The Van Buren press., 1896-10-03

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center Of tse village % the Cd Hi1rstE
place The great trees FHterlzeed tkeIrrezs-
ful shadow letting oily fhe smallest
hecks Of sunIigb. SIT between them n
the perfect silence 81 the idle summer
afternoon. Il wac strange that the
very shadows did not stir and change
little when sharp tbudding Of hoofs
and the swing of horse broke through
the air, and young man came riding
at a gallop beneath the trees. He held
his head high, and his lips were com.
pressed in way that had nothing to
do with the swift, easy motion of the
horse, and there was frown above his
eyes. which we're looking straight ahead
with sort Of bitter challenge in them
for all they saw or did not see. He
drew rein abruptly at the Hildreth
gate. The erape-myrtles we're wait
ing for him as usual. and the sweet
odors Of the garden spread out to sum
mon him, but the straight path led to
Vacancy.
Hegazed for a few moments at the des-
oIate square Of gray sand, with the sym
pathetic flowers elbosing one another
around il. His thought told him very
simply what had happened to the house.
hut his heart felt only the symbolism
Of the place. lie dropped moOdily TO
the ground. tied his horse. and went
in through the gate. Prom the back
81 the garden he looked down Live Oak
lane and sasT the house, while the shouts
Of the sOrkmen came TO him ike a faint
farewell upon the breeze. They inter
esied him very little. He vent to the
open space Of sand and lashed It morose-
" with his rIding-Hhip. is nobody IN
the world satisfied = he wondered.
lifting savage whfrI Of dust into the
air.
They'll be uprOoting the roses next
ard carrying them efter the house, F"
he went on, turning his whip against a
tall bush which he loved, and sending a
shower Of pink petals TO the ground.
He trsmped across them ruth.rssly,
bowed his head under an arbor Of honey
suekles, and whistled a note or two as
he walked along the paths. "I'll be
glad when the who'll thing IL torn up, y
he declared; at would be useless TO
try coming back here any more" He
started To whistle again, but broke off.
"Perhaps,7 he muttered. harshly, you
think you can stand seeing the Hill
drcths, when the garden is too much for
you." He stood quito still, and set
his face against the inroads OF change
which left nothing in his life IN
touched. The know ledge Of all that had
gone before him seemed TO rise like a
tide above him, until his physical bal
ance was unsteadied by it, and he leaned
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that moment Of relaxation his senses
were no longer guarded by anger, and
he felt the soft, perfumed air stealing
over him IN a caress. There were many
sweet OdOrs in n, but one Of them was
more like a personal message than the
others. lie smiled family, and opened
his eyes. 1t was the little acacia tree
he was leaning against. He reached up
for one OF the yellow balls, and as he
felt It between his fingers a memory Of
joy came into bis face. The little thing
was like love itself. and II was 20 laden
with sweetness. lie kissed il more than
once, and then, putting II In his poke;
with tender Difference, he turned
back along the path and followed where
the house was leading toward the sun
lii vista 81 the gulf.
Robbie Hiidreth had returned from
the village and Was working among this
creoles, but be hurried forward a. THE
young fellow came up. Iiildreth was
an elderlV man ahaFn. tisf4 a'sd tlt4
sun had touched 80 often and 70 Ioy
ingly that they had blended all the col
ors Of his hair and face into n tone oi
siivery gray, out Of which his blue eyei
glanced humorously as he shook thu
young fellows hand. BETTY and
ore having wedding march for tbs
aty-ninth time" he said, "and Betty
IL guarding all her treasures In th'
house. We're going to have n wed
ding supper when we get 70 the beach
and you must stay"
I'D forgotten that this was your wed
ding DAY. The vnung man sald.