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

I'VE nave hoticeu, baiu ner mOtnor
with side glance at Eve, shat IL 10
a singularly fine apple"
''An exceptionally fine apple" I
agreed. ''It would be almost impos.
sible to match It."
~ should like to see II when you
have picked It." Mrs. Parker con.
fessed. Eve said nothing. She APP
peared TO have become absorbed in q
book.
'T'll bring II in at once, II promised.
I went through the French window
and assembled the tree. No one was
looking, so gathered another hne
apple from my own side. When IRE
turned Miss Eve had disappeared.
ut doesn't look quite so large of
the tree" suggested. placing the
apple upon the table. s
"No," said her mother, examining
1t critically, II scarcely think II does;
but 1t is o very fine one"
''Perhaps your daughter would like
to see it9"
"Ye--es." She laughed. IT am
afraid II will make her feel rather
enyious." She rang the bell, aud the
servant came. "Ask Miss Eve to
come for moment, please"
After afew 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 de-
FAINT
Mr.. Newton wants you to see his
apple, Eve, dear. Isn't 1t o beauty?"
Eve flushed and gave me swift
glance
EYES," she said, hesitatingly. She
seemed to be studying the floor rather
than the fruit.
ut might be fellow to the one
that tempted Ever observed, with
smile. She traced pattern with
her foot.
adam was also tempted"
'.By Eve, / believe? I don't fancy
he wanted the apple much, did he?"
She blushed again.
lyon could not have nicer apple
than this, anyhow" She looked right
at me at last. Her eyes said quite
plainly, "You needn't tell mother"
As II I had any such intentionl
II am glad you like it," I said,
because I want to give it to you, il I
may. could not help noticing that
you admired IT,"
"There, Eve!" said her mother. ~
told you that everyone would see that
you coveted it,"
81 am sorry" she said, in sub
dued little voice.
"Please don't say that, or-you will
spoil my pleasure in giving it."
"Then--I am not sorry" She took
1t with . laugh.
Soon afterward ! went assuring
Mrs. Parker that I should soon avail
..ssa lssf they dia nys hear me
Laughing whe1I got Indoors.
The next day was Sunday. In the
afternoon Eve sat under the shade OF
my apple tree reading book. 80
strolled ont and looked over the wall.
Eve" I remarked. was turned
out Of paradise for stealing an apple"
She looked up and smiled. Then
she looked down.
''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 tiny piece for
ADAM" suggested. She glanced at
me out Of the corner OF her eyes.
"Adam was better without the
apple, you know" she assured me.
ADAM" declared, needed no
pity ut ALL" t
She rested her chin on one hand
and looked at me inquiringly with her
big eyes. would put down how she
looked, II 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 I seated
myself on top OF the wall. ,.t Il.
"You have plenty OF apples" she
said; ''and you are not shut out OF
Paradise"
Then" ! replied, promptly, II
will come in." Ibid.
Glow do you know this is Para.
dise?" she asked, demurely
~ "Evsis here. SSRe @RSz o
She looked at me saucily over her
book. ,,-s .:,-''.,-,,.'. a,.,o..., -
,"Poor Eve was much 10 be pitied."
She simulated q sigh.
S"Because sue lost Paradise?" soa
mo; because sue kept Adam. s
s'Did she mind, do you think?"
''Well--you see, II was Just very
little bit her fault that he ate the
apple"
''She would have eaten every scrap