The Penn's Grove record., 1894-06-01

,et fire to some Of those dry Ilttle
punches of grass; fairy tufts we u'ed &c
cali them long ago. They would blrn
beautifully to-day, the sun IS so hot"
"Well, dou'ts set fire to yourself, wnst
ever YOU do" says lie, thoughtle5sly,
Once again they kiss, and this time
,eally part. :.
Letitia stands watching him till he Is
out Of sight, standing on tiptoe as he
gets over the wall to blow a last KISS 70
him. Then coming out of the shelter OF
her trystiug. place, she walks into u
old meadog now beaten down a
where the tall, course tufts Of grass are
{ prowinr, Lighting one Of her matches
he kpee,s down and sets ere to the TUT
nearest her. It used to be on amu;e'
nent of hers in her childhood, n soe
Is rot vet so for removed from those
iags "a to have lost all childish fancies.
sitting down on the side Of n tiny hillock
II a distance size watches the dancing
aaues-so small, so Pickering, 50 harm
less.
She leans back against the bank be-
hind her and crosses her white arms be-
blnd her bead. What a day it Isl
most heavenly, sweet-quite a droWsy
day. Most lovely that light smoke is
| climbing slowly uphill AID fading away
among the young beach trees above.
And the flames, like fairies dancing.
Perhaps they are fairies who dwell in
| these old. dry TUFTS. No wonder they
ire daoc,ug-with rage, evidently. Their
stronghold are seized, destroyed by tho
tyrant mani No-woman this time.
Alb, alb! In this case woman has com
to the front, at all events. She has
been reading about the emancipation OF
woman last night, and had laughed over
it. After ali, she didn't want to be
| emancipated; sac only wanted Jack to
love her a!ways-nothtng more. Per-
haps the other queer women only meant
| that, too, only they hadn't found their
Iaeks vet. Pouti How warm it is!
Gradually her head sinks Lack upon
her arms, her eyelids droop over the
soft, clear eyes. How delicious it Is
here! How coayl Again the eyes open,
but very lazily this time. See how the
little insects run to and fro over her
white frock, hither aud thither, all in
search Of the great want-food. A pass
ing thought makes her laugh iadolently.
She hopes they will not make food OF
her. And then the the eyelids close
resolutely; she leans back. Sleep has
caught her.
So sound, indeed, is hsr sllmbar, that
she does cot kn1S that n0w the little
black irssc.s are rushing over her, not in
search O.. food, but Of safety-safety
from tic thy hot dimes that are creep
Ing e7sr7 m0rlsut closer to the thin
wai:s f7ccz. Now hey have touched her
foot, AID kaye 50 far penetrated tine thin
tsIiope. "a to make her unplesantly warm,
Gu: -: ea9uea 70 TaAea her. She only
.1r-s i. L.s.s a1isgas; bu: nowl
Now sze springs TO her feet with an
l=r1zh;ad scream. SmG' e.! Smoke
ever #cecs, And what Is this creep.
NJ p IL '.31s Of hsr Zownl 4 thread
3s Ire. :; bs9zs 1goa her face. She
cecc.A s,er L, t1: !: follows her. Madly
HE Its csr La-is al ties to beat II
oack. Tie 1sc. Tie men at the
tsree. W1tcs a-s .te!. Alas, they
nave IL gcla 50 Gl1c=.. Olce agaia a
i-4a7ic TT sCrst1 !:zl 2es lips.
-5M ~r,gv4ra1i- :: rs moment Har.
ts1-g seacI.rs Lee, All iiagtng oil hi:
,gas, 1a !4.:-as 1a- : i. Folding il
around Ter, la holds IL: Is if in a wise,
What araur1G Ell -Ic< (bsyond thu
uergv II end lg 1eT.- kraE, excep'
har nose asst vnr,ia II 1s, Don't Sc
no "a r1ur5HIf, 1t t. s7aa.s," hat
.esnHl 10 haunt mn l.-ac as left her
sooliln car alnut liz T5rds haC
ouctlstt Is .uvrr i 1Glr1. I'D compellet
i'm @ nmn1 1 vii III Tx back. Ii
b moment lie Iud seaG-
Ee ulnurllr,i lie dtzs1 IL a niracu
uuglr snur- lrne. Le.,I.A Is able t.
;taud IN Ilh answer sl--s5 his passion
.ua rle,tiana IS al Ter al.=:y, when sad
iGnip l Vgica Itr.1a Upon them tina
-su;cr5 lntI t.iu2-
, Z ID he 7aice Il MIS- Bainbridge
she las deen aL-2g E2 the hill. Sh
aGzI llnnsr tisEraIE2;.
Gu, Nr, Gr,ss 41a, catching Le!itit
n Ter lr.nH, ~ mE al. l thought
. ltsu..3 nave tiet. o., my grim.
daring cAle}7 Isle spends her Who'll
TINE IL tarz4a5ic2 Le:itia, but Letiti
: Ger a. sta= "a ata apple Of her eys.) Or
IL, how can : :al1s goui The gratitud
= stEJ Et. "A gozcs-.le preserver OF m
prstty ea2t.7 Tea the old lady burs
J 7cG erF51-. EIl.i a. hour ago she woul
have Diet rl;1sr Tad tell Letitia she wa
; cretty, bit zsE sze lays many offering
AZ be- t4s'. Poor feet. They Nigh
. aAEz ls..1 tuze3. 1T you will add on
, 11:s seE7.e4 - tie i~IAneasurable on
76G tl7s already done me-" says she
, ao!tlE, "y11 viii help me to get my poo
s-i.l back 70 t1e Lolse."
= "Ba.,h begias U2rlingc. 1t seem
-rong to hin, even a. this supreme mo
=. meas, to dscs re tae old lldy--.o 60 int
tee holse urdtE false Pretenses. If sh
klsT MS nlg.e.
i little pressure from the baud G
Lc..t;a dsc.dcs him. How eau he hay
, .crIp.es Thea she is SO ill-ra fright
saed1
silealiy he passes his I'm arot I'd he.
a and with her aunt taxes her back to tn
' house. They lay her on a sofa. Mis-
, cambridge fings a rug over her burr
dress. ..
Sac must rest here a little before &c
ius upstairs" says she.
"1iiss Blnbridge," says the youn
:. man, no. turning with dotermiuatio
towards her, Ill wish to say
d "Sir, it is what have to say" say
Miss Banbridge, with emotion. ~ hay
cot half thanked you. How can II
there Is anything ! can 2o-any way i
q which I car show my gratitude to you
u pray, name it. In the mean time, pra
tell me the name Of the brave man vii
n has delivered ny niece from the yer
jaws OF death" -. - .
b "Hardinye," says he, shortly.
+. "What!" Miss cambridge has fallc
r, | hoclr in bnr cbatr pfor'n, - -, -.