The Washington times., 1903-11-22

because he feared 10 be unduly infu-
euced by prOpinQuity-Only a wire fence
separating his devoted gardening from
the minister's daughter's-Albiou stead
fastly avoided the heavenly blue eyes
And while he was in college a young
divinity student espOused them and car
ried them of TO Japan.
Mrs. Quint shed few tears at Mary
sands wedding. and conhded TO Cely
that AIbion's letters showed that he
was only just weighing the girls that
he met, over and over, just as he had
done in Antioch.
Just wait till he falls in love" said
Cely gayly.
.-Why-why. Cely, How can you say
such foolish things?" faltcred Albion 5
mother with sudden fear. For there
was "a recklessness more to be dreaded
than Over-caution-
She smiled the next moment, however.
Such an idea was ridiculous in connec-
ton with Albion Mrs. Quint read
books. too. and knew that falling in
love was quite out of fashion.
But CeIy, very pink-cheked, hummed
little song az she hurried out TO her
clothes line:
Nothing is steadfast. nothing is true,
But your love for me and my love for
you"
THAT was a song that 10 Fermoyte
had sung 70 her. accompanying himself
on his fiddle: he had learned 1t from
some students TO whom ne had acted as
guide on a hunting expedition Cely
preferred Il. even TO Sweet Marie.
AS 10 had sung il. sitting with her on
the back porch in the moon-ht summer
nights. IL was enough TO draw girls
whole soul out Of her. CelS said 10 her
SELF.
She was hurt and angry at Hannah $
delicately Irrelevant declarations that a
lunlberman was here todsy and there
tomorrow. while Aaron Griggs, the
peddler. was steady. likely man. with
"a good trade. She always saw. In fancy.
JOS handsome dark face between her
and Aaron's keen, squinting. little eyes
and stubby whiskers.
And she was sure that there would be
no more of Mr. Albion's cautious cal
cuIations when he fell in love. Cely
thought his bride would be Mary Chad-
wick. who had soft, brown eyes, and hair
as black as the ravens wing She
mourned her own yellow hair and blue
eyes, gazing wistfully at Mary Chad
wick What must il be TO look Ike
That and have Mr. Albion coming 70 see
one every Sunday night?
And yet 10 declared that her hair and
eyes were the prettiest in the world, and
surely that was enough joy for any
girl Her heart was really sore only be-
cause 10 was keeping himself and his
fiddle up in the logging camps long after
the RATS had begun TO come down the
river this summer It was dun for a
efrl 10 have no beau except Aaron
Grlggs. II gave her a little shiver,
sometimes, to think that the pink might
fade from her cheeks and the crow s
feet come around her eyes, and her life's
horizon be bounded by Aaron's slouching
shoulders and thin-lipped smile.
il was not Hannah alone who said
disa greeable things about 10; Mrs.
cynthia Pnsbury. the poor-mistress.
kept warning her that lumberman
was sure 10 have a sweetheart every
where that his raft went ashore.
She felt grateful 10 Mr.. Albion when
he scowled impatiently at the tin ped
der. And after she heard him inquire
facetiously Of his mother, whether
Hannah was encouraging lover at her
time Of life, she told Aaron definitely
that il gave her sore throat TO sit on
the uorch. and she could not have com