New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
SUMMERVlLL.E.

FOu, IeQQy, Call you geG any more
apples than this? I'm sure l could if
were only up there cried the girl
standing with up turned faceunder an
old apple tree, from which small boy
was trying in vain to gather few ap-
pies.
81 know you could. Do come up,
LEV. There is no one here to see, and
won't tell.'
"Why, Teddy Chesleigh! lam eight
cen years DID," with indignant en-
phasis.
"Well, I didn't suppose you'd do it.
But there is a bough OF daisy apples
right near the fence. Youmight reach
that
81 will, . snereplies, 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 MINDLESS steps the
rickety old fence, catching the branch,
heavily laden with delicious fruit.
ooh, Teddy, they are elegant!' she
exclaimed, with q gay little laugh, dis
closing arrow of white, even little teeth.
She makes a perfect picture there, her
uplifted arms forming frame for the
bright, laughing face with its crown of
bonny brown hair, which the winds
blow recklessly about, and her slender
figure in close-ftting dress Of soft,
clinging gray, standing out in bold re-
lief against the blue sky, 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 q vigor-
Gus shake, when looking down to note
the result Of her 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 q little gasp she turns her
| crimson face up to her brother with q
reproachful glance, but, undaunted by
her indignant looks, the shameless
youngster sits grinning i'll the tree APP
parently enjoying the situation i'm
mensely.
The gentleman turns toward the
more friendly face and addresses afew
remarks to him about the apples, thus
giving LIew an opportunity Tor 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 smilingly offers
his hand, saying, "Miss Chesleigh,
believer"
Yes" she answers, her face bright
with bushes, as she hesitatingly holds
out little tanned hand. cam I not
speaking to Mr.. Delmarre?"
CAT your service. I must beg par
don, Miss Chesleigh, for my untlmely
! intrusion with a smile still lurking
in his dark eyes as he looks at the
| still-coniused maiden.
~ grant it, but I wish to assure
you that do not do such undignified
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 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 out to hunt, but awlwardly
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: "I 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
go this way and am beginning to 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 vet 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, 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 middle-aged gentle
man, almost too indulgent at times to
his motherless children. He seldom
goes away from his farm, but LEV
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''oid John Delmarre," as he is
generally called, a crusty old bachelor,
whom none Of his nelghbors knew ex-
cept by sight. He is the uncle OF Phil
Delnnarre. who is the old mans favor.