Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-11-09
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ttFT WHY you 5Os - - - F+fst- sssi
ct have forgotten now the reason r
I gaVe.a she Fepired with a little laugh:
hut ! am going to have a little picnic
by myself, and ], was Just packing a
luncheon to take into the woods when I
heard you ring"
iGUme GOWN To- the camp and have q
picnic dinrerwith lssi'' keiurged earnest
~ There Will be fish, and Ira
b. i AID fshpi she finished 81 tear it's
my lt1cheon Instead .ofInslsociety that
prompts your hospitality,i"' ,atai,.,,s,,
You needn't bring a Thing he said.
reddening
auirOh. hutI.shafl!G There's a cold. roas st
chicken some green apple pies sasa ARR,
Qoughnuts. pickles and cottage cheese.
Do you think they will like them?"s,
A great peace fell ,upon, Do1f, lie
helPed her pack the basket and. lock up
the house. On their way to the river. a
dark forebodinge suddenly seized eiz PHI nl
The aboat1ride offhe fight be3forret No,
Impossible for ben to have a1-tept COM
p2aIny" with tbs , tsiihelp,'''f aalr,a baal
Where is your friend. who, took, you
boat riding last night, he asked, alb
ruptly. 07i"as'" 'F'h "'' tfsi f''''7
ooh hehad to returnn to the eli city Y, early
this morning" she answered, with a lit
tie regretful sigh Adi hfs Ett'9st 81
| Even the anticipation' of green aprle
pie failed to rose-color thei dark clouds
that had lowered upon Dolls horizon.
AT the camp they found Jerry and Jack
| preparing the fish. Dolf trfumphantIy
| presented them to Miss Bancroft. ana
produced sumptuous supplies of almost
forgotten luxuries ;as fstcs ehi
You ,see," he announced, 81 have met
the enemy and removed her prejudices
toward campers, or else we were mis-
taEen."
MISS Bancroft smiled and began 60
set the table. When they sat down 10
dine, Jack inquired, nonehalantly:
Miss Bancroft. what relation are you
to Miss Roanna Bancroft?" sstai
The girl was plainly disseminated for a
moment. Then she recovered her smile
and composure. .es ,.,f
"A cousin" she replied. 81 forget
how many times removed"
Dolf stared and could not join in the
! general laugh that ensuedd 1t had never
! occurred to him that she could be other
than the daughter of the house.
You owe me more thanks, Mr.. Sew
ell, than you Know she said. deprecat.
| ingly. Cousin Roanna would have had
you arrested am sure had, she known
| of the egg and milk escapaGes. | had
| heard of your camp down here and alsa
| OF all your tricks, and manners from :he
tne1ghbors about. While egg hunting, [
came upon your note and money. did
not account to Cousin R6anna for tiha
paucity of the eggs tiiatnight, and re-
| solved to go fshing'fi osaal ~ 7sIg1e
But you signed your note 'Roanna
| Bancroft" Interrupted DoIfsg, -s-5...,.
Yes; | wanted TO make the document
! official | told her |, got the fish of a
| lone fisherman, and that paid for them.
By good fortune was at the barn when
the COWS came home, and spied the
| adorned. IdilElesss one. and coaxe,l
! Hiram not to tell. Well. l had been
longing for a boat ride, and felt must
! return the money; so when my brother
ran down for the day and night. l told
him of your boatard he did the rest.
1T suddenly occurred to the envioue
! Jerry that Dolf was looking entirelyltoo
happy.
Say Miss Bancroft he asked. "da
| you fnow why Sewell picked these fow-
ers to carry TO you?i'4ff; ttee @+a@
No" she replied. with evident IN
terest. .t r,cis Sc BF.si hr.e rst-r=. =
He said old maids. always went dafrs
| over such stuff
Dolph flushed tuncomfortably, and
! looked away from where she sat.
There was a, moments pause, andthen
Miss Bancroft said. gently: a,.aif}y5
Il think it was very sweet in you. Mr.
Sewel1"
Straightway vanished all Dolfs mis-
givings Presently 5he7walFed home
with his dinner guest who carried in he
purse certain half dollar, WHICH she
agreed to always Keep as mes. egg.
FINDS q NEW c 60 &c R.E:$i- :,