The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-19

you lnlQk we cOuiQ arrange 1t Tor Tues
day EVENING""
Lord love us. Molly! Don't knock
the town down like that. Let EN-
have more than week to get used to
this white rag of dress you've been
waving in their faces for the last few
days. Go sloww
1--we been going so slow for 50 many
years that I've turned around and I'm
going fast backward" l said with a
blush that couldn't help.
Help. Let my kinship protect mel"
exclaimed Tom in alarm. and he pre-
tended to move an inch away from me-
Yes" said slowly. and as looked
out of the corner of my eyes from un-
der the lashes that Tom himself had
once told me were too long and black
to be tidy" I saw that he was in a
condition to get the full shock. IF
anybody wakes up this town it will oe
l." said as flung down the gauntlet
with Il high head
Here, Molly. here are the keys Of
my office and the spark plug to the
auto You can cut eff a lock of my
hair, and If Judy has got cake I'll
eat it out Of your hands. Shall it be
California or Nova Scotia? And pre-
fer my bride served in light gray
tweed" Tom really is adorable and
let him snuggle up Just one cousinly
second Then we both laughed and
began to plan what Tom was horrible
lnl, fn opJ tha
But kept that delicious rose en-
brofdered treasure all to myself
wanted him to meet it entirely unpre-
pared
| was glad we bad both got over our
excitement and were sitting decorous
ly at several inches distance apart
when the judge drew the grays up to
the gate. and we both went down to
the sidewalk to ask him and the lovely
long lady to come in. They couldn't.
but we stood and talked to them long
enough for Mrs. Johnson to get good
look at us from across the street and
| was afraid would find Aunt Ade-
line in Il faint wien went into the
house
Miss Chester was delightfully."- gra
cious about the dinner-I almost called
it the debut dinner-and Me expression
on the iudge's face when he accepted.
| was glad she was sitting sidewise to
him and couldn't see, Some women
like to make other women unhappy.
but ! think it is best for You to keep
fr1If Ifx.
get what you want Anyway. | like
that girl all over and | can't see that
| her neck is so absolutely imposSibly
howery However. | think she might
have been ii little more considerate
abont discussing Alfred's London tri-
| umph over the Italian mission. AS a
punishment | let Tom put his arm
around my waist as we stood watch
ing them drive off and then was sorry
for the left gray horse that SHE'D and
came in for crack of the judges irri-
tated whip.
Then refused to let Tom come in
side the gate and he went down the
street whistling. only when he got to
the purple lilac he turned and kissed
his hand to me. That Mrs. johnson
juss couldn't stand, and she came
across the street Immediately and call
ed re back to the gate
You are tempting Providence. Mol
ly Carter" she exclaimed decidedly
Don't you know Tom Pollard is moth
ing but fly up the creek? AS hus
band he'd chew the rope and run
away like Il puppy the first time your
bnck was turned. Besides being your
cousin. he's younger than you What
do sou mean?"
Hes just week younger. Mrs
Johnson. and wouldn't tie him for
worlds. even if married him." said
meekly. Somehow like Mrs. johnson
enough to be meek with her and 1t
always brings her to a higher point of
excitement
'"Tie. nonsense: marrying is roping
in with ball and chain. to my mind
And week between man and a
woman in their cradles gets to be if
| teen years between them and their
graves. I'm going to make you the
| subject of silent prayer at the next
missionary meeting, and ! must 60
home now to see that Sally cooks up
few of Mr. Johnson's crotchets for
supper And she began to hurry
away
Il don't believe yol'll be able to
make it silent session about me-
Mrs. Johnson" | called after her. and
she laughed back from her own front
gate Marriage is the only worm in
the bud of Mrs Johnson's life. and her
laugh has snap to it even If it is not
| very sugary sweet
| When told Judy about the dinner
| party and asked her to get the yellow
| barber to come help her and her neph-
ew wait on the table she grinned such
wide grin that ! was afraid of being
| swallowed She understood that Aunt
| Adeline wouldn't be interested in 1t un
| til had time to tell her all about it
| Anyway. she will be going over to
| Springfield on Il pilgrimage to see Mr.
| Henderson's sister next week. She
| doesn't know it yet. but do.
! After that | spent all the rest of the
| evening in planning my dinner party.
and had Il most royal good time. ]
! always have had lots of company. but
mostly the spend the day kind with
| relatives or more relatives to supper.
That's what most entertaining in Hills
| boro il like. but as | say. once in
awhile the old slow PAGER wakes up.