Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-05-15
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PROMISING SISTER

said Billy's .,ounger sister with en-
thusiasm. "Shd's just the kind of q
Sirl should love for sister, but OF
course / don't expect you to appre-
etate her at all. You haven't got
bit OF sense about girls. I'm sure
don't know what would become Of
you II / didn't watch over you lit
t1o."
''Is she blonde or brunette2" ask
ID Billy with lazy interest, for he and
his sister had little similarity Of
taste when it came to girls.
''She's the dearest little blonde,
with the most appealing face, and
big, baby blue eyes. There's this
about her, too; she has lot o., good
common sense, and makes nearly
all her own shirtwaists and she
sings beautifully, and her father
owns a steam yacht
'That's plenty about her, thank
you. l have read all about that
kind in books. You forget to men
tion that she is matrimonially in
clined and is liable to try to capture
pSlDOh iihS hy oOil.
why, she wouldn't consider you
for q moment. If you will only be
nice to her while she is visiting me
1t won't be at all necessary for you
to do anything more. Don't neglect
her though, for l want her to like
you"
Next Cay the little blonde arrived
with much iuss and feathers.
''Oh, shell. pass in a crowd" was
Billys verdict little later when his
sister anxiously sought his opinion
of her friend.
please don't be gruff, Billy. Be
nice to her, for she won't be here
long"
Billy gave the desired promise
with an air of martyrdom. He kept
his word beautifully during the next
ten days and donned his dress
clothes six nights out of the seven
without a word of complaint. His sis
ter felt conscience stricken at times
knowing how wretchedly bored Billy
must be.
The little blonde visitor accepted
Billy's devotion together with that
OF all the other men who crossed her
path, as matter of course. Billy's
sister felt little piqued at such
indifference, because if she did say
1t herself, there were few girls who
had as good looking q brother as
Billy was.
1t was at the ghost party that the
visitor really forfeited the good will
OF Billy's sister. 1t wasn't Just be-
cause she committed the unpardon-
able error of fainting at the appear
ance of the sulphur ghost, for Billy's
sister really had been solicitous
when Billy carried the blonde girl
upstairs and lowered around until
she opened her eyes just as he was
bending over her. 1t was what the
little blonde girl did when she saw
billy there. Two little hands had
caught Billys face impetuously be-
tween them and then had quickly
dropped when Billy's sister ejacu-
lated "Oh!"
Il don't think Ruth need have up
set the whole party the way she did
last night" complained Billy's sister
to Billy the next day. "She Is go
ing home tomorrow and I'll really
feel relieved, for she Is so hard to
entertain"
Poor little grill" said Billy med
lIatively "Whenll she be back
from the hair dresser's? She's
been gone an hour and forty-five
minutes"
she may stay there all day for
all | care" remarked Billy's sister
indifferently. II suppose you might
take her little ride in the machine
when she comes in, for we ought to
be nice to her, even though we are
so tired of her. We never will have
her to visit us again anyhow"
II hope Billy doesn't compromise
himself with her." said Billys sis.
ter to her mother a little later. as
she waved her hand at the couple
departing in the machine.
why, you were so fond Of heI
and SO anxious he should fall in love
with her." said her mother with Q
puzzled expression. Il think she II
sweet"
She is snippy little cat and sc
weak and washed-out looking
stormed Billys sister. She Is sc
impudent and Independent and or
ders Billy round right in front o.
my nose. If Billy becomes engaged
to her / shall feel 1t my duty Il
break off the engagement and opeI
his eyes as did with Esther.
When the little blond girl anC
Billy returned that night his siste
was waiting up tor them and me
them with worried frown.
What naughty girl to stay ou
80 late without a chaperon!" sh,
said playfully.
The little blond girl and Bill
looked at each other and then laugh
ed.
Go ahead-tell her." commando,
Billy.
The little blond girl put up III