The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18

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ySshsrtlie Z IN 'om IL yaer nervous
W and fell o5or cdfT. ."c fwall Did
at zone ever seCe-,wn o. ~ rtunid noor9
re all this nice p the har, Yto fan on #
nv q by dropping --.Tbe hard road
'u' nder whore Il la. rolled to?"
ut, tting her red ln = she climbed TO the
Y: aost ,nne Of til e frail ladder, cIutched
~, wal aud looked over. Then she null
'in baek hcr ne AZ eth n startled ierl,
Do the peryer Sc ocrr was reclining So
mt lely ou ,he wooden bench immediately
low, within easy leach of a dark hair
III. wei rrGpor.ioncd young man.
uFHe w.e sitting tncre when il dron-
ed 81 fhoqsnt. and means TO eat if
Oghen .tae coast is clear. The wretch,
How de bc?"
n SuI.rnoniug all her courage to her aid.
ne r5tgueJ twice in a semiapoogetic
Nav lcaLcd over The wall once more and
tim tiv addressed herself to the occupant
of h.act.
JsI,- You nina handing me that pearl"
she asked. 1T fell over as l was cutting
it, and really can't spare it. There isn't
another on the tree"
The young man made no answer Ell
ther he was deaf or he did not want to
hear. Cissie thought the latter and raised
her voice somewhat haughtily.
pear:' she repeated, flush of annoy
ancc crimsoning her lovely checks Il
particularly wish you to do So"
s. Still no reply from the young man be
b.. With his chiqfsunk on his breast
al his straw hat tilted over his face, he
sat quietly ON the bench and showed no
sign of life save faint vibration of his
Massive shoulders.
So ASLEEP" concluded Cissie, "or sham
zning Must drop stones on his hat or
"a round 10 him? Perhaps the latter
ppfsc would be the wiser"
# The orchard was a long way from the
3 II tc, bur she ran her hardest and in 60
seconds reached the bench. Quick though
81 had been, however the yqKng man
Id j taken advantage of the interval to
u use himself and was gazing at the mel
b. pear with sleepy wonder in his big
bfoNn eyes.
# Your pardon" said Cissie, approach
n him with sudden shyncss, but that
De- belongs to me. am clumsy and al
pwed it to slip through my fingers
be young man laughed musically and
II ted his hat, revealing Il curly brown
BAD and a bronzed, aristocratic looking
Bce.
Another disappointment" he said, re-
stOring the fruit gallantly. Il was half
mder the impression that some good
fairy had developed a pcnchant for me
am sent me this as a special mark of IA
Won, but it seems | was little prema-
ture. How much farther is il to Briar-
DE- Hall, please? That stone over there
sag three miles, but ] sincerely hope it's
laborng under a dclusion."
issc reluctantly confirmed the mile
stones declaration, and the stranger rose
win a stihed sigh. She thought him lazy
md She saw how badlv Rc Iimncd hrr
hea TT was moved to pity and she impul-
siyey called on him to stay.
DO sit down again" she cried. "You
iooL tired and they ought to have told
yon at the station how far it was. They
ne7cr will, though for they don't like the
troll bic Of hunting up a fly. See uncle is
coning up the road, and I'm sure he will
sladly give you some lunch"
longing with all his heart to accept
fnH generous invitation. and yet doubtful
o< the propriety of it, the young man hes
|(Ated, and while he did so the rector
t4ne within sight of him and gave a low