| Show Confessions ofA ofA of ofA A War Bride CHAPTER XII Mother Mothe Lorimer Kisses Me Me This This for a Little Grandson Lately when Im I'm very sorry or very glad glad tt It doesn't make any difference I which which I cry Both emotions have crammed today In the dusk of ot the evening evening evening eve eve- ning I slipped away to my favorite bench under the pines distractedly glad to find finda a sufficient reason for Bobs Bob's mood when he left excited still over the departure of ot the he recruits troubled enough by Tony Curts Curt's too Intimate Intimate glance glance and worried to the depths of my my soul because there there did not appear to be any way of shaping shaping shap ling ing Jims Jim's affairs as I had so valiantly demanded in the morning I was was sobbing softly to myself when Jimmy-boy Jimmy dropped onto the bench be beside beside be be- side me He He came carne I knew to talk about the Thomas girl J Jimmie is a a kind and tender creature and as Impersonally ly chivalrous as Cert ls is selfishly so Now I dropped my he head headon ld on Jims Jim's olive drab shoulder and shed my ready tears It was a handy moment to be as weak as I felt I 1 needed to me and I must have made the most of ot It for presently Jimmie was pleading Aw cut It out Sissy cant carit you A Aman Aman Aman man cant can't standa stand a whole lot of ot that you know walled this Is But boy Jimmie I the first chance Ive I've h had ld to lean on a as s strong kf arm rm me sir since Bob tW left to Make Mak the most t of It if youve you've uve got he murmured resl resignedly But what's come pome over you ou Usually youre you're too independent Independent Inde inde- pendent What's making you jou woozy all of a a. sudden Getting married did It I said de defiantly defiantly defiantly de- de as if he being male and do doubtless doubtless doubt doubt- bt- bt less conscripted for matrimony must be largely responsible for Its defects If It I had stayed an old maid I could always lYs have kept my poise But Bob taught me how comfy it Is la for a a. woman to lean and nd let a man worry for her Poor Sissy Youre You're such a little kid too oo Not t 22 Y yet a year older d than I amI am et I guess e we soldier soldier boys dont don't always think as much as we we might about the tears we leave behind us Its well for you that you dont don't And any girl who lets you know is a selfish silly miserable sinner I I sat Int up suddenly and stiffly self re re- re llant Chrys says its it's Just as easy to tomake tomake make malte your mind reflect your jour our body as to let your body express your mind I w wouldn't There weep now i again I said aI Lend L sure de dem m me that your I handkerchief Jim As Chrys' Chrys emotions never get beyond her control her theory may work for her Tier but I 1 disproved It for myself I l' l felt suddenly as If I 1 were floating out into a anice anice anice nice cool black night where I could sleep forever and ever When the light came carne back after my faint I 1 found myself mya lt in bed Bobs Bob's mother was sitting by my side Benjie named her precious old thing he thing he got the slang in Canada Canada and and she loves to have us call her by the qu queer er English phrase She said she had sent for Dr M Masters and she held my hand while the doctor I asked me a a. lot of questions no physician i ever put to me me- before Then he discussed m my condition d O 1 in 1 plain words After f he had a f gone dear Mother Larimer Lari- Lari Lorimer Lori Lorl mer kissed me on the right cheek saying This for a a. little grandson and then she kissed me on the left cheek with Or this for fora a baby granddaughter Oh if It only we could see Bob when he gets the news news news' To be continued Copyright Enterprise 1918 1918 Association A. by by the Newspaper |
