..
have never had a pink rose hat. ant
1t will be a joy to see how look II
one. III meet you in the morning
and we will go to the best shops"
Elizabeth seems to be cutting {
wild swath at the beach," Billy con
fided "She doaln't eeem tO MINI