The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-03-26
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makes me hot all over. I'm foolish
and always was, so I'm to be excused
for acting that awful way, but you
are to blame for letting me do 1t. I'm
going to be your punishment for life
for not having been stern aud stopped
me. You had better stop me some now
anyway, for II go on loving yon as
I have been for the last few minutes
It will make you uncomfortable"
Peaches" be said after he had hush
ed me with another broken dose Of
love as large as he thought I could
stand-l could have stood more!-"l
am never going 10 tell you how long
! have loved you. but that day you
came to me all in fiutter with AL
Benefits letter in your hand it is go-
ing to take you lifetime to settle for.
You were mine-and Bill's! How could
you-but women don't understandr'
! felt him shndder in my arms as
held him close was repaid for all
those tiresome exercises | had taken
by the strength to crush him against
my breast almost as hard as he crush
ed me. Our combined strength was
terrific. dangerous to life and ribs. but
heavenly.
Don't women know. John?" | man
aged to ask softly in memory of like
question he had put to me across that
bread and jam with the rose a-listening
from the dark.
What brought me to consciousness
iu PRIV, xx,ifh 10 h,,f4 c%
the waist Of that blue muslin reIict Of
sentiment had fastened but one
and the lace had got caught on his
sleeve buttons
"Please don't button me into his pos.
session" / laughed under his chin.
"I'm still scared to death Of him. and
| SOU haven't hid me yeti"
/ Molly" he asked. this time with q
heaven laugh. where could you be
more effeetml.y bid from AL Bennett
| than in my arlnsg'
/ spent ten minutes telling Billy
what u hippopotanlus really looks like
as put him to bed. but later, much rs
/ should have liked to. ! couldn't con-
sumo that horrible dinner that ] had
helped prepare mt the Iohnsons in the
shelter Of Johns arms. and had to
face Alfred Ruth Chester was there.
and she faced him too
| A man that can't be happy with o
woman who is willing to fulfill his
destiny" doesn't deserve to be.
Then we came over here. and John
had the most beautiful time persuadink
Aunt Adeline how good man like Mr..
Carter would want his young widow to
be taken care OF by being married to .
safe friend of his instead of being
fiighty and having folks wondering
whom she would marry.
"You know Yourself how hard time
a beautiful young widow has, Mrs.
Henderson" he said In the tone OF
voice that always makes his patients
glad to take his worst doses He got
his blessing and me-with warning
lovely night wind is blowing across
my garden and bringing me congratu-
Iations from all my flower family.
Flowers are a part Of love and the
wooing Of it, and they understand. |
am waiting for the light to go out be-
hind the tall trees over which the
moon is stealthily sinking He prom
ised me to put II out right away. and
I'm watching the glow that marks the
place where my own two men crea-
lures are going to rest, with my heart
in full song.
He needs rest. he Is SO very tired
AMI worn. He confessed 1t as | stood
IN the step above him tonight after
ne had taken his own good night from
m,. out on the porch. When he ex-
pl,sined to me how bis agony over me
for all these months had kept him
walking the floor night after night, not
knowing that was waiting for the
light to go out ] gave myself sweet.
ness that I am going to say praye
for the last thing before sleep.
took his head IN my arms and pressed
his cheek down against Billy's sleeI
place on my breast over my heart ant
put my lips to that drake tail kiss spo
that has tempted me for won't sa,
how long. Then | fed. and SO did he.
had about decided to burn thi.
book. because l shan't need it an,
longer. for be says be and Billy and
are going to play so much golf ant
tennis that shall keep as thin as b,
wants me to be without any more melt
Ing or freezing or starving. but per
/. haps he would like to read the it'll,
red devil. Do you suppose be would?
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