The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-08

40. you sly scamp" says En- TO mo
all in glow Of delight and coming up
so close that when she leans against
the fenco to look through. sho also
leans against me. Leans against me.
thinking no more Of It than II she were
leaning against tho old gray-wrinklcd
fcncc.stako there! Caring no more!
caring less! Caring less, II that could
be.
"Givo mo your hand, En-, and let mo
help YOU up the fence where YOU can
see them. They're rcconciled. And
it's a beautiful sight far as you can
SEQ for the hat. l wish she'd take IL
Off,
Now don't Let me fall on here"
En- says in such delightful way and
squeezing up against me as II were
the old fcnce-s,akc on the other side,
and holding my hand as she might hold
on to the fcncc-stakc
"Isn't it lovely? Don't you wish 1t
was you. now? know you like her!
You needn't deny it! You cant fool
me. sir! know you're dead in love
with her yourself. But why didn't you
speak up? May be she'd"
The fcncc-stakc is such good strong
old stake to lean against. or l should
have ,umblcd of with the impact OF the
thought that rushed from Ems cling
ing hands and Ems cxpcctant and mis-
chicyous blue eyes, all over me!
What II l say I've just found out
that like you? That it's 30" I'm dead
in love with. Em?'
Then why didn't you follow me in.
stead OF me followingyou like I've been
doing for whole year. ncarly?"
"lOu! Following me?"
Didn't follow you here"
Suppose kiss YOU, En-" l say,
braclng myself against the friendly
fencc.stakc. and il l remember rightly,
getting my arm delightfully."- round the
pink dress "Would It DO the kiss you
want?"
IF YOU mean for good and ALL"
IL mean for good and ALL"
well, i guess you may" And then
/ dive! Coming up after-l haven't
the least idea how long ! say:
"ls it the one you want? Are you
surc?"
"Its tho very one want" Then |
dive again. and come up only at the
sound of ribald laughter from the grass
on the other side of the fence.
You're sly old coon! Got her on
the fence have you?'
And En-. always ready with an
answer, ru, her hand on my shoulder
quite proudly and says laughing:
"No! We've decided! It's all settled!
l think there's nobody on the fence but
one or both Of you" Then Ike laughs
till YOU could have heard him mile.
"Iie amt on any fence either. Didn't
that scheme work out, En-? Didn't It?
Oh, didn't itP" And Ike would have
rolled on the grass IL Kit hadn't held
him up with both arms. Held him up
there right before my eyes, and | didn't
care bit. In fact | was glad of it.
"What schcmc?" ] ask, hearing them
all laugh uproariously and Having q
faint suspicion Of Ems sincerity begin
inc TO dawn on me.
81 brought En- purpose TO catch
yOu! You aint half as smart rs YOU
thought you was"
turn toward En- with horror, and
leaning heavily aud Imply agains, the
stake. Then | hear En- say:
"Ycs he is. You're the one fooled!
wanted him all the time. wouldn't
have anybody else in the whole world"
Hearing and suddenly realizing this. ]
dive under that blessed undermined
straw hat! And looking ont slyly from
under il, perceive, with much salts.
faction. that Ike has also dived; and
the two have resumed their former
semblancc to q little white. and-black
stack capped with the widc'rimmcd
straw-hat, that l behold, blissfully,
from the corner Of the fence.