The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-13
CHOW dId YOU M, AIR. Lec7.,

ON, he - dehghtLtti mnrmurcd tyn-
Botticei AMI ratsr--what more does one
wanti We m sscd yoa e.sTafliis Is
want n glass OF milkf''
Jane viii bring me one. 50 you got
on well With himf'
We he has aske.. .-~ 20 20 TO walk
with him tomorrow aftc,@sn ard
Halter myself that is doing pretty wen
A Walk In Cranberry Cove IL a new
cxaerience for Claude Lee, anu he finds
Il a very distinct scnSafion.
They turn In nrst from the shore and
take the wood path. through flra SO thick
blsnebesy bnsy ernr stoos uhae, iha asns Snf inw
and slipping over twisted roots covered
with needles. Here and there are wet
places o. seEgy, green moss and rank
grass. Vivid. orange mushrooms flame
IN the underprowth and tempt them to
seramble on ali fours through tho unarl.
Then suddenly out Into an open ppace.
waorc there are no trees. because the
great, nat Lodges OF reek Yield too shall
low footing but where the sun beats
down on carpet OF brittle. dusty. gray
nnu red lichcns; where grow the low
berries OF delicious, fragrant tartnenS
mlngling with the cloudy colorcd blue.
berries and where bhybcrry bushes aud
meadow-sweet. Ahou der high. stand
stately sentineis Rroued the cages. Then
down again into the cool damp OF the
woods where myrtlcFarhiera and gnncos
are twltterlns. and . cav dropped from
. passing crow pis rccs straight anu
heavy down through the crowded green.
come out upon an pcn clift ana see tho
ocean far below. .niverlnE in the nun.
great glory OF blJe Near the restfnI
wooded Islands, h the distance silver
ming through tn air. white sails akin
minE On the sea They stand Tor mo
meut brcathleHs with the beauty. until
cynthia declares suddenly
1T y too ov,ewn.imlng. l must hnvc
something my -wn size TO play with"
80 ihoy jung and slide over the rocks.
going from tho dry, warm ones with the
sparkle In them. where Roldcn-rod grows
In great piumes and harobelia poise ia
inaccessible crcvlccs, to those 90 covered
with harnaoles and tiny, dark. blue mus
sells and laTher pnrpliSh ones, with APP
crush a score at every step, stin lower, TO
those thnt are hidden by deceptive sea-
weed. dark and brown. that gives way
under their feet and slips and siors Down
little, white waves.
cynthia atoops down to push back the
nenweed nohting between two rocks, Be
meath Is a pool OF water, perfectly still.
and 50 clear and pure shat Il seems to
melt into the clearer, purer air. The
rhoe9ks AZ the bottom are painted bright.
waves softly as they splash their ngcTs.
In y dim corner noat aerial Hea-nnefnonos,
pale, transparent. blue and silver Grccn-
lsh brown sea urcninH. yellow and pink
stafiish, twisted into uncomfortnble-lo look
INK shapes anhils OF every shade, there
ere myriads OF Hives whose universe is
a long afternoon OF such surroundings
and Cynthia-is enough to 10 To most
Claude Leo and Cynthia were now
clnsscd together by their mutual aeduaint-
ances In one OF those tacit arrange
mcnts which seemed 10 ncccssltnte their
npendiug most Of their time In snch
others society. lieien watched Cynthia
hnNioutly ar the days went by, but could
see no cause for interfering. on all tho
Wake and drives and sails clnude was
certainly devoted. but there was no sign
of the little more which makes how mnch
aud CynthlaH latest esenpndc seemed
passing harmcsaly.
few days before the wnKer was TO
be decided Helen and her father were
sitting on tho piazza. Mr IIolllwel was
rocking gently back and forth. his hands
on the wide arms OF his chair and a
small plaid shawl across his knees
ns Helen n hnd been reading ,o him, but Was
with dreamy eyes. small boat sailing
out - the hnrbor and courteavins hum
meet
My deur.r said Mr.. Holiiwen, where
/ II your cousin this afternoon"
she has gone to walk with Mr.. Lee.
papa" answered Helen.
MY dear, don't you think she is nee-
"Yes, sir. but there are SO few peo-
pie here, and you know Cynthia Is used
"Stil ] woLld not wish her to be with
him too much, sail MIR. iioiiiwell. with
sxtraoriinarg assertion of hts own opin-
! Cuba barking nt. my dcarT'
AT the squirrels In the firs; one came
/ Come Cuba. darling. take book and sit
down. What did Mr., stoek~ell tell you.
| papl .,, - - 49,. -
| ing for some backgammon, so l asked
l him to dine with us
II was nothing unusual for Mr. Holli-
wei to start on one subject and end on
another widely different. having several
| digressions In between Indeed he had
l shown sufficient attention to cynthia's
present affairs to somewhat startie Hell
I en-. She looked up the winding drive
. - fph he tFRr Innn lftr fAr a
] thin'a return,
But It waA late and Helen was up
/ stairs dressing when Cynthia was left at
the door by Claude, both of them out OF
breath with their hurry and laughter.
cn.hls Ssi Tss r,sT ysFy 9,ghi b nnd taIks,,ye
1 or silent. when they went through the
hail afterward she deiaired Cynthia to
ask. with her sweet, calm look.
What made you so Inte7"
oh. we went as far as spouting Rock.
u WIS such n heavenly day. told him
/ his first name ought to be James, and
then ! said to him:
] old earth.
This autumn morningi How he sets his
To bnsk !. the sun. and thrusts out knees
For the ripple to run over In Its mirth;
Listening the while. where the heap
The white breast Of the Hca-Iark twittcrs
IL always makes me think of that there.
/ you know"
I what did he say7'
"Oh. he rose to the occasion. and said
/ there were other things In James Lee :
that he would rather nave me say"
Really. Cynthia"
Helen" called her father. come and
| sing"
The two girls entered the library where
/ Mr. Ilolllwcll and Mr.. Stockwell were
! seated. their old heads bending over the
l BACKGAMMON board. Going TO the plano
| Helen LeRan TO sing Chafninadcs's II. it
tie Silver Ring The breeze piercing
In its coolners flowed In nt the long win
dows bringing the smell OF musse!s and
| wet seaweed. The tail red poppies in the
thin glaHses dropped shedding an occa-
| sionai petal. Cylthia sat In the circle or
/ light by the large table. her fair hair
iHrned 70 nurnlnnsu s",n nhu hea ~ snpos,' i,p,,sn