St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19

Tom'&
suppose We all heard him, and ' ct
we seened to be thinking shout soiee-
tniag else. Whatever il was that T5u
vas thinking about it made him pun
cruelty hard 1t was all could do TO
Keep the boats head. straight. So we
oid the journey in q very short time
and Laddie admitted that il we weren't
IN form for fishing that day we could
certainly row. =
The evening turned ont very fine and
warm, yet NO one seemed iuclihed to
60 out and listen to the band. So I
stroiied on BY myself. down to the
point that nearly closed the outlet Of
the river, found comfortable ook, be.
hind boat and settled down with NV
pack to the sea. looking right mp the
broad estuary. go . 81 -
1t is q lovely sight there when the
sun is setting. The river STRETCHES, =
great sheet Of glory, between rich. soft
hills away to the huge, bare slopes apd
rugged outline Of the .moox end the.
greater glory of the sky. hs-s
1t is sight which has no rival. eScn
In the western country. --i. -
had just formulated that couclusien'
when Tom appeared. apparently look
ing for some one. Hc csNght sight Of
me and came slowly toward me. Hs
looked pale and tired. :.
| oh" he said. I'm glad I found you
l 4
TO talk tn you"
had seldom seen Tom in SO Sc, sous
. mood, and. remembering the xfter-
noon, I expected to find him particu-
larry gay.
WAITED for him to settle dow. he.
side me. but he stood there kicking the
pebbles. -. -
Presently he went on:
do you mind getting up and walk
ing about a bit? l don't feel like sit /.
ting still and looking. At sunsets.. i
think can tell you what / want = \
better If we are walking."-. af -.
So I got up. rather seluctantly,-
must confess Then he snRgested "a.
we should cross over In the fer.s nu6,
make our way up the hill.
We were soon across, and once IL :Ao
high-banked lane he seemed cai-.sr.
and again began to talk. ..-,is f, i
DO you know why I followed Miss
Flo ashore this afternoon?'
OF course had no idea re-e 't-
''Well." he said. I'm tell you. I in
tended to find out, once for all. whether |
she really cared anything for me-"
expressed . hope that he had suc.
ceeded in getting the information bA |
wanted
YES" he went on. Il have found
out; she talked TO me with freedom |
have often longed for. and It came
about in this way: We had been look /
ing for different sorts of anemones for /
some time, when she suddenly asked
me whether I agreed with what you
had said the other night I asked her
what about why. about people mar
rying those who have more money than
they have themselves said thought
you were quite right She then asked
me whether, supposing I cared for .
girl who was richer than I &As,
should hesitate to tell her 81 did
not know what to say. You will admit, ]
think. that the position was q curious
one. Then TO my intense surprise she
burst into . perfect storm of anger. ii
don't know III. she said, but the point
OF 1t was that didn't deserve the love
OF any unselfsh girl. and she hoped
should never by any chance win IT. As
you may imagine, ~as taken COM
l,letely aback. had sense enough left
TO see that IL she herself loved me she
would never talk to me like that Then
she changed, and IS looked mp saw
tears standing in her eyes and her lips
trembling. She could scarcely COM
mand her voice enough to beg me, al
most 6ercely to beg me, that If ever
cared for girl, however poor I might
be. would tell her SO. There was nc
knowing what years OF happiness !
might lose II ! had poteomAss oOAk1 1e
Tor that I shall never cease to be
thankful that at that moment your
voice hailed us and was able to say
calmly. think: Thank you.
will bear your advice in mind Sol
ve joined you, and after all had not
ost her friendship. and her love had
,ever had" a .s-
After few m inutes. finding that
lid not speak. he went ON:
And SO, you see, am certain that
diss Flo really cares for some one who
, not very well OF, and who is afraid
o ask her to share lot which must 30
ess easy than the one to which she has
'een used. She is terribly grieved that
e will not speak, for his silence may {
rove fatal The only thing ID. can i
ot imagine who it is Can you?" c
I said-and it was all could do to G
~ it calmly 4 thought did. When 4
I'd considered the matter little more
would tell him. .--rI '
So we turned back and made our
'ay in silence down the lane to the Q
cry.
Since that evening have settled tie a
uestion beyond all doubt. Chicage =
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