The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-03-18

fast. II y-u will wait a moment / will
tell you some of the things you said"
The girl laughed merrily. Whenever
she laughed he realized that IL was be-
coming terribly difficult not to tell her
how adorable she was. Il wouldn't
risk it If l We're you" she warned him.
because I didn't speak to you at all.
shut my lips tight and trembled all
over every bit of the time | was dane
ing with you. | did not sleep that
night, and / was unhappy, wondering
what the great Harkless would think
of me. knew be thought me unutter-
ably stupid because l couldn't talk to
him. l wanted to send him word that
l knew l had bored him. | couldn't
endure that he shouldn't know that |
knew l had But he was not thinking
of me in any way. He had gone TO
sea again in his white boat. the un-.
grateful pirate, cruising with Mrs. Van
Skuyt."
How time does change usr' said
John. You are wrong, though. I did
think of you. I have all
YES" she interrupted, tossing her
head in airy travesty of the stage Co
quette. you think SOL mean, you say
so-now. Away with you and your
blarneyingr'
And so they went through the warm
noontide, and little he cared for the
heat that wilted the fat mullein leaves
and made the barefoot boy who passed
by skip gingerly through the burning
dust with anguished mouth and watery
eye. Little be knew Of the katydid that
suddenly whirred its mills Of shrillness
In the maple tree and sounded SO hot.
hot. hot: or that other that rallied at the
country quiet from the dim. cool shade
around the brick house, or even the rain
crow that sat on the fence and swore to
them In the face OF a sunny sky that
they should see rain ere the day were
done. Little the young man recked of
what he ate at Judge Briscoe's good
noon dinner-chicken wing and young
rons'n ear, hot rolls as light as the fluff
Of a. summer -cloudlet, and honey and
milk and apple butter favored like
spices Of Arabia and fragrant, fiaky
cherry pie and cool. rich, yellow cream
Lige Willetts was a lover. yet he said
he asked no better than to Just go on
eating that cherry pie till a sweet
death overlook him; but railroad sand
witches and restaurant chops might
have been set before Harkless for all
the difference 1t would have made to
him. =
AT no other time Is mans feeling of
companionship with a woman so strong
as when he sits at table with her. not
at decorated" and becatered and be:
waitered table, but at a homely, appe-
tizing. wholesome, home table like old
Judge Briscoe's. The very essence of
the thing is domesticity. and the i'm
plication Is utter confidence and liking.
There are few greater dangers for a
bachelor. An insinuating imp perches
on his shoulder and, softly tickling the
bachelors ear with the feathers of an
arrow shaft, whispers: pretty gay.
isn't IL. eh? Rather pleasant. 10 have
that girl sitting there. don't you think
Enjoy having her notice your butter
plate was empty? Think 1t exhilarat-
ing TO hand her those 'rolls2 Looks nice
doesn't she? Says Thank you rather
prettily? Makes your lonely breakfast
seem mighty dull, doesn't it? How
would You like TO have her pour your
coffee for you tomorrow. my boy? How
would IL seem TO have. such pleasant
company all the rest of your. life.
Pretty cheerful. eh? It's my conviction
that your one need in life is TO pick hel
up in your arms and run away with
her, not anywhere in particular. but
just run and run and run away
After dinner they went out TO the
veranda. and the gentlemen smoked
The judge set his chair down on tn,
| ground. tilted back in IL with, his fee
| on the steps and blew a wavery. dom
| ed city up in the air. He called i
solid comfort. He liked to sit out from
under the porch roof, he said. II,
wanted TO see more of the, sky. Th'
others moved their chairs down {,
| Join In the celestial vision. A feath
cry thin cloud or two had been fannet
across II, but save for these there wa
nothing but glorious and tender bril-
liant blue. 1t seemed so clear ant
Il
4 spire in the distance did not pierce ii
Yet at the same time the eye ascendes
miles and miles into warm. simmer
ing ether. Far away two b1zzard
swung slowly AT anchor halfway TO tn
sun.
20 bright. translucent. cerulean hue
Let my wide wings drift on in you."
Harkless quoted, pointing them out L
Helen.
"You seem TO get good deal of ful
out of this kind of weather" observes
Lige as he wiped his brow and shifte'
his chair into the shade.
'I expect you don't get such skie
rs this up in Rouen." said the judge
looking at the girl from between hi
laZily half closed eyelids.
"It's the same Indiana sky, l think.
she answered.
Il guess maybe in the city you don
see as much of it or think as muc
about 1t, then Yes. they're the Ir
diana Skies % the old man went on.
skies as blue
As the eyes Of children when they smil
at you.
There aren't any others anywher
that ever seemed much like them {
me. They've been company for me n
my life. don't think there are an
others half as beautiful, and / kno'
there aren't any rs sociable. The
were always so" He. sighed sentl,
and Miss Sherwood faneied his wifi
must have found the Indiana skies q
lovely as he had in the days of lon
ago. Seems TO me they are the softes
and blucst and kindest in the world
Il think they are" said Helen. IAN
they are more beautiful than the Ita
ian skies. though | doubt If many {
US Hoosiers realize it. and certainly r