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Show THE DIARY OF A SIREN CLARA'S WITCHING WAY By KING W. LAEDNER. DEC. G. TONIGHT at the supper table everybody was talking Holiday Holi-day season and wondering what Santa Claus would bring them of course in a joking way. After supper sup-per most of them went out including includ-ing Mr. Cooley and after a while Miss Walters complained of a headache head-ache and retired to her room. 1 thought I would sit iu the parlor a few minutes which is warmer than my room and imagine my surprise when the front door opened and Mr. Cooley came in. "I thought you were gone for the evening or otherwise I would of retired," I remarked. "Why should you run away from me ? ' J be asked. "You know very well," was my reply. "1 do not think it is right that you and myself should be alone together when you are engaged to another girl. She is the one you should talk to. ' ' "But. she is iu her room with & headache," was his reply, "and I (io not feel like standing out in the hall and yelling at her through the door. ' ' I COULD not help from laughing though I tried hard not to. "j won't keep you only n minute," min-ute," he said. "I just wanted to a . li y o u what you wa n ted for Ninas. ' ' "Mr. Cooley." I faid. "you must not think about giving me an xoias present. Von should spend your inonev on Miss Walters and she uh'y." "ITaven't i already given her a 2 f-nrrot stone?" was his rcnlv. "P.ur ilia! was not an xm'as prps- Mil ILL After a while. Miss Wallers complained of a headache and retired to her loom. nit," I roilie,l. "Von must give her sotnotiiin else." "I will tend to that," hr- said, ''but I am oino In eive von some-thnifr some-thnifr to. What fIihU it I.e.'" "Mr. Cooley," I yaiil. " I ain not the kind nf u cirl that w.-nt men to i--e jne j'reeiits. All 1 ask tli-rir :'ric!Hi-ii, as uv ,!v of ro-ir,an-e are rit an end forever." "i'.:it am fjoin..' to yivn you f Continued on roiin-incr Pae.) Oil OF II GUI'S SWEET 11 (Continnc:l Fro" Preradlng Tage.) somcihinsr whether you like it or not. ' ' lit said. lilt"ou are fo stuViboni I woull he afrniil to bo vonv wif-," T i-'aid smilins at his persistency. "But if vou insist. 1 hep von to not spend "more than a few dollars on me and onlv just eivc me some inexpensive token of your friendship otherwise I cm not except it. ' ' T WAS not intending to spend a JL million dollars on you." was his reply. '! would only I have not much to spend this year. How ah-.ut n smail pin or broocdi ? ' ' 'I eun not except jewelry from vou. ' ' I replied. ' How about flowers? ne saul. OK 1'onlev." I said. I , will say ae:ai:i that I can take nodmiu; orjv some -mall token of your f riendshin and flowers would look 1 Nko we were sonilhinu more than ! frieiv.s." '"'e are,'' was liis reply. '(Uh, .Mr. t'ooley,'' t said unvoice un-voice quavering. "' please don't talk like that when vou know how matters mat-ters stands. It you must aive me something for 'friendship's sake ' (rive me something that I can wear and always keep, "a wrist watch, or "'nil1 w "Pu: siie is in lir ro. 'i '.viri a sirk he:i:ac!.. an. I I lon': fe-:'. lo:.j sta u'.iir-. : ou: in tile haii a:.ri yelling ai l:er tiir.uiL-'.. j t'r.e door." I a small nerklace of some kind or ear rinirs. ' ' I "I wiil give you something but I won't tell vou w'woi it is going to I be." he said smilingly. ! Oh. diary, I hope lie will not be fooli?h enough to spend a lot of money or. me who ran nver be more than hs friend and if it is a watch or a neckbeo -or ear rins that he gets I hope he will buy tiioe that are ilnin and not expensive expen-sive though I have already had prool's of his generosity and if he insists on giving me an expensive wat'-h or something how can I refuse re-fuse without wounding him deeplv? |