The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
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Il guess you know who she is,'' said
Lucy Ann.
"Do you?''
"Of course do"
l stopped rowing.
Nov, it's no use asking me cues.
tions,' she cried. Il won't tell Won
anything. Perhaps you don't know
after all. Jimmy says you DON'T
Jimmy is fount of wisdom" said
'but not such deep one as he womb
have you believe. But as to the girl
suppose make guess?''
"Well, you must think I'm pretty
shallow said Lucy Ann. Guessing is
a child's trick, and warn you that /
am too old to betray secret. NV amt
would tether me up in the pasture with
the calf for the rest of the summer if T
did such a thing"
| Il will not risk subjecting you to such
a fate" said I. eve will say no mora
about it,
For a matter of three minutes we said
no more about it; we preserved a COM
plete silence. Then Lucy Ann remark
ed, as If it had been the result of turn
ing over many things in her mind:
"She sings beautifully, doesn't sheY'
mo doubt about that" 1 replied.
"She sang to me last evening"
Eyes, she did, said Miss Wither.
spoon, with that peculiar infection
! which denotes the extreme of incredul-
! ity.
Honest" said l, and then told the
story, though I did not think it neces-
sary to disclose that there was any
special meaning in the songs that the
girl and I had chosen.
1T was very romantic" said Lucy
Ann, and then there was another ST.
lence until we were very near the shore.
when she asked if I would sing to her
some day II love music" she added
somewhat hurriedly. II never hear
enough. Mr.. Trask sings a little, but
he doesn't seem to care much about il. -
Art, and Miss jones' I began, but
broke off to look behind me at the shore
for good landing place.
sometimes I'm in doubt how much
he cares for either" said she. IF I
were man and loved a woman, I
would simply take her. wouldn't let
anything stand in the way"
| ''Not even the girl herself?'
mighty few girls ever refuse that
kind of a man." said Lucy Ann, with
such quaint and pretty assumption of
wisdom that laughed with sheer good
humor and shook both her hands as we
rose to get out of the boat
! The roses grew i'll the midst of an ex-
traordinary tumble of rocks, and the
scent of them was exceedingly delicate,
yet pervasive. scarcely noticed it at
first. but after standing for half a min
ute upon the rocks near the shore
seemed to be breathing new and glori-
fed atmosphere appropriate to another
and better planet.
II can get all you want in half a min
ute," said the girl, springing lightly up
the rocks. "Just hold the boat"
| But there's no hurry" I called.
swat. I'll be with you in second.
Can I smoker"
Certainly. Light your cigar You
can smoke in the boat afterward."
! well sit on the rocks awhile" said
I. There's plenty of time Why,
what's the matter?''
She had jumped to the top of little
rock, and it seemed to me that she was
shivering.
tits nothing" she replied Il thought
l saw a snake but I didn't I'm aw-
fully afraid of them
care there any snakes over here"
said l, and then as her expression an
swered me l asked, what kind?"
! "COpperheads and''-
est. Patrick's day in the morningw
[ exclaimed, and for the time of most
of that utterance I was in the air.
[ a1ighted on rock near her and,
reaching across, took her by the arm.
''You go straight back to the boat"
said I, and she had to go, for led her
firmly and did not release her arm I'M
til she was fairly aboard the skiff,
pleading, protesting, laughing, her
hands full of the most beautiful roses.
what do you mean," said I, looking
sternly down at her, "by going up there