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FiTYeur motion is1 granted. lie
1.-THE orderIbe entered on the jour
nal, and the court stand adjourned
fortheiday, in respect to the mem
ory of the great Judge. ~ .>iigar
.vj The Bachelors Tow.ar7
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Ralph tried to lower the buggy
top; it persistently refused to give
He gave the .reina into the young
girls hand, and sprang out. Elma
leaned out Of the opening in the
back to curiously watch the opera,
tions. The sunlight made her Right
hair ripping gold; her blue eyes
flashed and sparkled, whilst the
dimples played a witching game on
the rosy cheeks.
A moment he looked at her, then
her eyebrows raised in their quiz
zical way, for the first time in his
life, quite at himself, just as if he
had been another distinct person
ality.
Then again the same old play to
the proud lips that had been there
when he was watching the little
hand. This time the impulse that
prompted this play had its way.aEa
Through the open window be
kissed Eer. ,a.,.,a a. p9t. r,..
Instantly the proud girl was met
amorphosed into the dignifed wo-
man. She spoke not a word, but
turning, sat cold and quiet, whilst
helowered the buggy top and took
his seat beside herr She handed
him the reins without looking at
him. Almost any man would have
been annoyed, .embarrassed,, apollo
getic. Ralph Hartford looked sim-.
ply pleased. They, rode in utter
silence; E!ma looked straight be-
@ fore hef, yet never Seeing the pleas.
ant fand,, 4 freshened' Tito rich em0er-
ald hue" and flooded everywhere
with the ambient suhlight!.J Fhe
merry face, for!th O. first times was
troubled.oo She, did ,notevenrealize
THAT. t.it'was quiet; never heard!the
twitter, twitter7of ,biEdsainnumera-
bile; did not even know the horses
head was homeward turned z III
At length he drew rein at her
6wnf 5,s ~ :gsate.n He. assisted Bef to afigft,
aid forn one moment detained her
hahAs4h l,is7saymg"'#itA d sortsef
grave 4aflrbiration :uosGs1 odT .lsGI
oa'Miss Elna7you have heengwait=
ing for me- tolapologize.2',,! uo~i,o7q
lasihlee.i asihlee interrupted nltteqrr hi him ipmpetuQus5
81 siy1afat are mistaken. K 1..oTfhs94 The apollo ti,5
gy vi IS due from. from Il me, to you. IF I had
mot acted in Il tri1ing, unwomanly
manner, you would not have done
ii: 81 This afternoon; for the first
time in my life, 1 Intentionally
hirted., d, I have learned my lesson.
And with flushed cheeks, and lips
trembling half in humility, half in
pride, she bowed, and went into the
garden.
Ralph Hartford drove home with
a strange light in his eyes, and the
proud lips under the fine moustache
set. =. s.." ....
Then a week passed. Tn that
week one would never have known
Elma Lee for her gladsome-so
quiet had she grown, so troubled
did she look.
In all that week, added to the
keen lesson of modification and
humiliation, Elma Lee was learnin 3
still another lesson-namely, this,
the answer to the poets query:
"Among thy fances tell me this
What is the thing we call a kiss?"
The touch of those proud, quiet
lips she could not lose. She was
no longer a heart-free girl, but a
woman brought face to face with
life, comprehending to it's utmost
intensity a JOY, and strangely feel
ing it dashed out, and. Its place
an infinite blank. a.l - .-.r
In that week Ralph Hartford, the
invincible, man whose self-control
was imperturbable, who thought
himselfquite his own master, fought
a battle and lost.
He could not blot out the pic
ture, with it's rude, drippling leather
frame in the afternoon sunlight,
nor yet the winsome dignity that
met him with the words, "The
apology is due from ME to you"
His elegant home had never
seemed more desolate. His proud,
naughty mouth grew bitter and
cynical, and the grave eyes grav'e'r' YER
yet ..
y So the week had passed, and they
had never met.
,At its end, one evening at the
village hall there was lecture.
EIma had accepted an invitation.
Fate, condescends to very little
things. Her escort, never dream
ing that lie was filing one Of the
unchangeabIe DEGREES. gave her a
seat. between q himself and Ralph
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