The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-07-08
BIllIE'S CHANCE
Se393e939S590ss
~ MILDRED WHITE.

She was the most wonderful slri
he had ever seen She was "the glri"
BIllie told himself. oil this. a. he sat
10 desperate mood. on his own porch
step. All his life he had been walt
Ing for Just such girl. and now that
she had come. be could make no prog
res> whatever In winning her. or even
Ia voicing his affection He raked the
gravel wrathfully NJ he thought ~
the many opportunities witch had
heretofore been thrust upon him. for
vooing hour Yes. thrust upon him.
billle reflected by willing parents. Dor
Biliie's bank roll was substantial
billle's family beyond rcproach.
BILLIE himself good TO look upon AMI
equally good to talk "a. And now
That he was In earnest deeply. deadly
rarncsi-hc was baked in his love
making Intention ~ every turn. BlIli.
felt that he could not survive another
day without making love 10 Connie
Tie had held his tongue Ia check Just
~ long as he could
Connie was too pretty. too altogether
charming 10 be held frum him longer
Yet. how he was going 10 express hl-
feeling for the giri ia the pr.-enc. ~
her forhiddlng mother was more than
Blille could figure out Mrs. Web
ster's frigid proximity alone. he vas
SURF. would freeze IN. words on hi.
lips. and MR. Webster va. never ab.
sent during Rules call, at least. from
her only daughters side. Branion
had warned him u this when Billie
requested the introduction % Con
stance.
"lt'll never be twos company"
brpndon had said. Mother II aIway.
On the JOB This mother Intends 20
keep little daughter her willing slave
In subsection Wiser and drawer men
than you have failed there. BIN"
Hut stu BILLIE had persisted: 20
nnf his friends warning true ILL.,
cleverly planned Invitations for drives
or theaiers had all been accepted In
mothers name mother always vent
too. this was understood
Billie confessed TO himself that Con.
ME had remarkable .ay of convsrs-
ing with one-in confidence. a. 10
were-vith her eyes According 10 the
luminous eyes OF Connie. her mother.
presence between them. was a. great
regret 20 herself rs Il was 90 him
And according 90 the twinkly eyes
% Connie she admired Immensely his
clever, though useless manru,ers. 90
be nd % that presence And lately
only very lately-arrurtiing "a the soft
and wistful eyes - Connie. she knew
sn eagsrness akin 10 bis own IN ~ish.
ng 10 hear the WORKS that he - yeari,
I'll 20 spsak
With grstur. % weary despair.
Billie arose from the porch step and
proceeded Webster Wari." - fulfill
an engagement 10 take Constance and
her mother 90 convert lie smiled,
comforted. anticipating the girls
nearuess during the performance.
10 he could be quick enough TO push
the old lady ia the first seat. Connie
would ait next 20 him. Hut slasi Bin.
was not quick enough. II was Con.
ME. whom her mothers directing arm.
put into the first seat
so Billie sulked throughout the con-
cert. and Billle further sulked n Mr.
Webster. upon the homeward walk In
situated herself between Connie and
himself. a relying arm upon either.
4 strong brccxa coming up la the
early spring night. blew dust In tneir
faces. and Billie felt a savage delight
IN forcing his charge against the gale.
Her skirts buifetei her steps. and as
Connie hastily withdrew an assisting
arm In order TO cling 10 her own hat.
Mrs wcbster's new straw turban was
merrily lifted by M. breeze and car
ried swiftly on Ia the darkness. Catch
u Connie" IN. gaspei. aud Counie
dashed on In pursuit
Then as Mrs Webster Valnly I"er.,i
about In the windswept gloom. Blllle
with shouted word ran In an oppo-
site direction.
I'VE will round I, up" he promised:
hut everything which lured as shad-
ow hat. proved to he no hat at all,
and accidentally or purposely, which.
I cannot say. billie and Connie met
In the darkness az the cnd ~ tho
Webster lawn behind a Webster tree.
Aad billie. believing that "its an ~
wind that blows nobody good" pro-
ceeded 90 capture his own good and
Comics slight figure. AZ we'll. at tho
same time.
-No use looking further" BILLIE muir
INJURED inarticulately. "too dark. too
breezy. Hats gone 20 Jericho by this
time"
hut mother" whispered the girl.
shes coming. I hear her"
Let her come" answered Billie
wicksdly, we are harder TO mud back
here than the hat"
And then billie told his love story
IL was eloquently told-and very well
If shyly received.
Constance! came querulons
voice. "Oh. Constance where are your
Mother thought lot of that hat
the girl said into Bibles coat lapel
Il really think that you might set
long way into mothers graees, billie
II you could bring Il back in the morn
iu