The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-11-27

laughter was NJ contagious "a that
Of a girls and the "reminiscences she
told Of Jimmie's boyhood made
Kitty feel ar though she were already
an old-time friend.
Its awfully lucky that ! don't
have The chance to eat like this ev-
cry day. said Kitty "a shc finished
the last Of her cherry pie and shook
her head reluctantly over the impos-
sibility Of dcvouring the other piece
still on the plate. II would have to
give up singing aud dancing for a
living"
Aftcrward Kitty insisted on help
ing with the dishes. and rs Jimmie
announced that he was going to be
her side partner. the aunt was forced
10 retire to the porch.
My, hut you sure do look a pic
ture in that pink apron" Jimmie cx-
claimed %urlently. lie was plainly
too absorbed in Kitty to be- Of much
practical help to her.
is it more becoming than my
dancing dress ," she asked.
"A thousand times SO, Why /
could Just"
But what he could have done was
never told. 4 crash OF Il huge plat
ter interrupted. Kitty had dropped
the dish she had in her hands. and
chicken and gravy and potatoes all
fell on the Immediately scrubbed
floor, a broken platter on TOP Of
them.
"Say-don't YOU worry over all
that" Jimmie said for the hum
dredth time. The damage had been
repaired to the best Of their ability.
aud thcy were watching the sun 20
down over the wide stretch Of hills
at the side of the house.
But | am gong To send Your
aunt another platter have taken a
=, piece with me and am going tn
have one made # cannot get a
/ similar one
, Nov. don't be- silly protested
, Jimmie, vigorously.
=. But ! ann"
Now. listen to me-" Jimmie made
4 a desperate effort at qu'"tnry o
manner
/ You sex. il doesn't make ~ muri
i difference rs Won think THIS hou''
r is mine aud not my aunt. rud cv
, crylhing that's in It hrlougs To- ne.
D. "Nour house," kui, question
" was almost II gasp.
"Surr its mine. So vou hav
rothiu. ~ all 10 worry Won, and
hardly think that its up to YOU I
e rcrurnish my establishment even /
IS q trinjng accident did happen whc
~ I had invited YOU to dinner.
i" But / don't understand how It
/. an yours and furnished 50 Drnut0
d fully"
,e DO ,ou think it is beautiful q,
I he asked her eagerly.
lg Yes. Of course it's very braullf,
ic and Ioycly-but | just don't undcI
stand" she repeated.
to His face grew serious.
- "Wcll. YOU See" he said slowly. 81
! wa, la have been married a year NJ
this time. had The house all read
IN and everything in applc-pir orde
IS Then the very day before the wee
'n ding the girl came down with few,
ne oyrr-exhaustion and strain M
ce she died in a few days. The hou
d. has never been used, and ~ II seem,
Is too bad to have it stand IDLE ! to
nv aunt 10 come here and use It Z
d. wanted it again Now, since
have seen
III But ne was interrupted a SrcoI
ny time. His aunt had Joined Jhrm
the porch.
10 Now Won are both Of YOU to CO..
back here tomorrow evening for iii
IN ncr at thc same time sbr SAID,
lel a tone that admitted Of no disputlr
Tor For I ain going TO be very hurt
Jimmie doesn't give me more Of
time the rest Of the week, aud
age know Miss Sanders will bring h
md here II hc won't come Of his o
accord
,mc Jimmie turned TO Kitty Nv
tail YOU comc tomorrow