The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-09

like about her is her ferocity. Why,
when she gets couple Of swashbucll-
lers together in dark alley in old Lon
don she writes about the encounter So
that you can fairly hear their hard
breathing in the struggle. She enjoys
1t herself. I'll venture to guess that
Miss Malvern has plenty OF grit. and
would stand her ground in the face Of
danger"
You don't think she is afraid Of
cows, them From under her eye
lashes the girl on the grass glanced up
at him with a quizzical look Of inquiry.
ooh, beg your pardon" laughed
Arthur; Il wasn't thinking Of compare
sons TO he afraid Of cows is perhaps
more charming than not to be afraid
Of them. But, referring again TO Miss
Malvern. do you suppose she will
marry, and become more or less com.
monplace-it's an effect matrimoDy has,
you know-or do you imagine she'll re-
main true to literature? Tell me, just
for the sake of discussion, what you
think the probabilities are. AS a wom-
an. you can, Of course, weigh them bet
ter than / can"
''Well. l don't know" said the gin,
thoughtfully Il don't believe that
marriage need be commonplace. and
but here come the pins.
Arthur followed her glance. and saw
with displeasure that the pins We're. in
deed, arriving. He uttered silent male
dictions 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, ana when he
had reluctantly led the machine out
into the road because she said she posi-
lively must be going he remarked, as
Stunning again his knightly tone:
IF my lady should chance TO pass
this way on the morrow Mt the same
hour, she win find a knight 10 tilt a
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 l will say that have enjoyed his
conversation more than he can mag
inc, but could not ask him to risk his
life again for me-"
but is he not to have a name to
dream ON. nor any hope Of the fulurc:'
lie should be fun 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 good
name TO dream on
Arthur watched her till her figure
grew small on the road and disap-
peared around a turn. That night IT.
his dark room he rocked q 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
Of read. 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 COW and ar
expanse Of field.
1T is a very well-balanced picture
the composition is nearly perfect.
murmured Arthur. the amateur photo
grapher. as he bent over the plate
shes n stunning looking girl" muir
INJURED Arthur, the young man. as he
held the plato 10 the light After ex-
pending much time and labor on the
prints he framed one Of the best Of
Them and gave II the place of honor
among the dlvinities on his mantel
piece.
And here's the picture OF the girl,
he remarked TO Bob Wilton a night o.
two aftarward, rs he finished the reel
tai Of his interesting experience. Bob
glanced at the photograph.
what" 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. ana with whom you
tried 10 make an appointment for the
next afternoon, is 10 less a parsonage
than Miss Mary Malvern herself"
Bob lost no opportunity 10 tell the
story at the golf clubhouse. 1t very
speedily reached the drawing rooms,
and one morning Arthur received
family perfumed letter on a delicarely
tinted blue papeg.
Its contents were rs follows:
My Dear Sir-It seems that the
knight is a very modern kind of knight.
who, when he is succoying ladies in dis.
ress. takes snapshots OF them. Was
the deed quite knghHy? STAGE the
lady of the red clover has no desire 10
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 a somewhat uncertain
quantity, the lady considers it a wise
paecaution 10 he 4 spectator 10 the de.
st@uction Of the plate. She Will be at
the golf clubhouse, with Il mutual
friend, tomorrow afternoon at 4