The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-12-08
full a young moon was in the cloudles.

full; young moon was in the cloudles,
sky.
.wen. how do you ike Miss Farp,
The girl who had taken my heart canfivo
asked, looking at me from under her
dark lashes.
Very much; but-but may say
Ny heart was terribly anxious to
speak
..whatP" she asked suddenly: but /,
noticed her eyes did not meet mine.
II like some one else better''
I could hardly get the words out.
Probably you do-some one in Lon
dona'' 'H-
No. some one in Ireland; some ono
who is standing beside me now.''
There was Silence in the garden altar
had spoken. She did not reply or
laugh, but raised her eyes and looked A.
me once; then | saw the color conino
into her checks.
= | think ! must 90 in, now" she said
presently. cor they wiz miss me if thew
want me to sing.
. Give me a flower before you COP, I
! pleaded TO her, not daring to say mora
She stopped down, pluc1ed a red rose
| Just touched her lips with il and handed
it to me. When looked at her thera
was the merry light in hereyes that l had
seen there when she first spoke to me
that evening. In another second Size
turned and ran toward the house.
T followed slowly. just as | arrived
at the glass doors of the dining-room
that communicated with the garden. I
came suddenly face to face with Tom
Phelan
- Well, Fitz, what are you doing out
here?' he said with a smile that was
! ill-natured enough 10 set down in my
mind rs a grin. He spoke as if he in
tended to express surprise, but failed.
:. Doing2 Looking tt-tiie fii,on,a1 /
replied, staring up, rs 1 spoke, in the
summer sky.
- Don You think a pair of gray eyes
better worth looking at he asked, with
a merry twinkle in his own.
= Perhaps | answered, calmly.
- | say, old man. You have behaved
capitally-better than Iexpeeted.n
There was sudden change in his
voice that struck me.
d" How?''
- You have fallenin loye-don't deni
it-with the girl who will make YOU
happy man Iou have done Just as
He placed his arms around my shoul
ders, rs he had often done when we were,
boys at school.
you make mistake there, Tom; :
have no desire to sell myself for thou.
sand a year.
"What do you meanp'' he asked. I
with surprise shining in his good-natured
face.
Il have no desire to marry the woman
You were good enough to select for me
Miss FAY
Tom burst out laughing, this time
holding his fat sides as if he feared he
should explode.
'.What is the matter?'' 1 asked when
he had almost done.
you Will be the death OF me, Fitz,
if you go on making these little mis-
takes.
i don understand you, said.
you cunning dogl Why, YOU have.
been flirting all the evening with Kitty5
Berfort. | saw you both out here two,
minutes ago; and you have fallen in love,
with her like a sensible man. just as j.,
wanted you to do"
My dear fellow YOU said it was the,
boys godmother you had selected 70 q
me, and that is Miss Fay" =
Miss Fay is one of them, Kitty Berh.
fort IS the other" and 10 emphasize hiar
words Tom Phelan struck me on tn -
shoulder with blow that made me r
stagger. -
s you are a brick, I said to him, seiz =
ing his hand with enthusiasm. =
Poor, gOod-namred Tom Pheiani Hi; :
ewes grew dim Just for second, as he
my friendly grasp.
Tom, said, Cod bless your boyrA
| spoke in such aye. inn,ar..ssiSs1uuul
ldghing III = = IIIlle -
i'm heartily.
Before [ left the Green Isle Kitty Ber-
1rt and l became engaged. When her
ither came back from India we were