The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04

UP as uSuNl anu uSheu Hpr LOT u ounce,
but the next one was always engaged.
Nolan looked a moment longingly In
her direction when lie caught the first
bar of The Honeysuckle and the Bee"
but having heard of the treatment ac-
corded the other fellows. he turned
and consolcd himself with the Hen.
cssy girls.
When at last the dance was over,
when the accordion had wheezed out
the plaintlve strains of THome, Sweet
Home" and the happy dancers paired
of il, twos for the best part of the
evenings fun-the walk home in the
moonllght-Mollie wondered, in her
simple little soul. if heaven could be
any better than this.
Her companion did not tell her that
he was going away the next morning
until they had reached her own tent
door. He had fancied she might be
sorry, but had not imagined she would
care SO much. He was sorry the moon
was not brighter. for he knew he was
missing much Of the tell-tale play OF
expression In her eyes and cheeks. And
when, after repeated protestatlons of
remembering her until his dying day.
and promises OF coming up to Coon
Greek TO visit Uncle Sy's dairy ranch
the very first chance he got. he took
her hand to say ''good-by" and bent so
low her cheeks famed up as red as
her lips. But she could not have been
SO angry as she pretended TO be. be-
cause. after the lights We're out all up
saying ''gooG-by."
II was not a long walk TO Hoptown
station. and next day the tall young
fellow, again in tweeds and Panama
hat. tramped up and down the plat
form, impatient TO be back into the stir
and hustle of the life he had left, and
recounting 10 himself for the hun.
dredth time his chances of getting op
the varsity team as half-back.
Hello. old man. he shouted. as he
jumped ON the step, wondering at this
gathering of the clans.
Hello Hello" yolley OF voices
echoed as lie entered the car. "Just
coming down from Shasta" one Of the
fellows explained; my sister and some
friends of hers in the car. Come onw
The train moved slowly when II
crossed the trestle. Mollle had counted
on that, and hurried to the end of the
hop-field so she might get a last smiling
adieu from the car window. Four, FIVE
six windows slipped by. and her heart
began to fail, but at rhe eighth, there
he was. looking toward her, too. The
black eyes widened as the window
came abreast of her fence-post. Yes,
his head was turned In her direction
but why. oh why, did he not see her
handkerchief waving wildly at himi
The next moment brodght into view o
fair-haired girl in the seat behind him
and the same look. the same smile she
had lived upon all these weeks were
bent upon the new face. 1t could not
be possible that he had forgotten her
already. STILL trusting little Mollie
waved her handkerchief, and then her
bonnet. His head was turned in her
direction, but he had eyes for 10 one
bur this trlm-looking girl with the
dotted veil. A moment more and the
train was gone, the rear end of the
baggage ear grew smaller and DINNER
TIL 1t was out of sight.
When the forlorn little figure turned
back to the hop-field. great. dry sob
IN her throat and an empty ache in her
heart, the one or two Coon Creek peo.
pie she met let her see they had learned
they We're not expected TO speak TO her.
Al turn in the road she passed a
hilarious group of pickers exchanging
tin-types with hearty promises of meet
Ing again next year. Pinny was there,
lavishinG peanuts and gum ON the
crowd. and though lie saw her. he did
not look up. She drew her bonnet
down over her eyes and told herself
she didn't care. But as she walked uu
the long, hot avenue alone, she met
Nolan, his high spirits restored, walk.
ing home with the red.haired Henessy
sir!.-San Francisco Argonaut.