Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11
CHAPTER V,

About a week after the picnic Matilda
was strolling through little ravine at
some distance from the Chestnut ravine,
which was commonly known as Swansey.
She had left her mother reading by the
little waterfall and had wandered up the
rayins alone.
Suddenly she saw man STOPPING down
over a bunch of purple iris, As he stood
up she recognized Griffith and she felt her
heart beat more gu ickly.
She had often thought of him since
that day at the picnic Now she knew she
loved hum.
Griffith was so intent on his flowers
that he had not seen her, 50 she stole up
behind him, waiting until he should turn.
But Griffith was analyzing his iris and
had no thought OF Matilda Oldrich.
When he had examined the plant very
carefully and written something in his
note book she Thought it must be time for
him &c turn; but Griffith put his book in
his pocket and his flower in a tin can, and
whiIe she was wondering whether she
ShOuid tell him all then and there or wait
til she knew him better he started up the
rayine with the SLOW. swinging gait which
made him appear so manly in her eyes,
and as he walked he began to sing:
Ii SO wollen wir noch e:nmal Heira sa sa,
Just at that moment his shoe come of,
and when he turned TO pick it up he saw
her behind him.
"Ah,' he said, Il did not know you were
here" and then he begs. to talk about
the flowers, for somehow he felt as il he
had known her always.
Matilda looked at him very hard, but
she was disappointed. Although he had
read her character so well that first day,
ne did not divine her thoughts.
When they had waikei on for some dis
tance. and had just crossed a fence OF
spiked wire, they saw large red bull
rise over the intervening hills, with sails
set hither."
At the same time that they saw that the
bull saw Matilda's rel dress and started
for it.
Griffith looked at the fence. "A short
run will get there" he said
Long afterwards those words rang in
Matilda'S ears.
They reached the fence in safety. Grit
fifth looked at the brook and wished she
had stayed at home. Then he looked at
Matilda. Something about her express
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'Tillie, do you love mes' he said then
lie put his arm around her and kissed
her.
They found Mrs Oldrich deep in one of
0uida's novels.
1t was some time before their carriage
would come for the ladies, so Matilda
walked to the depot with Griffith.
The next day the OIdrich party were
to return to New York.
As the train came in sight Griffith
turned TO her and told her about the red
sage blossom which she held in her hand:
then he bowel slightly and said good
night.
Good bye sweetheart, till next sum-
mer," she whispered, and then he got on
the train.
As Griffith went home he kept thinking
of the wild cucumber with its yellow
flower
CHAPTER VI
When Griffith was Sc ated in his study
the next day some red sage reminded him
of the pastures where he went for the
cows when a boy. He thought of the
brindle COW with brass knobs on the
horls, and the little white, and the old
red bull That reminded him of the bull
he had seen the day before, and then he
thought OF Matilda
Griffith got out sheet of paper and
wrote;
MY DEAR TILLIE: You love me- do
not love you. / am sorry. Yours truly,
GRIFFITH GRIFFITH.
He put it in an envelope, wrote the ad.
dress, then sealed and stamped it and put
it in his pocket.