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Show 0 , . rand kis. \<1 Annt Sally ri ah t on i. h 1nont l1, ;nH l t h \u :ct tled hack again i.n lli::3 chair, con1fortnbl<;), and \va.· a ing on talking; hut h j tunp<.\d 11p antl wi p c1 it off with t hr hack of her l1m1<l and .. ay. : . ' .. '' l"" on O\nbcinn.: pnppy . 1f looked ki1Hl of hurt, and ~~1 .Y :-' : '" 1'1n ._'urpri sed at you, m 'mn." ''lTou're s'rp - \\Thy, whnt tln yon n'ckon l a1n ~ I\·e a gnoclnolion to take an(1 ~ay, \Yhat do rou 1ncan by ki ·:in<r 1ne ? ·• l[e look ~<.1 kint1 of hnn1bh', and :-mys: ' I (lidn't 1ncan nnthincr, 1n\uu. I ditln't lll C!\11 no hann. I - 1- tbonght yon\l lik it." '· \Vhy, yon l)onl fool~·· ~h took up the :pinning-st ick and it look ,cl like it \Yas £lll sh \ could do to keep frmn gi\'ing hirn a crnck ,\"it h it. '" \Yhnt 1nad \ you i.hjnk r(11ik(\ it ~" " \Y \11, I don 'i kno\r. On 1 y, t ht'y- t bey-told 11 1<.' )'OU would." "Thr:!J toh1 yon l ,,·ould. \\'"hoeYer told you 's COlollteJ' lunati . I lH'Y 'r heard the> 1) \ni of it. \\'"bo's tltP?J ~ ·• "\Yhy-cyerybody. Tbey all aid so, 1n\un.'· It was all she could do to hold ill ; and her eye~ ~1wpped, and h r fing rs \n>rkcc1 like ~he \Yant c1 to . crnici1 hin1; aiHl she ay~: ' \Yho\; 'c•yrryhody? ~ Out with th 'ir 11cunr~-or i hcr·n be an idiot l1ort ... I [e got up nlH1 look ~ c1 c1i.J re.:f:' c1, m1d fum blct1 his hat, and , !\ys : "l'1n .orry, and I \rarn't C'xpe ting it. They to](l me to. Th y all told m to. Thry all .-ai<l ki~.;::; her; and .·aiel .:he'll 1 ike it. They all said it-eYery on of i.h 111. But J'n1 Eorry, Ina·m, and I ,,·on't do it no 1nor -I ,,·on't, honest." "Yon won't, \ron't you': \\'"ell, I ·h'd 'l'eckon you ,,·on·t;" u,, 1.", " To'n1, I'm hone 'L about it; I won't \Yrr do it ncr:tnl. Till you a~k lne:· "Till I a.·k you! \\'"<•11, I nPY r sc th, lwai of it in Ill\' horn day:; I lny you'll be th l\Iethu:aleill-llUJlL knll of en·~;tion b for e\· r 1 a::-;k you-or the li k , · of yon ... " \\r ·ll, '' h sayR, " j t do\ ,'nrpri. · lll C' :o. 1 can't makt it out-, o1n how. They aid you would, and I t hough i yon would. But-'' 1 [e stopped a11d look '<l aron1Hl :-;]ow, lik \ he \ri h 'cl he could run a<.:ro:s a frien ll y e )'C' 0111 ' \rhc're · , ; a tH 1 f(' t c he cl up on t h l o 1 <1 g t' 11 tl c\ rna n, ', and n y s, " J) i d n · t //0 n t h i 111 :h ,·(llike Ine to kiss her, :ir? ., " \\'"hy no, 1- J-\r<.'ll, no, I b'Ucv \ I dith1 't." '1'1H'n he look!-~ on around, the s<:un) way, to n1c-mul :ay~: "Totu, dic1n't you think Annt Sa1ly 'tl open ont h r anns <llHl say, Sid f1awyer ' , ' ~Iy l:tu<l! ., ::;he !\y~, breaking in and jun1pi11g for hilll .. yon in1pudent young r<l cal, to fool a lwdy so--., and wa:-' ~ning to hug hi1n, but he f('IH1ed lH\r off, nud sa vs: ..; ":'\o, not till you've aske<1Inc, fir 'l." ~o :he c1i 'ln't lo '<.' no time, but a.-k cl hin1 · ancl hnaa d hin1 ' be ancl kiss('d hi1n, O\' \r a11cl on\r agaiH, nnc1 lh<'ll t urncd h irn o\ <'r to the' ohl Inatl, iHlcl h took what wa left . Antl aft <'l' tlH')' got a little qni<.:L again, :h :Hy: : ' ~\\"" by, dc\nr 111 , l n 'vcr ee . uch a :nrpns('. \\~<.' \rarn't lookinrr for yuu, at all, hut. o11ly '1'0111. ~i · 11<'\'(T wroi to nH· about anybocly c01ning· bni hin1 ... ' Irs becau .. it \ran t't inte1uled for n11v of n..: io con1e hut '1'0111,'' h S<l)'~; '~ Olli I bt\o·o·ed autl b<•<nr :.cl and at i h(' la. t bb h ' 1ninut . h' l<'t me co1nl, too; o, con1ing down t ht"\ riv r, Jll(' ancl Tmn thought it \vouhl b <t fir ·t-nd ~urpri~ for llitn to c01n h \re to th hou ... r fir 'i and for ffi(' to hyT-and-hv tao- aloncr ' J b n and drop in ancll t on to b a ,·tranger. Bnt it \rasa Jni tnk<', .. \unL ~ally. Thi. ain·i no h(.\altbyplncl forastranrrerto cmup:' |
