Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-10-04
Her Answer.

Selwyin rs she climbed the cliff alone.
II ought TO be with her." he said &c
himself, and heavod long sigh. al
wonder if all girls are as-as well,
provoking, to put it midas Dora
TSP"
The sea vouohsafed no answer to his
inquiry.
Il wonder if this is typical of our
lives?" thought Dick, waxing mourn
fully poctical. ',She climbs the hills
of life alone. ], who ought to help
her--l, who would be the bappiest
man in all the world if she would lean
on mc-must sit at the foot of the hill
and watch her as she climbs.
Dick sighed again. and was con-
sc;ous of a little feeling of surprise
and satisfaction. He could not re-
member of ever having had so poeti-
cal MOOD on him before. 1t pleased
him to think being crossed in love
was developing such a fine vion of
sentiment in him.
There Il good subject for poem.
he told himself. II believe I'll work
it up. and inscribc it to her. Maybe
it'll touch her heart, that is. # she has
any, which | begin to doubt.
Ever since he could remember he
had loved Dora They had been
schoolmates together. and he had got
into innumerable scrapes on her ac-
count. He had always been her self
constituted champion, and he couldn't
remember the time when he hadn t
thought of her rs his ''little wife"
But Dick love, like other cases of
true love, did not run as smooth as he
could have wished it to.
Dora had fallen into the habit, of
late, of tantaizng him. She knew
she could do it easily, and she liked to
show her power
Ever since thcv had been at the sea.
side, she had kept him in torment by
flirting most outrageOuSly with Will
TO see that she was making sport of
him.
y elk knew she didn't care for Dan
vcrS But he didn', like to see her act
Ing rs she did.
He told her 50. Of course, that
didn't help matters any. She replied
b. being perfectly Indifferent to his
op MON, at the time it was given and
after that on the first opportunity that
presented itself, she renewed her ilirt.
atons with unusual animation. and it
looked, ut present, ms if she intended
to NrcOme professional hrt. for she
had Two or three strings TO her bow,
and Dick was consequently III SCRABBLE.
The pervcrsitv of human nature. or
rather woman nature, he could not
understand.
lie IriGd to reason with her. Then
she got angry or pretended to, at least,
and between them. since then, there
had LcCu GOODNESS that troubled
Dck. Eut he couldn't see that It
seemed To worry her any. He began
you read Of N stories, who have no
heart.
Il wish | could obligc her to answer
my question fairly and sQuarely," said
Dick, look ne up the cliffs where her
scarlet scarf fluttered in the wind like
n flag.
'lf she does care for me why can t
she say so. and if she don't. why can ,
she say so. could answer quest on
if were woman, but it doesn't seem
as if she could. I've asked her SO
often that Pm getting tired of it. She
manages every time to evade direct
reply. | wish | could tantalize her for
one day, for just one day, as she does
me. Shed begin to take pity on 4
fellow by the end of that time. But
don't just see how fellow d 90 tC
work to do it,"
Dick wandered about forlornly for AT
hour or two, and then began to ascend
the cliff. The scarlet pennant drew
him in the direction that his inclina
tons took.
Dora was sitting on rock with hel
back toward him. when he came near.
Dear me" she cried, all at once,
with start which was Il good imita-
ton OF the genuine article. since SHE
had seen him coming up the cliff al
the time. How you scared me.
guess ! must be little nervous thi,
morning"
perhaps your conscience trouble:
you" suggested Dick. II think not,
answered Dora. My conscenc,
does II lie in the left shoulder"
well. I'm sorry if / frightened
you,' said Dick. You've been read
ing, see"
Yes. answered Dora, absently
81 wish you'd sit little farther away
Mr. Kent. | don't want my dres,
mussed, for don't intend to change /
if can avoid it Pm going to take
my ease to-day"
Mr. KENT repeated Dick, indig
nantly. That sounds well from you
doesn't it?"
Il don't see why it shouldn't sounr
as well from me as anyone" answer
cd Dora, with twinkle in her eve.
Il forgot that you didn't like to b
called Mr.. III call you Dickey. if yo
like that better"
Dick groaned and gave his shoulder
shrug as if he felt heavy load o.
them.
Have you a lame shoulder. too?
asked Dora. with motherly concern.
'lf you have Aunt Brdge'll be delight
cd 10 let you try that never failing lini
ment of hers. You rub it Oh, and he
ii i'll"
why can't you leave off tantal Yin
mo?" exclaimed Dick. in evaporation
Il don't bother you in that way. d
~"
''Oh, now answered Dora, pleasant
". at real good i'm YOU not to. Ism