The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29

"Do you always show what you
feel like that?"
"Jane says ! do"
''Well, If it had been anybody but
Eloise Harper and Adelaide Lara
more. Adelaide is Uncle Fred's lat
est"
She rose. Lets 60 upstairs. If
I stay here shall want to throw
things at their heads. And ] don't
care to break Martha's dishes"
They stopped at the other table,
however, for a light word or two,
then went up to Edith's sitting-room
on the second floor. When they
were once more by the fire, she
said, "And now what do you think
of me? Nice temper?"
81 think" he said, promptly,
"that they probably deserved it."
She laid her hand for a f1eeting
moment on his arm. "You are
rather a darling to say that. was
really horrid."
When he was ready at last to go,
she decided, "Tell Uncle Frederick
to send Briggs out for me in the
morning. / might as well have it
over, now that Eloise is going to
spread the news"
''I wish you'd go in with me
tonight"
'Oh, but couldn't"
why not?"
She weighed it-"And surprise
Uncle Fred?"
ST think we'd better telephone, so
he can kill the fatted calf"
Eyes. He doesn't like things
sprung on him. Hurts his dignity
but he's rather an old dear, and
love him-do you ever quarrel with
the people you love? /"
"Jane and / fight. Great times. %
'I have a feeling ] shall like
Jane"
"You will. She's the best ever.
Not beauty, but growing better
looking every day. Bobbed her hair
and / nearly took her head off.
But she's rather a peach"
"I'll have you both down for din
ner some day. / think we are going
to be friends"-again that light
touch on his arm.
He caught her hand in his. 81
shall only ask that you let the page
twang his Tyre" Then with deep
er note, "Miss Towne, / can't tell
you how much your friendship would
mean"
"Would it? Oh, / am going to
have some good times with you and
your little sister, Jane. I am so
tired of people like Eloise and Ade-
laide, and Benny and-Del :"
On this same afternoon little Lucy
Logan was writing to Delafield
Simms.
'tIt seems like a dream, lover,
that you are to come for me in Feb
ruary, and that then we'll be mar
ried. And that all the rest of my
life am to belong to you.
"Del, it isn't because you are rich.
OF course I shall adore the things
you can do for me. I am not going
to pretend that / shan't. But if you
were poor, I'd work for you-live
for you. Oh, Del, ] do hope that you
will believe it.
1.-THE other day, Mr.. Towne said
in one of his letters that you had
always been tickle, that there had
been lots of girls, Eloise Harper
before Edith. And / wanted tc
scream right out and say, 1t isn'i
true. He hasn't ever really cared
before this But of course / couldn't
But broke a pencil point, and as
for Mr.. Towne, who is he to say
such things about you? haven't TAX
en- his letters for the last three
years for nothing. There's always
somebody--the last one was Mrs
Laramore, and now he has his eye
on little Jane Barnes, whose broth.
er found Miss Towne's bag and the
ring. She's rather a darling, bui
/ hope she won't think he is ir
earnest.
"And now, my dear and my dar
ling, goodnight. wonder how
dare call you that. But I am al
ways saying it to myself, and a
night / ask God to keep you-safe. .