The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-09-27


i've seen any number like that. east.
You can see all you want of EN- II
you stand on Fifth avenue half an
hour any afternoon. I've seen hair
a dozen 90 10y almost ut the same
timc-within few minutes, anyhow;
and of course electric hanSomS are
common sight there any day. | hired
one myself the last time | was there.
How fast do Mr.. Morgan's machines
go?"
Much too fast. It's very eXhila-
rating-but rather frightening; ana
they do make fearful uprOar. lie
SAYS. though. he thinks he sees a way
to get around the nOisiness in time.
81 don't mind the noise" said
George. Give me n horse for mine,
though. any day. | must get up race
with one of these things; Pendennlsl IL
leave it one mile behind in a two-mile
run. HOw's grandfather"
He looks well, but he complains
sometimes of his heart
George had taken off his coat. Il
don't like to hint to lady, he SAID,
but | do want to dress before din
ner."
Don't be long; I've got TO do a
lot Of looking at you, dear" She
kissed him and ran away, singing.
But his Aunt Fanny was not so
fond; and at the dinner table there
came spark of livelineSs into her
eyes when George patrOnizingly asked
her what was the news in her own
particular line of sport"
well, what's the gossip? You
usually hear pretty much everything
that goes on around the hooks ana
crannies in this town, | hear. What's
the last from the gOssips' corner
auntie?"
Fanny dropped her eyes, but a
movement of her lower lip betOkened
tendency 10 laugh rs she replied,
There hasn't been much gossip lately
except the report that Lucy Morgan
and Fred Kinney are engaged-and
that's quite old by this time"
There was clatter upon Georges
plate. "What-what do YOU think
you're talking about?" he gasped.
Miss Fanny looked up innOcently
About the report of Lucy Morgan
engagement to Fred Kinney"
George turned dumbly to his mother
and Isabel shook her head reasSur'
ingly. People are always starting
rumors." she said. 81 haven't paid
any attention TO this one"
But you-yOu've heard it?" he
stammered.
"Oh, one hears all sorts of nonsense
dear. | haven't the slightest idea
that it's true"
Then you have heard it,"
George turned pale.
Eat your dinner, George" hi,
aunt said sweetly. Food will do vol
good. / didn't say knew this rumol
was true. ] only said I'd heard it,"
Fanny. you're hard-hearted crea
ture," Isabel said gently. You reall!
are. Don't pay any attention to her
George. Fred Kinneys only n clerl
in his uncle's hardware place: h,
couldn't marry for ages-even if any
body would accept him."
George breathed unanimously. :"
don't care anything about ages
What's that got to do with it?' IN
said, his thoughts appearing to b.
somewhat disconnected. ages don
mean anything! only want to know
i want to know | want" Ill
stopped.
you must finish your dinner, dear,
his mother urged. Don't"
Il have finished. I've eaten all
want. / don't want any more than
wanted. ] don't want-I-" He rose
still incoherent. 81 prefer-I want
please excuse me-"
He left the room. and n mOmen
later the screens outside the ope
front door were heard to slam.
Fanny, You shouldn't"
Isabel, don't reproach me. He di
have plenty of dinner, and only toll
the truth: everybody has been say
ing"
I'VE don't actually know Their
isn't" Miss Fanny insisted, gigglin:
We've never asked Lucy"
Il wouldn't ask her anything so al
surd.'
George would" Georges father r,
marked. That's what he's gone {
do
Mr.. Minafer was not mistaken: tbs
was what his son had gone to d,
Lucy and her father were just risin
from their dinner table when til
stirred youth arrived at the fror
door of the new house. 1t was co
t;tce, however, rather than a house
and Lucy had taken n free hand wit
the architect, achieving results
white and green outside and whit
and blue inside to such effect of youl
and dainlinesS that her father con
planned of "too much springtime
bedroom, was young damsers bo
doir. he said. so that nowhere cOul
he smoke cigar without feeling Lii
ruiiian. However, he was smokir
when George arrived. and he encou
: aged George To join him i'm the pa
e time, but the caller. whose air w;
Z both tense and preoccupled. decline
with something like agitation.
/ Il never smoke-that is. I'm Sc
r DOM mean, no, thanks" he sal
II mean not at ALL I'd rather not