The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-16

gone 10 tho dOgG." lie sighed. 20,
wOll, you'll got over that, just as did,"
81 hope won't get over liking to DO
clean" Ben said a little souElY. Il won't
bs back to milk"
"Didn't expect We. That's the very
time o day the girls are purtieit-iuit
about suudown Better take Rock. ]
want tho old team myaelt."
Ben h!tched up and drove Oh In the
warm bright morning, feeling wonder
lul elltion. lie was clean and seIt'rO'
specting once more. His freshly shaver
face felt cool, aud his new suit fitted
him we'll. His heart took on great
resolution, which was to call upon
Grace.
It made flfs brown hands shake TO
think Off lle remembered how many
times lie had sworh to do that and had
never had tine courage, though II
seemed size alured him 1t times.
lie overlook Milton Jennings on his
way along the poplar lined land,
Hello, Milt, where you boundT'
Milton looked up with d curious look
In his laughing eyes. From tho pockets
Of his long linen duster he drew hand
full OF beautiful scarlet and yellow ST.
berian crab apples.
"Sse them cTab,?'
"Yus. SEQ en-. y
Milton drew similar handful on! oil
his LETT pocket "See those p
what y goin' to do with EN-"
Take EN- nome again.
Ben noticed something in Millions
voice vhich led him to ask:
What did you intend doing with
'om?p
"pro,ont 'om to Miss Colo"
Ben laughed. "well, why didn't y
do it?'
Milton showed hiA white teeth in a
smtl that was frankly dehslvO OF him.
so.i.
well, whom | got over there found
youn, CoulSy's horss hitchrd to one
post and Wal; Browns graz hltched to
tho other. went in. but didn't STAY
long. tn tact, didn't sts down. was
afraid those Internal apples would roll
ont O. my pockeIs. was afraid they'd
ina out / brought ON over there for
Mis-, Cole. like tho drrn fool was'
They both laughed heartily. Milton
was clwaya as severe upon himself rs
upon anyone else.
That's Tough said Ben, but climb
in, and let's go to sunday school"
Milton got IN, and they alto the apples
~ they rode along.
Tho Grove auhoolhouso was tho
largest Ia the township, and was tbs
only one with touch oil rodeening
gfacd. It wa, in u lovely place. Great
oaks stood all about and back Of 1t, tho
woods grew thick, and clear crock
gurslad over its Limestone bed not far
away.
10 Zen ami Milton thOro was strange
charm about tho Grove achoolhou'c.
II was tho one place where lhoy met
tho boys aud girls In garments diSnsIo.
c,ated from toll. Sundays 10 summer.
AMI on winlor nights at lycoums or
nrotraclod meetings, they came to see
tho girls in thoir bright dr0sJoI, with
their cuar and $50 II socmDd) scOrniul,
bright cyOs,
An through tho service hon sat whore
no could 500 Grace by turning his head,
but ho had not tue courage to DO 50.
once or twice he saw the eHFva OF hsF
cheek and tho delicate linci Of hor car,
aud n auIOcalng throo Camo into his
tutGnt.
Ito wanlctl to a,k her to 20 with him
down ~ Rock river TO tho Methodist
camp meeting. but no know Il was i'm.
possible, lie could not s1y good day"
TO ncr whom sho took paius topaSI near
him aItor church aud sneak TO him. lln
nodded like a groaL idiot, all sass ani
dignity lost, his throat too dry and hot
TO sneak.
lie cnflod his ahynsnp as no went out
after his horse, Ito saw her picking
her dainty way NJ tho road with Con.
rad Slegst walking with lOr What
made II w0tio wasA din ipoliny thai
slp likod him, aud would so with him
II h0 had tho courage to ask hnr
well BcH." sttH Milton "it's tai.
tod wh 70 to Rock diver tonight to tho
crmp meeting Dll YOU ask GfacD2'
no, rlo'l going with Con. ltS Just
nv blnled luck"
"InnIn ton bad. VOL, come with w.
Take Maud. "
$50 tnay drove away lhOy passed.
Grace nn tho fnnd that Ia 10 say, Bon
hurried np to do 40 before lhoy turned
OIL into tlic yard,
Going ~ tho chmp meeting, COnY
skol Milton M lis morty voice.
~ gnOH 500 rli Conrad, u hand.
some, bnl sloW.wllIod Gofmnn
Az they wont IN Ten could have
wopL Ills kconof perception told him
lh1ro was look Oi appeal In Graco'a
uDiufnod oYoI,