The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-16

worm" The roses were incorrigible. The
red rose wanted to get too near the white.
Il intended it to be a metaphor" eX-
| claimed Otis Maxwell watching the manip-
ulation of the roses.
"Oh, Il metaphor.' laughed Ethel "a
worm without wings is a metaphor. What
neXt| The roses grew more refractory.
ITO drop metaphor, how have l offended
! you?" asked the young man, frankly.
Il offended, Mr., OTIS? Why, in dropping
your metaphor, you have given ii wings, for
it flies beyond me" ON, naughty red rose,
to make the white hand tremble!
But you have avoided me Of late" per-
sisted Otis Maxwell.
by staying at home while you were geol-
ogi-in". But : ao Keeping lL w.. za.
through Uncle Cato. ! heard him saying
yesterday that you had found fragments
of a fallen star and traces of Michael"
The white rose shook, but not with laugh
ter at the poor little joke.
"UncIe Cato is not far wrong. He was
trying to say that [ had found pieces Of a
meteorite and a deposit of mica. More
than that, | have found vein of black
marble that promises to be worth millions"
but what does it all amount TON the
ground?" asked Ethel. The roses became
more manageable. They would permit
tIemselvts to be made into q little bouquet
after all
1T amounts to nothing at all-in the
ground" responded Otis Maxwell. But /
""S '.'ilpt' lpG!'o' ~ iI'i" - U1Nti
house and garden. / was afraid your
prejudices-"
"Oh, my prejudices are not narrow" in
terrupted Ethel lightly. They do not
point a MI. Otis. They are large enough
10 cover me "Hoie MOI 0H9l 9NS' oiIco
iHoi9 1He lo9e9 wee "7I'1'e"' """ '"e
bouquet became chaoIc,
YES feared as huch' ana yet Inc
young man hesitated.
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your pardon before going away.
Are you going away? tUhel tried nara
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tne req rose zen DIT the YOUNG man l 's
ne in'he" ! up an" pIesSeu It - ms 'Ip''
pretending 70 liiIaie JUS lIasrahce'
may We cal!eu away any u@S l nave
eu my nm "oii0el cn"I A %t
not worn my welcome Guy before Dat
your IaIidef mas peeh very dhu,
ana i-lHel ) zone was SOFT ana trem-
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ZOO d ""lrt rose from ner manu-
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~olhe ulS, ana lheh you VIII lofSlVS me-
On nope you are not gong away
a. Cry Her lustrous eyes seemed to be
Shining through a mist.
AiEFy exclaimed the young man. Il
shall be happy if have given you no cause