The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25

as we called the HAL OVe1-Ino- w y was
waiting for. We knew there was q
chin" By the way. She few to meet
the postman and fairly Rugged the letter
when she got one, and kind O dropped
when she didn't. And there were mighty
few days when she dropped too
But his absence didn't seem to bother
Over-the-Way q bit She was busy
morning and night fixing up the cottage
for him. The big bay window was EVIL
IDENTIFY the pride Of her life. Every after
noon she'd put on pretty house dress,
muggle down In big arm chair right
In the middle Of it, and read over her
letters Harry Roberts thought it was
all for bis benefit until he found. after
repeated trials, that she had no eyes for
him except to find his glanoes and atti-
tudes q subject Of mirth. And then one
day we found out why it was she had no
eyes for Harry or any other man-ezcept
ona
It was the second Sunday, just before
dinner time-her dinner time-and she
was In the window as usual But she
had ON a new dress, and to save her she
couldn't sit still In her chair more than
thirty seconds at time All Of q sud-
den she clapped her hands, and gave q
little jump, and kissed her hand to
somebody we couldn't see, and ran from
the window. And then a manly young
fellow went striding across the street
and ran up the steps The front door
blew open with bang and Over-the-
Way had him by the arm and was drag
ging him inside in a second Then she
let go Of him in hurry and ran in
quicker than she came out. If she hadn't
she'd have been kissed right there on
the front porch in plain sight of every
body.
We knew they'd show up in the big
bay window sooner or later, and, sure
enough, just after dinner they came
into sight. She was clinging to his arm
and just dancing on her toes, she was 80
happy; and just as she was right in the
midst Of telling him how fine it all was
she discovered Us at the windows. We
could almost SEQ her blush clear across
the street, and her young husband
Strengthened up and looked daggers-
But John Berry rose to the occasion
nobly. He had his overcoat and hat on
he was just going out-and he took off
his hat and made bow respectful and
friendly like, as much as to say, "We're
glad to see you, sir" And we women
clapped our hands and smiled. as much
as to say, We're glad he's come at last. p"
And then Over-the-W Way and her hus-
band saw it was all right and they
smiled and bowed. Over-the- Way patted
him on the arm as much as to say,
Here be Is; isn't he nicer And the
young husband put his arm around
Over-the- Way and gave her little hug
right before our eyes, as much as to say,
cts all right now; I'll make up for lost
time" And then we came away from
the windows
Young Mr.. Over-the- Wayne found
afterward that in public life he was a
travelling salesman for a big drug firm
stayed three days. Then he went away.
And Over-the- Way went up into her bay
| window and bravely kissed her hand tc
him till he turned the corner. Then she
dropped down into her big armchair and
turned its broad back to Us.
He was gone two weeks, and they
were long weeks for Over the Way. But
everything human has an end and be
came back at last. Well, it was the
same thing over again. Only he stayed
but one day. Then he was gone ter
days. Next time it was week, and af
ter that it was every Sunday when We
sat down to breakfast we found them to
gether in the big bay window. But Sun
days are invariably followed by Mon
days, and poor Over the Way had hare
work enough to lay in happiness enough
in one day to last her six. Still, from
Monday morning to Wednesday nigh
she lived on remem brance, and from
Thursday morning to Saturday night OF
anticipation, 80 she got along pretty well
But one day. after six or seven month
Of this alternate sunshine and shadow
the clouds settled down in earnest owe
the little cottage. He came home in tn
middle Of the week, and Over-the- Wa
met him at the door with scared face
The next morning he left with q BIZ
trunk. He had his hat down over hi
eyes and never looked back at the ba
window. He knew Over-the- Way WASH
there to kiss her hand to him. W
, didn't see her at all that day. for by an
by Aunt Amanda came and pulled dow
the shades.
He had been ordered off on thre
= months trip to South America, and job
! Berry said reciprocity" or some sue
! thing was the cause Of it. know W
women all hated it, whatever it was.
Over-the-Way came back to her bot
a DOR after while, but she didn't seer
! to be quite the same old Over-the- Way
: She got letters, but they didn't com
. every day now. Sometimes we fairl
a hated the postman-just as If it was b
FAULT But when she did get one-wh,
q we could tell block of when the pos
q man had letter by the way he walked
;. BY and by Over-the- Way had a broa<
b comfortable lounge put in her windo'
and deserted her armchair for it. The1
. she would lie for hours reading or lool
a ing idly out Of the window And il,
Gray said one day that he hoped Owe
v the-Way wasn't going to grieve herse
! into a decline. If she didn't chirk q