The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16

the open windows came tender waits | of fragrance from
 The city's great gardens asleep in the | dew!'
 | 1t was not until the gay groups were breaking up. not until he was wrap ping around the Iairest girl of the l dance her opera cloak of violet velvet l that he seemed to come back to the everyoay world. Tt will be just a country frolic, D Dorothy Darrow was saying to him Our country house will not be 1or- mally opened for several weeks. But I've been thinking it would be fun for 1 a party of us to go out while still the carpets are up and the curtains down. We could send word ahead, and have
 caterer advised as to the night Papa insists l shall go with him this sum- | mer. So we shall miss our regular the others-1 think your list is mine.
 And ask MT. Taylor % come-if he will.''
 Tt would be gay jaunt." he re-
 sponded cordially. "And-Ill ask Cliff ford-yes. Two weeks from tonight, you suggest - very well. Here's our
 carriage"
 Why" she asked, looked at him | with her honest eyes. did not Mir. Taylor come tonight Last evening he" She looked at the program in
 her hand. and left the sentence unfin- ished.
 T don't know. He came home ou, of sorts. He has had a great deal of This afternoon he went to the mat inee-"
 At which theater?" T don't know. I'll talk to him
 about the impromptu dance, and -
 Dorothy!"
 "Well?"
 You like me, don't your"
 Why. I love you. David" The reply was too frank to be conn plimentary. But I mean-you don t care for me like-as if-in the one way-eh. Dorothy?" Dorothys musical laugh drifted brok- enly forth.
 "why-no! Of course uot-you dear
 old David! You never supposed I did did you?"
 "Never!" returned David. Then he was handing her out at the door of her home, and wondering if he had feally been proposing to Dorothy little Dorothy Darrowl Its all that boys fault" he told himself indignantly. Wait until I pay him
 He paid him by waking him out of his sound sleep-which was no sleep at all.
 You young scoundrel." he said. what did you mean by sending me
 me?"
 Did she?" Taxlor's blue eyes were
 ecstatic and very wide awake indeed.
 Did she .really?"
 That's it!" growled David. "she | wants you to come to a blow out at | their country house two weeks from | tonight It's to be an informal dance. | before the place is put in it's annual trim. A frolic is on there before she
 and her father go to Europe Europe! Then she is going to l leave"
 Leave whom?" Taylor turned over on his pillow | Never mind!" he said He kept away from Dorothy during l the two weeks that followed. He went | out op tho train with the others of their Set the night of the dance. Car 1 riages were waiting Through the pur pie April dusk the young city folk were
 driven through winding ways between | tall hedges breaking into leaf. to the
 old house crowning the crest of a
 grassy expanse. Every window flashed | light-evefy portal strealned radiance. 1 Within were bare floors. and a lack of
 chairs. But the city band played bravely, jonquils and marguerites gleamed in pale profusion from every | corner. and the supper table was a | thing to marvel at in Its white glitter.
 it's gastronomic temptations. | Everywhere fiitted the young hostess "a slender. gleaming shape. To Aims | lie she gave quadrille: to Taylor a perfunctory polka. But at dawn he
 came on her standing at the great door in the dim rosiness of early sun shine
 "You-up. also?" She sent a glance towards the shuttered windows over head "I never can sleep after a dlnce. | It gets into ones blood. like hydro | phobia. I always run for the boat - you don't know what an oarsman am, or else have a romp in the ken- l nels. Which shall 1t be?" The kennels" Come on!" whisking her diaphon-
 ous skirts of blue and gold out of the attractions of the gravel. i've been
 wanting ever since I got doyn to go "David!" he said .stupidly. She nodded. looking up at him with undimmed and joyous eyes. "Yes-he saved my life when I was a bit of a girl. you know. Pulled me
 up on this bank. and stood guard howl ing until my nurse came" She dropped the bar before an outhouse-whistled He will come to mel" she said.
 He did come-a noble Newfoundland, bounding forward until his paws were on her shoulders and his great dewlaps brushing her cheek.
 Papa wants me to sell him-give him away-anything!" she explained.
 'There-David!--dow But one hates to hurt the thing one loves-'
 'Yes-I know" muttered Clifford.
 You were saying-I beg your pardon I thought you spoke"
 David drew nearer. He wondered how many girls kept their rose bloom and bright eyes at the unearthly hour of o'clock in the morning
 Dorothy" he burst forth. 'let us go to Europe! We will find David here on our return. I've been aching to tell you, but there was a-a misunder- standing. Don't you know haven't you always known Dorothy. Dor othy!'
 Why did you keep away then? Why did you not come to see me for two whole weeks? Why The big eyes were brimful of tears.
 "Because-" he paused, then broke into a happy laugh "I was jealoIs"