The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-10-09
that HoRUID MAN
BY KEITH KENYON.

had asked six of the girls in %,
tea, but when | got Charles w.
sage | called up and postponed The
festivities until Monday. Charlie opot
nave known | was dying for a chance
10 wear my new hat and the STUNNING
suit Remark had just sent homo pu,
Ike all of Remarks things. if wos~
little striking. l felt queer in if A.
hrst' FOR have always stuck to stv,os
that are not too extreme, or at Ieas,
nave not adopted them until peonIo
nave got over their first gasp.
We'll, | put the buds on and ~
course. 1t took an age. | was Iato
starting and had to hurry for the car
saw 1t coming before / got to the
corner and started to run. Then
dld the most stupid thing. I DON,
know just how it did happen. but
fell! WI
Just then a man came running and
helped me up. He whistled for tho
car 10 stop, evidently guessing I had
peen trying to make it, and he helped
me to get on. | thanked him and sun- 4
posed he would leave, but he got ON
| too.
Inc whole way into town that man
sat exactly opposite me and scarcely
looked away an instant II must have
oeen the suit, and ! got madden every
YARD or the way. | never was so ra-
feyed in my life as | was to get NJ,
that car.
But l nearly tainted when I turnad
TO go into the florists to see nv man
come in too. He deliberately looked
at me, half smiled and followed ma
back to the counter
l hate scenes, and have always pic
tured to myself just how | should act
and what ! should do if ever a man
whom | did not know should sneak IN
me. Here was my cue! Stony silence
and extreme haughtiness. Besides
Charlie would come bouncing in in a
minute and would do any annihilatinr
necessary.
Oh, Miss Arnold" called a clerk
coming out of the Office, Mr.. Arnold
Just called up and said to tell You he
would be late. and for you to go on
TO the theater and ask for your
ticket at the box office. He left II
mere. You are to go in, and he said
ne would be there as soon as DOS
,ibIe."
Well, there was nothing to do but
90. The theater at any rate was a
haven of refuge.
When | left the store the man. I 4
loticed. was buying violets. He looked 4
Up as l passed.
When | went by the window
aw the clerk hand him the purple
'ox and his change, and the man
tarted hurriedly toward the door.
'as getting frantic. Such persistence.
UGH impudence, it had never been
ly lot to experiences!
He followed me right into the
heater and stood behind me in line
the box office.
| got my ticket and went in. He
anne In after me. | had a notion
say something to the usher. but
struck me that our seats would
ot be together, and Charlie would
with me going out.
The seats were in right F. Mine
as two. ! didn't know which was
1arlies-one or three. But I soon
und out. The orchestra was play
g the overture and the curtain
Is going up when someone sat down
the seat beside me.
The man-violets and all!
He gave me a funny little smile and
tually opened his mouth to say some
ing.
was cold with fright now, and too
ralyzed to move. But | saw the
'lets coming. l could see that he
s thinking of a neat way to get to
to me and offer me the flowers.
en- l did move. Charles seat evil
ntly was number three. I moved
o 1t as quickly as I could and piled
hat and everything could think
into the empty one between that
nster and myself.
The first act was good, and | had al.
st forgotten the man was there
en- Charlie came in.
'ut the funny part Of it was he
freely looked at me. He grabbed
It man and nearly shook his hand
He asked him II he got his seat
right, and said he was sorry he
lldnt meet him at Wentworth's-
ped he got the message all right.
so on.
'hen ne turned to me, isis. want
to meet Jimmy Livingston. You
wv. my class at Yale, Just came
town and living out our way. Too Y
! had to spoil our little tbeater
ty by being late. but we three n
have a rousing good dinner after
show and get acquainted right"
lr. Livingston and bowed
lrlie jumped up.
Here, sis. you sit here and tall
Jimmy. want you to like him
uily well. you know. There,
It's the ticket! Say, that's a rim
get-up you've got. Never saw
look so fine. l see Jimmy had
e brains than ] had and got Won
e violets"
sat beside Jimmy" and talked
i'm, and he gave me the violets
got to like him very much. Dear
I'm married to him now
ynght by the Mcclure Newspaper
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