Marble Hill press., 1894-01-25

and its branches hung full of delicious
red fruit
Il dearly love apples, she resumed
Il will find the owner OF the or
chard and ask him for some" / said
i prefer stolen apples" said she,
quietly and little sharply
This cry OF the heart, and of the
stomach, which revealed the natural
fancy OF the woman. recalled to nv
mind the temptation several thousand
years ago Without wishing to decry
Mother Ewes beauty, Inust say that
she could not By any possibility have
| been so deliciously pretty, or so en-
| chautingly lovely as was nv fance as
she stood there gazing rapturously at
those apples
The di.ch Is not wide and the wall
is not very high" said my temptress,
| who looked as demure and Innocent
as nun. This was plainly an invi-
tation directed to my physical abil-
ities 1t was as if she had said: You
have long legs and strong arms; 20
and gather some apples for me"
compreaended her meaning at
once, and also comprehended that l
was placed in very delicate situa-
ton. because if l am an officer of
Chasseurs, have distinct ideas in re-
gard TO the ownership OF property.
After due reflection courageously
informed nv fance that would not
steal any apples for her.
"You are very gallant" sad she in
q tone which plainly signifed that l
was quite the reverse.
saw at once that was to be pun
ished for this disobedience.
She turned her black eyes upon me,
and gave me a most disdainful look;
closed her rosy lips tightly together;
| withdrew her arms from mine: and,
in fact, she brought tn bear upon me
all the cruel Vaccinations that a
| lovely woman knows how to employ
| in such cases
| On our way to the house. l dill my
best to soften her, but without sue
I cess
The dinner. during which she never
| glanced in nv direction. was dull
! affair, and as soon as it was finished
she started to leave the room without
showing the least sign OF forgiveness
precipitated myself toward the door.
however. and extended my hand for
the usual friendly clasp: but though
she allowed me to take her hand IN
mine, her fingers did not respond to
my warm pressure; her little hand lay
limp and cold in mine. while her man
ner indicated that she would have re-
fused me even this, but for the people
present
Bertha" | murmured in suppli-
eating voice
Sir" she replied coidlv, Il love
spples-stolen apples-'
After propouncing those words my
cruel love left the room and a. once
took nr departure and returned
home Arrived there. l threw myself
upon a lounge and enjoyed the pleas
ure of going into terrible rage.
May the Lord pardon HE, but l be
lieve l swore like a sous-otfieer, 50
furious was l against my hance.
against myself, against those apples
and against everything and every
body. How could promenade begun
SO happily end SO disastrously? Is
the caprice OF pretty woman of so
much Importance? But was she alone
eulpable? Was l not equally to Be
blamed for having surrendered myself
IN such a sarvile manner to her des pot
ism that it was sufficient for her to
assume little displeasure in order 70
torture me 10 this points l telt that
was a misera coward. /. made NJ
difference N nv estimation that had
dispiayed bravery on the field OF
battle | felt that | was wanting in
true courage. especially the kind that
would prompt misused lover to re.
volt and shake off the tyranny of tive
beautiful eyes In thinking OF these
things l evoked in spite of mvself the
face and form Of Bertha Fatal evo
| cation. How beautiful. how seducine
, | she appeared.
The dear little girl, she had had {
caprice, simple caprice, and l has
brutally refused to crafty it
And all of this troable was on ae
? count of few apnles-
: Would it be robbery to get thost
i apples?
/. One does not steal apples. he take
r them One steals watches and purses
And then. where would there be an,
proof OF love on nv part unless
made an occasional sacrifice or di
i something besides agreea bic and pleas
: ant things in order to crafty N,
n loved one?
She shall have those aprles," sai'
. /. at last, rising to my feet, and sine
: she wishes it they shall be stolen sr
: Piles
1t was an unusually dark~night an
I the wind blew in violent gusts as
q started on my errand
a In few moments | stood in th
n street opposite the apple tree. With
!. out a moments hesitation leape
the ditch and clambered over the wa
;, into the orchard.
II At the instant raised my hand
9 grasp an apple a very near voiC
+ cried: "You thief. There you are Q
/ lasi,"
Q As peered into the darkne.
. whence the voice came. / saw th
4 shining barrel of gun pointed at N
breast
I. Instinctively threw myself NJ n
I ssssilanG who fired at the same M
: ment. and bore him to the groun'
a lat once relaxed my hold upon b
q threat and springing to my feet. ] WI