Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1900-11-29
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{ Eve and the Apple ;
\ BY Owen Oliver. Z
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IL cestor OF mine. lie would not have
wanted the apple, he said, but for
Eve. That was exactly my case.
Eve lived at No. SO and at No. 81.
l am not sure where the apple lived.
but it was at one Of the two. II hung
on high branch over No. 52's gar
den, but IL fattened on the soil OF No.
81, for which [ paid rent.
II was Eve, OF course, who called
my attention to it. ] heard her voice
through the open window. She has
an attractive voice.
"0h. look, motherl" she cried.
"There is my APPLE
'Hush, dearl 1t isn't your apple at
all. 1t belongs to the people next
door"
"He isn't people," objected Eve. ]
am n bachelor.
anyhow, the apple is his"
"1s it?" She tossed her head. She
has a graceful way of tossing her
head. "Then he shan't have IL. Mr..
Layton gave it TO me every year"
Mr.. Layton was my predecessor. you
know he always lent me his ladder to
get IT," ] felt inclined to offer my
ladder there and then, but the time,
like the apple. was not ripe.
As the summer went on the apple
grew in size and beauty. Eve watched
the apple, and watched Eve. She
was so nice TO watch that did not
offer her the forbidden fruit re-
garded IL as q hostage for her regu-
lar appearance.
Look at its rosy cheeks, motherl"
she used to say, teasingly. "If II gets
much bigger It must drop" She
made motions expressing rapture.
"Eve, dear" her mother protested
''you know II isn't yours"
at would be II | had ladder
Then she would give merry little
laugh. She has charming way of
laughing.
The apple still hung ON, however
and grew and grew. In the dusk OF
evening Eve tried TO reach IL with n
clothes prop--at least II looked like
Eve. knew IL was n clothes prop
because she let IL drop over my wall
and IL smashed three panes OF Il Gu
cumber frame. Next morning she
happened 10 be In the garden, so
returned IL with grave ceremony.
"I-l'm afraid IL broke some thing"
she apologized.
mot In the least" / assured her
"rll tell Mary Jane not to stand II
up against your wall again. she prom
ised mendnciously.
After that the apple blushed more
frrieusly than ever, II was so ripe
that II was marvellous how II held on,
j heard her say She was probably
unaware that ! had climbed up one
night and secured Il with fine wire
Next she tried knocking tennis balls
at 1t. OF course, she never went with.
in n couple OF yards picked up nine
balls next morning and restored them
10 her.
81 thought they were windfalls
from my apple tree" l said, and she
fed indoors.
II believe he was laughing at me-"
heard her tell her mother. "Now, /
will have IT,"
mo, no, dear! ] forbid YOU 20
touch It. It's no use looking like that
Eve. / shall be really cross with
you"
When came home that evening the
apple was still there, In all its glory,
but when IL grew dusk noticed ma.
neuvers with the prop going on once
more. Finally | heard cry OF tri-
umph, and the rustic Of her skirts as
she ran indoors. Then / went out.
climbed the tree, gathered about
gallon OF apples. and sent them in
with n note.
''Dear Madam: I trust you win accent
few apples from my tree overhanglng
your garden. ms | notice that there is only
one upon your side,
II have, however, n special reason for de-
string that one. May ] enter your garden
TO gather III Yours very truly.
PRANK NEWTON"
In few minutes Sarah Ann re.
turned with Mrs, parker's thanks, and
an assurance that she would be
pleased for me TO gather the apple
whenever ] liked. SO after putting the