The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-30
By HOLWORTHY HALL


body else in the world-all but two.
liked to be kissed by people L
like :. and you know
it's sort of like sunlight; l need lots
OF it. People have always fused
over me. :" Here she gave a
poignant sigh for her lost youth. "Only
it's funny, too but
one Of the two people l do like bet
ter than | do you in dit
ferent way Is -. is kufe
Waring. He's jealous as a
tom cat but somehow | don't
mind it from him; always like 1t.
He was so frightfully jealous
about you, and | teased MIN
about that. 1t was just because he
thought you weren't quite good enough
for me, guess. And you've got to
give him credit for that, now, haven't
you? And | hope
you and Carol IL be awfully happy to-
gether."
Dear girl !" said billiard gently.
"DO you underestimate Her eyes
were very pleading, very misty.
"Understand?-yes Can wish you
happiness, tooT"
mot yet" she said adorably prim.
Gle hasn't oh, we both know
about it, but he's got to graduate from
law school first, and-after that
maybe | can travel little"
She blushed shamefully. "You needn't
grin like a Cheshire cat guess I'll
see Niagara Falls, anyway"
81 wasn't grinning," he said. Il
was smiling at you right out of my
heart. =. But l do wish happi-
ness to you-always and always And
I'm happier myself than I've been for
ages dear :" He stop
ped, swamped by the recollection
that it was Warning who was to
share in the demonstration of his per-
fidy. To wish happiness to an exc
| cutioner-and not be q hypOcrite? In
credibIe-yet true. Hilliard wished
him happiness.
"What is it," she demanded, alert
to his altered expression.
Nothing, I'm just sorry
I'm not a Mormon !"
you're fibbing! Still :"
billiard rose hastily.
"Waitw she said. "You can't go
until you've told me one more thing
:. you don't honestly think Rufe's
undetermined, now, do your
'No-oh, no, Angela. A man can be
so upset that he can"
''You know we were just shocked
and surprised-and Dads awfully
quick tempered. And it was so sud-
den! We didn't stop to talk it over,
we sailed right into him, and all of us
got excited, and then you came in.
| We didn't know how frightfully jeal-
GUS Rufe could be-he's been bad
enough before, but this time was the
| limit-and it's only because he's boy.
It's sort of primeyal. You
| know"
'Yes, dear-yes -
| "And he did know us
long before he ever knew you. He
thought he was protecting us. 1t was
| just an obsession-"
tits all right-quite all right.
| Pleasew He touched her hair lightly.
81 wish were as sure you'd always de-
fend me as I am that you'll stick to
him, Angela"
That's twice you've said that
and you know what I think I've told
you. And are you going OIL
without telling me anything at alp
Her voice betrayed the irreparable in
jury in it.
Hilliard mostened his lips.
"AngeIa dear, next to one other per-
son love you better than any one else
on earth"
"That's nice" she said, with sigh
of perfect content.
He bent to her, but she eluded him.
ooh, MOI" she gasped in futtering
protest Gwen if you but
I've told you about Rufe now-you
haven't told me about Carol, but it's
plain as day-it wouldn't be right"
"Angela?'
She relented swiftly; his voice was
something to rely on.
"Well-just my cheek, then. Hon
estly,
''No, dear" said billiard. He COM
PEELED her> chin upward and smiled
down into her lovely, startled eyes,
and stopped and kissed her forehead
then her lips
"That's for good-by," he said, ito
| the dearest little girl ever knew.
We're both growing up, aren't
we?"