The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-23

marriage need be commonplace, and
but here come the pins
Arthur followed her glance, and saw
with displeasure that the pins were. In
deed. arriving. lie uttered silent male
dictlons upon the caddy's short. sturdy
legs that were coming over the green so
rapidly and conscientiously. He busted
| himself with the young woman's
| bicycle when she was closing the rent
made by the fence rail. and when he
| had reluctantly led the machine out
| into the road because she said she posi-.
| lively must be going he remarked. as.
suming again his knightly tone;
IF my lady should chance to pass
this way on the morrow at the same
hour she will find knight to tilt
lance in her protection, If need be
against the cow. or any other peril"
THE knight has been very kind" she
smilingly replied. "and l thank him
and will say that have enjoyed his
conversation moro than he can imag.
] Inc, nuI l tOulNl llOl dNN MN " llHh llls
life again for me-
"But is he not to have name to
! dream on, nor any hope of the future?"
He should he full of hope for the
| future" she called back. after she had
mounted. and as for the name, the
lady of the red clover should be n good
name to dream on"
Arthur watched her till her figure
| grew small on the road and disap.
| peared around n turn. That night in
/ his dark room he rocked a photo.
graphic plate to and fro in the develop.
| ing fluid with great care and much
anxiety, and felt the amateurs glow of
enthusiasm in triple quantity when the
| picture began to take distinct form be-
meath his eyes. First there was Il bit
of road then the grass. then the fence
and, finally. rising in triumph on the
uppermost rails, the lady of the red
clover. while behind her peered the
mildly surprised face OF a COW and an
| cXpanse of field.
1T is very wcll-balanced picture;
the composition is nearly perfect"
murmured Arthur, the amateur photo
| grapher, as he bent over the plate
"She's Il stunning looking girl" muir
INJURED Arthur, the young man. rs he
held the plate to the light. After eX
| pending much time and labor on the
prints he framed one of the best OF
them and gave it the place of honor
among the divlnities on his mantel.
| piece.
And here's the picture of the girl"
| he remarked to Bob Wilton night or
two afterward. as he finished the reel
| tai of his interesting experience. Bob
glanced at the photograph.
"Wh-atw he cried. bursting into
great laugh. "My dear fellow, pre-.
pare yourself to bear up beneath a
blow. This lady of the red clover,
with whom you talked about Miss
| Mary Malvern. and with whom you
tried to make an appointment for the
next afternoon, is no less a parsonage
than Miss Mary Malvern herself"
Bob lost no opportunity to tell the
story at the golf clubhouse. 1t very
speedily reached the drawing rooms,
and one morning Arthur received
| family perfumed letter on a delicately
tinted blue paper.
Its contents We're as follows:
MY Dear Sir-It seems that the
! knight is very modern kind of knight,
who, when he is succoring ladies in dis.
tress, takes snapshots of them. Was
the deed quite knightly? Since the
lady of the red clover has no desire to
remain perpetually in distress on a
fence. she must ask that the prints be
surrendered to her and that the plate
be destroyed. Very truly yours.
"MARY MALVERN.
"P. S.-Since the knights act of de.
ception has made his trustworthiness
appear TO be Il somewhat uncertain
| quantity, the lady considers it a wise
precaution to be 4 spectator to the de.
struction Of the plate. She will be at
the golf clubhouse, with n mutual
friend, tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock"
"But why" asked Arthur, In tone
Of mock complaint. did you allow me
to go on 80 foolishly about Miss Nal.
vern and her book:"
"Oh, was not responsible" laughed
Miss Malvern. at was fate, who had
witnessed the snapshot helping me to
get even"
"Wcll. then" said Arthur, 1--WE start
fair. VIII you drive first:"
mo; | prefer that you be in the lead
There may be a COW on the course, you
know. New York Times.