The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-23
The Lady Of
the Red Clover
By
J. Herbert
Welch : /:

Is tnat you re not sorry nj All lou ~
having trouble to keep from laughing
Arthur could no longer restrain the
hilarity that had been yelling up be-
meath very thin veneer of polite So
licltude. They laughed together.
But | must have done with this lev
ity." cried Arthur, suddenly. Il must
he up and doing. My lady's hat and
flowers stll lie within the domain of
the fell beast. l must recover them at
all hazards l must face this beast or
else. 'ods boddiiins, l We're unworthy
the name of knight"
He approached the fence, leaped over
and i'm a moment was bowling low in
the act Of laying the trophies at the
lady's feet.
Marry, now, but you are. forsooth,
a brave knight" she laughed.
"Ah, lady, my life were but a slight
sacrifice in your service. but We're l
to crave a boon Of you l would plead
that you take from the heap one small
red clover blossom and pin 1t in my
buttonhole with your own fair hands"
are a bold knight, too. But for the
sake of the dangers you have passed
will decorate you. Sir Arthur-when
the pins arrive"
The young man came very near los
ing his knightly pose. How under
the sun do you happen to know my
name:" he was about to inquire, but
he perceived. before it was too late
that she had hit upon the name inno-
Gently. as the usual name for knights.
May | he allowed to express a sus-
piclon Of yOu?' he asked.
Il hope | am not a suspicious per-
son." she answered, but what is it?"
"Only that you have been reading
historical novels"
Worse than that But it seems to
me that your mind also is stepped in
the romantic"
1T IS I've just finished being thrilled
by Miss Mary Malvern's book. n Court
Cavalier The celebrated Miss NAL
yern is soiourning for the summer in
this vicinity. you know"
Yes. l know" said the girl hastily,
"and what DO You think Of her book z"
well" replied Arthur. slowly and
iudiclally at is not bad, not half bad.
or course. most of the situations are
impossible and most OF the characters
have no counterpart in the heavens
above. nor the earth beneath. nor the
waters under the earth. but-on the
whole-the story's clever"
She smoothed wrinkle in her skirt,
then asked slowly:
"Do you really think there is any
thing clever in It: What. for in
stanceT
Arthur liked this Difference to his lit
crary judgment and he continued,
complacently:
well, in the first place, it is clever
because 1t was written by so very
young a person. They say she Is only
about twenty or twenty-one. As a mat.
ter Of fact, however, | suppose she is
rca"er thirty. And If she is as young
rs is reported, / think her mother
| ought to have looked after her better
because she seems TO have had an
amazing amount of experience in af.
fairs OF the heart. One cannot write
Of these things as realistically as she
| docs without an intimate knowledge OF
| them While many Of the situations
| are highly improbable. as have said
| some Of the love scenes are life itself
| verify believe thar only n veteran co
! no 4
! Malvern does the manner in which El
vira leads the gallants on and then
| nouts them. Yet there is a distinct del
/ lcacy and charm about II all. Thi,
| Miss Malvern must be n most interest
ing girl. | would give good deal t,
meet her. DO you know. l though
! several times when l was reading thu
book that l could fall In love with Z
! girl with a mind like hers, | think w,
would bc very sympathetic and congo
NAL"
"Not really" exclaimed the girl OF
the grass. Her lips and eyes wer,
smiling. She seemed to be taking i'm
mense interest In his conversation, an(
this encouraged Arthur to go on.
"Hes. really And another thing
like about her Is her ferocity. why
when she gets couple Of swashbuck
lers together In a dark alley In old Lon
don she writes about the encounter $,
that yOu can fairly hear their har,
breathing In the struggle. She enjoy
Ii herself. I'll venture 10 guess tha
Miss Malvern has plenty Of grit, an,
would stand her ground In the face o
danger"
You don't think she Is afraid o
cows, then?" From under her eye
lashes the girl on the grass glanced III
at him with qulzzlca look OF inquiry
"Oh. beg your pardon" laughe,
Arthur; II wasn't thinking OF comparI
sons TO be afraid OF COWS is perhap
more charming than not to be afral,
of them. But, referring again to Mis-
Malvern, do you suppose she vii
marry. and become more or less CON
monplace-it's an effect matrimony has
you know-or do you imagine she'll re
main true TO literature? Tell me, jus
for the sake OF discussion. what yo
think the probabilities are. AS a won
an. you can. OF course. weigh them bel
ter than can"
well, / don't know" said the Cir
thoughtfully. Il don't believe tina