The Keota news., 1921-01-07
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BILlIE'S CHANCE
BY MILDRED WHITE.
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Copyright. 1890. wes,sss Newspaper Uaioa,
She was the most wonderful girl
he had ever seen! She was 1.-THE girl"
Billie told himself: all this. AZ he sat
In desperate mood. on his own porch
step. All bis life he had been wait.
Ing for just such girl. and now that
she had come. he could make no prog.
ress whatever In winning her. or even
In voIcing his affection. He raked the
gravel wrathfully US he thought Of
the many opportunities which had
heretofore been thrust upon him. for
wooihg hours. Yes. thrust upon him.
Billie reflected. by willing parents. For
Billie's bank roll was substantial.
Bibles family. beyond reproach,
Billie himself good to look upon aud
equally good" to taik to. And now
that he was In earnest-tleeply. deadly
earnest-he was baked In his lovd.
making intention AT every turn. Billie
felt that he could not survive another
day without making love to Connie.
He had held his tongue In check just
AZ long as he could.
Connie WAS too pretty. too altogether
charming to be held from him longer.
1et. how he was going to express Ills
feeling for the girl In the presence Of
her forbidding mother was more than
Billie could figure out. Mrs. Web.
ster's frigid proximity alone. he wns
sure. would freeze the words on Ills
lips. aud Mrs. Webster was never sb-
sent during Bibles calls nt least. from
her only daughters side. Brandon
had warned him Of this when Billie
requested the Introduction to Con.
stance.
"Itn never Ike two's company"
Brandon had said. Mother II always
on the job. This mother Intends to
keep little daughter her willing slave
In subsection. Wiser mnd drawer mon
than you have failed there. Riii.'
Hut still Billie had persisted; to
nnd Ills friends warning true. His
cicvcrly planned Invitations for drives
or thcntcrs had NIL bccn accepted In
mothers hnmc-moihcr always went
too: this wns understood.
Billie confessed to himself TINT Con.
ME Ind remarkable wny of conyc,a.
Ing with one-in confidence ns Il
wcrc-with her eyes. According tn tho
luminous eyes of Connie. her mothers
presence between them. wns ns sr.it
regret (" herself Ms II WIS io him.
Ana according tn the twinkiy eyes
"f Connie. she admired immensely ljs
clever. though useless n,nnc,,vcr.. 70
he rid "f that presence. An, lately -
only very luicly-accor,lin Ia the s.s,
and wistful eyes of Connie. she knew
an eagcrncss nkin to his own. In wisn.
ing I" hear the words that nc - ycuv,,.
ell to speak.
Win gesture of weary despair.
BILLIE arose from the porci, step ard
proceeded "Webstcr.wnryi," to fu,ell
an engagement to tnke Constance md
her mother to concert, uc smiled.
comf"rteti. anticipating the g,r.'s
ncnrncss during the performance.
If y could be quick enough to p,v,h
the "d lady In the FIRST sent, Co:,nie
would sit next to him. but IuS: BilVe
wns not quick enough. II var C..l
ME. whom her mothers directing ara.
put Into the first sent.
so Billie sulked throughout the cou.
cert. and Billie further sulkesi ns Mira
webster. upon the hOmcwnrd walk Ia.
s,hnnted herself between Connie mud
himself. n relying urn upon eithe,.
strong breeze coming up In the
early spring night, blew dust In their
races. and Billie felt a snvnvc delipht