The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-03-19

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with myself. and tears We're slowly
gathering in cloud of gloom when
blue gingham rompers clad sunbeam
burst into the room.
"Git your nightgown and your tooth
bresh quick. Molly. If you want to
pack 'em in my trunk he exclaimed.
with his eyes dancing and a curl stand
ing straight up on the top Of his head.
as it has habit of doing when he is
most excited ''You cant take nothing |
but them cause I'm going to put in q |
rore to tie the whale with when |
ketch him. and it'll take up all the rest
of the room Get 'em qnick!''
"Yes, lover. III get them for yon |
But tell Molly where it is you are going
to sail off with her in that trunk OF
yours ?" asked, dropping into the game
as have always done with him, no
matter what game of my own pressed
when he called
"On the ocean where the boats go
cross and run right over whale.
Don't you remember You showed me
| them pictures Of spout whales in
book. Molly? Doc says they comes
right up by the ship and you can hear
em shoot water. And maybe iceberg.
| too Which do you want to ketch
most. Molly. u iceberg or whale?
His eager eyes demanded instant de
/ cision on my part of the nature of cap
ture preferred Ny mind quickly re
| verted to those two ponderous and in
tense epistles had got within the
hour. and ! lay back in my chair and
laughed until felt almost merry.
'"The iceberg. Billy. every time. !
said at last II just can't manage
whales. especially if they are ardent.
which word means hot like ice
bergs or think should if could
catch one.
but maybe Doc will let you put rope
and long hook in his trunk to try
with II your clothes go into mine. His
is a heap the biggest anyway and
Nurse Tilly said he oughter' put my
things in his. hut ! cried and then he
went upstairs and got out that little
one for me- Come see 'em!"
|
while a sudden fear shot all over me
like lightning. You're just playing
60 away. aren't you?"
mo. amt playing, Molly" be ex-
claimed eycitedly ME and you and
doc is aJeoing across the ocean for "a
long, long time away from here. Doc
ast me about it this morning. and |
! ,s r;. nd
, with us if you was good He said
, couldn't | go without you if you was
, busy and couldn't come and told him
, | you would put things down and come
, If I said so Won't you Molly! II
won't be no fun without you and you
cry all by yourself with me gone, His
little face was all drawn up with anxi
ETY. and sympathy at my lonely estate
with him out Of it. and cry rose UP
from, my heart with kind of primi
tive savagery ut what | felt was com
: ing down upon me-
without waiting to take him witt
ME or think or do anything but fee
deadly. savage anger, hurried acros:
the garden and into DR. Moore.s office
where he was just laying off his glove:
and dust coat
what do you mean. John Moore. by
: daring daring to think you can go ant
take Billy away from me?" demand
I'd. looking at him with what mus
! have been such fear and madness |.
my face that he was startled as h
came close to the table against whicl
! | leaned His face had grown whit
and quiet at my attack. and he waitet
e to answer for a long. horrible minut
that pulled me apart like one of thos
inquisition machines they used to to-
ture women with when they didn
know any better modern way to do i
81 didn't know Bill would tell you S
soon, Mrs. Molly" he said at last gen
Iy. looking past me out of the windo'
| into the garden. II was coming owe
| Just as soon as got back from thi
call to talk with you about it. eve
i IL it did seem to intrude Bills and m
Y affairs into day that-that ought
| be all yours to be-be happy in Bt
/ Bill. you see. is no respecter of-of OIL
i er peoples happy days If be wanl
them in his
.Rilly's happy days are mine. All
I mine are his. and he has the heart NJ
i to leave me out even if you woul
l have him." ! exclaimed. a sob gathe
| ing in my heart at the thought that u
| little lover hadn't even taken In a 81
| uation that would separate him fro
/ me across an ocean.
"RilI is too young to understar
when he isis being bereaved. Molly
| he said. and still he didn't look at
II have been appointed delegate
represent the State Medical associate
ut the centennial congress in Londt
| the middle of next month and som
| how | feel bit pulled lately. and
Il thought would take the little chi
4 and have have wanderjahr- Y
won't need him now. Mrs Peacht
80 and couldn't go without him. cou
~ The sadness In bis voice Wou
~ nave killed me If hadn't let 1t ma
lr den me instead
m. Wont need Billy any more!" !
/, claimed. with rage that made 7
st. voice literally scorch past my iii
an. "Was there ever minute In his u
off that haven't needed Billy? How da
,ad You say such thing TO me? You
re- cruel. cruel. and have always knoN
mo it-cold and cruel like all other %
tn who don't care how they wiring the
mt blood out Of women's hearts and
- ,v;ll;no m t1sp their children to do