Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-16

CHATTER VI.
THE PIECE OF WHITE HEATHER
For whom should the garland maker
But her who oys the gi't u take.
And bolsts che wears Il for M sthe:
But Jerry, as before, found nothing
hmiSs.
She weneto bed that night with thS
foolish whisper tingling in hel earl
and buzzing through her little head
She mentally resolved TO see that plece
OF heliotrope it was sure tc be lying
somewhere about BellendeI : room ID
the morning and keep 1t 10 ever iol
mis- sake. She sat and gazed into the
depths of the Quaint old mirror, now
a. last appreciated, the while she
twisted up the golden curls and hung
them this way and that way about hei
fair orehead: by many device she
sought TO catch gIl pses hele and
there of nose and chin ana mouth, won.
deriug and seeking 10 Iiyine OF what
account they ere, those ali unknown,
UneXpiOrcd possessions OF hers IN
his eyes: Did he think her pretty:
Would he ha. e liked l-r 10 be lrCttIet
or taller? Would lie have thought
more Of her had She been as tall as
Ethel or Alicia Would he have sa d
TO them the same pie SAINT things he
WAS forever saying % Ivr-
Ana the VAN llI-as ntd- COuuiGt
over one by one her treasures - she
yet louged tor NOR, and the II t.e
white-ro ed figure crew cod an!
chilly as she sat there, small spot n
the great, dim bedroom. thinking aaj
thinking. anu never Il bit the wiser of
il.
she had softly got ont of the bed ant
relit he: candle amer the aid hJj
left. and II was long ere the faint lgut
ii shed was finally eNtinEuisued; put
at length the show was over. and IN
she creIt a-4in beneath the silke1
coycr-eJ. coIlt.nE sleep. to iin.i that he
had taken to himself wings an - ed,
on!y to return by tit ana starts . oheT
poor little hOt. fever IA pillow.
The following morning Cecil and hi.
friend were TO De q. 10 the moor at
break, or nearly at break OF Gay, and
Jerry had been tod tnat her Good
pight' TO them might stand for het
Geo In orning' also, since they wJuld
be miles away among the heather, ere
her eyes had une!OSgd next uay.
But could she s.eep- While al the
ir was going on. while dogs wera
farlling and keepers shouting. and the
breakfast 6lstiing along the passages,
the whole pla las il s. ere. agOg with.
out and within Was It likely:
1t would be, eye Sc enough in her
grandmother ; mind that she hat been
aroused b. all the noise and commc
tion. and that once thoroughly
awakened. she could not help getting
I'D and coming down 70 pres de at the
breakfdst-tdbie. Neither the granny
nor Cecil could sco.d, once the thing
were though the artful little
mink had the wit to keep her own
counsel beforeha and accordingly,
when daylight began TO spread across
the heavens. an Ong, long before she
had been thinking about it, up she
rose, stealthily Dathed her burning
cheeks. on tiptOe performed her nasty
toilet. and IA shed even her gentless
movements if a step went 10y, less per.
chance they should bctray her. Il
would have been terrible TO have been
found out with her purpose unachieVed
The break ast was to be on the ta-
ble at-G:.u o clock. and by 8 Jerry was
fully dresscd and all lmpatlence. 50
that a w9uEs half hoar had 10 bs
dragged through by her poor little
fasting frame and multuOus sPirb
first.
She SIT down to wait by the open
window.
1t was a heavenly morning, warm
even drrhat early hour, and breath.
lessly still. Not ripple stirred tAs
CLASSY waters. .'o5 the lOch beneath. nor
moved the few white ieccy cIo-diets
which were scarcely visible. hung higt
in the blue eNpanse overhead.
The tide was at It's lowest, and focks
of sea-birds crowded the sandy bays
and read. .ands, wading, feeding, aud
chatteriUg.
\ herring ''scow'; was hanging oui
:ts brown sal to dry ciose TO the shore,
vet not so close but that It's long,
straight shadow lay vi on the notion
less water beneath. \ wreath Of blue
smoke arising from the deck, was alSc
lrryred in the water, showing tha'
C.hcr, were astir "a, well as the inmate,
oftpe castle hard by. and presently tn.
little watcher from her turret 'ould
perceive the fishermen themselVel
a. on the deck. busy in preparations 10!
the day work.
How she wished that she and Bellen
den and Cecil had been going aboa
the little vessel. going to sail away an
away on the blue watcr. when the IN
flowing tide should raise breeze enough
to watt her on her course. and whel
they could hang over the side. bF-ard
by, drawing IN the shy col. Or tht
silyery whiting. or Whatever cam'
first. Cecil had promised That she
should 90 with them the very tirs
NIGHT he tool his friend out. b i
could not lie that night. she knew. an'
now that the shooting had begun II
reaI earnest and there had been
great deal o. talking about 1t the even
mo be ore. and arrangements lC
shooting this ground and that ground
which betokcn every day being hilei
up. even though CAT Eei!enden h't
under pressure extended the proI oSet
ler.sth of his stay from two to iour o.
+rya days-Eow that al this was II
store. who could say when Il spar'
might would be found or the wEltini
bank?
Tie fine weather rad evidently Sc
in. when Cecil would certainly prefe
Shooting to sca-iahiug. and shooting
meant being out very late. and return
ing nome v-r- tired. and cutie disln
al ned 10 stir foot oUtsiie again @
great deal o rhc Gnchmare~ mo-"
I.,y :.t-u distance from the c. site, AM
mUreuvr-, Ike o5t'argy yllsnIre moori
there was a considerarl le area to b'
traversed II anything like good s1or
were 10 be obtained. \ Uung hai mont
was often so weary at the close OF iht
day as to be tit for nothing but his "eC
after supper. Supper would he some
where between and 10 q clock, ahc
was not called or thought OF as In
ner, as at some places. Mrs. Campbell
If alone. would have had her dinner al
Its usual time, and Cecil would sup by
hinlGa1f WI ha ha in h.lt If he hlI