Evening journal., 1903-06-26
BOW IT BEGAN
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# Bashful Henry Dorm and Jenny
|&lckstwere standing on opposite sides
# I the ifence that inclosed the Dorm
rns4 Jenny's elbows were on the top
fl,'l and!hef' chin was in the palms of
AEShands. Henry was standing a little
81 Jenny be said shave y bSkrd y're |
- sayl how his potatoes air comm
tithisl yearY"
Z'hey're all little and Eighty few in
ssszszput one hand and rested
rail very near Jenny's
pretty good he said
u have a fair crop OF 'em.
y'lwill."
lput' his. other hand on the rail.
slfion was face TO face with
lhia,hands inclosing her elbows.
ir y8afeerd OF fallln' backwardg'
6 asked
|s'Waal, it's kind O. humpy underfoot
q }4ere. A piowed field = no place to
g. and 'fhont holdin' on ter somep'n."
Notwithstanding Jenny's covert init
pationi that Henry was edging rather
|Szose she stood her ground.
q 'eraey saysSfabeifIIaines is a-goin' to
4 " married" shelremaried.
n sWaal, that'sknaterai. I'd like TO find
home galswillinft marry me-"
81 u s'pose anNof 'em would suit w
H mo, they wouldn't. The gal l want
,,as blue eyes, yaller hair and a mighty
fim.dgure."
sHaifi thes gals t'bout here has blue
.yes and ynller,haIr"
There's only one got the right shade
for me-
Henry continued TO pull hlmseh for
|ward at intervals. each time drawing
Bride nearer to Jenny's face.
'sY better stop that" she said.
"Why3p
"'Cause.n
Although Jenny spoke very mildly,
sshe frightened the bashful swain. He
'leaned as far back as his arms would
.lsf him and looked at her obviously
& lie saw no encouragement. IL did not
occur to him that Jenny might stand
5 farther from the fence. But Jenny's
S mild admonltion was her only effort
& to prevent his touching her rosy lips
s with his whenever he had mustered
4 the. necessary courage.
"Jenny," he said, Il b'lieve y're
. Altered Pm goin' TO kiss ""
"No, l amt Y wouldn't dare do
+ that"
would " mindg"
"Henery Dorm, y fst stop talkin
bout sich things"
Henry started He wondered how be
4 could have been so bold. He let go his
held ON the fence and stood back.
''Our brindle cow" he said, "had O
calf last night"
" 10 this bit OF information Jenny
nade no reply. She dropped her arms
An to the top rail and looked far be
ne easily discouraged Henry.
"Y're mad at mo fer talkin abou
kissin' " he said.
Il amt mad about y're talkin' abou
lssin' me, she replied
''Y're mad from somep'n. ! reck
oned that was IT.
HWhat v sayT
Henry repeated.
"Oh. gre standin' so fer away
couldn't hear ""
Henry ponderod upon this remark
and a glimmer OF encouragement pene
trated his sluggish brain. He ap
preached the fence and after few II
relevant remarks put his hands on th
s rail again, lnclosing Jenny's roun'
arms, though his were unbent keeT
:, ing blr1 at distance from the lips h
coveted.
If v think y kin drive me ava
from this fence" she said ''y'r
miehty mistaken"
Il a1n't a-tryin'"
Henry began a process Of swingin
backward and forward. Several time
approached within few inches {
er lips. She neither moved nor spck
FINALLY the temptation was too greI
Tor him. and as asbit Of metal place
% Close 10 4 magnet Will SUDDEN
lick against 1t he got within an irr
sastibie attraction. and their lips me
Henry drew back abashed.
''That was an accident" he said.
Wouldn't "a done it fer quarter sc
tion O. land IL 1 could "a helped IT,"
"And / wouldn't a. had v done
81 fer another quarter section" repn'
the girl, colorlng. "D'y' think wa
anybody to kiss me as feels tn
a-wayY
Airy goln to forgive me, Jennyg
mo"
The word was spoken In very no
bmmittal tone. but Henry did not
understand it. He stood very near I
poutng lips that had tasted so swe'
and a bit Of recklessness came TO hin
Jenny he said. Il reckon that If
air not eoln' to fergive me fer tax
one I might as well have a dozen"
To this Jenny made no reply. 5
looked ont toward n barn TINT loom