The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-14
ponion and the secretary, and no Quo
else in all tho wide world

walked through the woods and pres
emily they came to the wishing-tree,
with Its two trunks growing from one
root.
''It we pass through the wishing
tree, she said, "and wish as we go,
the fairies will give us the wish of our
hearts"
SO they went through, hand in
hand, because the way was rough. As
she passed ont of it, bramble caught
her dress aud he stopped TO olsen
tnngle it. but the folds of her gown
were electric, aud his hands trem-
bled.
GLOW tirosome il is !" she said "I
believe that bramble will never let me
go.
"Can you blame it?" he asked look
ing up ut her, and she turned her fnce
away They walked ON. "a whole
month, he said, and seeing yon
every day When did such good
! fortune ever before come to poor
secretary"
"Or to humble companion? No,
! don't mean that. But it has been
! pleasant.
They walked in silence TO the little
gate that divided the woods from the
grounds. Here they stopped, and she
SAID, looking at him moment, half
shyly, half proudly, "Come in; /
should like 10 show you the garden.
All the smart people are coming to-
morrow, to keen the heiress's birth
day.
He hesitat,d. aud she laughed. "Oh,
We needn't go in sight of the house.
The grounds are big enough"
He flushed, and stammered, in word
less denial of the thought she had
read in him that his being seen with
the companion might compromise her,
and together they walked under the
arching trees to the old lawn where
the sun dial stands.
"rhis is where the tenants dance,
believe" she said 'and all the grand
people dance with the cottager folks,
which seems to me rather silly, for I
am sure each set would rather dance
with themselves. Lord Haibut is COM
ing. Will you he here?"
81 shall certainly come ii Lord
Halibut does May L dance with
you?"
She laughed, 81 don't think you
know what dancing on the turf is
like. Besides, probably, our steps
don't suit.
LET us try now" he said.
He laid his arm on her waist. The
next moment her hand was on his
arm and they were whirling down the
lawn toward the sundiai.
"What foolish people we are, )" she
said breathlessly, and half moved to
pause. But his arm held her closer,
and they waltzed to the end of the
lawn, past the sundial, and into the
shade of the great copper beech; and,
! there, before she had time to move her
hand from his arm, both his arms
were around her, and he was raining
kisses on her soft, flushed cheek. She
shrank little, and then laid her face
softly against his, and put her hand
up to his neck.
"Ah ~ he said, "the wish is granted.
have my hearts desire" You do
love me don't you?"
She clasped her hands behind his
neck, and hung back looking him at
arms length, with half-ashamed, half
laughing eyes
"Ob, yes, love you, Lord Hall
but, she said.
He put his arms mp aud laid them
ON hers. "rhen you know"
She laughed again, "Your hand
kerchef, at least, was not ashamed of
your name.
Not one thought that was traitor to
his love for her stirred in him at her
Confession. Lord Halibut knew true
love when he saw it.
"Why did you deceive me?" she
asked
''Oh the landscape painter idea,
| SUPPOSE, he said. "The Lord OF
Burleigh, and that sort of thing"
She laughed once more. "The
worst OF it is" she s,id, "that | have
vow in heaven never to marry Lord
Haibut "
Surely Lord Halibut cIn absolve
you from that if anyone can! !"
81 ana glad you think so, for You