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

But Mike Nolan was not the only one
/ suddenly cffaced from the girls flcklc
memory. There were Pinny. aud Spike
and Big Terry. into whose young and
/ susceptible Eearts her black eyes had
/ burned big holes. now not even seen
when they passed her on the row.
I The eyes under the sombrero lost
nothing of the situation. This little
/ girl was undoubtedly pretty after a
sort OF wild.rose type. she certainly
was the only one In the field who could
! help to make the long hot days EN-
durable to him. Her eyes had a way Of
widening when he talked to her. which
was highly agreeable to him. and he
spared no opportunity to produce that
effect. Her checks. too. had frank
little way Of going pink nk-sometimes
| red-when the allusion was direct
/ enOugh-and altogether her open ad-
nilration put a fine gilt. edge ON his
I self-esteem
rs it possible you have never been
TO San Francisco:" he asked her, one
! day.
NO. I've never been there" she ad-
nitted, apologeticaliy, but" she
hastened TO add in order TO dispel any
idea OF rusticity that admission might
have given. i've been twice to Red
Bluff. and We I've only nine miles from
! Coon Creek
Have you ever thought you might
like t; live there?' he pursued, reach.
ing w 10 pull down cut vine from the
pole. His glance was very direct this
time. and his tones full OF meaning.
! II was pretty to see her eyes and
cheeks glow with deeper hue, so IN.
! tent was he on noting the effect he
could produce with the slightest touch.
He did nor walt for an answer but
went on. Wouldn't you like
But just then the Sacramento train
Numbered by on the trestle. drowning
his words, but not the look In his eyes.
And on the the heels o. that. the noon
bell rang. at which everybody Quit
work. and they walked up to the set.
Element together in sllence-little Mol
lies feet touching the ground only In
high places. her foolish little head
way up in the clouds. the mans
thoughts miles away from the scene
about him, and the hope OF his heart
centred on getting ON the varsity foot
| bail team.
By the end of the season Miss Mol
lies social circle had narrowed down
! 10 few more chan he" own family. and
one tall man. She had discovered her
tastes to be of the climbing variety,
aud had reached the fatal conclusion
! that not one Of her old friends at Coon
Creek possessed particle Of culture
o. style. And when, before dispensing
for another year, the pickers prepared
TO give grand ball in honor of the
wind-up of the hop-season. Mollie de.
termined to show them the size of the
gulf that now yawncd between her
| SELF and them.
These hop-plcliers' dances are open
to every one. 50 there are not many
lines Of social distinction drawn. The
| men exchange their bandana neck
'kerchiefs for stiff celluloid collars. and
the girls wash out sprigged lawn
| frOck, and are radiant and ready for
the frollc. But Mollle, with a reck
less slash into her summers earnings.
burst upon the scene. ON the eventful
evening, an animated billow Of frills.
and fiounces, and furbelows.
As the frolic progressed, the tall
fellow with his sombrero under his
arm, watched the scene from the door
WAY with an amused. wondering smlo.
! Tie big dining room that seated 500
hV2Sry pickcrl ;hrec lines day Ind
J., u transformed in less ;nan an hour
~ . a dancing hail. Tl' tables had
b,.l holsted TO The ceiling hY sfoat
La.r Hopcs, whore J." -. wo"e secured 10
ih' r3?te:s. while ,..e l. u ihGt ran
IN length OF the room Oh both sides.
was studded at reguia; intervals with
emp,y bottles. iato carl o. which US
sirr.; tai!ow candle.
After the ,ood o.d-"a....Ja,l ccs,om.
Pinny Smith. with " @rl In a yellow
rack, led of tie grand march. after
y hich there wore polLas. qradriiles.
srlo,tischcs. aud dances his towr-Dred
fee. had fo.gottsa, o. rayrt learned.
Wien his eye caught Mollic's. hn
'r5,sed the room 40 ask her for a
| tAnce. From the opposite doorway
SPIKE had started toward her n, Tho
same lime She held her fnn-a gauzy
auusy thing that represented he price
o. several long days picking. so she
might not seem to notice Spike-and