The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-07

someone who knows. Edythe doesn't
like the idea of your having been so
much with the other girl. She's go
ing to ask you to give an account of
every minute you spent in her COM
pany, and if you make one break
you're a goner And whatever you do,
don't forget where you are and call
Edythe Mildred"
"Oh, that's all right. I believe in
preparedness.
Jim patted his wallet and departed.
The girl met him at the door.
'Jim!" she said softly.
AS no one was in sight, he availed
himself of the usual prerogative of
engaged couples.
''You look great" he announced en-
Enthusiastically.
She smiled and led him to the big
leather sofa.
Now, tell me about your trip
What do you want to known"
Everything"
well, / tried to get old man Smith
to sell those B. and H. bonds for ten
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wouldn't do a thing"
But what did you do all the rest
of the timer"
"Oh, just hung around"
'How?"
well, went skating quite lot."
did you skate with Mildred Mer-
ritz"
Let me see. think perhaps did"
How many times?"
81 didn't count. OF course, / had
to skate with her sometimes. We
lived in the same house"
"Yes, and you saw her every night.
didn't your"
mot every night"
How many?"
"Edythe, dear, let's not talk about
that. I'd rather hear what you were
doing"
She stamped her foot.
Tell me-"
Every night but one."
Edythe arose.
"Oh! Do you want to go to the
movies?" she asked.
What? And this the first time I've
seen you in two weeks
you don't seem to care much. Ever
since you've been here, you've been
talking about another GIRL
He crossed the floor to where
Edythe was standing, and took her
hands. you know, dear, that there's
only one girl in all the world"
"Are you sure?''
Positive"
She smiled into his eyes.
"All right, we'll forget about your
trip. Now, let's talk of something
else"
So they talked of other things for
an hour or SO. Then Edythe started
to talk about her dresses. Jim lis
tened for time before protesting,
but finally he could bear it no longer.
Listen, Mildred" he said uncon-
sciously. '1 don't care about the old
dresses. Let's talk"
He paused, wide eyed.
Edythe had sprung from the couch,
righteous indignation In her coal-black
eyes.
you called me Mildred"
WHAT"
You called me Mildred. Now I
know that you were with her all the
time-that you were thinking of her
when you spoke to me-"
But 1 wasn't"
you were. You called me Mil
dred."
He smiled indulgently.
I was only fooling."
you weren't I'm going upstairs. !"
You're not. Edythe, dear"
why don't you call me Mildred
again?"
81 was only fooling. You know
was"
You weren't fooling."
Don't you believe me?"
NO"
"All right" He smiled, and then
slowly and deliberately took his wal
let from his pocket. From the wallet
he extracted a sheet of paper. Read
this"
She took the paper reluctantly.
uOA l. S60 WudL lulS uc0 W 00 WAlA
it,
Then she read:
Some time during the night I'm go
ing to make Edythe angry by calling
her Mildred, and this note is to show
that I did it on purpose, and only to
tease her"
The girl smiled and crossed the
room to where he was sitting.
$50 you were only fooling-after
ALL"
"Of course l was"
The exponent of preparedness
reached out his arms and Edythe ac-
cepted their invitation.
You darling" she said.
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