The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-27
GARR7SON'S LOVE.

ludt idug Will the yellow HdiI WdS Ibt
very polite to call me a chiId." said the
person with her hair down. When one is
fifteen. one is no longer a child. even if
one Is not allowed to do ones hair up. You
might tell her so. If you would be so good"
Il will mention it, replied Clifford Gar
rison. with the utmost grsvity-which he
found some slight difficulty in preserving.
II wish you would" returned the person
with some eagerness. 1T is so awkward
when people do not know these things"
"She did not mean 10 be rude" explained
Clifford Garrison. 'She inserted the word
pretty If / remember right"
Yes remember something about that"
avowed the person, with a smile of un-
doubted satisfaction. Perhaps she is nicer
than she-than I thought. l dare say you
are in love with her"
mo at all. 1 can assure you"
'fOh. I am so glad. l dare say, then. you
would not mind holding this for me-"
The person was a slim long-legged, tall
ish girl who wore short frocks. and a heavy
name of tawny hair over her shoulders.
while she irresistibly suggested the idea
that if her frock were let down and her
hair put up her tout ensemble would be
far more symmetrical. It occurred to Cliff
ford Garrison that she was being kept
back though whether from motives Of
economy or others connected with the ma
ternal age it were hard TO decide.
She was selling small articles at 4 county
bazaar, going about from one visitor TO
another like a pretty peddler, importuning
them to buy. She was more successful
with the men than the ladies, as was per-
haps natural. and she had disposed of all
her stock in trade but one item-and the
basket in which she carried Il. The latter
she intrusted to Clifford Garrison while she
pursued a new arrival. This attack being
unsuccessful she returned to her basket
and its holder.
And have you never been in love?" she
said, reverting TO the previous conversa-
ton.
Yes, when I was twelve years ole 1 was
madly in love with a young lady OF one and
twenty"
"Ah. that was silly. But have you never
been seriously in lover
NO" replied Clifford, and he smiled as
he thought of the hundred and one hirta-
tons that could not be d~ignifed by the
name.
Il am sorry, because if you had you
could have told me whether should like
it when 1 fall in love"
"Oh. then. you mean to fall in lover"
Yes, Of course. Not directly YOU know.
It's the proper thing to do, isn't it?'
Il don't know. l haven't. Perhaps I'm
too young"
oh. no" said the girl earnestly, It real
It this frank remark Clifford Garrison
burst into a roar OF laughter, which Of
Iended the girl so nightly that lie was
obliged 10 buy her last treasure to make
his peace. Then, not knowing what TO do
with il; he presented 1t with much pomp to
ner. She was delighted, but became sud-
denly aware of an unexpected scruple.
You must tell me your name" she
cept presents from "A person whose name
l didn't know"
Clifford Garrison revealed his patronymic
and claimed reciprocity.
My name is Emily Maud Sansurre.'
she explained, and I like to be called
ing down here with the Winterbournes
Are you staying here?"
I'm staying With that yellow-haired lady
and her husband. We have come ten miles
row."
II am sorry. 1t would have been nice"
AT this moment, however, the yellow
haired lady interrupted the tete-a-tete with
an intimation that she had about had
enough of the bazaar, and the motor was
soon speeding home.
Maud's mother was essentially an unrea-
sonable woman. She ii was who had start
ed the girl on the raid, and, whatever might
be the originality of Maud's methods, they
had certainly been quite successful. She
had sold out he. entire stock. There were
heaps of young ladies or greater years and
experience who had not achieved so much,
Mauds elder sister was one of these. There
fore she complained of Maud'S forward
ness and the latter was lectured instead
of praised.
And who was the man you talked to Sc
much-the fast-looking man, who went OFF
with that over-dressed woman on the
MOTOR demanded the elder sister.
Clifford Garrison replied Maud, not
!; without defiance. He gave me this beau
tiful thing
Clifford Carlson interposed Mrs. San
G1rra mot Sir Clifford lnrrfonp the
Il don't know. He only said Clifford Gar
; rison.
And you never thought Of asking? Oh
how just like you. Maud! How just like
, your father you are! l am sure you never
/ why. who is this Sir Clifford, NJ. P.?'
t inquired Miss Sansurre.
: enormously lousy r rich ou' 70 1ss'a think t that M suc
might easily have brought him TO the stall
and we might have found out that we were
r To think of all that cried this u.lreason-
able woman. cycling her glittering castle IN
E the air almost with tears, and that Maud
E hadn't the common sense. Well, well, you
{ don't get II from inc, Maud!'
Now Maud was accustomed TO be scold'
! ed-so accustomed that she had ceased tC
regard her mothers lectures. knowins
that she was sure to be found in the
: wrong, she merely concerned herself to dc
: that which seemed right in her own eyes
S Hitherto the total result had satisfied her
3 1 AS Tor the lOSNllaple pnlllpplc winch IOl
: lowed. she attached no Importance to 1t, a:
e a rule. On the present occasion, however
IL offered useful Information in a disagree
e able covering.
SIR Clifford Garrison-for it was tina
well known NJ. P.-was what is known a:
I a rising sun in politics. He was marked
down for Office by the political prophets
! He was also a shining light in the gay
: world, and his coach and team were al
; ways much admired at the meets of tn,
Four-in-Hand Club.
: Two years later the Ministry created tn,
. new Enterprise Department, from which
: such great results were expected. 1t wa.
! intended TO do things which had neve-
been done before, as Mr.. Grossmith migh
say. Sir Clifford, as a promising man. wa
, put at the head of it, and so came to tn,
: front rank at a pound. His first speech a
a a minister was highly praised. The Irisl
= members OF course, tried to quarrel witt
: him., but his tact and rbanity disarme,
= so far as was possible in the case of
!, Saxon tyrant and brutal enemy of thei
l country. they wished him well, and woul,
! not harry him more than circumstance
demanded.
Four years later IL was said Sir Cliff
:, ford had deserved well of his country an,
I his party by the way in which he ha'
worked his Office. II was one oil the thor
| Oughly sound and strong things In the gov
would be promoted but for the difficult
4 Of replacing him.
1t was at a large semi-political reception
; at the Duchess OF Hampshire's that Lad
4 st. tombstone said TO him.:
Il want to introduce you to n mos
charming girl, who takes the deepest inter
est in politics, and is dying. But L mus