| Show gannons cannons Gan war song vcr by JOHN JOHB BAXTOM r ay iy ia if I 1 only had a brother I 1 uld said nellie Shaugh with it a meaning toss of her brown head she stood behind tb the closed blinds at t the front window looking across ali tile narrow confines cin fines of blossom court at t a certain stoop on the opposite aide where in sll all the glory of a pink shirt and a tie of dazzling da blue young mr ryan better known to the dent as blink led life hie bg b frame the while he ha smoked innumerable contemplative cigarettes in the one plush rocker the gaudy little parlor perlor of tile the flat afforded Aloys aloyseus lus gannon slight of frame and will ot of mien s aung swung to and fro ro in uneasy silence or a father who too old to tesch teach some 0 of these tame oung whelps thelt their manners nellie went nent on with a glance at gannon that set his him face flushing or if I 1 was only it a man myself the ai at the window rattled on she sighed with much ostentation id show blink ran that he talie take liberties with me nor anybody le longin to me inc aw say nell nellie le gannon deprecated he mean bothin by it it was just him kid kiddan din the girls eyes flashed it dont mike make no dif difference frence what he be meant he done it she bhe said flatly now NIVI maybe you gave ill him n i a bit of gannon suggested bope hopefully fully you know me better than that she cried in line fine v raab rath or it if you dont oughter aughter ough ter amas to as last night when we was cornin comin home from st joseph picnic the car broke down an we get hack back till near ten walked down don with till me from the car our wit waya kayin in tile the same direction an when we ave got here to the door he put a hand on my arm i good by nellie says he you yola the bit ol of goodright good right Us kiss lor for urr ne rye not says 1 I bryin to get the key in the door but he held hold bold 0 ot ny my arms nellie youre lookin as fresh a 4 a primrose says he rye a mind to have bt my goodnight good night kiss without the akan be doln doin of 0 the sort says baya I 1 for im as good as a prom promised led to a man who Is so eo much better than you are blink rian ban that youre not worthy to untie the shoes ot of him im vivin eavin my kisses for or him an an then be threw ills his arms around me so I 1 move an up tilted my chin sn an an kissed ml mel well well ills no great berm barm done aloysius Aloy Aloys lus observed with a sickly grin the girls lip lips it curled scornfully the glance she threw in his direction on was filled with supreme contempt I 1 was a man fhe die snapped ed dk dif de rial ri vely id like to know ot of another man kisin ki sin my steady whether she wanted him to or DOU dot she crossed the room to the old fashioned square piano and began softly running her fingers over the yellowed tera keys for a time she struck mere disconnected chords then still hlll very kry softly she ab began to play killarney with the not of 0 it cannoni gannons Gan noni tene kor for tu the first alme e f that ev evening he fie sat er erect act in the chair nellie he said a lowdown low down trick no man Is goin to take liberties with you not when I 1 know it say the word an ill go across the court an punch the face off him tor it a minute A al I 1 thought maybe you are a afraid of him she said but now I 1 know you aint an that give five him what he deserves for gettin fresh with me lost night go al an ill love you for it she ended imnetu bously gannon istook looking at her at a lout lose just what to do or say the per spira streamed down his bis forehead his hi knees felt like paper nellie ht he cried hoarsely play killarney again without looking at him lh all bent over the keyboard and began playing once more the effect on gannon was wa ils IB tanTa neou til ri learn him to ye nellie keur that I 1 will he be cried in fine defiance til rii go over eve there an rn ril make a shambles of that stoop mark what I 1 say now only he had paused at the door for the love of heaven nellie keep on kellarney will yel ye dont let up on it for or a minute its because I 1 dont want ant ye t to 0 see the I 1 slaughter he added as ag she sha looked at mm him wonderingly never in tny my life have I 1 loved you as I 1 do this minute A al she said then play play as ye never have before he commanded and the door to the ball was banged shut in her face across the narrow court the placid mr ryan calmly rolled another cigarette evidently quite anaw unaware are of the impending doom hinging hanging over him ryan byan looking up beheld the advancing figure with a smile of lazy goodnature t helto e U al uw w he called affably come on over an have a smoke its not corahn colln over to smoke with yei ye that I 1 am said gannon pausing at the stoop but to tell ye my opinion of I a man choai kiss a helpless female against her will ryans smile bollt ed he be NOW |
