Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-29

meath an outrageous nrhur thut
shaded the smooth, close cropped
field that spread away down u grad
ual decline To where u row of grace
full, light green willows told of the
presence of Il stream OF water The
walk was not n long one, nor did
she lingcr for amy time on the brink
of the gurgling, miniature river
that flowed through the Glover
dale domain. For an instant shc
stopped, as If to gather something
from among the reeds that limo tho
shore, giving one Il picture similar
to that of Pharaoh = daughter rUSCu-
ing the infant Moses, but when she
again stood upright there was moth
ing left i'll her hands save her para
sol. ON rc-entering the mansion tho
! sound of Il voice angrily raised
reached her cars.
My panama hat" tho master of
the mansc WAS shouting. My pan
anna hat That is tn" third l have
lost i'll the last eight days! John.
Thomasl Henry My haiti Whore
il it,
Great hCavcnsw exclaimed Mrs
| Clovcrdalr, coming in at the mo-
ment. "What are YOU making such
n COmmOtiOn about, my dCari Do
! you want to arouse the whole neigh
! bOrhOodT'
MY hat! | want my hutI' cried
| the husband irrlta bly,.
"Sucly, ShO won't on, lit il not
| because you can't find it-yOu, who
are so abSuntmindcdt What does il
mattcrt The price you pay for your
hats is not SO great"
Mr.. ClOverdulo paid no attention
whatever TO this fling. With all the
servants i'll the house aiding him he
continued his search III every cor
ncr, while Mrs. ClOVCrdalc resumed
her seat i'll her bent wood rocker.
her eyes fixed upon Dresden clock
ON Il nearby cabinet.
Adjoining the ClovCrdalc estate
was farm belonging to Captain
man, who, having made fortune
for himself in CattlC breeding in the
west, had for the last three years
been spending it rcClllessly. He had
purchased this old homestead in
the Bcrkshircs, and each summer
he spcnt few weeks there usually
to rccupcratc from round of dissi.
patton that would have sent man
of less sturdy constitution to his
grave. The stream that meanClcred
through the Clovcrdalc property
wound its way later across the
broad acres of Captain Silvester's
farm and II little beyond emptied
itself into tho river.
AT II point ON this ribbon of run
ming water some distance below
where Mrs. Clovcrdale had stopped
for minute over the reeds that
fringed it's brim, young Andrew,
the lover of poor hcartbroken Mol.
ly, was sitting patiently upon a fall.
en- tree trunk, holding a rough fish
ing pole and watching a cork that
bobbcd about on tho bosom of the
frettul stream.
1t WAS cool, shady nook in which
he had thus ensconccd himself, and
though he had been fishing there
for upward of an hour without so
much as nibblc to reward him he
showed no sign of discomfort. He
was waiting now for Molly's return,
moro than half tearing that her an
swer, which he know depended up
on Mrs. Cloverdale' s decision, would
DO unfaVorable. He was satisfied
that Mrs. Cloverdale did not approve
OF MN, and he could hardly imagine
her granting this one great desire
OF ms heart. II she would not, he
tolu hlmself that he would urge
molly 10 wed MIN without her mis-
tress permission. Ho had 81 saved
tfo1n some wages that he had earned
during harvesting that year, and
with that to rely upon what might
they not dot
overhead the birds chlrruped gay.
~ On the water the flies darted
ABOUT merrlly. de could hear the
katydlds Singing amid the stubble
or the wheatheld across the stream,
ana IN an ADJOINING Held every now
ana theh' through the thlckot OF
Trees he caught ghmpses of COWS
contentedlV browsing. All his sur.
roundings breathed peaceful, sat
isfied happiness, and, safely assured
OF Molly's deep devotion and untir
ing affection, why should he be 9th
erwlso than happy hlmself2
| Presently there came to his ears