Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-20
ROMANCE IN KHAKI
sy MARY FREDERICK

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per syndiestsJ
| = The nag has come. girls, and such
beauty" Alice Davis announced N
her sisters ~ they gathered around
the table for the evening meal.
That makes me think. julie" the
other sister Joined In. II saw Rod
Taylor In town this afternoon. and
he certainly looked we'll He came IN
on the afternoon train. and N Tim not
mistaken. was In q soldiers uniform
too. Better not show hls face round
these quarters. though. Ell. Juley' she
continued.
Julia said nothing. but N n were
not for the gathering twilight the 9TH
ers might have noted the tears On her
eyes. For Rod Taylor" was q name
she was trying TO put out Of her mind.
and finding II 80 hard 10 do. The
meal finished and her sisters on their
way 10 keep the evenings engagement.
julia went out 10 the shed for the
ladder preparatory n the unfurline
81 "Old Glory" Carrying n around
N the front Of the house. she brsced
II against the balcony over the large
piazza. and with the nag. q beautiful
SILK one. and q new star on her arm,
assembled 10 her lofty position and
was soon busily engaged.
She was in fact. N hard az work
that the buzz Of little voices below
failed 10 attract her attention.
Cheese u. Jimmie" q tow-headed
chap was muttering Into the ear Of his
companion. "she'ii hear u.s." all the
time tugxfng vigorously at the ladder.
Finally. their evil purpose accomplish
ed. the two disappeared around the
corner % the house. q boy at each end
~ the ladder snickering az the Joke
they were playing on Aunt julie.
Brother Bob's twins. for such they
were. bore the reputation In the neigh.
hortood Of young terrors. and n FOL
safe Ia say they did not have 10 work
overtime to live up 10 that repu.
tntion.
n our little patriot failed 70 witness
the villalny Of her young nephews. q
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AZ the, an. w.s aeon 4, tears Trx
hard a. .hs m,yh, an. copld NO, ksen
h., ,hough,. from r.vs,,,ny h.ct %
the .ye,lng u.aI ana 20 VIVA, her ats.
ter had said ~ Rod TsxIor He who
had betrayed his trust. She found
herself saying hts name over and over.
when suddenly from the darkness be
low came q voice.:
"Can he 81 any sssistancer'
julia Jumped 70 her feet. and peer
81 over the balcony to see the form ~
q man in the shadows below. She
made no reply until Il came again.
"Misht I he Of some assistancer'
Her yolce a rifle unsteady return.
ed; .why. YES n Won will ge, a lad
der from the hack shed. and let me
down. I will be greatly obliged"
Tn. sound Of rareating footsteps
told her he wa. AZ her bidding. and
soon he was hack again. she heard
70 her surprise heard his foossteps on
the rungs. Evidently he was testing
n. s,eadlness. No he was coming up.
and JulIs peered again over the hal
eony. As he nesred,the ton she found ?
herself looking into a pair Of brown
ewes eyes she knew. and which held
her speech,ess for thu moment