New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03

turned toward the picture below him. II he
also were surveying It with appreciation.
The girl sat as still her pony. Her heart
was filed with the beauty OF the world. Her
eyes looked tense and strained Her lips were
parted. For a moment she forgot why she had
come to Cain Creek.
Suddenly childs voice shouted shrilly down
In the valley
Somebody's come ter thur land
Then dogs barked and came racing wildly
toward the intruder.
The woman dropping corn stopped and pushed
back her sunbonnet The man leaned on his noe
and gazed.
The man who had been holding the plough
glanced once, then he left his horses standing in
the burrows swung off his hat. and ran swiftly
I'D to the horsewoman AS he ran he was aware
OF the picture made BY the white pony and MS
rider; aware Of II with leaping OF pulses and
wild JOY that seemed 100 great Tor an instant :"
be borne.
His long legs quickly left the space behind him.
He leaned up against Thimble and grasped IeHi'
pies ungloved brown hand.
This is jest mighty good OF you. Iempte' nc
exclaimed. 1T jest nke-like-oh, the
brightest sunlight in the world when | saw you
I'D here. | thinking about you. I'm always
| dom that. But | was pla ming how 10 make the
| house more convenient fore you come IneyVe
| got a house to the Junction John cases new
| one. you know; IL makes work easier lot the
women An you're golr 10 have jest as easy
| time as can be when you're here You know.
Temple"
| each other In his happy eagerness When he
| stopped. Temple only said Don't" in beseech-
| ing tone.
Then there was silence between tnem LOT
little time.
But Davseker could not be thus rebuffed. He
had taken such heart of grace in thinking over
his last Interview with this girl. and his mother
had been positive that he was accepted. that
he also had become positive.
His mother in the funess of her knowledge OF
girls had also counselled him not to mind any
gals notions" She assured him that the no
tons In gals heads was beyont anything on the
whole yarth." He was 10 pay absolutely no al
tention to them. gal said anything and every
thing especially gal like Temple Crawford. who
had been a wild colt all her life.
Nevertheless. Link wished now tina. Temple
had not said Don't in that way. though, or
course. It did not mean anything. II could not
| mean anything She just gal" that was
all.
He drew a long breath of relief as he reached
| this conclusion.
He still leaned against the ponys side. and he
still held Temples hand as he kept his eyes on
her face.
He was wondering how he had lived all these
years within few miles of this girl without
making himself sure that she would eventually
belong TO him. Certainly she would belong 10
him As II the repetition of this phrase In his
mind carried with IL doubt the young mans
face flushed deep red. under the tan.
His eyes flashed The hand hanging by his sids
shut tightly. His temper was not one WHICH
could bear much opposition
But Temple not noticing him Her gaze
was going with slow dwelling here and there.
over the scene before her. For the moment she
had forgotten her newly acquired religion
I'm wondern' what you're thinking, at last
said Link trying 10 be patient lie was longing
FOR her To look at him. to give him personal
glance What eyes he thought she had. HIS
very heart had gone into their depths DID any
other woman ever nave such eyes, vi a''S o'i'e'
man love them so? $50 -
Temple moved a n.sle in the saddle. She be-
came conscious that her hand was closely held
and she withdrew IL ,,
Dalvecker sighed audibly: then ne repeated MS
remark and she made effort 10 reply
The mountains" she said, and the Skyline
whole world'- -.
Then she remembered that she had religion.
She also sighed. She looked down at her COM
panion. ..,,,,,,,
II don't see how heaven can be as oeautilu
as the Carolina mountains. do YOU Link!
But the young man found II an enort 10 ~
to think enough to answer. He only said itn-
petuously: , 49,. rs, a..
II don't want no heaven bettern TINS jest %
be nigh you. Temple. 49,, .,
And againAhe girl said Don't" and this time
more pleadngly than before
| The adoring passion In Dalveckers eyes oe
came clouded. He felt that ne coud pear n
| great deal Of everything that did not come pc
| tween him and Temple, but that he could bear
| absolutely nothing that did ,..
I'm dead sure" he began now. that ! don't
| thur house Mars got sumpln' she wants to show
Won Mars awful pleased TO think that you
| that THAT we 81.
The Young man paused in his stammering. MS
face burning his eyes glowing He was going 70
| mt his arm abou; Temple as she sat there put
shc tried 10 shrink away He frowned and nis
arm dropped TO his side
ITO be continued)