River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-30
Hon eVcOmb
and Honey
BY f. II. LA NCASTER
Copyright, 1903, BY Daily story PUB. Coz
"You made me a vow, remember.
AS low and as true as mine,

And both Of the vows, my darling,
were made of the same moonshine."
CINGING the words with careless
energy, the girl flung open the
blinds Of her study and found herself
facing the man who had moTed into the
Mex house overnight.
''Jhut up" he snarled, not expect
ing her to hear.
~ won't" she replied, hearing, end
finished her song. The words were
Henry RightOr's, but the tune, if such
j. might be called, was all her own.
For she sang because her heart was
light, and not because her voice was
good Had it been the other way about
she would not have sung. As it was,
she worked her will with Rightor's
rhythm and did some damage to lit.
The man in the next house frowned
fierceIy. Broken VOWS had been a sore
subject with him for week-ever
since he had walked to the fact that his
name was on the wrong mans paper.
An error that had cost him a cool
$1,000.
And both Of the VOWS. my darling.
Were made of the same moonshtne.
''Nof at all, -" he commented grimly,
'one Of the vows was made of paper"
The girl, busting her study andmak
ing ready for THE days work, sang on
wilfuIly to the last verse.
. But twas sweet in the old soft weather,
When Creole skies were blue,
To live and to laugh together
Ard love as we used 20 do
And that Iinave of an agent had
vowed that the occupants of the next
house were quiet, studious. "Another
moonshine VOW" But his frown had
lost it's ferceness, and he looked after
the girl a little wistfulIy as she went
away for breakfast.
"WelI. | do know" the girl an
nounced as she peeled pomegranate,
81 do know our new neighbor is
beast"
"Why So" they chorused, the man
and woman already at table.
LEANED from his window and told
me to shut up"
The man, tall, young and blond, took
the pomegranate from her hand and
peeled industriously
"Were you singing?" he asked.
'You think that he was justified"
she demanded, laughing.
''Why, of course, he was not speak
ing to you, Miriam" her mother pro-
tested
II do not know who he was speak
ing to. then. At any rate, / had the
satisfaction of telling him L wouldn't
do it,"
$50 you are on speaking terms al
ready, and your study blinds hit his
when they are open. l predict trouble"
The young man divided the pomegran-
ate and gravely appropriated one half.
Trouble for the beast? Right, I'M
less he learns better manners. Trouble
for you, unless you turn over the other
half.
He hesitated a moment before trust
ing blindly to Mrs. MiXOn's ignorance
of classical illusions.
you remember what the king of
hades said to Persephine about the
pomegranate?"
81 remember what he said about the
pomegranate seed. Struck me as quite
king of-hades-lille to require one to
down such dose. Imagine trying to
split one of these hard little things"
she added, refectively.
''Oh, l could do it," he assured her,
and by way of illustration, produced
his penknife and split several seed
with neat dizziness
VERY good" she commented care
lessly. and fell to discussing the latest
nine-day wonder with her mother
what can have become of Charley.
He has been due ten days"
MIR. Alton is going west to look for
him." explained her mother.
Are you"
Eyes" said Mr.. Alton. He split an
other seed and pushed half of it across
to her. TRY biting that; it is not so
hard"
Miriam obeyed absently and MUNICH
ed the cloven seed apparently forget
full of its significance. "Have you
heard anything about Charley?" she
asked
''As to where he is?" Alton parried.
''Have you heard anything at alp"
she insisted.
Nothing of any consequence"
But Mrs. Nixon took up the theme.
eff you have heard anything at all, it
is our right to know"
Certainly" he assented.
''Don't be a beast" Miriam broke
out impatiently. Tell us just exactly
what you have heard. We are not given
to Mysteries"
But don't know that what have