Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-09-08
WEAyERyTLLE CALIFORNIA. SATU.
AN IDYL OF ICE CREAM.

1t was the wild midnight. The tame
midnight was oil watch and had gone
to hcd three hours before. A storm brood
ed over the ess'orn heavens. Ii was a
thoroughbred brood storm. Uaphrcwcd,
for it was coming from yeast. HaNkeye
creek was rolling tumul'u,usly in its
sandy bed. Bug, probably. Ogitmight
have been Nervousness. 4 litle form
covered Mt the eWdrr CUTE. Many IL
manly form had been cowarcl Mt just
such gates, ever since Summer nights
and gnat> and bounty and love and June
bugs were Invented.
"IIa does not come," she murmurod
softly, as She prcrcd into the darkness
II cannot see him. will call him.
/ She was wrong. II she couldn't see
him, she certainly couldn't call him with
the same band. 4 manly step came
scraping down the sidewalk. II was
Desmond.
She throw open the gate, and the next
instant he claspod in his great, strong
arm twenty seven yards Of roahrl, three
Yards of rouchng, seven dozen Breton
buttons and II pompadour pauier a, bigas
dog-house L WAS nll bis own.
can is lost" he exclaimed "Con-
stance De Bclycdcre, the Russians have
crossed he Balkans. We must fy."
Constance was a noble girl She only
sni1, "Whither shall we fly ?"
He wanted to ly to soma desert i<c,
hut she submitted an amendment pro-
viding that they should 1y to nm ice
cream saloon.
They Anw.
In the crowded saloon, where the soft
light fell upon hir women and brave
men, and the insects OF Summer uieht
tell into tho ice cream freezer. They
spoke no word.
Whom two ,entinnt human beings are
engufng spoons I'll OF corn starch and
eggs aud skim milk, language is n
moc'tory.
At tlcneth Drcsmond broke the tender
silence. He said:
"Nore, drare~t?"
She smiled and bowed her lovely hoad,
! but did not speak, She was too fan for
ottennce.
Dmsmond eloomHy ordered moro ~
/ And more when that wa> gone. Aud "a
supplement to thnt An addcuda to that
! And an eNhiDtto thnt Gioom sat cn
thtoaed Upon his brow. Constance saw
il. She said:
"What is il, dcore,t 2"
lie spoke not, bul sighed
a dreadful suspicion stabbed her heart
lken knife.
"Drc.mond," -he said, "aro YOU no;
tired Of me, dnriug.'
"8y Heavens no !" and then he looked
(nnd lhonghD wuttorablc ,hing-.
Her brow lighted up with ii ray Of &c
Ie-tiHl intelligence.
~ see, " she .al, tapping the empty
p'alo with her spoon. TOO cold. Sign
ed. c. Morbus.
lie deaicd it bitterly, and bad, her STAY
whcro She was while he settled with III,
man.
She, guided By the uncrriog instinct o
her sex, rerrrd through the curtains q
the saloon She saw her Drrsmond hold
ing oarncst conversation with The mar.-
She saw the man ,hake his head rc.outo
~ in answer to Drr.mood's pepdiul
looks md appealing gestures. She saw
him loel, the door, take ont lAo key, pu
il in hi poeka aud lean Up against the
door. She saw her own Drcsmoud draw
from his own pockets and pile upon IT.,
counter Il pearl handled pocket knife, six
nicl>les, lour groon postage s'amp', q
watch key, two lead pencils, memumn
dunn book, "a thcater ticket (ot the variety
denom.uation), a pocket comb, an ivory
tooth pick, "A shirt stud, one sleeve but
ton, photograph Of herself, a pachnp,
ottiix, two street car checks, card with
It funny iWicli,d) story on it, Il six hand
ke,chlctnad q pair of glove'. And thcr
she knew lA.d her Oro,lnond was bank
rupt, and when The mna swcp- the a-.el-
off the counter Into drawer and opened
the door She sobbed convul-ive'y. "Aud
it wa- my cXtrnyaganco which had done
the thing"
They did not talk much on their way
home. Once she asked lin If he wa.
rich, and te only -aid:
"Enurmnusly,"
Such is li!c.-BWlingioa HaWteye.