Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-17

1 DSAohS " Ahc.
"I'll try to remember" she said.
and thoughtfully lifted to her face
the bouquet of violets and lilies. u
gesture which George noted without
approval.
"Look herel Who sent you those
flowers you keep makin' such a fuss
over?"
"He did"
who's hep"
"The queer-lool1ing duck"
George feared no suck rival; he
laughed loudly. II s'pose he's some
! old widower!" he said, the object
thus described seeming ignominious
enough to a person of eighteen, with
out additional characterization.
Lucy became serious at once. "Yes,
he Is q widower," she said. II ought
to have told you before; he's my ia
Their"
George stopped laughing abruptly.
"Well, that's Horse on me. If I'd
known he was your father of course
! wouldn't have made fun of him. I'm
sorry
Nobody could make fun of him."
she said quietly.
why couldn't they?
at wouldn't make him funny: 1t
would only make themselves silly"
Upon this George had CLEAN Of
intelligence. "Well, I'm not going TO
make myself silly any more, then; !
don't want to take chances like that
with you. But thought he was the
Sharon girls uncle. He came with
them"
'Yes," she said; "I'm always late
to everything: I wouldn't let them
wait for me. We're visiting the
Sharons."
"About time knew that You for
get my being so fresh about your fa-
Their, will you? OF course he's dis
tinguished-looking man, in a way"
Lucy was still serious. SIN a
wayT" she repeated. 'You mean,
not in your way, don't your"
George was perplexed. How do
you mean not in my way"
! people often say in way and
rather distinguished looking or
rather so-and-so. or rather anything,
to show that they're superior, don't
they. It's a kind of snob slang,
think. OF course people don't always
say rather or in way to be su-
perior."
81 should say not 1 use botr Of
'em great deal myself" said George.
| ~,
What's the use Of man being six
feet three? Men that size can't
handle themselves as well as man
about five feet eleven and half can"
/ George was raightforward soul.
at least. "See herel" he said. "Are
4 you engaged to anybody?'
/ "No." .ssA
Not wholly Modified, he shrugged
his shoulders. "You seem to know q
4 good many people! Do you live in
i New York;"
i "No. We don't live anywhere"
"What do you mean: you don't live
anywhere?"
| "We've lived all over" she answered.
4 "Papa used to live here in this town,
n but that was before was born"
| 'What do you keep moving around
so for? Is he promoter"
| mo. He's an INVENTOR"
"Whats he invented?" ~
"Just lately" laid Lucy; .'he's been
| working on a new kind of horseless
carriage
"Well.. I'm sorry for him." George
said, in no unkindly spirit. "Those
things are never going to amount to
anything. People aren't going to
spend their lives lying on their backs
in the road and letting grease drip In
their faces"
"Papa'd be so grateful she re
turned, ''if he could have your ad
vice." f~Ftst$ ~ ~
Instantly Georges face became
flushed. ST don't know that I've done
anything to be insulted forl" he said
Il don't see that what~I said was par
ticularly fresh" xs
"No, indeed!"
"Then what do you" X.
I She laughed gayly. Il don'tl Ant
l don't mind your being such loft,
person at all. / think it's ever 81
interesting papa's a great man !
"Is herr George decided to b
good-natured. "WelI, let us hope SO
1 hope so, I'm sure"
Looking at him keenly, she saw tina
the magnificent youth was incredsbl,
sincere in this bit Of graciousness
She shook her head in gentle wonder
I'm just beginning to understand,
: she said.
vi Understand whatr
Ell "What it means to be real Am
e berson in this town. Papa told m
a something about it before we caSns
e but / see he didn't say half enough !
al George lsuperbly took this all 70
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