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Quit your coughing there, hon; this ain't no T.B. hop we 're going to." "No what?" "Come along; hurry! Look at the crowd already." "This ain't no what did you say, Charley?" But they were pushing, shoving, worming into the great lighted entrance of the hall. More lurching, crowding, jamming. "I'll meet you inside, kiddo, in five minutes. Pick out a red domino; red's my color." "A red one? Gee!
"I want to spend one day here alone with you, before we go just to feel that you're all mine. You see, if I walk in here and own the place, I'll know that better than any other way. I've just set my heart on it, Kiddo what's the difference?" She lifted her lips to his. "All right, dear. It shall be as you wish. Tomorrow I will be all yours in life, in death, in eternity.
Jim closed the door of the little shed-room with a bang, and stood listening a moment to the sobs inside. "`UNTIL DEATH DO US PART, Kiddo!" he laughed grimly. He turned back into the room and saw Nance standing at the opposite entrance between the calico curtains, an old, battered, flickering lantern in her hand.
We walk the same way up the Avenue, through the Park to the little house on the laurel hill. And you're goin' to be sweet to me today, my Kiddo I just feel it. "Don't be too sure, sir!" she interrupted, solemnly. He laughed aloud. "You can't fool me now and I'm crazy as a June bug! You know I like to walk if I can be with you!" At the Park entrance she stopped again and smiled roguishly.
She don't even know it's Christmas a little thing like her. And, anyways, look, Vi-dee, Mrs. Quigley brought her up that little stuffed lamb there. But she don't even know it's Christmas, dear; she don't even know. You poor, tired little kiddo!" "I ain't tired." "I been lying here all night, sweet, thinking and thinking a little doll like you hustling and a big hulk like me lying here."
"But ain't I the limit, Jerry, airing my troubles to you, like you was a policeman." "Now, now " "Quit! Leggo my hand." They were spinning noiselessly along a road that curved for the moment away from the river into the velvet shadows of trees. He leaned forward suddenly, enveloping her. "I got it. Why don't you lemme kidnap you, kiddo?" "What "
The lover smiled, and his drooping eyelids fell still lower as he watched her intently. "I want that dinner here in this little place, Kiddo " She blushed and protested. "I thought we'd go to the Beach and spend the night there." "Here, girlie, here! I love this little place it's so like you. Get the old wild-cat who cleans up for you to fix us a dinner here all by ourselves wouldn't she?"
"I like to stay here because you let me talk every day at the table," answered John, when his host asked him why he was pleased in the country. "Don't they let you talk every day at home, John?" "Oh, when father says 'give the kiddo a chance, then they let me talk."
I was afraid he might look at me and see that everything wasn't all right. I was afraid he might see something in my eyes you know. So I walked away, and besides, anyway, I wanted to think and I just felt I wanted to be alone by myself. Just as I was going away one of the fellows said, "Here you go, kiddo," and chucked a book up at me. "You take care of it; it was in his pocket," he said.
"You're not listening, Jim nor seeing anything," she said reproachfully. "No Kiddo, we must get ready for that trip. I've got a letter for a lawyer downtown. I'll find him and hire a car. I'll be back here for you in an hour. You'll be ready?" "Right away, in half an hour " "Just pack a suit-case for us both. We'll stay one night. I'll take a bag, too, that I have in my trunk."
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