Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-02-10


from corner. before turning down the
side street where Sadie lived; and
then, presently Ramsey ana Mlln
were at the latter's gate. He went In
with her, hating at the front steps.
"Well, gnIght, MIll0," he said.
"Wnnt to 20 out walking tomorrow
night7 Albert and Sadie are"
II can't tomorrow night she told
him with obvious regret, isn't II the
worst luck got an aunt comm to
visit frcm Chicago, and she's crazy
about playing Five Hundred and
mama md papa said | hnf to stay In
to make -four to play 1t. She's liable
to be here three or four days, and !
guess got to be around home pretty
much all the time she's here. It's the
worst luck y
He was doleful, but ventured to be
literary. well, what cant be helped
must be endured. III come around
when she's gone'
He moved rs IL to depart, but she
still retained his arm and did not pre-.
pare TO relinqulsh 1t.
"WelI--" he said
"Wcll what, Ramsey?"
"Wcll-p'niyht."
She glanced mn Mt thc dark front
OF the house. ~ guess the fnmIlv's
zone 70 he'd" she snjd nbscntlv.
~ s'pose So"
"Wcll, good night, Ramsey" She
said this, but still did not release his
arm, and suddenly. In nustcr, he felt
that the time he dreaded had come.
Somehow, without knowing where, ex-
cept that it was somewhere upon what
seemed to be blurred face too full
Of obstructing features, he kissed her.
She turned instantly away in the
darkness, her hands over her cheeks
and in panic Ramsey wondered If he
hadn't make dreadful mistake.
"S'cuse me" he said, stumbling to-
ward the gate. "Wel, guess | rot
to be gettin along back home"
He woke in the morning to n great
self-loathiHg; he had kissed girl.
Mingled with the loathng was a curl.
Gus pride in the very fact that caused
the loathing, but the pride did not last
long. He came downstairs morbid to
breakfast, and continued this mood
afterward. At noon Albert Paxton
brought him note which Nllla had
asked Sadie to ask Albert to give him.
"Dearie: l am lust wondering IL
you thought as much about something
SO sweet that happened last night as
did Won know what. think IT was
the sweetest thing. send YOU one
with this note and I hope you will
think II Is a sweet one 7 would give
YOU real one IL Won were here now
and | hope YOU would think II was
sweeter still than the one nut in this
note II is the sweetest thing now Won
are mine and I am yours forever kiddo
If Won come around about friday owe
II will he all right. amt less will he
gone bocl, home nv then 81 come eoriv
and we will got SADIE and An to 90 to
the hand Concert Don't forget what
| said about nv uniting something
sweet IN this note and 7 hone Won will
think II ia n swee. ono hut NOT nc
sweet os tho ron, sweet ono 7 would
like to-
Ar this mint Rorsey ,,,nr,S;volv
tora tho motto into .mon ni,noS ia
turnad coId &c HE ,moo,nntion ~,
iected sketcb of his motber l., tho
nct Of reodino tb,s miSsive and az
her exnrassion ne sha rand the son.
tence. "Jt is tha swoatas, thing now
Won ore mine and 7 am vours forever
kiddo" He wished that Au,Io HADN'T
written "kiddon Sha co1,ea him th.t
sometimes but IN ber warm ,ittla VOICE
the word seemed NOT nj MI what II did
IN inl, ua w,shod foo tho+ sho hodr,t
soid sho wac bis for,ver
Suddenly he w,s seizod with q bor.
ror Of ber
Moisture brose out heovi,v rno,
him bo fa,t das,ito s,clross ana
WISHING for daotb wont forth nnon tho
streets to wall, ana walk ua c,rod
NOT wbi,har co that his foot fool, hin,
in INV d,raction owoy f,or, Ntiu,
since tbav were unoh,e tn t,ro hin,
ownv f,on himself Of whom ho h,d