The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-03

Again lac was near the piazza. But
this time Lyme was not swinging in
the hammock. She stood revealed in
u patch of moonlight. The young man
was bidding her farewell lie was a
calow youth in store clothes. lie
leaned over eagerly and seemed to beg
for something; whereupon, with n
little coquettish laugh, atterly new in
the varied ga nut of lypcs usual
laughter, she took a ioWor from her
belt and gave it to him.
Josh chose to SEQ no moro. He
moved away,
A few minutes later the callow
youth having departed, Lyme stepped
quickly to the end Of the piazza and
called; Josh" There was no reply,
and she waited little before calling
again. As silence once more answered,
she went slowly up TO her own little
attic room, where vine no .ded in at
the window. white with moonlight.
Its queer" she said II certainly
saw you standing near the end of the
piazza when | was sayin' goodbye to
Jo Finney" She undrossod with long,
ruminating pauses between.
At breakfast next morning, when
Lyme wore pink cotton frook and a
wide white collar turned away from
her round young throat, Josh had
already disappeared, seeming to be
very busy about the barn. At noon
Lyme herself was busy, standing amid
her shining cans In the milk pantry,
her sleeves turned up over her smooth,
white arms, when through the open
door she saw the hired man ascending
into the hall with a small horsehair
trunk, the classic and battered piece
of travelling gear with which Josh
took his rare jaunts abroad. At the
same moment Josh himself entered
the milk pantry in his Sunday clothes.
Lyme turned to him, suddenly becom-
ing very white.
"Carlyne, I'm going. got to go.
If can come back the day you're
married, I'll try to- But ! don't
know ! didn't know anything about
this / didn't know how | felt about
you till saw you give the tiower to
that there young man and ! knew it
was him you was thinkin' ot--a nd
and
lie broke down and pulled his hat
over his eyes Lyme had seated her
self on wooden stool and was look
ing up at him with parted lips, her
breath coming in little gasps.
"Nes! yes! go on she cried, impa-
tiently.
lie looked at her mournfully.
"There amt more 10 say, Car'lyne.
/ But this house is yours, and every
! thing In IL, till you're married and
after. / guess it'll be better for me
to 90 away somewheres else-and- -
and-and-l want you TO be happy
and-God bless you-and-him
lie was walking TO the door BUT
he was arrested A triumphant laugh
broke out behind him and two smooth,
bare aims caught him and held him.
Josh, YOU goosel Oh, You blind
goosel What do l care for 10 Finney
or for any one but you2 | only pre-
tended last night because / wanted
you 10 see. And that's why | talked
SO about getting married the other
day. There amt nobody in the world
Tor me but you, and never has been
from before the time when / went tC
tho academy even. And knew il was
; just the same with you, Josh; girl.
always know, But You're so-sc
stupid. You know You'd never have
found out yourself or spoken or any
thing il 1 hadn't acted 10 all out anC
put il in your head. AGyv, Josh, were
engaged and you can send that trunl
up stairs again. We're engaged, anc
J III board at Mrs, Perkins till we'r,
married, and ] can even be married
from there, and she stood akimb,
before him in the old way, misehie
trimming over from her gray eyes
+ and Manda Jane can be bridesmaid
But Josh just then, could say moth
inc. Tie stood spcechles-i huthis eve.
!. spoke, and CarlYne understood thell
language ar lyme zloWs