Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-08-23

| tree under whose shade she rccline'l
was covered with apples. Her hair
| was tangled and golden and her eyes
| full of light and laughter.
For Il while | sat staring mt her in
bewlderment. Then l stanllnered,
Where am ~
| Her answer was perfectly calm, but
it was not chill; no. her voice was 50
| soft that the simplest words she ut
| tered were a melody.
You are in my fathers garden she
said.
"And l--I-!'
You are IL trespasser.'
But she smiled us she said it. Il smile
that showed two rows of pearl. spark
| ling in the sunlight that uapplcu her
face
And you!' said. know not what
said, but soon asked her name, ana
she told me it was Eve.
And this is Pnradisc.' | answered,
looking through the leaves Of the old
apple tree at all the beauties of the
garden.
Then we talked or what? OF
everything. or solitude, Of friendship,
of books; | fear, of Canada and vi
love.
Then she babe mo go, and | could
not. Nor would if could; and when
at length obeyed her and WAS about
to go, She babe me stay.
SO stayed, and soon had moored my
canoe aud stood upon her lawn. can
no. tell how l of all men-lnodest al
most to bashfuiness-cou have don"
so. but did.
OF the flowers that grew wild lll' re ny
the waters edge | made her a crown,
and this | put upon her tangled golden
hair. She was my queen there ANA
thenceforth forever; and so | told her,
the poet aiding ne.
Two roses that | had Dot seen before
bloomed on her face. and she ran away,
lght-footcd ard 1.-the of limb, over the
lawn into her fathers hoU>e
But | could not leave; ! could not
| looked for her, but she did not come
Once saw the curtains OF a window
drawn aside and her Face pp"ring out
upon me. but she would not com, a-;iin
Well, | stayeu-that Wns all. How
had the impudonce to do so | cannot
tell-but could not 90.
She was long while indoors.
heard her at the piano. | knew il was
her touch. though | had never heard
her before, but was confident it WAS
She. Besides. now and then Inc piano
stopped suddenly, and | saw by the
movement of the window curtains that
she was peepiny to see whether had
gone.
At last grew ashamed of my intru-
trusion, and, STOPPING from under the
fruit-coyercd branches of the old apple
tree. | went to my canoe, nnfastcncu
its mornings and was about to with
draw.
But as luck would have it, just as
| WAS about to get into the canoe, she
came out to me across the lawn. Her
gesture to me was that | must go.
said what felt. regardless Of all or
der. OF all propricty Eve" | said
,,assionately you do not know me. nor
who am, nor 1 you; but know this,
that love you. Yes, | love you, and
shall love you for ever. Your heart is
my Eden. DO not shut the gates Of
this. my earthly Paradise. must,
must see You again, and will. Say
that | may
She looked down and hlusled.
May r. faltcreh
s;lle did not reply. But her silence
was II better answer than words.
"When!'
TO norrow."
She looked so pretty when she said
il hat was about to dare yet more.
| had the telnrrity to formulate me
idea that would take her in my arms
and steal from her lips kiss Whcu |
heard II shout.
"Hullo old chap. Is that you:"
looked up.
"What, Frye" | cried. us it Fry:
1t is, by all that's wonderful"
I'm awfully sorry. my dear chap.
that couldn't join you on the river to-
day. Aboninably uncivil you must
have thought me. but didn't know
you knew my sister"
He looked at her and he looked at
me. | think we were both blushing.
Whether 1t be unmannerly or not, |
confess was Aye, was red to the
roots of my hair.
but you do know each other. don't
you:" he said. for we both looked 50
awkward that he seemed to think that
he had made some faux pas.
"Oh. yes" | said. 1--WE know each
other" and stole a look at Eve. The
glance she gave me was a grateful one
And we shall know each other bet
ter" | whispered to her later. Now
that | have discovered you to be your
brothers sister, you bear an added
charm in my eyes"
Three months afterward there was Il
river wedding. and, rs we were rowed
away from church In galley manned
10y four strong Oarsmen. and | handed
her ont of the canopied boat on to her
fathers lawn. the wedding bells rang
out merrily. for Eve and were man
and wife, and gave her a husbands
kiss under the old apple tree.
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