The Delaware farmer., 1883-10-19

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The sun was getting very low toward
the horizon, and yet, away down there
on the rock at the head of the cove a
o curly-headed young lady of nineteen, Or
thereabouts, was still seated, bending
a over a portfolio spread across her lap.
From time TO time she cast anxious
glances from the lines she traced upon
the Bristol board under her hand to the
more and more shadowy island out there
in the mouth of the cove.
"That will do" she said. ''It looks
bigger than the boat, now, but it isn't
big enough for the tree. I must make
the tree smaller; the cows back, too
it's half as long as the island There is
always something dreadful the matter
with my waves" She worked at the |
waves for a few minutes. eff had
time, I'd try to put in the sunset. Dear
me, how late it is It will be almost
dark when 1 get home. It gets dark so
quickly, nowadays, after it once begins. >
She rose a little hastily, but she gave
the island very long last look as she
closed her portfolio-long enough for a
bystander to have read her name, in gilt
letters, on the leather cover-''Percie
Lee. But no one was there to read, for
a lonelier spot than it would have been ,
hard to find, however well adapted it :
might be for the making of marine !
sketches.
Percie was in the road in half minute :
more, and she could but see that the :
shadows were lengthening rapidly. She .
reflected: cit is lonely for a little way :
beyond DR.. Gorham's, but I won't mind =
it from that to the village. I do hope I :,
shall not meet Heber Gorham. I will /
not speak to him if do. I won't even !
see him. He has not called since he =
came back from Europe, and I hope he - :,
never will again. detest him." -
She said it with needless energy, and "
then she began to walk briskly onward. .,
She tried hard, too, to persuade herself Al
hat she was only wondering whether, in or
ler sketch, she had made the horns of 60
he COW bear a proper proportion to the nc
upper branches of the tree on the island. no
She was really almost thinking sincerely
bout the COW, and the COW alone, when
he suddenly felt called upon to exclaim: Ts
"Oh, that dogP er,
To be sure, that dog. Tsar was on loC
he other side of the road, and he did tbl
OF seem to be taking any particular no. 70
ice of her, but thus Percie trulv re-
larked of him: -,
''He is perfectly enormous p II
She forgot about the COW in an instant "
ut she did not speak her opinion direct r.
to the dog. Neither did she think of A.
letching him, although he was certain 80,
worth it. She seemed hardly to care 1,or
look at him. --'.-
Isar, on his part, had taken a good wb,
ok at Percie Lee. He was not mis- tbo
ken about her for one moment. {,
every nice girl. Well dressed. Pretty, 6.
o; but she's out late. Most likely her NTis
mily are friends of DIR. Gorham. I nv
1st have an eye on that young lady. ole
is getting dark" &.
That eye was what startled Percie so ca
eadfully moment later; for she hap g.
ned to look behind her, and there was hoe
1t vast creature solemnly stalking after tbro
He is following me p she exclaimed. 81
Not doubt of it, and the fact that he -tb
PPeu OF went on just when she did beat
'dly seemed to help the matter. It 81
5 getting darker and more shadowy didn
ry moment, and Percie would have have
N almost willing to run, if she had for !
feared that if she did the dog would hapr
too. He appeared larger and larger RENE
ry time she glanced behind her, IN 81
'he was afraid to look again, and her to Ia
athing grew little hurried ga
Nobody's any business to have such Miss
'g p she gasped, in whisper. 'It's bugo
III !" 90 b'
She seems to be scared about some He
g. Thought Isar. "Girls are apt to hand
imid. All, I see It's those ragged sc
ais coming down the road. Villain T+
:. 4l'? 'oe'pOu9, = 'liere Is any that !
lp." -. 49,,
hat IS universal sentiment among of q
5 Of Tsar's social standing, but the oio,, ,
e rufians who were now approach d,ovo
were either ignorant of that fact or o,o,,,,
~ 80 NV" 'l''O SUCH oo9 was so they
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