The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-11-01

My feigned surprise at seeing her collapsed
instantly.
''How do you know" said sitting down
beside her, that | came straight?' She
pointed toward the village. My fence
was in full view, and my track through the
tall grass palpable, leading in a bee line
toward where she sat
$50 you watched me?" l said
81 saw YOU" she answered, "quite by
chance and wondered what you were going
to do
She was very young, so young and SO
pretty, that snatches of verse began t,
weave themselves in my brain again
sternly repressed this dangerous tendency
and thereby abandoned my only hope OF
safety
GLOW long are you staying hcre2" ask
ed.
"Oh, | don't know. Perhaps for three
weeks. And you:'
Il looked at her. That depends on my
work, | said. She laughed lightly and
closed her book
1T seems to me-" she said, 'that YOU
don't do much work You spend half the
day on the fence
and You" | said, pass me at least six
times Il day"
How hot it isr' she said. ''Do YOU mind
opening my parasol!' unfurled it for her
with great tenderness. 1t was a tiny,
dainty, silk affair, that matched her rib
bons rs eye matches eye 1t had the de-
liciOus effect of isoating us still more com
pletely. 1t threw pretty golden shadow
on her face that made me dream infinitely
pleasant things and grow as bold and reck-
less as the sunshine that drew the scent
from the heather round us.
Miss Bursar' began.
'Ies:' she said, tapping he. shoes to-
gether till they made sound like a busy
woodpecker.
Il was going to say'-I went on.
"What? | did not interrupt YOU. You
stopped yourself"
Il know did. l was going to say
paused again.
DO you think you will ever succeed in
saying it," she laughed, nodding at me-
"Certainly, if you will give me time |
was gongto say what an Internal nuisance
it is to be poor
Il don't agree with YOU" she said de
cidedly. IL am poor, but don't mind in
the least The admission was like wine
to me. took Il deep breath and buried
one hand in the hot grass.
But you are a woman" | said.
That makes it all the worse doesn't it,
she asked
Not at all. You are a woman, you are
young, YOU are beautifully
"That's very pretty" she said, "but what
them
"Now IT, hurried on, "am a man with
nothing but my brain to earn money with.
a brain that has the trick of getting added
with overwork." She looked at me again
and laughed.
You are giving it rest down here any
way" she said.
I'm not SO sure about that Now, if |
were not poor, there are all kinds of things
should like to say to-day. | am going to
say them rs it is, but
''Shall we move IA little further down the
hill" she said. helped her to her feet
quite satisfied with the progress was max
ing. My resolution had grown SO rapidly
that forgot how perfectly innocent l had
been Of it an hour before. My own youth
the girls delightful grace and candor, and
the intoXication of the sunlight had all
combined to make me foIswear prudence
and take one of life's chances at its best
As we went down the hill she started
running, in sheer joyouSnesS. and beng
suddenly confronted with 4 gorse bush
had no course but to jump over it. HeI
dress caught, and there was the sound OF
sudden rcnding.
"Oh, you have torn your frock," cried
1T was your fault she said with sweet
illogic.
1T was, said penitently. Let me pin
it up for you" With the aid of three pins
| succeeded in making her presentable, and
tlen we sat down again to rest.
I'm going to finish what | was saying
now, said. She looked at me and pouted
a little, but was not displeased. Her hand
was resting on Il bed of purple bugle neal
me- and took it in one of mine.
What Il pretty, brown hand this is,'
said How wise you are to let the sun
play with it. When met you first, two
months ago, it was quite white"
IL hate gloves" She said
"of course You do. Have YOU ever no.
ticed that the veins are like the shadow OF
Il branch on short grass" lifted her own
hand up to her for inspection, and SC
brought it to the level of my own lips.
"Do You know" she said, that you are
being rather foolish."
If | am, answered, lit is your fault
Forgive me" | would have kissed the
hand if She had not suddenly withdrawn
it.
"Oh, look she cried,' there is man.
ma" and indeed that discreet lady was
following my track across the meadow
with truth of instinct that did her credit
But | was not discomposed. l took the
hand again.
She cannot be here for ten minutes"
said, land have not finished what mean,
to say"
"Oh, be quick, them she cried "Bt
quick"
Let us unite our povertieS," | said
''and see whether We cannot evolve riches