The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-12

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kles In his voice. now you
S8D 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 l was on my knees OH the
grass kissing my fill from the kiss
spot" on the back of his neck. while he
hugged all the starch out of the sum-
mer before last
And Dr. John sat down ON the bench
quick and laughed out loud one OF the
very few times ever heard him do it.
He was looking down at us. but | did
not laugh UP into his eyes. was
afraid felt it was safer to go on
kissing the kiss spot for the present.
anyway.
BILL" be said. with his voice dane
ing, that's the most effective apology
ever heard. You were sorry to some
point"
Then suddenly Billy stiffened 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:
Il say I'm sorry. Molly. but d-n
that man. and I'll git him yet!'
What could we say! What could
we do? We didn't try. | busted my
self in tying the string on Billy blouse
that had come united in the bear hug.
and the doctor suddenly discovered the
letter on the bench. | saw him see it
without looking In his direction at all
And how many pounds are we near
er the string bean state of existence.
Mrs Molly?" he asked me before | had
finished tying the blouse, in the incest
voice in the world. fairly cracking
with friendship and good humor and
hateful things like that Why | should
have wanted him to huff over that let
ter is more than ! can say. But did.
and he didn't
"Over twenty. and most of the time
| | am so hungry l could eat Aunt Ade-
| line dream about Billy. fried with
cream gravy" I answered as | kissed
again the back of the head that was
beginning to nod down against my
| breast Long shadows lay across the
| garden. and the white headed old snow
ball was signaling out of the dusk to
Dorothy Perkins down the walk in a
scandalous way. At best spring is just
the worlds matchmaking old chaperon
and ought to be watched. still sat
ON the grass. and began to cuddle
| Billy's bare knees In the skirt of my
dress SO the chigres couldn't get al
| them.
But. Mrs. Molly. isn't it worth il
all?" asked the doctor as he bent ovel
toward us and looked down with some
/ thing wonderful and kind in his eyes
/ that seemed to rest on us like bene
diction 'You have been just as pluck,
as girl can be. and in only little ovel
two months you have grown as ligh,
footed and hearty as Il boy. thinl
nothing could be lovelier than you ARK
right now. but you can get off thost
other few pounds IL you want to. Yo,
know. don't you. that | have known
how hard some OF 1t was. and haven
been able to eat as much as | usually
do thinking how hungry you are: Bu
isn't it all worth it? | think 1t is. al
fred Bennett is very great man. ant
1t is right that he should have yer!
lovely wife to go out into the worlt
with him. And as lovely as you arr
| think it Is wonderful of you to max,
. all this sacrifice to be still lovelier TO
him. am glad | can help you. ant
it has taught me something to see hov
how faithful woman can be acros
years-ind then in this smaller thing
Now give me Billy and you get you
apple and toast Don't forget to TAX
your letter in out Of the dew" | sa
perfectly still and held Billy tighter il
my arms as looked up ut his father
and then after had thought us Ion'
as | could stand it ! spoke right on
at him as mad as hops. and ] don
to this minute know why.
Nobody in the world ever doubtet
that IL woman could be faithful If sh,
had anything to be faithful to-" sail
as let him take Billy out of my arm
at last "Faithfulness is what wo
man flowers. only it takes man +
pick his posy" With which | march
ed into the house and left him stand
ing with Billy IN his arms. hop
dumfounded didn't look back to see
always leave that mans presence S
mad can never look back at him
And wouldn't it make any woman rag
to have a man pick out another MAJ
: for her to be faithful to when sh
!, hadn't made any decision about it be
, own self?
wonder just how old Judge Wad
is? believe will make up with Aun