Show LADY TONGUE ill AM 11 II 11 or tur TUB c K ou TI TUB I 1 r 11 aimoli EVS 11 ON hom homa a ISLAM 1 LANI ETC ETC copyright ty ly A P F iviller Vv Iller anti nit published by bv ance a wick CHAPTER 1 introduces JUDITH pl sell to toay say it wa was s s lili n duty for colonel heiny rr l dagil t to ingry a second siule A motherless boy might glit do veil enough but when ll it bulac to it a girl i among darkens and inen it was mas blood blom curdling cut adling rho iho poor child was nally lit in a man tier ner that WAS almost and it had bad even been said here beio ilia alio informant generally put an all hand in ill a one olle buttoned halu glove gloo upon tho arm of tho person liL raon to bu be enlightened d that she actu actually ully u asid bad an in fact swore us ua site sho heard tier her father do it itwara was perfectly true that alia rarely aut put in ili nil all appearance lit church nud when sho did participator in ili tile ot of parl sli sho was MUS wout ont to clatter up u tile central ursla lit in it 11 baoit and gat gutherless herless habit li abit enli chich was extremely shocking hocking to ilia taste of ilia con grega cioll sho him worn boio boots cover abild it waa rumored a spur oil occasions JUr greatest ff euse probably was mua tier lier moll ciodo a of dressing s I 1 I 1 I 1 g hor it c r lia laii I 1 I 1 0 r rut I 1 ie r 0 of f lea lct v I 1 ing I 1 I 1 g I 1 it t t lo 10 a 1 dress I re 8 8 itself situ lloud clarit red d closely f from rom brow blow to throat by heavy red brown curls colonel ional rages pew was as tile most con lit in tile pretta sandstone church and tile nape of ills his d daughters handsome neck exposed in it till nil its i eff aront ery cry of a sabbath Bib balli was tia it a liever source of displeasure to tho ilia outraged had not st kt paul expressed himself early not to say strongly on oil tins this very cry subject was riot a wo piety almost as surely to be measured by tile tho length of tier lierl hair nir as ilia ago age of a horse told by ilia I 1 bength of his nippers could a young lady fly ili ilia face not only of tradition but of ilia scripture in tills fus fashion hion mid and yet abo be all that is required of young ladies ladics by a country pari alil dotso not so the atio rectors lifo went vont alone tit in tier lier carry all to i binon strata w ith miss misa pago page upon this very subject abbo waited for borno sorno forty minutes and when at last tier her hostess entered ercil it was aaa not it in I 1 a I 1 mat I 1 eat magenta floied i a black or salt and lic pepper liper bit bui rego cat trimmed with braid and IM pearl ail buttons ns as wits althon as then thon deemed the tiling thing hut but shada ot of godly wonia omon lk mrs sars colonel Colo noL heliy glenry merri weather rage page in alluis flannel dalstan wal stan old homespun skirt pinned ulin up about bout herboy aci boyishly straight lips atilt boots that left ap impressions on the red velvet lleon ani lle pel of tho drawing roo loom I 1 when sirs mrs nolson nelson utter after much dextrous had finally led the conversation by what haac sho she considered n inciter to alio ingot question miss page atil it till I 1 merely by bi running a sll slight g lit brown hand through tile tho offensive 0 locks locka i ind and saying saibi sa iii by do I 1 oar it this ai ohl I 1 like it and amt und had likes it mul dick will 1 ll a sudden oblique glance of tier lier bright tre nd d brown bron eyes eoa 1 I shall always wear it so even eon vian I 1 am married 11 you seem to have no doubt on that score tho ilia rectors rei tors wife a had haa replied in a voice which chilli was w ia dryer than the smile what that hat accompanied it sirs mrs nelson had inight lie bo termed it will well irrigated ini gated 11 pray is it to bo be soon ill i miss pago page had laughed ut at tills this flinging one bauo arm over tho the chair lit in 1 ito silt sat sideways and mrs nelson had ahr shuddered u both ILL al tile laugh and gesture which hichi site sho found unpleasantly in ili keeping with their owners cropped locks Dear irnie nol Clo goodness nol I 1 should till ilk hotl the iho delinquent had replied I 1 t 1 7 I 1 f OLD MAIDS ARE AHE ACCIDENTS heartily 1 I even nn an ideal but of course holl hell turn up thoy they always do old maids are aio accidents accidental sl tho ilia rectors wife had exclaimed cla tined in a tone which I 1 am unable unab lotode to de scribe sho kho held up nil the gray cotton gloves ornamented namen ted with wrist rist cassels tassels cheso lat last 6 haring in the good ladys agitation on their frisky bobbins bob binga bings developed a kittenish desiro is in miss rage to pizo P izo and secure them how delightful it would havo have been to observe the faco face of their wearer had she he dono done so BO miss pago page did not always control herself BOM a as on this occasion however SI bho le yielded to her inclinations without stint not infrequently one knoot of these events took not long ions after tile visit altot of tile rectors cc tora wife w iff and that was mas when the rectors son pro loosed cd to her T ills gentleman was a pretty u city little personage with tile physique of a tolerably well sculptured man ills his orange c colored lored hair his hia orange col ored cars with a lito ine stiffness stinne sg which suggested tho the idea of a vair pair of bercu mercury heel wings having prout cd in the wrong place ile iio hat had colored eyebrows above little dark blue blua eyes uko raisins set act into ills his pudding face C and his hh orange colored beard grew gregono one way on onona one side aide of ills bis face and abott anothny way on the tha other as n though its owner ovner were standing lit in a perpetual d taught aw hut but it nian iiii niB 8 ler personal sonni I 1 nor t or the alio fuel fact of ills being it 11 rectors rector fon cain I 1 bin 0 any effect ulm ins love affairs so far its as lu himself is concerned loncer ned it chanced nelson lie be camo of 1183 ano anti and proposed to tier hur it wits was bail bad enough until ho yot got down dovil on oil ins its knees judith could not stand that und and no lie down site sho went ocher on her anco alsot also just opposite liviu uni 1 suld bind ns as well mill us as title could fur for laughing please get gel up you yei may inay bo be sure lie hoilly did so with bilici ity llodia gouid inoko lio he getup metaphorically ta well from that little it in a standing position admitted that very night nihat tt hatha lo 10 could never bo be persuaded to even so BO much us listen to before nu namely niely that for young auni 1 tr apply scissors ois to their hair is aj unseemly 11 us s it willjo application is meritorious 11 young tile ineil 1 I 1 Ilo confided to ins mother 1 that hu ho LULI bud met miss pago ridings riding along I 1 I 1 upon the ilig highway hway and that she vaai I 1 w whistling went su so fur far us ns to state avit with tier lier mouth in ili that position lie ho considered tier lier alv plain and cou con c ludd by stating that bixen flaxen hair worn in ia bands on cither s do of ft a elixon countenance was vaa a sight ul lit once g and ennobling after having looked booked lor for nn an y length of time upon crisp brown curls cui Is and a faco that changed us of tell as at ait autu bUlIS bunsil Ct mr nelson liall it n cousin lucy who bo answered exactly to the blaxon kha kt al und and lio lie soon noon after mado tier lier mrs tuno theus nelson lie ile took a certain pride in reben lier to miss page andin and in listening ll tea afterward to exclamation in ili regard to ilia thomi enuch Kli discussed curls it II vi was as about tins this time that by y of a coincidence a tousin cousin of judith also tun enado dolus ins appear appearance appe aranco tinco lathe in alio neighborhood neighborly orli ile ho carno anine and met tier hor just 0 I 1 1 tilde of cary carylon oil gates leading tier horse se who lio had gono lunia all of it sudden iglio wis figure tall and slight light and with its as fcc f cv curves cu i acs as is a tigi growing owing lad ind iler her liubin those days ot of and gathers gat licia was aa really noticeable for its lack of was aa gith gatti eird cred up nil almost to tier lier knees disclosing boots stained crimson for half their length bytho bythe scarlet ilor her billy cock bat was pushed back on hor her brown crest cicat and a sparkle of mud ortia orna minted tier lier left check hyou fantastic patch B Boux ou gliton liton lid did not in the least recognize lier her lio lie had not seen been her since tho the dai bof a of white frocks and blue bauo shoes and k ecks alien hen tier hair had been a pretty tau tan color mid it done one of tier lier front teeth missing lio lie besita hesitated ted a moment ond and then rallied in up p and asked it if lie ho wivi wa or wits not hot tills tu ken ili th alio rate to the left tha ono anic ifil into tile carylon farm sho no said that it aiu that thai tier hor horse borso was vo 41 lamo in 1 an dumping 9 down disked if I 1 ho I 1 c con could ili not bot ber thanked ailin and said no that she all aught lio lie could not and falcao 3 io liling after tho ilia manner nave to ono one of tile tho inclinations said suddenly at ai 0 you really going to what is your name doughton boughton lio lie had answered gravely 1 philip boughton then it wits was that this culpably unconventional vent ional ionni young woman momin made use of an expression which amused beyond bounds until lie ho found out who w lio she sli was gall gad ill 1 cried shet she not my cousin phill lie he replied with a bow that it tier her cousin phil also rejoiced in tho the surna uio of houghton boughton their identity must bo be established at tile tho same timo time inquiring tier her own name why im judith Judit til 1 sho announced reaching out both hands to him boys bos bridle rein yet over tier her arro arm im cousin phil you dont look a bit as jou used to in I 1 I 1 noll no said sald cousin phil smiling ft a good deal perhaps not unconscious of a handsome mustache clipped clo close se soldier boedler fashion across ills line hue u upper lip and of a general impressiveness of appearance appe alpe aranco arance ho he had lacked wilen they last parted no no not a bit said judith bending a little away f roni hint dhilo abill keeping a friendly grasp on his hands and eyel eyeing lihn him f from roin ilia crown ci own of ins ills smart parisian hat there were anglo maniacs in those days di tr but they were tho ilia exception and it not ot the tho rule iulo to tho the toes of his er boots 6 not a bit 10 site repeated earnestly why in ili what said boughton youre awro well youre such a dandy replied candid judith flo however wever ell can you iou wiggle your toes gall eidl I 1 it ili makes anine ache molook to look aelem 11 this anade twice that sho she hall had used that somewhat extraordinary form of expression lie liasides sides philip did not noi exactly enjoy being g called a d dandy andy you havo have changed too ho he remarked mel alai said judith oh I 1 do tell mel inel how well for ono one thing said boughton slowly you cr swear BW ear when I 1 alast last saw baiyou you it is impossible to imaging tho the effect thit that tier eliop placid reception of this scathing remark tall had u upon poll him bim snida said cranely cre nely still 11 holdin did ing his hands 1 I must havo have been very young yes I 1 was wasi I 1 remember a all 11 about it now you used to make mo me lolls bolls out of radishes les and cut turnips into flowers for fm file oh yes cs und and you iou taught me cio with willi a crooked pin you havo have become a fisher of men by now 1 suppose oseg suid said Ilon gliton vill an 1 tempt at wit which however left as unruffled as ever clear lin ansho she assured bilm kiy losli for ii anti anil mostly with crooked pin pill I 1 must ad i it I 1 she h a labugu illow how tall anti and you ou are cousin I 1 do believe I 1 could walk under your jour arm lets try philip held out ili aisi arm obediently and sho ilia ii enado iilo tile tho attempt but tier lier eyes were blunted blinded against lna his coat sleeve 1 I know ever so much a bet better way louse to use my arm than that said boughton sudden budden ly possessed poMes seu ot of a devil and lio lie lot let his still arm drop to tier her shoulders held beld her so BO and kissed hissed her she did not norburt burtt burt into tears and raise her riding whip ant anil give him a smart blow across aarom tho the lips at 01 rail at him liko like tho the little shrew ho he believe lier her to bo be when she saw v what hat was abot t to happen sho she merely drew it in her pretty lips to a hard whito bito fini over her teeth and on that hard white while I 1 line ina fell mr philip kiss hiss it tta certainly bothin no thin at nil like what 1 it iiii fojtl d bo be neither was us tier ner conduct t 1 act aho 3 stood qu letl looking at q rl in aliu t cs ind on a little im further lit ran lier i ilor dog shin III du gauntlett gauntlets gaunt lets lr er youlin oll llao ve mistaken kan our way niter nil at I 1 tho blits 3 ll finally null howl 1 lie ho asked d feeling soine what curious and extremely uncomfortable site bho still looked quietly at him whilo set gt ilia ling 9 liar I 1 1 C tills rod and Pulli tit tho the billy cock hat kr er i you on have laiu 0 behaved like n beast vile han you should shoud havo behaved like a I 1 she replica utmost sulkily ll goell niter aft r noon 11 and she turned about in tile tho oilier direction and oil off with her lamo auto harse 10 to lo lo 10 I 1 P |