The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-08-09
IDYL OF THE PERIOD.

The girl just emerging from the woodland path
the rounded the hedge, and thus they
met face to face
"sandyi-I Mr. Bartlett-weii of all things, You
the last person expected here this
'tireta-I shall stick to that if you do Mr Bartlett
me-.
Il know but you know. I know. Oh. bother. what's
the matter with my tongue"
"A bit rattled?" suggested the
Ratified? like that. Certainly not the of all
crmsopS staining her pretty face Just because last
summer We had itte-lttle--
'Flirtaton?" suggested the
"F1rtaton?' echoed the girl reproachfully. -oh San
dy-Mr. Bartlett-was it only Irritation 10 you? / be-
heved in you so, and
'Greta. my dear. I just much in earnest as
you; believe me. was
The girls eyes had sought the ground She appeared
to be searching for something
Do you know. 1 afraid have dropped one my
shell sidecombs Would you mind lookins?'
There silence while the young man poked about
in a frutess endeavor to find the missing article
why. here it is said the girl right in my hair
I lost ali. How stupid OF me-
The young Strengthened himself up, made no
he brushed his free from bits OF
adhering
Tell me-, said. girl. how id you happen
hack here this summer? 1t certainly is odd that
snould have returned here again
The young smiled down upon her. "Oh, 1? Well
it really wasn't my desi- Why. of course. what
saying" He bent closer TO her. Il think l became
in occult fashion, that would be here
1 be you again. Greta. Il
''Oh. please" broke in the girl. glancing nervously
about.
Really, you mustn't. I no idea
''Greta," he demanded. Indignantly. do you mean
then you in earnest last year,
The girl hesitated instant You wrong me Sandy;
1 was just as much in earnest as you We're
Another silence a time the girl carefully
regarded her companion the eye.
You have known she began slowly. lit
all of that hateful red-headed girl staying
your sister. What earth you could have
admire in her! never any one speak to her but
you"
The young fdgeting about. looking most un-
comfortable.
it?" girl 'spiders?"
mo. no. 1 just thinking how cruelty unjust you
were your suspicious. VIII kindly tell what
gave your mind to these imaginings?''
You met her at the station and drove her to your
sisters house. Then 1 you walk the lawn
with her afternoon. True, of sisters chill
dren with you"
'Is that al?'
"An saw" icily 81 can imagine the rest have
known my judgment to be fault in such
ters"
Serious attentions to the haired girl she sup
piled
threw me and permitted the attentions that
dog, jackanapes Andrews. who followed you from
morning till night, and l.
Look" broke in the girl 'ff isn't red
haired mink coming right here toward Good heav
ems! How plebian Isl close a view of
her before To think"
And If there isn't tat jackanapes of Andrews
walking straight here. What's he doing here?'
Mr.. Andrews will thank you refer to him
again in such insulting terms-has fancy plenty dong
here IS I Mrs Andrews"
Indeed" replied the man. "and to the"
Let forestall you-yeu about say the lady
approaching you Mrs Bartlett orust womans
stincD I knew it all the time
Not at ALL" responded the young man. "it my
sisters nursemaid presume of the Kids has the
Greta, l glad TO have seen you. Good morning.
May Isabel Fisk in the New York Herald.