Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-05-06
SUMMERVILLE.

WIZ ohAy up theiCs CTlSu the CIR
standing with up-turned face under an
old apple tree, from which small boy
was trying in vain to gather afew APP
pies.
81 know you could. Do come up
Llew. There is no one here to see, and
! won't tell"
'Why, Teddy Chesleigh lam eight.
cen years DID," with indignant EN-
phasis.
well, | didn't suppose you'd do it
But there is q bough of daisy apple:
right near the fence. might reach
that"
81 will, " shereplies, after moments
hesitation. Here goes" and looking
around to assure herself that no one
was within sight, she tossed down hel
hat and mounts with nimble steps the
rickety old fence, catching the branch
heavily laden with delicious fruit.
ooh, Teddy, they are elegantw sht
exclaimed, with a gay little laugh, dis
closing arrow of white, even little teeth
She makes perfect picture there, hel
uplifted arms forming frame for the
bright, laughing face with its crown o
bonny brown hair, which the winds
blow recklessly about, and her slender
figure in a close-ftting dress of soft
clinging gray, standing out in bold re
lief against the bluesky while the wind
throwing the dress aside, shows pref
ty little foot and slender little ankle
Clutching the branch lightly in both
little brown hands, she gave a vigor
Gus shake, when looking down to note
the result other shaking, she sees, much
to her horror, young gentleman
equipped for hunting standingnot tan
of, whom she Immediately recognizes
as one she had met during the past
winter in Albany.
With little gasp she turns her
crimson face up to her brother with a
reproachful glance, but, undaunted by
her indignant looks, the shameless
youngster sits grinning in the tree ap
parently enjoying the situation i'm
mensely.
The gentleman turns toward the
more friendly face and addresses a few
remarks to him about the apples, thus
giving LEV an opportunity for de
scending from her lofty position.
When she is again on theground, she
tries in vain to smooth her hair, which
is blowing in dire confusion all over
her face. The gentleman now raises
his hunting-cap, and smllingly offers
his hand, saying, Miss Chesleigh,
believer"
Yes" she answers, her face bright
with bushes, as she hesitatingly holds
out little tanned hand. Gam not
speaking to Mr.. Delmarre?"
"At your service. must beg par.
don, Miss Chesleigh, for my untlmely
intrusion" with a smile still lurking
in his dark eyes as he locks at the
still-coniused maiden.
81 grant it, but / wish to assure
you that do not do such undignitied
things often, but the fruit did look SO
tempting"
LET me congratulate you on your
success" glapcing at the goodly num-
Der which lay on the ground. 81 used
to be quite an expert in such matters,
and have come in to this country tore.
new my skill, and as a beginning have
started ont to hunt, but awkwardly
broke my gun at the first attempt to
use it,"
Then Llew calls to. Teddy, who is
gathering up the apples, and adjusts
her hat.
"Come, Teddy, It's getting late and
auntie will be worried about us. Be
sides it is tea time" Then she says
to Mr.. Delmarre: ~ must say good
bye for to-day, but if You spend
the summer here we will be such neal
neighbors that we shall probably see
each other often"
"Allow me to walk with you as
60 this way and am beginningto think
it is supper time, also"
Then, as silence gives consent, he
walks on with them, helping Teddy
carry the fruit. The conversation is
carried on chiefly by Teddy and Philip
during their short walk, for LEV has
not yet quite regained her composure
When they reach home and Mr.
Delmarre left them Teddy receives a
severe scolding, but, as usual, proves
invulnerable. But Llew succeeds in
extorting a promise that he will never,
never tell. For she knows her Aunt
Mary, sedate spinster of uncertain
age, who has presided over the house,
hold since the death of their mother,
would be utterly shocked
Her father is a middle-aged gentle,
man, almost too indulgent at times to
his motherless children. He seldom
goes away from his farm, but Llew
spends several months of each winter
with her fashionable cousins in AL,
bany, where she had met Mr.. Del,
MARE.
Adjoining the Chesleigh farm is the
land of ''old John Delmarre," as he is
generally called, crusty old bachelor,
whom none of his neighbours knew ex.
cept by sight He is the uncle of Phil
Delmarre, who is the old mans favor,
tie, and as we have said he had come
to spend the summer months with his
uncle.
The summer months passed quickly
by, and Phil, in spite of all the beauti.
full women he had seen, and women,
too, who had bestowed on him their
choicest smiles, fell desperately in love
with this little maiden, whose indiffer,
ence to all his attentions only made
her more charming and desirable in his
eyes.
So it was not strange that one day
while on one of their numerous excur,
sions, and while Teddy had gone far,
ther down the river to fish, he should
take this most excellent opportunity
of making Llew acquainted with his
great love for her, and offer her his
heart and hand.
LEV, taken by surprise, replies in
the usual way, that she is sorry, but
does not care enough for him to marry
him, etc. Only one consolation does
she give him, and that's that sheloves
no one else. So Phil is comforted in a
degree, thinking that omeday he may
be able to win her love.
He leaves her there and wanders
down the bank of the river, for in his
great disappointment he can hardly
bear to see her.
Suddenly he hears a sharp cry and
his heart almost stands still, for it is
Llsw's voice Can she have fallen in.
to the water3 Blaming himself for
leaving her there alone and so near
the water, he rushes back and sees
LEW standing on the bank wringing
her hands, while in the water he dis
covers Teddy.
Without hesitation he throws of
his coat and leaps into the river.
He is good swimmer, but Teddy has
become unconscious and is very heavy,
aud 1t is not without difficulty he gets
HIM TO the bank.
Lew is standing perfectly motion
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