The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-26

eIse-eXcept' perhaps, chess and bill.
liards."
"He rows well and dances splcn-
dldly."
"If he did things rs well as he thinks
he does" said Maud scornfully You
viii admit that my situation was EN-.
barrasslng
You are rather hard on him. Maud.
| think" so did Il Wont you ad.
nit that he has any good points,
"Oh--he can talk! He's very anus.
ing when he comes out of his shell. |
rather like to talk to him myself" In.
deed! But | don't believe he ever
kissed girl in his life" Hasn't hcl
"Unless laughed mischievously-
'it's you"
You are ridiculous" protested Vera.
'He wouldn't dream of such thing"
Obviously Miss Vera understood me
no better than other antiquities.
Perhaps he-wlIy don't you leave of
squabbling with hlm?'
HE won't let me- He generally he
gins by asking whether | am ready fol
our usual quarrel"
why don't you say 'no%'"
Because he ought to say It," re
solved that he should
Then you will find him deadly dull"
IL don't think l should
Whatever would you talk about?"
"Oh-the usual things"
my dear We. he couldn't! l lust
/ IA xtrI,fupnuf,,rr
your earl" Maud laughed. Personally
| didn't see anything to laugh at.
And you blushing and looking down"
Don't be so silly"
while he imprinted chaste sa.
Lutte"
1t is time to dress for dinner" said
Vera, frlgidly. She walked toward the
door.
HE has ginger mustache." said
Maud. as a parting shot. This remark
was absolutely untrue; 1t is golden al
most.
'He has not!' Vera departed.
Maud hummed queer little tune to
herself for a minute Then she sighed
twlce-presumably once--I fear for
me! Then she went out also. After Il
prudent interval followed.
At dinner Vera and 1 were neigh.
bors. l avoided antiquities, and told
her amusing stories. just to hear her
laugh. She looks very pretty when she
laughs. She also looks very pretty
when she doesn't.
After dinner our host, who is proud
of his scenery, suggested that we
should go and see the moon rise over
Tall Hill. l managed to escort Vera
and to lose the others.
Shall we have our usual Quarrel?'
she asked, when we had perched our
selves upon a big stle at the foot of
the hill.
NO" I replied; II don't want to
quarrel please
Don't you?" she said brightly.
Aren't you afraid we shall be dull?"
Not in the least. but if you are
"Oh, no! We can talk about-let me
see"
The usual things?' l suggested.
She looked swiftly at me and gave q
little start l took hold of her arm.
II thought you were falling" l ex-
planned. Perhaps it would be safer if
held you" She didn't seem to mind,
SO | gathered her arm comfortably in
mine.
Il can't imagine you talking usual
things, you know" she said, with an
uncertain little laugh.
Everybody says usual things in
the moonlight" [ explained. See it
is just rising over the hill'
We sat few minutes in silence,
watching the yellow rim appearing,
and the pale light streaming down the
fields, dotted here and there with tall
trees.
'lt is very, very beautiful" she said
softly. 1T makes one feel good. am
so glad you didn't want to quarrel to-
night"
"Or any other night l have been
going to tell you 50 for long time"
She laughed.
Flow strange! Do you know, have
been wanting to say the same thing to
you"
ut was right that the overture should
come from me-" She started and
glanced at me again. The moonlight
liz up her pretty, thoughtful face and
glinted in her golden hair. ''rhe pret-
tiest effect of the mOonrise is invisible
to YOU" told her.
Il think" she said smilingly, ''it's
incest effect Is that it has made two
quarrelsome people" She hesltated
for the word.
Good frlends?" She nodded. "One
OF them is very glad"
80" she said almost inaudibly, ''ls
the other"
do you know, little Miss Vera.
dreadfully as we quarreled, liked you
all the time. Only | thought that you
disliked me so much"
"Oh. no." she cried quickly. "In-
deed | didn't"
That" | said, "was the odd thing
| about it,
She gave such jump at the quota
| tion that she would certainly have fall
| en- off the seat-if | had not had the
presence of mind to put my arm round
her wast,-Mndame.
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