Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-05

man wants to buy flowers? Well, well!
This is just what l expected"
There's two or three Of them around
here" said he. III think which Is the
best. I've got to go into the house now,
but I'll be right back. Will you be
hereT'
In an earlier stage of my acquaint-
ance with Jimmy l should have &C
cepted this statement at its face value;
but, having gained knowledge OF his
methods, | perceived the truth, which
was that he had no idea where there
was florist and was going into the
house to find some one who could en-
tighten him. 1t was immateriai to me-
SO | sat down in the porch to wait for
him. Half ii dozen of the boarders
came out while | was there, more in
deed than had ever encountered be-
fore in so short a space of time. Among
them was the blue eyed girl who sat in
my part of the dining room, though
rarely when | was there, for the With
erspoon boar,lerS iii xd remarkably
in their gaStrOnomic l,ADits. She had
a shawl. Il sun umbrella and portly
volume, which was the Life and Let
ters' of somebody whose name my eye
did not make out. probably because
had never heard of him.
In spite of her somber taste in liter
aturc, it seemed to me that the girl
might yet be saved, for she gave me
very human glance out of the corners
of her pretty eyes as she went past.
was vaguely wondering what that
glance would have done to me if had
not been so deeply interested in two
other girls, or possibly three, as S1byl
might not be the orchard nymph-four,
indeed, counting Miss Jones, who was
almost certainly the prettiest of all
when there was sound of footsteps IN
the hall and Mrs. Witherspoon appear
ed with her niece.
The lady of the house did not pause,
but pursued her way to the garden,
carrying the enormous tin pan in which
she gathered for our delectation the
finest vegetables ever grown on earth.
Lucy Ann, however, was not upon the
same errand, and succeeded in detain-
ing her.
MY goodness she exclaimed when
had asked her about the florist.
w
The prettest roses that ever you saw
grow right around here"
But you can't get American Beau
ties and that sort of thing" l objected.
They're American enough to suit
me-" said Lucy Ann with decision.
land I'm what they call a lingo.
= American? Well, should like to know
i'm, FOR thntp
= beauty you ought TO see them. or
. course know that you mean particu-
!. lar kind of rose, but the idea of your
= wanting bought fowers!'
:, Il think women as a rule prefer that
KIND" said 1, unless the posies come
. out of a private garden where. Of
;. course, they actually cost more"
' oh" she said, you're going to give
them to somebody"
II don't care much for flowers" l
= replied with palpable evasion. AT the
academy where fitted for college
" the head master was a crank on bot
)" any, and he kept us pulling flowers to
pieces until we lost all respect for
y them; grew to hate them. in fact-and
{ him. I'll never forgive the rascal. BY
IOEClIB lily hC SpOilCb q
part of my appreciation of nature
Casars ghost!'
The exclamation was sudden and
seemingly uncalled for, and Lucy Ann
opened her gray eyes in surprise.
Il beg your pardon" said l. Speak
ing of botany reminded me of some
thing"
Its gentle subject, should say
responded Lucy Ann. II don't see
anything in it to make person swear
1 You're a Puritan said l, 'or 8
I Quakeress. l didn't swear, though the
| idea was really startling. Where did
i you say your aunt's garden WASP
1 IT'S way off over there" she replied
| waving her hand in an indefinite fash
4 ion toward the upper end of the lake.
| About how far?' inquired
| She gave me a quick. keen glance.
/ why do you want to known sht
| queried.
/ "The day that l arrived" said
your aunt came In from the garden
It. with pan of peas. AS botanist, yol
ar understand, not as a boarder, l would
IN like to see the warm corner of Michi
"a gan where peas attain that size In th'
an middle of June"
AZ Lucy Ann bent forward SO that he
he face was hidden by the edge of tn
a gray sunbonnet I observed that he
80 hands, which were clothed in the re
n markable gloves that she had worl
IN the first time 1 saw her, were some
what tightly clinched. began +
h laugh.
o. you won't say anything about this,
N. she said, looking up. Promise me 20
won't"
re. Il cross my heart" said I.
Mt "Well. them" she whispered. leanin
is Forward NY aunt nasht any saruel
What's the use? 1t doesn't make an
difference how nice stun one can rails
in garden, there's always somebod