The suburban citizen., 1900-05-12

"It doesn't look quite so large Of
the tree" I suggested, placing the
apple upon the table.
"No," said her mother, examining
it critically, 'T scarcely think it does
but it is a very fine one"
'Perbaps your daughter would like
to see it?"
''Ye-es." " She laughed. "I am
afraid it will make her feel rather
enyious." She rang the bell, aud the
servant came. ASK Miss Eve to
come for moment, please. p"
After few minutes waiting during
which Mrs. Parker discovered that we
had some mutual friends, and asked
me to call in there sometimes, pretty
Eve reappeared, looking guiltily de.
fant.
"Mr. Newton wants you to see his
apple, Eve, dear Isn't it n beauty?
Eve flushed and gave me swift
glance.
eyes" she said, hesitatinglv. She
seemed to be studying the floor rather
than the fruit
''It might be a fellow to the one
that tempted Eyel' / observed, with
a smile. She traced a pattern WITH
her foot
adam was also tempted.
''By Eve, believe? L don't fancy
he wanted the apple much, did hep
She blushed again.
"You could not have a nicer apple
than this, anyhow" She looked right
at me at last. Her eyes said quite
plainly, "You needn't tell mother. "
As il / had auy sHch intentioni
II am glad you like it," 1 said,
'because want to give it to you, if 1
may could not help noticing that
You admired it,.
"There, Ever said her mother. 81
told you that everyone would see that
you coveted il.
IL am sorry" she said, in sub
dued little voice.
"Please don't say that, or you VIII
spoil my pleasure in giving it,.
"Then--I am not sorry" She took
it with a laugh.
Soon afterward I went, assuring
Mrs. Parker that I shoHld soon avail
myself of her kind Invitation to call
again. hope they did not hear me
laughing when got indoors.
The next day was Sunday. In the
afternoon Eve sat under the shade Of
my apple tree reading book. SO
srolled out and looked over the wall.
Eve" / remarked, ''was turned
out of paradise for stealing an apple.
She looked up and smiled. Then
she looked down.
''rhs 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
nae out of the corner OF her eyes.
adam was better without the
apple, you know" she assured me.
adam, 1 declared, 'needod ne
pity at all.
She rested her chin on ons hand
and looked at me inquiringly with her
big eyes. would put down how she
looked, if it were possible. 1t isn't.
Mere ordinary charms OF feature or
coloring is common enough to have
words. Real prettiness is unique, I'M
nam cable; little wilfRl curves of the
features, little waves Of the hair
aud ways" She is pretty like that.
"Adam, she remarked lost Para
disc and the apples.
"But he had Eve "
She studied her shoes, and seated
myself on Top OF the wall.
"You have plenty of apples" she
said; "snd you are not shat out OF
Paradise"
Then" replied, prOMptly 81
will come in. did
"How do you know this is Para
dise?" she asked, dsnurely
Eve is here.
She looked at me ssucily over her
book.
Poor Eve was much to be pltied." "
She simulated sigh.
"BeoaRSe she lost Paradise?"
''No; because she kept Adam"
"Dia she mind, do yoR thiRk?"
"Well--yoU see, it was jNst very
little bit her fault that he ate the
apple.
"She would have eaten every scrap
herself if she had been a modern
Eve"
She looked up at the desecrated
bough and laughed. A stray sunbeam
danced in her eyes, like the dazzle of
diamonds,
II think she could be persuaded to
share it with the modern Adam, she
stated.
Thereupon she divsd under the
chair cushion and produced it.
Nov you have Paradise the
apple, she told me.
"They are nothing" said, feel
ingly, compared with -Bve.
But Eve-my dainty little Eve-is
coming to No. "a in the spring. 1t
a.