Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-10
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HT& HHERH was mck nTe on the Snofe n that evening.
 kS=%EssZss ConsideRing,the fate of my eSsssssy roses, it may seem strange that should have taken the pains to ascertain whether the sirens light was Fekindled upon the rocks. decided lhot to do so. It was my intention to sit by my window and smoke black cigars in tue dark. While enjoying the first of them it came into my mind that "a fire on the shore should send up a glow visible from the house. So be- gan to stare at the sky above the tops of the apple trees and to hold rapidly alternating opinions as to whether could or could not see a light. This was distracting. It seemed wiser, upon the whole, to go down to theelake and set the question at rest. felt like big schoolboy who has had his ears boxed by his pretty teacher, and this sensation was accompanied by constantly recurring surprise that should have it: What did it matter? No one knew except Lucy Ann, and she had certainly behaved very well about it. She did not strike me as the sort of girl who would spread the story. .
 1t couldn't be on her account that I cared. Why not own up to 1t like a man? It was because the girl knew it and had done it to me. If only she had worn no flowers that would not have hurt me, but that she should have worn some other fellows probably Trask's. But why should Trask send flowers to her? How many girls did the fellow want at one time? He seemed devoted to Miss Jones in his own peculiar, misanthropic fashion, and poor, little Lucy Ann was clearly in love with him. I began to foresee that Trask and would have an un- pleasant interview some day.
 I was thinking of this as pushed off the boat, and the result was that for got to hang on to her. She slid off the bold beach and went skimming out over the lake with the force of the impetus that I had unconsciously given, so I had to go out in another boat and tow her back. And after all this trouble there was no fire on the rocks.
 waited till 9 o'clock and then gave it up, but not before warbling a little ballad in case the girl should be sitting on the rocks in the dark. She was not and felt as foolish as one does who has talked few minutes to person that left the room unperceived before he began.
 Altogether 1t was very strange. The girl was nothing to me- Try as l
 
 Neither could I regard her as a stran- ger. It was beyond doubt the most peculiar puzzle that I had ever en. countered. The mind is slave to such problem; 1t rivets the attention. If I had not known who the girl was ] could have dismissed the subject, but knew that did know, and it seemed Shat I must surely speak the name that l should wake up some morning and find it proceeding audibly from my lips.
 When returned from the vain cruise there were heavy clouds in the sky and I thought it might rain, but within q few minutes they rolled apart, anG the night seemed to grow suddenly warm. I felt strangely uneasy and %trolled out to the road to see whether khe patrol was on duty.
 -1a faithful three were there, and sney welcomed me cordially to the ranks. They seemed to be engaged i1 extolling the Witherspoon menage.
 T wish I had Mrs. Witherspoon's executive ability" said Derringer This place runs on greased wheels The machinery is so noiseless that it is hard to believe that there is any"
 However" said Scovel, there is There are a lot of servants on this place, and they all work hard, though Mrs. Witherspoon would discharge one of them who dared to look tired. She knows how to make a place restful Cast your eye on poor little Lucy Ann.
 I observed, that Trask, who had been sitting on the fence, got down. There was DO reason why he shouldnt. if h4