Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-10
copyrighted, 1900. Daily Story Pub. Co..

Cherry Walk. The moonlight waSS
streaming through the blossoms and
buds. and Weaving on the gravel at Uurs
feet the daintiest carpet imaginable. In>s
deed. the weaving seemed to be going on
be fore u very eyes. for a gentle breeze
was stirring. Our families HE away tos
the mountains at the first breath OF
spring. There seems to be a trace Of
gypsy blood in all of us. Il
We We're engaged. Not everyone knews,
it, but will tell you as a particular fa-i
vor. Please don't tell anyone else. When
l say this know that you will immedi-
ately tell al of our friendS-and that is
the object l am trying to accomplish. I
the news spread broadcast. painted
on the sky. sung by the birds, roared by
the waves. l want every young fellow
with a rose in his coat and a feather in
his cap to know the fact and keep off.
Cynthia is mine. and any attempt to fell
o%niously break and enter her affections
will cause trouble. l am jealous. l did
not think l was. but the fact has been
proved to my satisfaction. If you don't
believe it l will take you down the Cher
ry Walk and show you the very seat
where the fact was revealed to me I will
show you the print of her little heel on
the gravel. l will show you the dande-
lions that she thinks looks like a regi-
ment of cavalry when they nod in the
breeze. because of their galloping yell
low plumes. l will show you the nest OF
a matronly sparrow that she discovered;
and which she says is a little home with
kitchen, dining room. bed chamber and
parlor all in one-a very sensible ar
rangement she thinks. 1 will show you
everything but Cynthia herself. I will
run no risk as to her. You may be a
fellow with a rose in his coat" w
l do not wear my heart upon my
sleeve.
Nevertheless Cynthia's pretty head
was pillowed on my arm and she de-
clared she could hear my heaert beat.
Well, it is her heart, and she has a right
to hear it beat anywhere she p.eases.
You see her heart is my heart and my
heart is her heart: and she is mine and
I am hers; and altogether things are
most delightfully."- mixed UP. I hope I
make myself plain. Perhaps you don't
understand. If so, Poor you!'
Cynthia" said I, as an %impudent
moonbeam peeked first into one Of her
blue eyes and then into another and
finally lighted on the very tip Of a pref
tier nose than YOU ever saw, we are alb
solutely in love. We are simply satur-
| ated With it. If we had any more it would
drip OIL like moisture from a rain coat on
astormy day n we would so travelling
around leaving a trail of love wherever
we went: and Weherever we sat down we
would leave q erfect poolaof it. Why,
the walters would have to mop up love
from the floor under our chairs after
every meal: and as for this seat, it would.
be swimming. AS it is, however, we are
just comfortably saturated. But it
wouldn't do for anybody to squeeze u.s.
"Humph.' said Cynthia with scorn.
I'D just like to catch anybody squeezing
you-that is, any girl. I'd scratch her
eyes out"
I was somewhat worried by Cynthia's
remark, however.
Cynthia" said I, perfect love, such
as ours, is without jealousy
Not a bit of it, she answered. Tn
ie~alous-just as jealous ash can be, and
SO are YOU
Nonsense said L. Perfect owe is
without jealousy. We must put ourselves
to the test
II don't like tests" she exclaimed.
"They remind of cooking. 1t is like
sticking a straw into a cake to see if it is
dore-spoiling it's looks just to see if it
is good to eat
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'Nevertheless,' said 1, I'VE must put
ourselves to the test, and hat at once.
Tomorrow you will pick out some fell
low and firt with him all day. and I
will do the same with some girl. We will
do everything we can to make each
other jealous, and you shall see that our
love is SO perfect that it is impossible for
us to be jealous
but I don't want to firt with any
other fellow" cried Cynthia.
She finally consented, however. She de-
, clares that she has no objections to
obeying me through life. And I know
that she is not the kind of girl to say
love, homo and get gay or love, honor
and grow gray when the Tine comes.
In other words, she is not like most girls.
I have of!iciated in a minor capacity at
many weddings that We're screaming
farces. l nave seen fellows endow a
hiushing bride, and hat quite unblush-
ingly, with all their worldly goods. when
the only worldly goods they had in all
tn eworld We're a weather-beaten pipe
5 and a group of Anticipated stockings that
! were not worth a darn. l have attended
{ weddings where it would have seemed
) much more appropriate to read the serv-
5 ice for the burial of the dead. And ]
{ nave called on newly married couples
: under circumstances that made me wish
; to repeat the service for the visitation OF
prisoners. Yes. and I have seen such
! couples so tossed by a domestic tempest
2 that l left their homes hurriedly, after
{ recommending the forms of prayer to bt
; used at sea. l can assure you that oul
( wedding is not to be like any of those
) You can come and see us married if 20,
. don't believe it.
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8 So Cynthia agreed, and according tt
i programme she sailed off Immediately
( after breakfast next morning with Ralph
3 Holloway. I didn't suppose she would de,
liberately pick him out when 1 made I
roposition. She knows l simply detes
( the omnisceient little cad. He is to grad
uate in a little while at college, ant
) stands so high in his class it makes hin
( dizzy to look at anybody else. I woult
like to take him across my knee an