Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28

bends forward at rather impossible place,
it seems to Dennis, who has had very little to
do with any except town-bred girls, and
pauses as if about to spring.
A sharp exclamation breaks from him.
Don't attempt it. 1t is far higher than
Il looks.''
She starts violently. His voice coming
suddenly from nowhere, as il seems to her,
has nearly the effect of making her lose her
balance. Turning her head quickly in his
direction, she meets his eyes, and stares at
him for a full minute as if fascinated.
Who is he9 and what has brought him here?
For the time she has forgotten the expected
cousin, but even as she looks at him she re-
members
Slowly, very slowly, rich crimson blush
rises and dyes her cheeks. Is this tall, hand
some, kindly young man the cousin she has
SO dreaded! Impuisively she lends toward
him, smile quivering on her lively lips.
''You are Denis" she says, in voice
very clear, very low, perhaps little plain
tive; at all events, whatever it is, it is q
voice that suits her.
"a crodtable inspiration, laughing and
looking up at her to where she stands on her
very superior ground. He has lifted his
hat, and it occurs to her even al this imma-
ture stage that he is, If possible, better to
look at without than with it.
''I knew it," says she, shyly, If triumph
antly, az saw it at once. You--you are
like dad-only so very different
This lucid description she delivers with a
charming smile
''You didn't know me, though" she goes
on, nodding her head reproac1fully at him.
~ ann
''Her grace of Ballyhinchp' interposes
in intelligence that could not see that at q
glance?'
''But how-howS' e.gcrly. "Of Course
there are many reasons why should guess
at you successfully. S'ho fact that you
were expected; that there isn't young
man in the country except the doctors APP
prentice and the organist; and your likeness
to dad But how did you know me.''
Am / a mere moe, then, that l should
be blind to the natural dignity that distin-
guishes you? Are duchesses SO numerous
that one need"
'On, nonsense" interrupts she, with a lit.
tie indignant side glance. IF you won't
tell"
''WelL iexpect knew you because you
FIRST knew me, confesses he, smiling.
''Ahl Was that it? I'm sorry now I
spoke" says she m:schicvously, her lovely
eyes full OF all innocent coquelry. 81 could
have led you such dance.' She seems to
pine over this lost opportunity.
you couldn't have led it up there"
says he. 'There isn't ROOM
''That reminds mel' growing earnest
again "Dad must be wondering where
am. There, stand out of my way until
jump"
'pray don't try to take that WALL" en-
treats he nnxiously. "Let me help you.
Come" gong nearer and resting one
foot on a projecting stcne that lifts him
closer to her. Trust yourself to me
and will take you down."
IAN l china that should
break?' Struggling her shoulders.
'ALet me place my hands upon your arms,
20, and that will perhaps save me from a
sudden and terrible death Now, are you
readys'
The charming eyes are smiling with a
mocking gaycty into his without the
smallest touch Of embarrassment, although
the two faces are very close together; and
the next moment she is beside him on the
soft turf
mo bones broken, after al, she says,
sauciiy, glancing at him from under the
bonnet Then all at once, as thoguh sud-
denly recollecting something, she grows
grave aud extends him her hand.
''Welconer' she says, sweetly; and again
very imprcssivcly, ''Do you know that
am very, very glad you have Gomez"
THANK YOU" pleasantly, though indeed
he Is little surprised ut her earnestness.
"That is the very kindest thing You could
say to me. / have been so afraid / should
bore you, or"
''Oh, nor'
''Do you mean" says he, still puzzled by
her Kramer, which has something behind II,
''that you, yourself, are glad of my COM
ing?'
more than I can say" promptly. and
with quite a serious smile at him.
This exceeding frankness almost over-
powers him. Does she mean it, Is she
really 50 enraptured as her words imply n