The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-08

menta. notions. they called daisies their
flower, and made much of The part the one
sacr.fced had played in their drama.
rs not what you miEht Zeal aerare
blossom" said PHYLLIS, with an affectat,un
OF the critical. when they were sitting
again on the same bowider and adopting
the daisy "a their emblem.
IT'S because there is no limit to them
that they suit for my part of the love N
this business" said Dick Tyson, with
more sincerity than, clearness or elegance,
but PHYLLIS found the sentiment satisfac-
tory These particular lovers were not
born to overthrow the tradition that true
love never does run smooth. They quar-
relied in a month - of course they
had quarreled before thai. but in
q month they had a row that amount
ed to something. Phyllis was stop
ping with her family at a farmhouse
that was also a summer boaTding-hOUs
and which was also the temporary home
of another young man, while Dick lived
at hotel a mile away, across little
stream On which be and Phyllis were given
TO rowing. Phyllis also rowed with the
other young man sometimes, and she suf-
fered some surprise aud disappointment
that Dick showed no jealousy Dick was
a supplemented you,h. and, not being
Jealous by nature, it did not occur to him
10 be Jealous without cause, and to assume
q
his life. bis position was logical, but too
Iogical-the feminine brain could not
fsth0m anything so simple.
"Mr. Allison rowed me over TO the point
to-day. and we gathered mussels there for
an hour" Phyllis said, one day, as she
settled herself in the stern of Dicks boat.
ard Dick answered. heartily: Nice fell
low, Allison; and then, just as Dick was
giving his attention to getting clear of the
landing and into deep water, Phyllis de-
claEed that 1t seemed 10 her as If they were
making mistake, they were not meant for
each other, aud so on, in a tragic voice,
trailing one hand in the water and fasten-
ing her eyes upon it. Dick attended to his
oars, as he needs must, according 10 the
low standards of common-sense. but Ptyl-
lis would have forgiven him 1Oyfully IL he,
in uncomfortable .itation, had tipped her
into the water and spoiled her Drettiest
gown. What she could not forgive was
that he should manage the boat property
under the fire of such remarks.
Evidently you care nothing about me, :"
she continued. with quiet coucusiveness,
drawing her hand out OF the water, and
drying it on her handkerchief with care
full attention.
Dick was completely puzzled and deal
troubled; he rowed on in silence for few
minutes, and his thoughts whirled. He
was silent. partly because his heart beat
so 1t suffoeated HIM. What kept repeating
Itself IN his brain was the question as to
why Phyllis talked this way. Why she
said these things. She must know he
loved her utterly; she did know it-then
why speak so? What did she want? The
poor fool was born with such completely
masculine mind (Which in some situations
In lie IS just as good as no mind at alp
that II did not occur 10 him in the most
remote way that what she wanted was 10
hear him protest his love all over again,
and with the added emphasis of contradic-
tlOn, simply because il was so sweet 10
near 1t as well as to know IL; and that he
wanted him TO be jealous, or to az least
pttenQ 10 De, that you could never have
made MIN understand. He was too ut
terly pesotted In stupidity by his native
logic.
Phyllis meanwhile began to be really
agltated-peThaps it was true he dldn't
love her, when he could treat her with
such awful indifference; the lovers in the
novels she had read ALWAYS made Iong
eloquent protests OF assion on averv NOS
sibie occasion. Her heart seemed H. faint
away in her breast as tue moments hrouoht
no denial. At last Dick said, still rowing.
"You must meal something by what Won
say! Is 1t that you think you have made
mistake ?"
Now IL was the cruelest thing in the
world that fate should have dictated that
this scene should take place in row boat.
An older woman would never, never have
brought it on in situation where even
touch OF the hands is impossible, but
Phyllis was only a girl, and had great
zeal to learn-for one thing, that certain
possibilities of caressings are necessary 20
the satisfactory conduct of lovers quar-
iel.
1t was because half the length of the