Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01

kill and waste the thing it clings to- Dod-
der does. Beware of it-especially of TAX
ing nome with you. 1t grows most any
Where you drop ft-so may quite spoil the
lawn at Exeter
ut does not always grow-if 1t did it
would not be love-vine," Anna said, tossing
away all but one long stem of the sheaf
he had plucked for her. then she coiled
her salvage thrice about her throat: See,
I'm taking home only enough to try my for
tune"
'How?' Fenton asked. glad exceedingly
to see her eyes again unshadowed she
shook her head at him. You don't de-
serve to know-you rank heretic!' she said.
But it's this way-break a spray of love-
vine in the new moon, name II by your
true loves name and fling 1t in a rose bush.
If 1t takes root there and f1ourishes, your
true love Is true-if it withers so does
his love-
II think know a better way of fortune
telling" Fenton said smiling quizzically.
adding quickly Anna gave a questioning
look" You need only marry fellow-me
for nstance-to find out whether or no MS
love is true
HIN, I wonder if that is a proposal.
Maybe 1 had better go ask Miss Ro=a-
mond," Anna said reflectivel.- I'm almost
twenty-one, you see-old en- ugh to be anx-
ious that no eligible man who commits
himself shall escape"
Ask me instead" Fenton said, Laughing
with yet a quickened breath.
Annals mouth grew infantine. Was 1t?
she asked with pretty air OF innocent GU
riosity. Fenton caught her hand. 1T was
cross my heart" he said. Now-What
are you going to do about it? Say yes or
no.
II don't know-the love-vine must settle
it." Anna said setting Trixy off at gallop
Over her shoulder she called to him, CIood-
bye until tomorrow-unless you find out
there is something which calls you Exeter
way this afternoon"
Something calls me there now" Fenton
said stoutly. Il have got to tell your uncle
all about this-and ask If he will have me
| in the family
| When a man who has been leisurely in
Matching himself at last finds himself head
| over heels in love- 1t is hard to have his
| sweetheart fence and play with him. upon
! a pretty pretense of soothsaying. The love-
vine, duly lodged in a lusty brier rosebush,
! hung for some while between living and
| dying The stalk got pale, and even
dropped a little. When roots began to
| creep 1t was an even thing whether or no
| they had strength to pierce the bark and
| drink of the rich rose sap. But presently
the yellow color came back to the stalk.
| and it sent cut creeping tendrll sInaIi
and tender to be sure, but Enthusiastically
the harbinger of growth. Anna watched all
phases jealousy. Fenton at her side could
not mask his impatience. The new tendril
made him triumphant-he caught both An
mas hands, end said joyously Now you
know my love is true, you must marry me
right away.
/ II will mott" Anna said taking away heI
| hands and folding them primly behind her
| However it may be with you l have some
+! little consideration for our friends and
neighbors. A bide without new rag a
wedding present. Think of the scandal
Anybody, everybody knows that 1t Is only
the new clothes and the presents that really
matter-Christmas is the very earliest"
IT did not mean to take you up behind
me- Lochinvar fashion," Fenton retorted
still, you may drive me to tiff you keel
to this gait. A month is plenty lont
, to get everything. AS to presents there
a lot, ready and waiting-mother and grand
, mother have been digging up piles of lac
and silver and gimcrack things for yol
ever since you bowled me over that frs
day"
';Hear him. He calls the family diamond
i, ! gimcrack thingsr Anna said, apostrophis
: ing space. Suddenly her face changed
: changed as the fields change when cloud