The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-02
Bob's Broken Resolutions
By JANE OSBORN
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a. 1924 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate

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 Bob Judson went down to break fast New Years morning with his shirt cuffs dangling. Moreover he had watched the old year out and the new year ln at his young sls- ter's party and had promised to go skating with the "crOwd" by in the morning. This meant an $ o'clock breakfast. He was not in cheerful frame of mind.
 "What in thunder do you mean by swiplng my cuff buttons, Peggy" he said to his sister, who was already at the table pairing an apple with amlabIe precision. Look" He held up dangling shirt cuffs.
 "Only this" cooed Peggy, who was eighteen and uncOmmonly pretty. She held up her hands, showing the cuffs of A blouse of masculine cut 'l needed them, dearle, so before you were awake came in and got them. Don't be hury, sweetheart, It's New Years day"
 "Weu, you needn't be so absurd Iy good-natured," growled Bob. "Ioure not usually so pie sweet this Tme In l the morning."
 1 No, dearestw said Peggy. But It's New Years day and I've made some resolutions. ones to be very good-natured. And I'm beginning on YOU. have made out some for YOU. too" she added drawing a very ! small piece of paper from the strap of her wrist watch. "l knew you 1 wouldn't make any for yourself. { Here"
 Tom read In very small, rather i childish writing, these resolutions 1 thought by his lItle sister to cover hIs besetting sins:
 Not to tllrt.
 1 Not to be scrappy-"Thats because you punched Peter when you caught him kissing me" explained Peggy. | Not to be late for dIuuer-"lt an nOys cook sO."
 Not to be hOggish-ThIs had spe- ] clal reference 10 neckties, fountain pens, cuT buttons, etc.
 Not to get engaged before 1924. ] Because unattached men are scarce and we need you in the bunch to i piece out with when the regular men are away"
 And I'm not a regular man?" said Bob.
 "Oh. Bobby" cooed Peggy, "I didn't 1 mean lt that way. l meant when the boys in the crowd weren't here. Of ! course the girls like you but you're so old" Bob was all of twenty-five, Bobby dear" resumed Peggy i've asked some Of the girls to come In thls evening to practice a new dance step. We're a man short. That is we are a girl extra. Sally's bringing her cousin. You'll come, won't youT' { Bob looked over the list of reSo- | lutions Peggy had made out for him several times while he ate, and be fore he left the house that morning he had promised Peggy to keep them that Is. If be could.
 Bob's social engagements ln his own and his sisters set kept him until darkness had begun tO settle. But | as be reflected. It was only half past 1 5 and with half an hour to get home 1 and dinuer at half past g. he would { be lu good time for dinner. He could boast to Peggy that he had kept all his resolutions at least for tue day. He was aware of the fact that there was a young woman walking Lurrledly beside a man, on the op- i roSIre side of the street, but he did not 1 give the matter much notice even when they stopped In an apparent argument. Then he saw the young woman quickly cross the street She waved her hand and fairly bounced | upoD him with a, Why Marmaduke dear. how glad I am to see yOuV' It seemed to Tom as If in all his life he had never seen any girl look so entirely charmed to clap eyes on him. vet he was sure from ,the first that he did not know the young woman. She was shaking hands with him and looking arChly, almost ar- dently, 1t seemed to Tom, from eyes ! very deep and tender. It was too dark to see just what color they were. He didn't know her, and Tom felt that she knew be did not; still If she 1 wanted to pretend that she did, what l harm2
 | Tom remembered the first resolu- ton given by Peggy, Not to airt." There would have been satisfaction In
 keeping them an but still greater ! satisfaction In becoming acquainted without an introduction with girl of such apparent charm.
 "I thought 1t was you, Marmaduke," '" she said walking beside him and laugh ing gayly. "Of course, you were on your way to our house. We half ex- pected you but didn't know you
 would come this way" It seemed 10 Tom that the girl was talking ] ra