The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-08
THAT LITTLE RUSTIC
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lob Malcolm kttchie said. regreuGlS
 lin quite IS serfy." h!s friend Wynne replied. from behind thick veil oftobac- co smoke.
 :. The fishing $ really good. as you know from yesterdays sport.
 Excelien, caught tiner rou, and we couldn't have found q better boarding place Besides. Malcolm for 4 flirting man like you. the facilities
 Rl,chie interrupted him with a nasty gesture. by which he sought ,o indicate that certain lady was in the eparlor. quite within earshot.
 Wynne raised his eyebrows in an eN- pressive manner. and glanced over hls shoulder al the fair and delicate prohle which the open window framed.
 An" he exclaimed. in German. So? S-her schon, nicht wahr:
 "Yes. very pretty. the little rustic, Ritchie replied. in the same tongue which they continued 10 speak thence forth. But her name IS innie.
 Oh. we'll A rose by any
 Yes, know. But with look of disgust, that purple calico Is too utter ly-@
 " Too, too. Wynne interrupted. with laugh. What prig you can be when you've a mind 10. kiohie. Edt saw her yesterday, when thought her abb but the pre,,ies, girl ever met Il was after we Id come back from fishing, when took q stroll. asyoa know. n which you were too lazy 10 aeeomp any me. Well. a. l was coming back. l saw. a. he foo, oi the garden, somebody ap 4 tree. !; @as this neiee. She had mounted ladder and was feeding some liale fiutfs of birds n I nest suppose enc where the pa rents had been killed. Fortunately. l was not seen. and s0 eeald watch without offence her interes, in the ii,ile orph ans. The swee, way IL winch she talked to them as if they could understand her E. was really charming, Bes.des. caught a glimpse of rus, the neaicst ankle in the world. Ny de4r fellow. thls is your op- por,uni,y
 !" How so :"
 "To be all alone. in an out-af,he-way place. with such an commonly pretty girl with your weil-known proelivitics ioi irting you ough, 10 score heavily
 How absurd you are 1 fond of iiiu- ing. Besides. with tn a.r oisoemni,y. Il woadn'; be fail to tlr, with her
 WynRe laughed outright. " Do you mean on principle Or are you afraid Of ,he old lady
 Nei,her. Is the s,rl hersel. She nigh; take i; all in sober earnest <"
 Wynne broke in wi,h another Iaush
 Don't be i3o, She would axe to flirting as a du k does 10 water. They all do"
 Did understand you to say, inter posed R,tchie. "tha, she's the ed !ady's niece :"
 ''oo infer She call, Mrs. Goodrich Aun; Nina.
 tm. And Mrs. Goodrich calls her Jinnie linnie Gray
 "Cill he- Je2nnette Miss leannet,e. Now. by love" brghten,ng up, :" that wouldn't be bad way to begin Take the affair in hand, Rl;chie- do.
 Rt,chie smiled. He was | very hand some fellow, and rich too. Women were apt to throw themselves a; his head
 Stay. and do your o"n flirting. he suggested. Why can't you stay =
 Couldn't possibly I'm up for case so-morrov. and by ,ve l forgo, 10 tell Mir Goodrich should want team in the morning"
 Ri,chie got up iazily, and together they sallied forth 10 the barn.
 |, was quite dusk when they returned. The g,rl at the window had gone but there was light in the second-story front room. and ou, into the deepening twilight fioa.ed the sof, strains of one of Cots chalk's most finished pieces
 "A piano" Rnchie exclaimed. in sur prise We'll. lnuie is the family prod- igy. suppose and nothing which these hard-working people can earn IS too good for her
 When the gentlemen came down n breakfast the next morning. farmer Good rich's niece was lus, bringing m plate of musfi IS from the kitchen. and her cheeks were softly flushed. he coil ef wavy brown hair at the back oi her head met R5,chie's entire approval. ba: alas . she s;ll wore an ili-h,;ing ald-fashioned gown of spotted purpe calico
 An. Richie exclaimed. !" here comes the .iren. Miss Cray. you have eAs' a spell upon ls.
 sir she said. with such nave lp- lifting of her eyes. such a sW ee;ly Gnf3n- scious ar tha; Bop fairly gasPed.
 '7lt vas you who played last night. WdSl lt. NttCHlC a>NCAs 'Ai NRt''-2ttks on. yes" was the ready response. play every evening.
 "Mr. Wynne and were delighted. We sat on ;he porch and listened for over 1n hour
 Why didn't you come up lnne asked. with the most unconventional free dom. us, come up whenever you ice. like it.
 "Yes," in,erposed inc farmers wife, "iis, yoa make yourself al home. Ms. Rltchie. J!nnie's got her pianny up n the front room. and f you | like % go aP there and S; awhile. evenin $. ; ae~.
 .' Thanks R.lchie murmuEed, "'th- out daring 10 look al Boo, who seemed to be on the verge of coavulsion.
 My dear fellow" Wynne said, hat morning, on ihe way dosn ,o the station as the girls say, ii's j4st 100 funny for anything Only keep me posted how xour duration gets on .lnk Of M al