Telegram-herald., 1889-09-05

tine o tine. aad whel Ae cd. g grew - &c
tle n4cit h east these g~o yolng pesP-e
perslstelLy in-s each c-1er's coz Pany
Hen.y Id lot thought much o. j. - nrst.
but zral1-l.y y of ale, = la oc-4s u be
source q great en- 5arrass-aeDt 2ad pain -
him. Hs could have been less thar human
h.d he f4-ed % see what was expected u
HIM, not on.y ~ both families but o. TIE
grl asEseL
he was greatly troubled
There VS. to much or The true man "a
him not % snriak from giTing hurt 10 "a
wee BIT thing' Ike the girl now al lis
side, yst growing sense of obi lgA-lon u IA
own manly honesty OF purpose ana 70 the
Wcmaa whom in reality 10 q "a love, pressed
him with the urgent necessity OF making
his position clear 10 this g.rl, and al others
concerned, without further de-ay.
They had come in the temperate sunshine
OF the fair June day through fields fall0w and
undul4ting, over tintinnabularlag branches
softly slipping slon { their shallow channels,
through seas OF tai cat-tails gAstening sh-
yer-p,lk In the breeze and the sunlight, %
this narrow belt OF woods where the shade
overlap them, gold recked, through gently
stirring pines and ozks and beech trees.
Oa fallen pine trunk worn bark'ess by
taken a seat as II the heart in her slender
body had weight 10 press her down. Her
two hands lay langnd IL her zap. Her
crystal eyes wandered idly yonder where,
without the limits OF the narrow wood
against the sky's pale blue, sweled the yel-
loving hlll-slope Ike the golden bosom OF
Cleopatra against the yielding cushions OF
her royal couch
Heuly stood about purposelessly, punching
with brittle cane the velvety turf at his
feet, glancing up rehectvely at the near
pine whose rugged tuft was as thick with
burrs as a sage's head with knotty prob
lens. He glanced presently at his COM
paniOn and met the Iaute appeal OF her
tender eyes. How sweet she was, with
that rift OF sunlight touching the yellow
wavings OF her hair, the dim pink OF her
cheekl
Henly threw away his broken stick and
flung down his long body, supine, upon
the soft wedding carpeting the sloping
turf at his feet His thoughts were futIlely
seeking some relevant yet concise manner
OF introducing the subject he felt urged
upon 10 discuss.
She broke the silence.
''You don't come up very often now,
Henly-like you used"
'Nof' said Henly, professionally, stung by
the wistful reproach of her accent; then re-
membering his purpose and discovering in
this remark an opening to its accomplish
ment: ''Well, / don't believe / do, Pru-
dence," he said, with an air Of reflective
concession. "No, truth isl don't can't.
mean-you know, nay time has been so
consumed elsewhere, could never spare
any OF il out Of the city"
$50 busyr' suggested she, sympatheti-
cally
Henly turned on his side with subdued
restiveness.
"Well, no; it isn't business exactly, in
summer time, you know. Pm afraid,
Prudence, If must be candid, it's pleasure
purely"5
"Why. yes" sssented she, very softly;
and though he did not look at her be knew
that pathetic regard hung upon him and i'm
portuned him for pity. Hew finding this
very hard.
Sometimes, you understand, Prudence,
pleasure gets to be business with man
that is, the business he happens TO be after
"a pleasure-the terms beng synonymous,
you see" He sat up, clearing bis throat,
and cast toward her desperate glance.
II see," said she, softly. "One gets SO
intent upon the certain pleasure one seeks
that IL assumes the seriousness of business.
And IN some cases. this after a trihing