Telegram-herald., 1890-01-03

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..I haye discovered rls- you eA EeTa>i-.e
= feehng. Which, n yo1 eefs o ''onia1n,
4 should sureig cali carsey. sae SA-
yaersl. aiFancins toward lls ana stop
nz IS her plant i9nd-mg II "~h
dainty fingers
Il don't like q have yoQ e4i TIE fes--
b4 that nsue Z s4ls wlrh an alr
.rsr implied that shs could awaken
stronger sensation THAN faere curiosity
foand rtat every -llh gallant ~
TEMPT was lost UT0l her.
Size looked up in ny face and indlf-
ferenI.v asked.
why nou Does the imputstion
wound your dignity
Inoted thar. now THAI tie pupils were
contracted, her eyes were hazel gray i
replied to her Yankee dlrectness by al
indistinct murmur Tor iu truth ! dld not
know what 20 say. Then l remarked
Your heliouops Is getting TOO large
for this pot; YOU must transplant IL.
unless YOU want it 70 blossom itself u
death.
Yes. it was for this PET Of mine that
I vas wounded this morning am gong
% put II III box tomorrow. II vii
flourish greenly and bless me with sweet
ness IN return fOr my love. II - not
human at ali, Mr. Perrom.
You are too young q he cynic, l
said, secretly glad Of this remark she had
volunteered and astoni5hed at myself
that / was 80 glad.
1t is not years that make a cynic,
was the reply; lit is life, and there Is so
much Of life sometimes III a day
did not hazard response 10 that re
mark, though | wished To speak in terms
| feared she would resent as too per
sonal. \ silence Of several minutes fol-
lowed. The harsh lines around her mouth.
the retrospective appearance of her face,
made me imagine her 10 be thinking Of
something disagreeable in her past.
At last said:
Can / be Of any assistance in trans
planting, tomorrow
Her face did not change as she said:
Thank you, none whatever" and
walked away.
What vagary had taken possession OF
me, prompting me To like this girE
Something that | felt would soon develop
itself into that which would prove more
vital than "a mere freak Though could
not. with any reason, decide why | had
become SO conscious OF this attraction,
yet felt it 20 be. if erratic as lightning,
as powerful and as sure 10 Its mark. l
did not love the girl | do not think L
believe in the idea of the growth Of any
thing SO complete, 50 perfect as love. in
one or two days. | DO not deny It's pos
sibility for some natures. where the
whole previous life seems to have been
attuned bv invisible hands for this meet
ing and this love But for me, who have
groped in earth's dryness and dustiness,
l did not expect a sudden publication for
the reception of the glorious guest.
| had been at the isolated farm house
fortnight, and had seen very little of
Miss Clare. In the meantime, when l
sat at my reading or writing l occasion
ally heard the report Of pistol from
somewhere back of the house. For a
long time / wondered what boy or young
man was practicing shooting or what
pigeons and quails were suffering from
his expertness. At last, one morning,
as an incessant "crack, crack" came up
against my window. | took my little re-
volver from its case and went out in
! search of the marksman. The air was
/ cool and frosty and came against my
face with the very essence Of winter IN
/ it. Hurrving on to keep warm, l came
upon Miss Clare. who was standing
! about a dozen PAGES from a target board
| nailed upon a tree. When | came uy
she was standing with her face turned
from me, loading her pistol. She wore
| a short. loose, double breasted fur jacket
and a fur cap. The cap did not become
her; her face was too proudly, coldly cut
for such a half jaunty thing. l tooA
out nv own pistol and examined it
while she asked me if ] was good shot
Ordinary l answered.
"Well. let me see" she said. and stooC
aside for me to take her place and shoot
/ did so, and was sufficiently mortified
at seeing that my shot went 50 wide O
that was ordinarily skilled. However
knew l could do better and fired TIVE
more charges, both Of which went ful
upon the eye Of the target.
That is a great deal better than
can do, remarked Miss Clare, steppin.
up and firing with So little appear
ance Of taking aim that ! wondered he
bullet came SO near-vithin "a quartz
Of an inch ~ the mark We practice,
for half an hour, and I proved mvsel
more clever at the art than Miss Clare
wished 10 offer myself as instructor an'
companion. but tho fear Of being r.
pulsed prevented me. / might have dis
pensed with that difidence. for, whei
we were returning to the house. sh
asked
initiate me into the mysteries, Wi
you<'
"Of Tleusiss" inquired I. laughing an'
wondering what She meant.
She replied with ready tongue.
"No. ] have the insufficient key @
Fechvlus for that Imean want MT
/ Perrom 90 teach mo - shoot.
You can shoot now
You require explicitness. 7 SEQ.
uant Won O. teach ne hov 20 ht th
marx when do shoot. VIII ycur~
teheve 7 concealed the exultatio'
which those words gave me. ] only an
sveref
~Vi-h pleasure.
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