Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
to know IL he's to go digging for the


to know II he's to 90 digging for the
market.s
With an imperious gesture she ST.
fenced the girl. motioning her to tho
window. where. after the first startled
glance In my direction, she sat quite
still. looking out to sea.
l resumed my seat half unconcern-
edly. and stared at the new arrival
with an interest quite unaccountablc
to myself: certainly. her beauty did not
appeal to me. she did not even strike
me as being possessed of ordinary
good looks. Her face was covered with
freckles and tanned by the sun. and
her hair fell in an unkempt mass
around her neck and shoulders: her
the slightest attempt at trimming or
ornament. While looked. my
thoughts went back to Edith. on whose
fairness I had often feasted. sitting In
the sunlight. as this girl was now. her
pretty fingers sparkling with dia-
monds. bangles and bracelets tinklinS
musically on her wrists and minglinH
with the soft frou frou OF lace and silk
each time she drew her needle through
the everlasting strip Of oatmeal cloth.
Lace-could imagine such texture
shadowing that child's little brown
fist lingering the clay-crnsted pota-
toes on her knees! I began to won
der lazily who she was-servant or re-
lation Of the grisly chatelaine?-when
my surmlses were brought to an
abrupt close. Mrs. Casey's improving
Grafton had reached n rounded period,
and was evidently expected to say
amen" and take my departure. chns-
tened and edited In spirit. l rose to
say good-by.
"You will have n charming after
noon for your walk. Mr.. Dennys." she
said. taking my hand with some
alacrity. Situated us you behold
am. away from all civilization. regret
It is not In my power to offer you eve'
the form Of hospitality" When l had
murmured hasty disclaimer she re-
sumed complacently. But you will
have charming afternoon for your
walk: you came from Ballykillasan
did you not?"
"Yes, walked thence-1 could IND
no car in the village; It must be eight
or nine miles at the least"
because you came by the road; by
the cliffs and across the Goats Back
it's not quite Ave Helen. my grand
daughter here. will put you on the
track II you like"
/ said would like. and the next
minute Helen and I were standing out
side. / waited for a moment thinking
she would want hat, cloak, or sun
shade, but, as she seemed to consider
herself fully equipped, We started nj
once across the sloping meadow thai
led to tho brink of the cliff. where
she paused with shyly averted face
pointed to tiny sheep-track winding
round the coast. bade me keep to thai
until had turned the third point. ther
to steer inland in a southerly direction
until I came to n ruined cabin.
Here I interrupted her. somewhat
aggrievedly. explaining that l was
quite stranger in these parts, and
would be sure to lose myself II she die
not accompany me farther.
Besides" I concluded tentatively
"as your grandmother impressed or
me, 1t certainly is lovely weather fol-
walking, and you have nothing par.
ticular to do. this afternoon. have
you?"
"I have nothing at all to do; II you
wish, I'll go with you as far as you
like" sh answered, much to my sur
prise, and starting at a break-nect
pace down the cliff.
ITO be Continued.)