New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-12-08

| that she faced Dicky.
How do you like acting as a scale,
| balance for a mcss Of FISH o" sh,
gibed and | knew she meant Dicky tc
understand that she thought me most
callous toward his injury But /. who
have studied my husbands every
mood and foihle, knew that nothing
would so anger him as for me to
make a fuss in public over the injury
which he himself had declared was
OF no consequence.
'I'd like the fish darncl sight
better" Dicky answered Nov
Madge, for the love Of Pete don't
begin to fuss over this scratch on my
bean You know we've had more
scraps over your trying to take care
of me when I'm sick than over any
thing else. And I vote for the fish.
My head will wait, but the fish won't
So Fred, you Just toddle down and
get them. There's the gate now.
Want any help"
I'm go down with him." Mr., Cos.
grove said hastily, as l stopped the
car in front of the gate through which
we had borne the wounded state
trooper so short a, time before. we
can manage everything, and we won't
be long--if you're sure your head"
IF everybody doesn't stop Juggling
my head into the conversation" Dicky
declared irrtably, "allee same, Mr..
Dick, with the bean of Charles the
First, I'll
Don't be cross" Bess Dean cooed.
IT'S because we all love you so that
were anxious about your poor head.
oh ! isn't this moonlight glorious
Will you ever forget that wonderful
walk we had through the woods to-
night, Dckybird %
What Dicky Told.
If | had not realized that she was
deliberately trying to goad me into an
undignitied exhibition Of jealousy,
am afraid | would have betrayed tho
flame Of anger which was consuming
me at her tone and manner to Dicky,
which would have sounded silly in
fiancee or a newly welded wife and
which from her was not only ridicul-
Gus but offensive | waited Dickys
had hard work to keep from huggins
myself with glee.
III tell the world III never forget
it !" Dicky drawled, and the dryness
of his tone suggested anything but
pleasurable recollections of the walk
to which she had referred SO sacchar-
inely. believe me, that's d stroll
that will linger in my memory.
You know, Madge," he bent for
ward with confidential air, and with
secret glee l noticed that Mr.. Cos
grove and Fred were taking their time
about getting over the fence, putter
ing over some imaginary difficulty in
order to keep within earshot Of my
husband, this dam sell" he drawled
the syllables atrociously, almost in
this buzzom friend of yours
shouldn't be allowed loose in the
moonlight. 1t seems plumb loco her,
She appeared to have all her five
senses, and was fishing away like the
rest of us until the moon came up.
Then nothing would do her but she
must stroll a bit along the shore.
And then she began discovering 'fas-
vistas, which simply must lie
explored to see how the moon dap |
pied the three trunk and so forth.
IF | had foreseen this moonlit |
madness on the part of the lady | |
would have laden my pocket with
balls of Irvine and paid them out at |
each vista, so we could find our way |
back again. AS it was, about the third |
tree we got lost, and the evening was |
then lust one darned vista after an
other until we finally reached the |
state road and trampled down it to .
the car Just before you arrived on the !
scene. Moonlight ! Nistas Every |
one knows ] adore you, fair spouse, |
but if you propose strolling in the |
for it least three moons to
come I'll--feed you to the ravens ~
He had carefully kept his tone one
Of careless banter, so that Bess Dean
could take no offense at II without |
making herself appear ridiculous, But
[ knew I knew, and she knew! and
most satisfying knowledge of all to
he leashed feline within me--she
Knew that | knew !