New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-25

early meal, she went out in the moonlight to
meet young Cone as she had promised.
| She often went thus along by a row of birches
that skirted the hill that rose between her home
and his.
The September mis,s were rising in the mea-
dows below, but they had not yet reached the
higher lands The air was mild, the crickets
chirring brskly.
Very soon she heard mans football. II sounded
softly on the short grass. She would meet hcp
lover by the bars there, under the two pines,
where the two usually met
AS she knew him near, her heart softened
suddenly, She thought she would set the day as
| he wished.
The pines made il quite dark by the bars. And
there was Ezry coming from the other side. She
ran forward. She uttered a soft exclamation and
! held out her hands.
| They were caught closely-a sparkling, penctrat-
ing glance met her own.
She shrank back, but her hands wem retained
an instant.
She stood staring into the gloom: She had
known so positively that it would be Ezry, and no
other, that she could not. even now, believe her
Il wish was Ezry," now said the stranger.
Il would ask you to forgive me, only really, 1
| don't think I've done anything 10 need forgive
ness. I'm not, to blame because you mistook me
for somebody else, now, am 1?'
The man laughed as he leaned on the fence and
7 Though he did not put any admiration INTO
words. Cynthia was conscious in an eXniiaratihg
way that She was greatly ADMIRED , ny M turn and
20 back to the house or else go right on along
| the path round the hill
But for the moment she did neither
I'm sure ! don't know who You are sho
said shyly. p,.
know who you are. though didn't know ,y, 11n
lived round here. You were down, at nttie
house on Hull beach year ago this s,m sumner,
Come now weren't yonP ana d xHm an of AMMAN mann
your your shanty Amt that o?'
Twas sure of it, triumphantly, "It ain't very
light here now. but if twas darker than us, 4
guess l should know you-though didn see 20"
CYNTHIA felt herself blushing in the dusk .,
WAS You the one that sold us the lobsters'
she asked, ,a on ,ho shore n good
0' The , Girl stood moment longer. Then she said
she Sim must o6 20 GT TGh w UH Ezry was so late
| She advanced toward the bars. on the top Oh
which the man was leaning .-o ann 81 tho
lie immediately pulled the ralls from one VI u''
posts. and they fell with a clatter. ,u o. cha
s,eppcd over S;t and hurried on among the birches
She made no reply nut sI r"r and resumed his
position He took out cigar and began to smoke
it with great elaboration. ,..o O., ,or,,
| CYNTHIA walked faster and faster Nhe oe9h'
N feel something like anger that Ezry was 80
late ' She was now nearly to the highway that
led by his house. ,,;a,,. .ho.
She stood still. pressing back among tho branches
Of a young pine She let him go by her; then
S"S E Ely" AID moved ont into the path
He stopped: looked back and returned g rr,.
lin oTf"l oon os' home me- AGAIN sad You see the
a arain w Se" bcnd tine and Their had lot Of
things do the sG9p fore .d TG",a leave %
| mo. don't think ] ala. -, ,,..,
"Prars. you wouldn't have cared II l haoh'' 'Oi"e
For answer Cynthia laughed as some girls can
laugh at once mockngly and allurlncly.
Fra Cone wa chilled lie did not know what
70 E saT lie never was quite sure about Cynthia
Sometimes she would not only alloy his cares t.o
but wonld return them warmly Now he moved
to De her yo af's1 S9 he nskeH
| He saw her eyes CLEAN in the darkness
II mean that had company at the bars. she
answered rather exulting in an access OF
Al our bars?" sharply. ia,
II didn't know rs we owned them nars, Wit
| another laugh, but you know what place
1.-THE The young mans heart sank. He had come
intending to have the time TOR MS xnd that Il
| pointed in October lie sterhy resoNcu ''ho ~
For the moment he said nothing He. ms stool ano
; lie t %Is not very fFfh te Usually only
When with CYNTHIA that he occasionally al
loquacons, with that cnron; r,sin reo ,
HAS there been any strangers around here
lately ?" inquired CYNTHIA, man
| - Eots I know of shortly. There was man
| ~ tho bars when | come along" she went on en-
nlanatorlly. land il was so dark Thought 1t was
You. Ezry, waiting for me, you know.
sSIn Vent s,' riab, up to him before knew she
Il hone he didn't touch you,' cried Ezra in
- We'll, YOU see. held out my hands; 50 -
CYNTHIA came near her companion; he ala not take
her hands and she dropped taem AWAY Il e a 'o9f
yon He aid he'd seen me down to the shore.
| lie said had bought Holsters of him."
aLzrEG,"
"Are YOU blaming me for anything?"
Il think it's rather odd you stayed and talked
"'' Il didn't stay There was only few words
said" ~ .,,o .;,no =, souo
| thing in the mans face and OF something. she
knew not what. which could not be put into
words. ill.,, ~. ,.o ,o.n
| fclt deeply indignant; but he knew that there
seemed no cause for this feeling, and that he was
unreasonable and dlsagreeanlc. ,, r,,ns .h,,
Ezra had not taken her hands when rnc Iiau
held them toward him. She was also tnlnking
OF the contrast between his manner and that OF
the stranger who had remembered her Just from
Presently she began to walk homcward-Ezra
kept at her side. -. A,
You know you promised me you'd set the
time when we met this evening" he said at last
| q want to engage the house the Bealscs left"
lyon needn't engage it,
what ?" stopping short in his walk
She STOPPED also. a few PAGES from him
~ said YOU ncedt engage II. =.
"Praps you're going TO give mo the slip AFTER
all"
His tones were hard. lie could with difficulty
restrain himself from snatching the girl In his
arms and holding her until she gave him the
words he wanted. CT.
She made no reply TO his last remark. She
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