The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
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paused. "Of course there couldn't be
anything in Il, but II did seem little
strange"
"what didT"
why. Just before I came downstairs
Adelia came for the laundry, and I
asked her II shed seen WHILE and she
said he'd put on his dark suit after
dinner. and he went out through the
kitchen, carrying his suit case"
"He didT
"Of course. Mrs. Baxter went on
slowly. II couldn't believe he'd do such
q thing, but he really IL In a prepos.
ferrous way over this little Miss Pratt.
and he did have that money"
by Georgev Mr. Baxter got upon
his feet The way he talked at din.
ner. I could come pretty near believing
he hasn't any more brains left than
to get married on s9.s5l I wouldn't
put II past himl BY George.
wouldn'tr
do you think we'd better go down
to the Parchers'7 We'd Just say we
came to call. OF course. and IT,
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voice. and then ono .,,vsrv vo,c.
which pretended to be that Of a tiny
child
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they turned. Even II Willie were O.
crazy as that. the little girl would have
more sense. wouldn't have thought
anything OF II II you hadn't told me
about the suit case That looked sort
OF queer"
And when they anne to their own
house again there was william sitting
alone and silent upon the steps OF the
porch.
thought YOU'D gone out. Willie.
SAID his mother a. they paused beside
him
"Ma'amr
"Adelia said you went out carrying
YOUR suit case"
oh. yes" he said languidly IF you
leave clothes At Schwartz's In the even
Ing they have EN- pressed In the morn.
Ing. You said ] looked damp at din
ner, % ] took I'm over and left 'em
there"
II see" Mrs Baxter followed her
husband TO the door. but she stopped
On the threshold and called back:
Don't sit there too long. Willie. The
dew q falling. and Il rained no hard
today, I'm Afraid II might be damp"
"Ma'amv
"Come oo- n, Rsx,., ..,d IN NJ.
wife. Hes down ON the Psrcber,,
porch. not out I'm front here. or course
he can't hear YOU It's three blocks
and 4 half"
But William. father VA. m,.tsken
I'm. be tnsw WnIi. m We. not unon
the norch az rho p.ncher. With Nav
Pa rcber and loo Ru,,,,, and Johnnis
Watson 10 Interfere 10 w.. far From
there I'm q land where time was not
IJpon . nlsnst floating In mink mist
and uninhabited. unless old Mr.. Gene
sis and some Hindu princes and the
diligent Iowap may have esta blished
I'm its remoter regions-Wil-
liam was alone with Miss Pratt In
their own home. And after a time
thew went together and looked into the
door Of n room where an indefinite
number of little boys. all over three
va. r.. oP .oa wora nj. wing In the Ara