The Bossier banner., 1915-05-20


the statuette in her arms and kissed it.
Cupid. ne darlin'! Faith. it's you
that causes all the mischief in the
wurrld. We divil yew she cried
All her depression vanished. She
was like II child again. She sat down
at the piano and played the simple re-
frain and sang in her little girlish
tremulous voice one Of her fathers
favorte songs. her eyes on Cupid:
"oh. the days are gone when beauty
My hearts charm wove!
When my dream Of life. from morn till
night.
Was love. still love!
New hope may bloom
And days may come
OF mlder calmer beam.
But there's nothing half so sweet in life
AS loves young dream.
No, there's nothing half so sweet in life
AS loves young dream"
As she let the last bars die away
and gave Cupid little caress and was
about to commence the next verse
vivid flash Of lightning played around
~ by Il crash of thunder,
Peg covered down into deep chair
All the laughter died from her face
and the joy in her heart. She made
the sign Of the cross. knelt down and
prayed.
Into the room through the window
came young man. his coat collar turn
ed up. rain pouring from his hat. In
side his coat was ii terrified looking
dog The man came we'll into the room.
turning down the collar OF his coat and
shaking the moisture from his clothes
when he. suddenly saw the kneeiing
figure of Peg He looked down at her
in surprise She was intent on her
prayers.
Hello" cried the young man.
frightened. eh?"
Peg looked up and saw him staring
down at her with IL smile OH his lips
Inside his coat was her precious little
dog. trembling with fear. The terrier
barked loudly when he saw his mis-
tress Peg sprang up and clntched Mi
chael away from the stranger just as
another binding flash played around
the room, followed by deafening re-
port
Peg ran across to the door. shout
ing: "Shnt it out Shut it out!' She
stood there trembling. covering her
eyes with one hand: with the other
she held OH to the overjoyed Michael
who was whining with glee at seeing
her again
The amazed and amused young man
closed the windows and the curtains.
Don't come near the dog, sir. Don't
come near it, She opened door and
found it led into little reception
room She fastened Michael with IL
piece of string to chair in the room
and came back to look again at the
stranger, who had evidently rescued
her dog from the storm. He was IL
tall bronzed. athletic looking. broad
shouldered young man of about TWEEN
ty-siX. with pleasant. genial. mag
netic manner and a playful humol
lurking in his eyes
AS Peg looked him all over she found
that he was smiling down at her.
Does the dog belong to your" he
Gueried
What were you doin' with him."
she asked in reply.
Il found him barking ut a very high
spirited mare"
"Mare?" cried Peg. "Where?"
Tiled to the stable door,
THE stable door? Is that where
they put MichaeIt' Ouce again the
lightning flashed vividIy.
Peg shivered.
The stranger reassured her.
Don't be frightened It's only a
summer storm
Summer or winter. they shrirel me
up gasped Peg She looked ut the
young man and said in an awestruck
voice:
They say if We look ut the sky when
the lightnin' comes We can see the king
dom of heaven An the sight OF II
blinds some and kills others -accordin
to the state of grace ye're in
You're Il Catholic:" said the stran
ger.
What else would l bef' asked PEG
IN surprise.
Again the lightning lit the room. PEG
closed her eyes again and shivered.
Doesn't it seem he is angry will
as for our sinsy' she cried.
with me perhaps not with you.'
answered the stranger
What do ye name by that! asket
Peg.
'You don't know what sin is." re
| piled the young man.
An. who may you be to talk to m
like that?" demanded Peg.
MY name Is Jerry" he said.
''Jerryy' And Peg looked at him cu
riously.
"Yes What is yours!"
"Pegr And there was sullen not
of fixed determination in her tone.
"Peg. eh?' And the stranger smiled
| She nodded and looked ut him curl
/ ously. What strange name he had
/ Jerry. She had never heard such
/ name before associated with snch
/ distinguished looking man.
"Jerry, did We say?'
"Just plain Jerry" he answere
cheerfnlly "And you're Peg"
She nodded again. with quick littl
smile ''Just plain Peg"
~ don't agree with you," said til
young man. Il think you are yer
charming"
| After a pause he went on, who al
your
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