Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-04-11

that she sat down. and he moved close
to her silently.
II suppose" he began. desperately
'Ohv' she cried.
"Yes?'
81 didn't think you were % near!'
"Did l frighten your How he for
bore to call her dearest he did not
know.
'Oh. no."
'ThenY'
ut startled me. But l think l like
to have you near. It's % dark"
1T is-very dark" He came nearer.
1t was delicious to think she could be
afraid Of the dark. He had feared she
was too clever.
Nv nat were you going to sayT she
aske..
"I suppose he said. despair coming
on again. 81 suppose there wasn't any
body here tonight who hadn't writ;es
a bOOkY
"Most Of them-several." He fancied
she sighed again. 1t must be boredom
this time. to think Of the brilliant peo-
pie at supper while she was shut up
with him. He fancied that 1t was with
an effort she turned to him and said:
"And when's your hook coming OutT'
She did speak wearily.
IL don't know" he stammered.
"You are a slow writer. then?"
81 can't even spell" he blurted out.
"Oh. l don't know that that makes
any difference"
There was another silence. Then she
appeared to make another effort
And you really can't tell me when II
| would be of any use putting 1t on my
list2"
came out Of a dream.
She supposed his work had not been
accepted. and reproached herself fol
cOnversatio clumsiness. And then
somehow went on to make ii worse.
They generally don't mind" she
said.
Mind what?' he murmured.
| Being refused"
He felt himself grow burning hot.
Have l been refusedy" he STAN
| nered.
| You KNOW
81 didn't dream l had dared-I dom,
understand. How did you guess what
L"
Its SO usual" she said.
| He found he was fighting for breath
"But you mustn't mind" she said
| with sudden kindness. You must be
proud. and say like the others. that IT'S
| md nd hot
somebody else will recognize your
merit"
"The-the othersy he stammered
| what others?'
"An those who have been refused >
Hundreds"
"Were-were there many"
Penwin laid hold hard Of the edge oil
her chair.
But you mustn't mind so much. In
deed. you mustn't. dear Mr.. Pepwin
Everybody begins by being refused
Please don't mind So"
How can l help?' he demanded al
most with a sob.
She put out a ministering hand and 1,
met his cheek, which was bowed down
There was a tear on it. He seized the
hand and kissed 1t. and then, they
neither Of them knew how. he was on
his knees by her side.
Make up TO me for it-a little" he
said. ut is as hard as death"
Her hand was still In both Of his. He
felt a subtle change In 1t. 1t Quivered
and then seemed consciously to sur
render itself to him. He kissed II
again.
"After ALL" she said. by and by. in q
new voice. somehow I should not have
thought you were writing man."
"Why nOtT'
You don't look like 1t. you know"
81 don't" he admitted. miserably.
"And you never ask how much So
and-So got for So-and-SO. and you never
seem annoyed at anybody's book being
success. and you never say a good
] thing and then seem to think you've
wasted it, and you don't talk about
form and local color. and"
You see." he pleaded. I'm quite 6
aovicev'
And always when you came into the
room there seemed to come a breath
from the mountains where nobody
hunts for unusual words and where
one can live with real and beautiful
things instead Of writing and reading
about them. and liked that"
H. was so sad and so happy that ht
was dumb.
"D'you know. IBID rather 70,
f! didn't write!"
"Dulcie! He had never dared ever
| to think of her by her name, but now 4
seemed the one word In the whole worlt
that belonged to his lips. "Dulcie!'
YES" she whispered.
Don't you like writing menr
"Pm sick to death Of them"
Gould you like a man who couldn'
put two words togetherT' he painted.
I'm afraid l do
"Could yOu-could you love him?"
"Tm afraid l do"
For one sharp moment happiness
seemed a greater agony than despair
Then he leaned his face to hers. and tn,
| agony was gone.-GOOd Words.
The Lost Was Found.
They fell into conversation on tn,
Avenue street car as men will to pas.
| away the time, and when one Of then
| happened to mention he was from
| Pittsburg the other turned to him with
'Pittsburg, eh? Dear me, but how
SINGULAR
| "How do you mean, sir? was asked
| "Why, was in Pittsburg twenty ont
| years ago and lost 10 cents in a stree
car. l was thinking Of the inciden
Just before you spoke to me. l suppOs'
/ you couldn't inform me whether tn
money was ever found, could your
"Why, yes; believe l can. 1 fount
| Q dime In q street car about twenty
one years ago end have been lOokin,