Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1900-06-08

can exceptionally fine apple" !
agreed. at would be almost impos.
sible to match it."
II should like to see il when you
have picked it." Mrs. Parker con-
fessed. Eve said nothing. She APP
peared 10 have become absorbed in q
book.
"I'll bring IL in at once, II promised.
I went through the French window
and assembled the tree. No one was
looking, so / gathered another fine
apple from my own side. When re-
turned Miss Eve had disappeared,
at doesn't look quite SO large off
the tree" I suggested, placing the
apple upon the table.
mo" said her mother, examining
IL critically. II scarcely think II does;
but II is O very fine one"
"Perhaps your daughter would like
to see it2'
"Ye-es." She laughed. IT am
afraid II will make her feel rather
envious." She rang the bell, and the
servant came. ''Ask Miss Eve TO
come for n moment, please"
After few minutes waiting during
which Mrs. Parker discovered that we
had some mutual frien Is, and asked
me TO call in there sometimes, pretty
Eve reappeared, looking guiltily do
FAINT
'Mr. Newton wants you to see his
apple, Eve, dear. Isn't ii beauty?"
Eve flushed and gave me a swift
glance
"Yes," she said, hesitatingly. She
seemed to be studying the floor rather
than the fruit
ut might be q fellow to the one
that tempted Evel" / observed, with
a smile. She traced a pattern with
her foot.
"Adam was also tempted.
"By Eve, 1 believe? l don't fancy
he wanted the apple much, did he"
She blushed again.
"You could not have q nicer apple
than this, anyhow" She looked right
at me at last. Her eyes said quite
plainly, "You needn't tell mother"
As II / had any such intentionl
II am glad you like it," I said,
because I want to give it to you, il 1
may. could not help noticing that
you admired it,"
There, Eve!" said her mother. II
told you that everyone would see that
you coveted it,"
IL am sorry" she said, in a sub
dued little voice.
"please don't say that, or you will
spoil my pleasure in giving it,"
Then am not sorry" She took
II with laugh.
Soon afterward / went. assuring
Mrs. Parker that / should soon avail
I..s.ls. f.Iope they dii sSt hear me
laughing when I got indoors.
The next day was Sunday. In the
afternoon Eve sat under the shade OF
my apple tree reading book. So I
strolled ont and looked over the wall.
Eve" remarked. ''was turned
out Of paradise for stealing an apple"
She looked up aud smiled. Then
she looked down. ....
1.-The annual apple on this side has
always belonged to Eve," she asserted
pretending to cut the pages Of her
book They were cut already.
'She might spare a tiny piece for
Adam" suggested. She glanced at
me ont OF tho corner OF her eyes.
"Adam was better without the
apple, you know" she assured me.
adam" declared, needed no
pity at ALL"
She rested her chin on one hand
and looked at me inquiringly with her
big eyes. would put down how she
lookel !, If it were possible. II isn't.
Mere ordinary charms OF feature or
coloring is common enough to have
words. Real prettiness is unique, un.
nameable; little wilful curves of the
features, little waves OF the hair
and ways" She is pretty like that.
adam" she remarked, ''lost Para
disc aud the apples"
"But he had Eve"
She studied her shoes. and seated
myself on top OF the wall.
You have plenty OF apples" she
snid; 'and you are not shut ont OF
Paradise"
Then 1 replied, promptly, ~
will come in" Ibid.
'How do you know this is Para.
dise?" she asked, demurely
- "Evs Is here" sEF. 80 I'd.
She looked at me- saucily over her
book. i..-.
"Poor Eve was much 10 be pitied."
She simulated sigh.
because sue lost ParadiseP"
"No; because she kept Adam"
"Did she mind, do you thinkp"
''Well--you see, II was Just a very
little bit her fault that he ate the
apple"
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