Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-05


Jimmy Lamoine burst forth in a great
hurry. 1t must have been the surprise
of his life when he saw me- A youth
of ordinary resources would have been
puzzled to account for his own pres
ence there, and think ii was a notable
triumph of his peculiar genius that he
hesitated so short q time for false
hood scarcely long enough indeed to
get his breath.
Your aunt wants you" said he to
Lucy Ann.
The girl rose with a quaint little sigh.
1t was pleasanter no doubt to sit there
under the shade of the trees. and be
model for Il handsome young artist,
pleasanter even to envy Miss Jones
beauty and pretty clothes and unattain-
able refinement of manner, than to toll
in Mrs Witherspoon's kitchen. piticd
her with hearty sincerity, exercising
therein a virtue not my own, for such
merit Is no more mine than is the
money that l spend. l have them both
from my father, and my real nature
goes back to some selfish anthropoid
that lived in tree and was perfectly
satisfied so long as he had cocoanuts
enough to fill his own stomach.
What More cake?" exclaimed
Trask. addressing Lucy Ann in fine,
CHEEKY tone. Really you mustn't make
it so good. We eat it too fast. 1 ad
sise you to make nice soggy one this
morning"
Il guess you don't know my aunt"
| said Lucy Ann.
Miss Witherspoon," said l, removing
my hat with reverence, did you mako
the cake that we had with our ice
cream last EVENING"
1t is a great thing to mean what you
say If had not vitality believed that
that cake was the best ever baked
since the world began, could not
have pleased this poor child. She would
have seen straight through me. AS 1t
(, was, she gave me a quick glance Of
gratitude.
Eyes," said she. 81 made it."
Lucy Ann makes all the cake" said
! Trask. "She is an Incompatible
artist
+ I'm that case" said I, 'it is fitting
that should carry my hat in my hand
all the way back to the house-that Is,
If Miss Witherspoon will let me walk
with her"
Without waiting for a reply said
good morning to Miss Jones and Trask.
and grinned at Jimmy SO that he might
know that l was deliberately with
drawing in order to give him a chance
to deliver his message about the pic
ture. 1t was great and rare pleasure
to observe that he was disconnected.
"Did you ever see the like of Jimmy
Lamoine?" said l to Lucy Ann when
we were out of earshOt.
"If you'd taught school as l have"
she replied, mentioning the occupation
with a touch of pride, as l thought,
you'd have seen a good many"
(The above concludes the re-pub-
lished portion of THE Girl of the Or
chard." The story will now appear in
regular installments each day until
finished.)
so you've been a schoolma'am,"
rejoined. "Do you like it better than
making cakeT'
"Cake is mighty uncertain" said she
"but / guess more school pupils are
spoiled in the baking. l suppose per
son naturally likes to do what he car
do best l wish l could draw like Miss
Jones'"
Perhaps you could" said 1, IF Mr.
Trask would teach you. He teaches
her, doesn't hep
YES" said Lucy Ann. HE teaches
her all the time"
"Is she staying hereT' asked.
/ She seemed not to have heard thu
/ question, and l was about to repeat i
. when she made a gesture toward the
: house, and at the same time shook he
head
, you'll see her around quite often
: though" she said. "Ain't she pretty !?
Indeed she Is" assented.
, Mighty pretty, call her" said Luc!
Ann, and she compressed her lips firm
ly after the words were out. We walk
, ed a little way in silence.
} "Goodby," she said suddenly. 'I'v
got to go In"
i, She nodded to me and then ran ligh,
, ly toward the kitchen door, in whic