The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-09-06

of sight.
George gazed stoniIy at this mani
festatiOn, responding neither by word
nor sign. "HOw's that for a bit of
freshness? he murmured.
What WASP" Miss Morgan asked.
THAT queer-lOOking duck waving
his hand at me like that. Except he's
the Sharon girls uncle l don't know
him from Adam"
You don't need to-" she said. HE
wasn't waving his hand to you: he
meant me-"
"Oh. he did?" George was not mol
lifted by the explanation. Everyone
seems 70 mean you! You certainly do
seem to have been pretty busy this
week you've been here"
She pressed her bouquet to her face
again and laughed into it, not dis
| pleased. She made no other COM
ment, and for another period neither
! spoke.
Well" said George finally, 81 must
say you don't seem TO be much of a
prattler. They say it's great way
to get reputation for being wise
never saying much. Don't you ever
talk at all?"
when people can understand" she
answered.
He had been looking moodily out
at the ballroom, but he turned to her
quickl;- at this, saw that her eyes
|
of her bouquet. and he consented TO
smile.
Girls are usually pretty fresh!" he
said. ''They ought to go to a mans
college about a year: they'd get
taught few things about freshness
What you got to do after two O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon?"
"a whole lot of things. Every min.
ute filed up"
"All right" said George. "The
SHOWS fine for sleighing: I'll come for
you in a cutter at ten minutes afte,
two
i, 81 can't possibly CO."
IF you don't" he said. I'm going
to sit in the cutter in front of tho
gate. wherever you're visiting. al
afternoon, and if you try to go on
with anybody else he's got to whiI
me before he gets you" And as sh.
laughed-though she blushed q little
, too-he continued. seriously: IF yOI
think I'm not in earnest you're at lib
erty to make quite big experiment "
hA in nj
/, I've often had so large a compliment
as that" she said. especially on sucl
short notice-and yet l don't thinl
I'll go with you"
you be ready at ten minutes afte
, two"
mo. / won't"
Eyes, you will!"
yes" she said. II will :" And he
. partner for the next dance arrived
! breathless with searching.
Don't forget I've got the thir'
. from now" George called after her.
: When "the third from now" cam
4 George presented himself before he
: without any greeting, like a brothe
or a mannerless old friend. Bot
: George and Miss Morgan talked nue.
= more TO everyone else that evenin
;, than to each other. and they sal
h nothing at all at this time. Bot
T looked preoccupied as they began I
h dance, and preserved gravity of e1
: pression to the end of the number
$ And their next number they did nc
9 dance, but went back TO the CALLER
v stairway, seeming TO have reache
an understanding without any verbs
O consultation that this suburb wa
Y again the place for them.
J. We'll" said George cOOlly, whe
$ they were seated. what did you So
Il your name wasp
, Morgan"
o Funny name"
d Everybody else's name always is.
o 81 didn't mean it was really funny
y George explained. That's just on
d of my crowds bits of horsing at co
I Iece. We always say funny name n
, matter what ii is. / guess we're pre-
r. ty fresh sometimes; but l knew you
+ name was Morgan because my mothe
# said so downstairs. l meant: what
" the rest of it?''
" Lucy"
r How old are you?" George aske,
81 don't really know myself"
q what do you mean: you don
/. really know yourselfT
n II mean l only know what the
" tell me. | believe them. of cours
3 but believing isn't really knowing"
d Look here" said George. do yo
f. always talk like this?"
n Miss Lucy Morgan laughed forgi
e ingly. put her young head on one siC
I'd like bird and responded cheerfully
~ I'm willing to learn wisdom. VIII;
o. are you studying at SCHOOL,"
l. College,"
N AT the university Yes What al
NJ you studying there?"
III George laughed. Lot o. usele
Mt guff."
n Then why dent you study son
to useful guff?"
"a what do you mean: 'Usefuly"
n something you'd use later. in yo'
.e, business or professionT'
re- George waved his hand impatier