Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-04-14

And you-do you know what you
are?" says Hardinge, pressing her fin
gers to his lips
NO." says she.
well, ! can't tell you," says he,
because there is nothing on earth fit
to compare you with. You are you, and
that's ALP
What a lovely speech! No wonder
| love you,' says Letitia, naiveIy; "but,"
collapsing into gloom, whats the
good Of it all? Auntie will never let
you marry me-.
I'VE could marry without her per-
mission" says he, slowly.
mo, we couldn't" says Letitia, with
decision. She looks ut him earnestly.
81 wouldn't marry you without her
permission for anything. We would
have to run away and that would break
her heart. / am all she has in the
world and though she scolds me a good
deal love her. wouldn't desert her. :"
"You could come back again" says
he.
'Of course, know that. But then
she would always feel disappointed in
me, and hurt, and No, no, | shall
never do that. She trusts me So"
"rhen don't know what's going to
be the end of it," says he.
I'VE must only wait" says Letitia,
desrondingly. "And now, Jack, you
had better go. She is sure to come up
here presently to see how the men are
getting on with that fence. You know
what an excellent woman of business
she IS. If she caught you here"
There would be wigs on the green"
says Jack, laughing. "Well, good-by
for awhile suppose If come back
again this evening 1 shall find you
here?"
Eyes! Oh, yes! Jack, do take care;
the men will see your
"Not they" says Jack, kissing her
again. And you; what are you going
to do while I'm away?"
"Think Of you," with little saucy
glance at him from under her long
lashes. "By the by, have you got a
match about you?"
What on earth do you want it for?''
says he, giving her some wax lights
out of little silver box as he speaks.
Going to have a-cigarette?"
J Nonsense! | feel as If | want tc
set fire to some of those dry little
lunches of grass; fairy tufts we used
} to call them long ago. they would
burn beautifully to-day, the sun is SC
hot"
"Well, don't set fire to yourself
whatever you do" says he, thought
lessly. Once again they kiss, and this
time really part
Letitia stands watching him till he is
out of sight, standing on tiptoe as he
: gets over the wall to blow last kiss
to HIM. Then coming out from the
5 shelter of her trysting-place she walks
5 into the old meadow, now beaten dowI
= save where the tall, coarse tufts O.
I grass are growing. Lighting one of hel
, matches she kneels down and sets fire
} to the tuft nearest her. 1t used to bt
= an amusement of hers in her childhood
t and she is not yet so far removed from
S those days as to have lost all childish
fancies. Sitting down on the side of /;
S tiny hillock at q distance, she watches
t the dancing fames-so small, SO flick
ering, so harmless.
D She leans back against the bank be
D hind her and crosses her hite arm
: behind her head. What day it isl
most heavenly sweet-quitc a drows,
a day. How lovely that light smoke i
d climbing slowly uphill and fadin,
i away among the young beech tree
t above. And the little flames, lil1
= fairies dancing Perhaps they are farie
i who dwell in those old dry tufts. n
d wonder they are dancing-with rage
o evidently. Their strongholds ar
y seized, destroyed, by the tyrant man
l No-woman this time. All. ah! In thi
r case woman has come to the front, a
a all events She had been reading abou
the emancipation of women last night
:, and had laughed over it, After all, sh
= didn't want to be emancipated; sh
It only wanted Jack to love her always
G nothing more. Perhaps the other quee
women only meant that too only the
v hadn't found their Jacks yet. Pou
k How warm it is!
II Gradually her head sinks back upo
= her arms, her eyelids droop over tn
h soft, clear eyes. How delicious it
l. here. How cozy. Again the eyes opei
1t but very lazily this time. See how tn
y little insects run to and fro over he
T. white frock, hither and thither, all i
search of the great want-food.
IS passing thought makes her laugh il
IS dolently. She hopes they will ne
l. make food of her. And then the ey,
st lids close resolutely; she leans bacl
i" Sleep has caught her.
III So sound, indeed, is her slumber tn;
1t she does not know that now the littl
III black insects are rushing over her, M
IS in search of food but of safety-safet
from the tiny hot flames that are creel
rs ing every moment closer to the thi
white frocls. Now they have touche
c. her foot and have so far penetrated I'll
N thin slipper rs to make her unpleasant
Id ly warm, but not enough to walien he
n She only turns little and signs; bl
Il, now!
to Now she springs to her feet with a
Sc affrighted scream. Smoke! Smoh
everywhere And what is this creepiu
IN up the front NJ her gown? A thread
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