SEARCH
0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev | Current Page 87 | Next

Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924

"Michael O'Halloran"


"Mickey," she said, "nothin" in all my life ever felt like that, an' the
nice cool washin' you do. Mickey-lovest, nex' time I act mean 'bout what
you want to do to me, slap me good, an' hold me, an' go on an' _do_ it!"
"Now nix on the beating," said Mickey. "I never had any from my mother;
but the kids who lost sales to me took my nickels, and give me plenty. You
ought to know, Lily, that I'm trying hard as I can to make you feel good;
and to take care of you. What I want to do, I think will make you
_better_, so I'm just nachally going to _do_ it, 'cause you're mine, and
you got to do what I say. But I won't say anything that'll hurt you and
make you worse. If you must take time to think new things over, I can
wait; but I can't hit you Lily, you're too little, too sick, and I like
you too well. I wish you'd be a lady! I wish you wouldn't ever be bad
again!"
"Hoh I feel so good!" Peaches stretched like a kitten. "Mickey, bet I can
walk 'fore long if you do that often! Mickey, I just love you, an' _love_
you.


Pages:
75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99