The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-09
The Lady Of
the Red Clover
By
J. Herbert
WEIGH j: j:

May | sit down here on the grass
and condole with you until the arrival
of the-~of the caddy?' asked Arthur.
Il presume you may sit OH the grass.
don't own It, you know" The acidlty
Of tits reply was tempered by a fitting
shadow of a smile.
at all events" answered Arthur,
sitting down, you took rather quick
possession of a bit of It just now But
1t was really very rude Of that COW to
disturb you. / can't tell you how sorry
! am"
A pair Of soft yet penetrating eyes
were studying the young man.
mo, don't believe you can tell me
how sorry you arc" said the pretty
lips beneath the eyes "and the reason
is that you're not sorry at all. You're
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
llctude. They laughed together
but must have done with this lev
ity.'' cried Arthur, suddenly. Il must
be up and doing. My lady's hat and
flowers still lie within the domain of
the fell beast. ! must recover them at
all hazards. | must face this beast, or
else. DDS boddikins. l were unworthy
the name of knightr
He approached the fence, leapod over
and in a moment was bowling low in
the act Of laying the trophies at the
lady's feet.
"Marry, now. but YOU are, forsooth,
brave knight" she laughed
"Ah, lady, my life were but a slight.
to crave boon of you l would plead
that you take from the heap one small
red clover blossom and pin it in my
buttonhole with your own fair hands"
she laughed again. "Methinks you
are bold knight, too But for the
sake Of the dangers you have passed /
viii 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
nameY he was about to inquire. hut
he perceived. before it was too late.
that she had hit upon the name limo
Gently. as the usual name for knights.
May l he allowed to express n sus-
piciou of you?" he asked
Il hope | am not a suspicious per
SON. she answered. "hut what is to-"
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"
ut is I've just finished being thrilled
by Miss Mary Malvern's book. a Court
Cavalier. The celebrated Miss Nal
vern is soiourning for the summer In
this vicinity, you know"
yes, l know" said the girl. hastily.
"and what do YOU think of her bookf'
Well replied Arthur. slowly and
iudicially "it is not bad, not half bad.
OF 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 storys clever"
She smoothed a wrinkle in her skirt.
then asked slowly:
DO you really think there is any
thing clever in it? What. for in
stance?"
Arthur liked this Difference to his lit
erary judgment and he continued.
complacently:
"Well, in the first place, it is clever
because it 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 I suppose she is
nearer thirty. And if she is rs young
rs is reported I think her mother
ought TO have looked after her better.
because she seems to have had an
amazing amount of experience in AZ
fairs of the heart One cannot write
of these things rs realistically as She
does without an intimate KNOWLEDGE Of
them. While many Of the situations
are highly improbable. as ! have said
'N'''S W '''N 1--WE SNS-tCS dFe NE Itself.
verify believe that only veteran CO.
quette could have described as Mary
Malvern does the manner in which 81
vira leads the salants on and then
tiouts them. Yet there is q distinct del
icacy and charm about it all. This
Miss Malvern must he a most interest
ing sirl. l would give good deal to
meet her. no you know. thought
several times when was reading The
hook that l could fan in love with =
girl with a MIND like hers. l think We
would be very sympathetic and congo
NAL"
Not really. exclaimed the girl on
the grass, Her lips and eyes were
smiling She seemed to be taking i'm