Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-09

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mrs WNherspoon came up at this
moment, having gathered vegetables in
several different states during her alb
sence presented my plea for Lucy
Ann and carried it, though with diff
Guilty. +a
AS a result we walked down the long
path that afternoon and embarked in
the very boat that had behaved SO bad
IL with me on the previous evening.
Lucy Ann took the steering ropes and
sat UP primIy against the blackboard.
She had exchanged her gray garb for
what / took to be her best summer
gown. 1t was white, with a white
sunbonnet to match. somewhat more
coquettishly designed and worn, too,
than the gray one.
Are you going to give Them to her
yourselfY' she asked. .....
1t was the first utterance on either
side since we had got into the boat,
and it had an effect of suddenness
which prevented my understanding it.
..Give what to whom?' said 1. "Oh,
the roses. I'd almost forgotten them"
''Well. you're nice one!' responded
Lucy Ann. "I thought this was very
sentimental
'fIt is very romantic" said l. ''These
roses are for young lady whom I
never saw-that is, don't know wheth-
er ever saw her or not"
That's queer said she, with height
ened interest. "You don't mean
And she waved her hand toward the
orchard, which was coming abeam.
nodded afirmatively and then instinc-
lively glanced In the direction she had
Indicated. The fair artist was almost
in the precise spot where I had first
seen her at work, but on this occasion
the umbrella planted in the ground OBJ
structed my vision even more than it
had done before. I could see the green
skirt, but not the pretty hand that
welded the paint brush until, in rest
ting. she let it fall by her SIDE
II wonder what's the matter with
that girl" said Lucy Ann. cit doesn't
seem healthy to me to live like that, all
alone. Goodness! She won't be young
again! I should think she'd want to
get out where there are lots of people
and where she can have a good time.
I'd have fit living the way she does.
I'd feel like the poor, lonesome calf
that's tethered up in our back pasture
SO that the boarders can think we raise
our own milk"
Perhaps she sees enough people in
the winter" suggested.
1--we got no patience with girls that
NOPE" said she, nor with any kind of
people that get tired of the sight of
humanity. don't see enough"
That's why you're so tolerant" /
replied, land so much interested. Yet,
between ourselves, I think you're right.
/ came out here to be alone; I wanted
to live in that house, as she does, and
yet I'm glad didn't. I'm glad to have
met Trask and Scovel and Derringer
and you, of course, and your aunt, who
is the greatest creature of her kind ever
born
I'm glad to hear you talk SOL
answered Lucy Ann. "Our boarders
as a rule are an unsociable lot. We
make a speciality of that Sort but I
wouldn't wish to catch their ways.
I've been afraid of it."
Don't" said l. '"There is nothing
in it. Be frank, sincere, earnest, un-
selfish, busily employed, and then you
won't nope
That's good advice" answered Lucy
Ann, 'but I can't help remembering
that you are going to get roses for
another kind Of girl"
Il will give you one" said I; more,
If you want them"
.gThat isn't fair" she rejoined. "I
Shall accept no fee for being your pilot.
But how will you send the roses to her,
and what put the idea into your head ?
No, no! OF course I ought not to ask
such a question and it isn't necessary,
anyhow"
why isn't it necessary %
Il guess you know who she is,' sara
Lucy Ann.
do your ....
'.Of course I do"
/ stopped rowing.
NOW. it's no use asking me ques-
tions,'' she cried. II won't tell You
.anything. Perhaps you don't know.
latter all Jimmy says YOU. aanit''