The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-05-06
SUMMERVILLE

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SUMMERVILLE
"Oh, Teddy, can't you get any more
apples than this? Pm sure could if
l were only up there" cried the girl
standing with up-turned face under an
old apple tree, from which small boy
was trying in vain to gather a few ap-
Piles.
II know you could. Do come up,
Llew. There is no one here to see, and
l won't tell"
"Why, Teddy Chesleighl lam eight
cen years DID," with INDIGNANT en-
phasis.
"Well, didn't suppose you'd do it.
But there is a bough of daisy apples
right near the fence. You might reach
that"
al will, shereplies, after moments
hesitation. Here goes" and looking
around to assure herself that no one
was within sight, she tossed down her
hat and mounts with nimble steps the
rickety old fence, catching the branch,
heavily laden with delicious fruit.
"Oh, Teddy, they are elegant!" she
exclaimed, with gay little laugh, dis
closing arrow OF white, even little teeth.
She makes a perfect picture there, her
uplifted arms forming a frame for the
bright, laughing face with it's crown Of
bonny brown hair, which the winds
blow recklessly about, and her slender
figure in close-fitting dress OF soft,
clinging gray, standing out in bold re-
lief against the blue sky, while the wind
throwing the dress aside, shows apret-
ty little foot and a 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 ofher shaking, she sees, much
to her horror, a young gentleman,
equipped for hunting, standingnot far
off, 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 APP
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 Llew an opportunity for de-
scendim from her lofty position.
When she is again on the ground ,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 smilingly offers
his hand, saying, "Miss Chesleigh, 1
believer"
Yes" she answers, her face bright
with bushes, as she hesitatingly holds
out little tanned hand. cam l not
speaking to Mr.. Delmarre?"
cat your service. l must beg par
don, Miss Chesleigh, for my untlmely
intrusinpn, with a smile etill li1rlina
in his dark eyes as he looks at the
still-coniused maiden.
II grant it, but I wish to assure
you that I do not do such undignifed
things often, but the fruit did look so
tempting"
''Let me congratulate you on your
success" glancing at the goodly num-
Der which lay on the ground. ri used
to be quite an expert in such matters,
and have come in to this country to- re-
new my skill, and as a beginning have
started out 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, tits getting late and
auntie will be worried about us. Be-
sides it is tea time" Then she says
to Mr.. Delmarre: II must say good
bye for to-day, but if You spend
the summer here we will be such near
neighbors that we shall probably see
each other often"
':Allow me to walk with you as l
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 Llew has
not yet quite regained her con,posure.
When they reach home and Mr..
Delmarre left them Teddy receives a
severe scolding, but, as usual, proves
invulnerable. But Llew succeeds in
extortlng a. promise that he will never,
never tell. For she knows her Aunt
Mary, a 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
MARIE.
Adjoining the Chesleigh farm is the
land of 'sold John Delmarre," as he is
generally called, crusty old bachelor,
whom none of his neighbors 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
thor down the ,.fver IA fish he ShO1ld