The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-07-25

OF adaptaDinty make cunning us
of what he had read. No, he wa
to the manner born, a person @
good breeding and of education; bu
why, with his pleasing address an
his talents, was he occupying the pc
sition Of a pole-puller in her uncle
hop-yard ?-honest enough work, blu
not just what a man Of Rossiter'
tastes and requirements would seel
by choice.
Her few moments conversation
with him since coming into the opel
air revealed him in still another light
and only caused her to greater mar
vel. He had shown her more of hi
real self, minus the radical weakness
OF his character, than he had be
trayed to anyone since he had quilted
the world of his birth. To the nat
ural attraction aroused by the ele
ment of mystery encompassing him
was added the deep sense of gratitude
which Miss Densmore felt towards
him, despite the fact that he had sc
strenuously repealed any expression
OF it on her part. Her dreadful ex-
perience at the spring by the wood
was to her like an evil dream, through
which Rossiter passed in the guise of
a knight subduing the ravening drag
on. Though he had only acted as
any man of ordinary feeling and
courage would have done under SINH
lar circumstances, she could not but
invest him with a certain halo of hero
ISM. This, however, was in no wise
patent in her demeanor towards him,
and her cousin had several times up
braided her because she did not show
in greater degree an appreciation Of
ROSTERS services. Perhaps for
more than anything else she admired
towards herself and her cousin. Never
once, that she could recall, had he
presumed upon his position to adj
vance his acquaintance with them,
although it was perfectly evident that
he found pleasure in their society and
conversation. Herein, more than in
aught else, she told herself, he re-
yealed his innate gentlemanliness.
The talk between Miss Densmore
and Rossiter having touched upon
foreign lands, it naturally turned up
upon places that were in common
familiar. He spoke with freedom
and ease upon remote scenes and
customs, of the delights and discom-
forts of travel, but it was largely in
an impersonal way Whenever she
tried to draw him out in regard to
himself, which occasionally she made
an effort to do, she met with but lit
tie response.
How different" she said at length,
"the life of traveller is, the expe-
riences one passes through, from the
life one takes up on returning home!
| WINS at first sorely disconnected af-
ter my first year of wandering and
study to come back to so much that
is humdrum and trivial. And you,
Mr.. Rossiter; l can hardly connect
the happy pilgrim which you evident
ly were with the" She hesitated
for the word with which to complete
her sentence, for she did not wish to
give offense.
with the pole-puller!" he ex-
"Yes, with the pole-puller,s since you
put it So she said.
"Why try to connect them?" he
asked. II have felt all the time /
have been talking with you as though
IN comparing "reminiscences with you
mine were those of another person"
81 have heard it advanced as a |
theory that all people pass through
several existences in living one, but |
Rave always regarded that notion as
: vagary of the visionary"
1T is theory to which can
heartily subscribe"
swell, l am inclined to think my
experience may convert
ne to your view. l suppose one gar
lers something from these various
itages, each with its new set of ex-
,eriences."
IF it were only the good that one
gathered, the agreeable that one re-
alled!"
Isn't that matter of the will, at
east in part? I'm sure l do not mean
0 carry away from my hop-picking
Existence aught but it's happy
bases"
Rossiter, though looking at her in
he Pickering and dying lantern-light,
or the boughs obscured the moon
cams, and catching the outline of
er delicate profile, the poise of her
cad, and the witchery of that stray
az lock of hair, told himself that
mong his gleanings from the hop {
elds there would certainly be one !
olden memory. {
The music ceased suddenly, evident
: in the midst of a measure. There
eemed to be a commotion within.
hen Jack Parmelee appeared at the
DOR, followed by three or four men. 7
F'You go that way, some of you," he
aid, pointing towards the upper cor o
err Of the kiln; "Pll take the lower
de-"
He was of as he spoke, while two
those who had accompanied him
ere quick to do his bidding. A third
,llowed hard after Parmelee. n
II can't imagine what has hap s
ened," said Rossiter, "but think it Il
light be well to go in" d
Miss Dcnsmore chung rather ner- q
,usly to his arm as they walked to 2
&c door of the kiln. Within they y
'und the dancers gathered in groups, ,
nd Rossiter led Miss Densmore to- h
ards those with whom Miss Merton r
as standing. She was glancing about ID
sr anxiously. S
"Ah, here you arel" she exclaimed. Ell
hen she caught sight of her cousin 8
here was a decided note of relief in N