The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-06

ly she blushed and stood there IN awful
coniusiQn. Finally she blurted out:
"I didn't want Your stupid melon.
/ only wanted some fun: l. can't ex-
plain, and / don't care whether you
understand Il Or n0t..''. n. .,th'' ~
Teardof vexattor. glittered In her
eyess He sObered instantly, and said
with an air Of the utmost deterapce:
Pardon me for laughing, and do
me the Justice to believe that I'm In
no sort OF danger Of misundersf andlng
You. Ihooked too many melons my
self as q boy, not to sympathize per-,
fectly.. But you must really. let me
carry the melon home for you. What
wSSlsf ne Siris !, say fyon returned
3Weii. i win take tie La I'M melon q s 6as
said, half defiantly; "but should pre-
fer not to have your Company
, He did not Teply tillhe had let down
the bars, and then said;
1.-THE streets are n0tsale at this hour,
and you've had rights enough for one
She made no further, obi ctions, and
with the Watermelon ,poised on, his
shoulder he walked by her side, Meth
er speaking a word, tin they reached
the gate OF. the seminary grounds.
There she stopped and turning, sex-
tended her hands for the melon. AS
he gaye'it to her their eyes met a mo-
ment, and their mutual appreciation of
the humOr of the situation expressed
itself in an irrepressible smile that
seemed Instantly to- make them ac-
quainted. and she responded almost
kindly to his low 'good-evening."
Amy came home jubilant next day.
Lima Maynard had Invited her to her
party, and had been ever so good to
her, and there was nobody in the
world like Lima. Arthur listened
and said nothing. cAll the next week
ii was the same STORY or Lina's beauty,
good-nature, cleverness and perfection
generally, and above all her goodness
to herself, Amy Steele. Lima was in
deed fulfilling her promise with gen.
erous Overmeasure. And after once
taking up with Amy, the sweet sim
plicity and enthusiastic loyalty of the
child to herself, won her heart COM
pletely. The other girls wondered,
but Lima Maynard's freaks always set
the fashion, and Amy, to her aston
ishment and boundless delight, found
herself the pet OF the Seminary. The
little blonde, Lina's sweetheart, alone
rebelled against the new order OF things
and was furiously jealous, for which
she was promptly snubbed by Lima,
and Amy taken into her place., And
meanwhile, Lima caught herself sew
eral times wondering whether Arthur
Steele was satisfied with the way she
was keeping her pledge. ptt
|. 1t was "Wednesday night and Arthur
was to return to New York Thursday
morning. Although he had walked
t.e street every AFTERNOON and had
met nearly all the other girls at the
Seminary, he had seen Lima again.
His mother, whom he took about IA
good deal on pleasure drives, seriously
wondered IL the eagerness OF city lite
was really spelling his faculty for leis-
urely pleasures. He always seemed
to be looking out ahead for something,
instead or quietly enjoying the PASS
ing sights and scenery. He had con-
scented to accompany Amy to q, little
church sociable on the evening before
his departure. 1t was species of en-
ltertainment which he detested, but he
thought he might possibly meet Lima
there, as Amy had said some of the
Seminary girls would be present,
| At once, on entering the vestry, he
caught sight of her at the other end OF
the room among a group of girls. Al
the sound of the closing door she
glanced up with. an involuntary ges
ture of ex pectancy and their eyes met
She looked confused and instantly
averted her face, There was plenty o
recognition in her expression but SHIT
didnot bow, the real reason being tina
she was too much embarrassed to thinf
of it. But during the week he had 81
many times canvassed the chances o
lher recognizing him when they shOult
meet that he had become quite mOrbit
| about it, and manifested the usual alac
rity of persons in that state Of mind IL
| jumping at conclusions they, wish y
avoid. He had been u fool to thinl
that she would recognize him as an &C
! quaintance. What had he done bu
to insult her, and what association
but distressing ones could she hav
with him. He would exchange few
greetings with old friends and thel
quietly stink off home and go packing
UP. He was rather sorry for his moth
er; she would feel so badly to have hin
moody and cross on the last evening
at home. just then some one touches
his sleeve, and locking around he say
Amy. She put her flushed little fac
close to his ear and whispered:
"Lina said might Introduce you
Isn't she beautiful, though, Tonight
4 OF course you'll fall in love with hel
but you mustn't try to cut me out"
Arthur was Amy's ideal of gentle
J manly ease and polish, and she ha
been very proud of having 20 fine
city brother to Introduce to the girls
Imagine her establishment and chagri
when she saw him standing befor
Lima with an exaggeration of the ag
tated, sheepish air the girls made
much fun OF in their rural admirer
But If that surprised her, what was he
arnazement to see Lima looking equa
ly confused, and blushing to whel
, her neck curved beneath the lace, a
I. though the brave eyes met his fairly
A wise Instinct told Amy that hel
was something she didn't undeTstant
and she had better 60 away, and st
:. did. ,.,.,... -.
"The melon was very good, nj
!. SteeIe,r said Lima, demufely, with.
glimmer of fun in her black eyes. y
."Miss Maynard, don't know no
, I shall beg pardon or humble smyse
enough for my outrageous treatmeI
: Of you,n burst forth Arthur. a"I don
know what I should have done III
|, hadn't had an opportunity for apol
giving pretty soon,, and now Iscarce
: dare look YOU in the FACET ,fZnio
. His cllagrin andTs elf-reproach we
9 genuine enough, but he might ha'
! 1 left off that last, for he hadn't bee
: looking anywhereIelse since he can
9 "You did shake me rather hard
! che said, with a smiling contraction
g the black eyebrows. -
Good heavens! had he actually sha
: en- this divine creature-this Cleop
:, ira of a girl, whose queenly brow ga
! her hair the look Of q cOronet Z +
1 groanedin spirit and looked SO self.r
{ proachfnI and chagrined that b
2 laughed. U.s. ~ -,
d II don't know about forgiving "
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