The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-08-22
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Make me some pretty speeches.
SENIOR Billy she laughed softly. aThey
float up 70 me here through the moon.
light like the perfume from red roses n
She had drawn her mnntilla closely
about her for no other reason In the
world but 20 inntalize the man below
her by hiding herself from him. and
there was only her voice and the vague
outline Of her young body through the
Vines to tell him that she was there
But 70 her his face. nplifted In the
moonlight flushed and eager, was un-
hidden.
"You are a tllrti" he cried, seeking
70 make his voice savage and angry,
and succeeding admirably In filling 1t
with alteration,
''Rnt 40" she answered him from
the dusk about her. "That Is to be
cruel. And III am 80 soft.hearted
that 70 make one suffer would distress
me-
III you roll your RS at me like that
again." Stairway told her very posi-.
lively. Fl am going right IN ana tell
the old gentleman that | am going TO
marry youi
She laughed gayly at his lmpetuous
declaration.
"It would be like play" she said
after little as though she were think.
Ing seriously OF what he had said he
would do. 1T would interest me TO
see. Papa grande would be very po-
lite and would ask Senior Billy 10 have
glass Of wine and clgarlta.
"And thenH--the laughter yelling up
again IN the eyes he could not see,
thrilling ia the voice which dropped
down 70 him--"he would call Pedro
and old Juan to take you outside and
shoot you with their guns"
"And you find that funnyf" demand
Cd Stairway.
rs X notf II Ia like the opera r.
''You are dying for an operatl
sceneT' His voice stiil rang with the
eagerness within him, his hand was
upon the vines which clambered about
her balcony. "Let me climb up to
you"
.You must not s. she cried quickly.
And then. seeing that he hesitated.
she added lightly. again settling her.
self comfortably upon her cushioned
seat. ''That would be only musical
comedy And should have TO go Ia.
side and shut my window and run
downstairs TO papa grande. And
Sh T.
He could make out the gesture as
she laid her fingers across her rcd lips,
could see that she turned toward the
open window behind her.
"Quien esf" she called carelessly.
"Yo. Pedro came Pedro's answer
log voice. "Senor Dempton has gone.
The master Gays that in half an hour
he viii be glad to see the Senorlta
Teresa"
"Bpeno.s she answered lightly, II
hear. Pedro And then when she also
heard Pedro's light tread on the stair
way, descending. she turned again
toward the man below her. II must
60. she said softly. Papa grande
wishes me-
''Noi for half an hour" he said
quickly. Il heard that"
~But, as though she were hesitat-
hug. Il should go now. Il is very M
naidenly Of me TO be here with you
II / had known that you were coming
I shonld certainly not have come out
10 look Ut my stars.
.'K0u are a littie'hunlbug. Teresits. |"
he laughed at her. .You did know that
] would be here, and you were glad Of
Il, and you came out just 10 see NE"
ITO see your And he could imag-
inc the arehing Of the brows above her
great eyes
And TO tease me. But look here
Il am looking, senior. Mama mia,
but you are handsome In the moon.
light. More SO than BY dayi"
II did not come here tonight q
make you pretty speeches" said Stan
way stubbornly after his way. Il came
to tell YOU"
''Yes2" expeetantly. She 'elaspet
her hands and leaned q little farther
out over him. allowing him q glimpse
of her laughing face, Of white arms
and throat from which the mantills
was slipping.
..That love you
ssOhf'' She seemed to lose interest
but again her face was hidden.
s.And that / actually aud positiyei.