The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-09-13
CHAPTER II.-Continned.

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"Ah. | remember. May one smoke
in it, Car: That forget
"Df course you may" said Caroline,
hurt a: III asking.
It took him some moments t. fill his
pirc and some more artfnlly to light
II. The performance claimed his I'M
divided attention. And Caroline
watched him from under her eXpan-
siye sun-hat. He was handsome. sol
dicrly fellow. with fine features. dark
eyes and Il mustache. Sitting her. in
tlancels. lighting his pipe. he suggest
Ell any type rather than that of the
British curate. which he represented.
Yet he wa decently grave, and in point
of act IL sufficiently IL alOus and ear
nest young priest. He vas "a ardent
and idealistic as ever about his work,
as Caroline had fCu1d out from the
most fluent tax they had get had,
which had been on this subject. In
other directions he was less eloquent
less enthu-ia tic than of old: and Caro-
Ii e was hu ut more than his asking
leave t. moke and pretending to {, T.
get thai :: WI, here he had proposed
to ner.
Il remember" added Caroline, after
pause that broke the point Of the re-
mark. that you uei not to ask per-
mi sion to ~moke, la t time you were
hu.e."
"Ah. last time was here
1T > ages ago. isn't it," She pro-
dnced q smile.
He mentioned the number of months.
which we know. His pipe was behav-
ing beautifully.
~ hope it will never be SO long
again exclaimed Caroline impuls-
i've v.
He re :ardcd her re1ectively from
the other end of the seat There was
look of pain in hi, eyes which she
saw and remembered. Then they
grew kind.
NY dear gir.," said Fennvman. half
in rebuke, hall in regret. "you know
exactly how it has been. The length
OF england j. between us: and last
year when J.! took my holiday. | was
obliged t. go to my mothcr-we nearly
lost her. rs long as | am up there 1
don't see how we can meet Oftener
than once a year: hut then very like y
shan't lie there another year: surely
] may begin now t. hope for living
And | shall get one. you'll see: and
and it'll all e, me right in the end"
He said it kindly. though not. per-
hars. in the voic, OF conviction. But
Caroline wa, very much moved. She
slid to his side and caught his hands.
will it," she cried. peering. strenu-
au into mis- eyes. Will it,"
His face filed with pity and compa,-
sion. "GCd grant it may" he hOar ely
wni,pcred: and he kissed her fore head
one. Il will give my life to YOU Caro-
lin" She never forgot how he said
this.
AMI the days Of Pennymans visit
IA; ed n very pleasantly. on the whole
and IN tn, surface. The interesting
pair were good deal together-en-
tircly together yet not so much rs
had been anticipated: indeed, they
II, ed singalarly unob, cctionablo
pair in this and sinilar respect: they
were sensible to Il degree. Noel more
bio to the younger girls - escorted
them round the countryside PLAYED
sets with Ihem-and sang charmingly
in the schoolrGOm. Ii they caught
him. sometimes. looking worried and
perpleNcd-as, more than once one Or
the oslcr of them did-the put it down
to the shortncss of his holiday and the
un, er,ainty Of his and Caroline's
future. The same applied to Caroline,
wiin was remarked in the schoolroom
be getting rather glum. This was
odd. CO tainly. with Noel in the house:
hut naturally she wished to be married
Itu iiUN iitit III J" Us ECtt tO-ult. anu
oft practically tomorrow. most likely
for another year, the engagement
might well seem interminabl,. That
the" e could be any other ground for
unhapcine>s never entered those pre-
ty. frivolous ncads in the ,choolrOom:
that there was something wrong some
whe something delicate and deep
and vital-they were in, apable Of sus-
pccting. The two were continually to-
gethcr: that was enough for the girls.
1t they wcrS not happy. it wa, their
owl. iau they ought TO be: the
youn e Mis- cs league hal no sympa-
unhappy. But the younger Misses
Tearuc were not k / observers. either:
or toward the end Of tho week they
mrst have noticed in Caroline signs
too Lite Sleep which even the rector
ob crvcd. though he held his ton he
Ca the Sunday evening Pennyman
had promised I preach: he was shut
up ior ours on Saturday. writing his
sermon. III d secretly glad to be snle ST
10 ~cclude himself. While he was
busy, Mis- league took the opportun-
ity Of ,i>itiu. some Of her people. who
of G mse New perfectly we'll who was
staying ut the rectOry. She does not
seem to have struck her felix As lscinS
pa ticularlv jubilant. considering.
And to those who asked her. is Nc
doubt they all did. waen it was TO De
she appears . have answered, N i
manner ariou,ly described
may never be- married at all"
Certainly the engagement had
drag e n Il very long me.
GA her return to the rectory. how
ever Caroline Teayae sou hit Noe
Pennyman. her betrothed. aud wa:
with h m when he finished his serm H.
She rose and tent over his shoulder
as he flung down the pen and asked
wistfUlly enough. ii she might looS
but Fennyman pushed his manuscript
aside.
NO. Car: said, he without turning
his head: I'D rather YOU didn't look
if you don't mind
Then won't YOU read it to me-" SHE