The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-04-06

SADIE" He made shift to seek snort
with Albert, just before din
ner.
81 got a pretty rotten headache, ana
NV stomoch's unset, too" he said,
drooping upon the PaXtonS' fence l
been gettn' worse every minute. YOU
and Sadie 90 by Milla's Albert ana
fell her if I'm not there by ha pas
SEVEN tell her not to wait for me any
longer"
"lIow do you mean waltz" Albert
incurred. "You don't expect her 10
come nokin' along with Sadie and me,
do YOU? She'll keep on s1tin' there az
homp inst the same, because Sllo
wouldn't have anything else to 90, III
YOU don't come like she expects 70" 10"
She hasn't got any way to stop WALTZ
in"
At this, Ramsey moaned, without az
fectation. Il don't expect can, Al"
bert" he said. "rd like to if coulu.
but the way it looks now, you tell her
! wouldn't be much surprised maybe
was startin' in with typhoid fever or
pretty near anything at all. he
moved away, concluding feebly: Il
guess | better crawl on home, Albert,
while I'm still able to walk some. You
tell her the way it looks now I'm lIable
to be right sick"
And the next morning he woke 10
the chatings of remorSe, pictur!ng
Nj]a somewhat restored IN charm
waiting hopefully at the gate, even
after the half-past SEVEN and then' as
time passed and the sound OF the dtS-
FAINT horns came family through the
, darkness, going sadly to her room
perhaps weeping there. 1t was PIC
ture to wiring him with shame ana plty'
but was followed by another when
L. electrified him. for out OF school ne
did not lack Imagination. What II
D Albert had reported his illness TOO
|, wildly to Mina? Milla was so fond!
e What IT, in her alarm, she should come
d here to the house to inquire OF his
n mother about him? What if she told
1. Mrs. Milholland they were engaged?
n The next moment Ramsey was project
d ing q conversation between his mother
IS and Milla in which the latter staten
t. that she and Ramsey were soon to %
ID married, that she regarded him as al
ready virtually her husband, and de-
1t manded to nurse him.
re In a panic he fled from the house BE-
re fore breakfast, going out by way OF a
side door, and he crossed back yards
and climbed back fences to reach Al
bert Paxton the more swiftly. Ih1s
creature, a ladies' man almost profes'
sionally, was found exercising with an
: electric iron and pair of flannel trou'
\ sers in a basement laundry, by way OF
stirring his appetite for the morning
= meal. :,
Il "see here, Albert" his friend sale
breathessly. Il got favor wan
you to 60 over to Milla's--"
vi "I'm goin' to finish pressln thes'
0n trousers" Albert interrupted. "The'
]X I've got my breakfast to eat"
m "Well, you could do this first" sail
i Ramsey, hurriedly. ut wouldn't hur
kQ YOU to do me this little favor flrs'
& You just slip over and see Milla 10
me, il she's up yet and If she ISM
Won better wait around till she is, b.
cause want you to tell her I'm
II whole lot better this morning. re
her I'm pretty near practically all rigf
a again. Albert, and I'll prob'ly write NJ
note or something right soon-or
=! week or 50, anyhow. You tell her
IN swell, you act pretty funny!" Abe
Iii exclaimed, fumbling in the pockets
e his coat. "Why can't you 60 on ov'
o. and tell her yourself2 But just as
happens there wouldn't be any u
your goin' over there, or me, either"
vote. "Why not?"
"Nlilla amt there" said Albert, st
lles s searching the pockets Of his co'
'nut. "When we went by her house last mig
usny to tell her about your headache a
Al' stomach and all, why, her mother (
us Milla'd gene up to Chicago vest
seize day afternoon with her aunt, and s.
she left note for you, and she SAID
l Won were sick l better take 1t q
DORA give it to you. was goin' to bring
" oanu over to your house after breakfas
~ He found it. "Here!
,,,u Ramsey thanked him feebly, ana
NINA narted in a state Of partial stupef
3, sl,l tion, brought on by a glimpse OF
'n'ls inst liabilities Of life. He had also,
,o,u relief, but sense Of vacancy and 10
), Lei. for Milla, out Of his reach, once m
a's a. became mysteriously lovely.
'llleu' pausing in an alley, he read
-, +o note. No.
ap " "Dearie: Thought | ought to
"en' YOU up but over the phone IS just
any. . for explanations as Mama and A
way less would hear everything
u 'i's thought l might seem cold to you
III NJ saying anything sweet on account
3D. TIC them listening and you would "ol
seen whv | was so cold when telling
pood.by for a vile maybe weeks.
u 'i., an. this way Uncle Purv wired Aunt
'lolen Il. he has just taken in big touring
ell VI on debt and his vacation starts
morrow so if they were going 10
M a trip they better start right wa
49, Aunt Jess invited me. Now deal
~ have to pack and write this IN
M so you will not be disappointed y
rou come nv for the B. Z. t0-nlgnt