The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-05-13

been expected-a result to bring JOY to /
any gosslp's heart "Tout-de-sulte
stormed Cherie was disdainfully /
calm. She shrugged her shoulders ana
smiled pityingly at his upbraidings. /
lie demanded a promise that she
would never talk wit das fellow
again" She replied coldly that she
would talk when she chose, where
she chose, and with whom she
chose. She was neatly dressed ana
had on new shoes. He was all dirty,
and his shoes we're broken. ana
Cherie made him understand these
things. Raging, he bade her an angry
farewell. and flung himself on his
horse: smiling. she watched his angry
rush down the road. He had said
that he would nail up the house and
turn the COWS in on the corn. and 90
away. Well, let him. There were
plenty more - cabbages in mamma e
garden.
Eth bien. mon ami. The iingling oi
the guinea does not help all the hurts.
True. all the girls envied her the
eclat with which she closed the incl
dent. but though Cherie held her head
high. she was not happy. Easy enough
for outsiders TO say that she was on
with the poor lover and would soon
be on with the rich one. ITEMS! she
had loved "Tout-de-Suite" for half a
score OF years. Hold her head ever
so high. she could not keep her heart
from waking in the night to sob fol
him. nor her eyes from straining mp
the road he used to cover at a swing
ing lone. The days. in spite OF increas-
ing riches. went very slowly. and the
Sunday evenings were-cruel, das
what. Even going to camp and co.
ouettlng with the young boss ceased
10 satisfy. and all the time a desire
kent growing in her heart hungry
warming TO see the house he mad
huilt for her. lie had told her 50
often how It looked straight into the
sunset and how they would sit on
their gallery after supper and water
the evening star go down behind tho
pines How long It seemed since
they had talked about that. In an
other week the desire had become
desperate need. She must see tha
bouse-her house-befOre he brough
another woman to live in IT, It was five
miles by the road. but only three mile
through the woods.
When madam next started to CAM
Cherie expressed a desire to remail
at home. A year ago this would hav
nrovoked a voluble protest but nov
the little madame was too fully occu
? MED with her corner on cabbages u
give more than an absent rejoinder
I "sl bon tn semble," she said an
7 climbed into the cart
e Cherie approached her home ina
e was not to be with shy eagernes'
J Yes: there II all was. Just as he ha
! said. Already the sun STOPPING
g the west threw long pine shadows I
e the doorstep. There was the httl
8 ward he had fixed for her flowers, an
q there was the garden and the corr
: feld-no; he had not turned the COW
IS IN on the corn. It was growing lustil
IS in the new ground. And there was IN
C bench by the well, where she ma
p MANNED TO wash. She could almo'
3 see him lighting cigarettes and langi
II ing shyly-his strong. whiteteethglean
ing in the flare of the match
n while he told her how happy
Z was going to be when he had
II wife. And now he would have
r wife yes: but" Cherries arms wel
ie folded on top Of the little gate h'
* head bent It was all Ike looking
n the dead. she thought Presently u
Sc tears came. All, It felt so good
n crv at last She would stand the
At and sob and sob forever and ever.
"Cheriel"
III Her head was up instantly q
le ,ears dashed away: Il got los me
she said. valiantly.
d. But "Tout-de-suite" was not hste
ing. He had cleared the gate al
~ swung her up to his breast Cher
TX ma petit. ma petit" he kissed Z
tears from her cheeks and lashes'
ss Kissed the quiver from her lips al
t. over and over he called her his liti
I'd one and his own.
d. 81 come back yesterday me-
n said and even his impulsiveness d
So not see the need Of telling her that
,is had come with the intention of me
q ing his live stock and selling
de farm. Possibly in his great Joy
ly had forgotten the bitter resolve pc
IS. bot-headed, true-hearted "Toute-'
Cd Suite" .
,st "Cherie." he whispered, lifting
a cheek from hers. 81 want TO show y
ICE something. going 10 make you 81
prise. but now, mol" He carried
2? through the gate to the tiny fro
w gallery: his strong. brown fng
wa trembling over the shutter latch. a
dv then the brilliant light Of the stoopI
ne sun blazed bravely back at her fr
his clear glass panes.
ELL Suspicious.
IN Wife-How many people gaze at