Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
GEOMETRY
BY BETTE n. MCDONALD.

III spite of his neatncSS he drew angles
ana figures on her white tablccluth Ut
every meal. She concluded that the
woman he picked for his wife couldn't
KNOW any too much about geometry as
ne would draw one along those lines
Come and get your parcels. sis I'm
moi going to leave this old nag for
minute! No telling what he might do.
The next time you send me to the VIII
lage ] walk! Do you hear me. walk
l always hated walking. Wish had
my car"
Arc was standing in the one-Seated
buggy waiting for his sister. lie
wiped the perspiration from the edge
OF his curly, blond hair.
well" she came out laughing, Won
needn't be so alarmed. You are in
no Immediate danger. Old Meteor new
er ran away yet" she said, Knowing
something unusual must have hap
pened.
Just the same your dependable old
racer ran me into flock Of geese
Where did you see gcese?"
Just outside the village"
(which way were they hying?"
"Fiytng?" he echoed disdainfully,
handing over the parcels 10 her.
Yes. Flying southwark indicates
an early winter" she replied eagerly.
Suppose they are riding" He
posed.
Arc, If I didn't know you are
total abstainer I'd suspect you of re-
cent association with wood alcohol"
Your horse did all the flying, tell
you"
He reeled, laughing hard and long
until she made him explain.
"Geometrically speaking" he laugh.
ed, 1.-THE plain and solid goose had On
white silk shirtwaist and a black
skirt"
81 suppose she Is square" coughed
Miss Brill.
Coming back from the village, I
met big touring car. She was dflV-
ing IT, About six others were in IL
chatterins and cacklng like they were
on their way to save Rome admit
that | couldn't keep my eyes on Me-
teOr. Belief doesn't always make
matter true and he shattered mine.
THE CGCking ceased. She stopped
the car jumping down quickly. Twas
then viewed the symmetrical fOru
Of the prettiest proposition.
"She ran III front G Meteor, grabbed
his bride and held aim, swaying aud
twisting. / WIS sa@d." be concluded,
gayly. After q moment ! NOV f'vs
given YOU the syhopsts," be looked at
his sister as he gathered ID the relns.
He dropped the reins again and
Meteor stopped.
ISIS, Tor Oaes our mlnds Converge T.
He paused then added, "wbth was 70
be proved"
"Then gave Miss Rogers ms card
he confessed.
ut vas lay Rogers" exclaimed |
| Miss Brll Who had thought as mch |
! all along
~ OF sf:d A might invite someonetO |
dine with H. tonight, and she thouet
It would ~ perfectly proper to con-
! II was stu. .ering. She reached quo
erat facieauum almost Instantly,
rejoiced
II know we haven't been intr
duced," Sic said, but Miss Brill ia
very dear friend of mine. Call for
at six. You needn't drive over "e n
walk It H. twenty minutes.
"And guess what she said about
runaway She said: so you worH
yourself eHt Of the wreck tangle. h
tangle,' SHE said, just like that. h
girl is perfect"
At the dinner table Miss Rogers
not admire his application or seoihe
rical terms to the food and dishtI
She had Just finished college an
told him ne was slow. She SAID 81
didn't like geometry, that she pr,
ferred to Study silk.
silk finds its own expression sh
said, "and is vastly more popular tina
geometry My conclusion Is: Sllk :
similar to geometry in dealing VII
forms"
And TIE designs can be Illustrated,
conceded Arc. "Some skirts hang I
right anc .. some at most every ahGi
circle at 'he band. or plain, straIgf
. and shOr You are right. SIX al
geometry amount to the same.
, "And Tie axiom states. things ecu
to the same thing are equal to eae
other" she offered. ever so sweet
after an" he eagerly conclude
silk is murp interesting than seomeh
and certainly as useful.
"Geomttry and silk seem 10 be IN
= sort of partnership" ventured Mis-
Brill. Sic smothged titter' I'M
got up from the table. Crushed AT
Strengthened up abruptly,
Miss t;r.ers, DO you playT .
~ play baseball fairly we'll" II
thought her the loveliest elrl ana ?
most charming. Miss Brill slid 10 IN
. base and st0ie home.
, Arc ahn Miss Rogers enjoyed
; llghtful evening and a duet at
( piano. T'rpn he took her nome. Il
: It was very late when he return
1 but his sister met him at the door
acted Sleeniiy.
Arthur Wellington Brill, have
Oh, -, 80 araIvsis Of Ma