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ne young SeulChlan ElSed HIS hat,
and, with e" good aitern,on," he walk
ed quickly away into the crest, and was
soon lost to sight
Tears came to Marian'sres when the
last footsteps had died way, and she
sat down on the crunpedFhawl.
i" He is very unkind togo and leave
me like that do be!ieyae is Jealous
because Harold Watson pal NE so much
attention last night Her tqughts took
another direction, and the llndsome face
of Harold Watson came bebre Der eyes,
How warmly he had pressd hsr hand in
the Lanciors' at the paFtythe night
before. He was going aWayle said, but
hoped to return soon, for thilttle town
of N had many attractids for hlm
The tears were dried. as sheecalled the
curious looks the girls la cast when
they saw her promcnading wh the great
catch, Harold Watson. Batsoon poor
Ed, the party, Harold Wat3n, and all
were forgotten in refreshinQsIeep, Yes,
Marian slept The pretty cad resting
against the old pine, her hads crossed
on her lap while the shades began to
creep over the bills. The FOOD music
lad reased nyan tha birds ,aro still
tnd thoro ,s tho on,,s ost vow had
dfso.noarod Harold Wat.n stumbled
upon the sleeping Marian A look of
exultation came over his futures, as he
saw who it was, look no pleasant to
see. He stopped beside err, and took
nro ~ hor Ii,,Ia hands in "a ualong.
cd n awoka hcr with a l,is hut ajl NOT
dare, He touched her emily on the
shoulder. She halt-opene. her eyes, and
by some strange fatality said softly
Harold
JOY and triumph shone every lea
ture of the young man fac, bnt he con-
troIled himself. and said, Il am sorry to
disturb you, Miss Marian,but 1T IS grow
ing late, and | thought yen would accept
of my escort home.
Marian, now fully aw'ke, blushed al
the gIances OF admiratloncast upon hel
by those black eyes, as SIZE related how
beng tired, she had ialIei asleep.
So, laughing and talking, they wended
their way through the wood. They "er'
nearly to the home of Marian, when they
met Ed, who explained Tat he had seer
Marian aunt, who told lim Marian hat
gone into the forest, and had not yet re
turned, SO he had come ont to find her
He said that he was glad to see she wa
in good hands, bowed to them both, an'
walked on.
Harold Watson thought within him
self, " Ihe fellows jealous;' while Ma
rhiqPtn hhaH re f2mffb I'hiP24s4t WodlIeMM , ~
i was tn have sonrhody think Of N
when she was not with them Then aoai
sho foIt some conjunction when sn
,hn,nht how she had looked
RAJ thav had reacned the cate IN
nood h,o's wera to he said and NJ,
wo,son was tn lnevo tha newt mornin,
o,d ,.iIr hi. a.r, ey.s l,nI,, mo into he,
sha thonoht sha re,llv sorry to mart fror
Ita
A. clio s,nulv went mn stoirs TO smoo,
l,or hair sha shed a few tears. She di
n,.. r,r,,,,, ox-,c,l, for what
Down stairs in the cosy diuinp.roon
,,,,4 Me- cat ,.oitipr for hor mica,
! E;nh,e,n Toore bnrore her sister in Ia,
ia MA ,onyina for = snh.fitrtn no
r;t,i, donnh,or II,r husband soon r,I
lnryaa AMI was laid haside her in tho II,
| ,1o no,notary whoro Amt Mary ofte
tao,, l,,tIo Marian Thus Marian ba
,nnwrn M otbnr mot,er than her Ann
vho wos n kind vrt strict. New EnoIan
s s%n ns Who believed in tine old.tim
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