The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-10

was seeking her settee, with y prior
claim. But no, he came in sight, and
threw himself full length on the ground
where she had full view of him a. he
pulled his cigar, herself unobservcd.
Where had she seen him before
! Surely his face was familiar. Memory
went ransacking hooks and corners,
for the missing links in the chain of
ASSOCIATION. All ! now she had il, the
picture his presence recalled. A morn
/ ing in early May, herself behind the
glove. counter OF Duck and Stunning :
the last day of her stay there. A big,
clear eyed young man with Western
flavor, she had thought vaguely, was
buying dozen pairs of ladies' gloves,
and with bashful, conscious air, APP
| pcalins 10 her taste in his selection of
/ pale pink, cream, and corn color. He
had worn big soft hat and diamond
which to Grace's not inexperienced
eyes her father had been a jewellcr
was of the first water.
"Hc is genuine as his diamond and
he's in love- hal been her mental
summing M.
He was destined to remain in her
memory, it seemed. After he had left
with his purchase, she found among
J tue gloves strewn on the counter, u
/ charm, fragrant ana amber. colored
. On one side Was II star and crescent
aud the mystical word "Kismet, 3"
while the other side was covered with
cabolstic symbols.
/ Grace gave guilty little start when
this point was reached. She had been
I wearing "kismet" for good luck ever
since, hal II suspended from her neck
Ivy II ribbon at that moment, and there.
few rods below, was its owner. Had
things gone wrong with him since its
loss? He didn't look quite as happy
rs the day he had pulled it out of his
pocket with some rumplel bills, a.
Duck and Sunnings. AS for her, things
had gone swimmingly. She had Sc
cured II better position the very next
day, and besides had recovered lost
ring aud her purse which she had
dropped on the street.
Grace might have sat there till
doomsdav, without being discovered,
had not tn" wreaths OF smoke from his
cigar wandered up to her perch aud
tickled her throat into cough. Her
face flushed furiously. Why must
cigars always serve her this trick. He
would think she had coughed purposely
to attract attention. With that thought
came another cough which brought
Jack Hardy to his feet in an instant.
He crsned his neck for view of the
face above, but II was mercifully hidden
by tue skater sunbonnet.
81 did not know had neighbor." "
Jack said Sure enough the cough
had emboldcned him.
"You would not have known now il
your cigar smoke had stayed at home"
ed Grace, who was painfully con
scious Of her disadvantage.
sin behalf OF the cigar, beg par.
don, Jack responded.
No answer came from the high set.
ter.
h,.'rra','tse,~u 1t TswsyNSsJN,' he
said meaningly.
81 see you have"
Aren't you II bit lonesome up
there"
"No."
I'm awfully lonesome down here. ;"
Jack had reached the second step"
of the ot the old tree trunk, and was
looking of over the lake disconso-
lately.
Its this 'Kismet' that has brought
us together, Grace thought. How
ridiculous! Has HIS lady love worn
out the gloves yet, wonder?"
With this thou sht, Grace unbe mt a
little lie was not 'ilrtatious," and
young man in love with another girl
was a safe enough companion for
her.
| cannot tell you how itcame about,
these things do" themselves. and
withIn fifteen minutes after the Il rst
little cough, Jack was seated beside
Grace aud talking of han | through
the sunbonuet barrier
Grace was friendly enough. She
was too generous to he prudish.
Moreover she had the advantage.
Not an lnkllnS OF her Identity had
dawned upon him, but she knew nj
least chapter IN his history.
They talked OF New York. jack let
iSll that ne was from California, and
had first seen Gotham six months ago.
Grace was demurely reticent about
herself. There was no need of un.
folding herself before stranger.
They sat, talking pleasantly enough,
until lunch was announced by the
'toot toot' OF n horn. They sauu.
tered up 10 the house together. with.
ont 50 much as single knowing
glance being exchanged between those
already gathered at the table. "We
are a picked company aal can do as
We please, was the motto at Brim.
mers
Somehow, Jack anl Grace spent a
good deal OF time together, after that
They boated, aud walked. and talked.
and climbed the mountain with lunch
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