The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-17

ey Henry Wilton Thomas.

meadow. with It's speed lever well
forward. the white charger n ceased
its coughing md choking to settle down
TO the steady purring or n contcnted
cat. There was no chaufreur-just
Fred Glenvaion and Hyacinth. all alone
IN the big touring car. Wooded hills.
fields and farm houses iioatcd by
serenely. To the man at h wheel II
seemed the logical moment.
You must know" he began. that ]
Something that was happening ahead
gave him pause. A horse hitched to n
farm cart was making a desperate
effort Z do a back fip1ap, but the har-
ness hampered him. Suddenly he re-
sumed all fours. and. after the manner
OF such ~antiauated devices as horses,
mad q business like dash for the seat
OF alarm. Glenvaion tried To give him
right OF way. but the horse preferred
trouble. The wheels OF the cart n
those OF the automobile met at such
close ma that the latter vehicle vas
laid up for repairs s~traightway.
For Glenvalon and Hyacinth II meant
n short cut on foot across fields To the
Larches. What he regretted was that
the mishap had not chosen To occur
Just a little later: i've minutes would
have been enough. In that time he
sould have finished his uvownl and re-
ccived Hyacinth's nswer He had the
dclicacy not to return to the subject
now. with the girl n such IA nervous
state after the smash up.
But "A day or two aftcrward. when
they were having a barchcadcd ride to-
gether. he found what seemed to be
another logical moment. They a en-
tered the cleaning OF a wood. The
horses. left To their fancy. had dropped
1 - a.I a H. 800 NAAHI
only by the Hight beats OF hoof on tho
turf md the shrill whistle of an unseen
quail.
You must know" he began. that I
am very fon OF you In plain truth
"Oh. my saddles sllpping!" she cried
out. and the next Instant GlcnValon.
dismountcd. was ,ugglng away at tho
girth. Under his breath. but none the
less exprcssively. ne rated the groom
who had saddled the horse. Again the
spell was broken aud the ride ended
without any incident Offering the
shadow OF AN excuse for "A tender
avowal.
Patiently he watched aud waited for
n week. one afternoon they were In
his sail boat. romping over the sunlit
bay To a beach where the Atlantic
played. IL was n bca TO windward In
n one-recf breeze. and the second OF the
long lacks was marked by a long al
lence between them. With head
thrown back. Hyaciuth was gazing
drearnily into the s~pcckless blue. III is
the moment of moments" Glcnvalon
told himself. Then he began:
You mus know that ! ann very fond
OF you In truth, Hyncinth. r.
"Oh. it's breaking, It's brcaking."
she cried. s%prlnging up. This time 10
was the peak Hayward. II parted. and
down slipped the gan and sail hanging
80 Nh. eAWaNaNN0N al a. ..HWNWIIaa
Damn IT," Glcnvalon's comment. Il
beg your pardon" he saii with the
next breath. III you'll hold the tillcr
I'll see what ! can do. Keep her up TO
the wind all you can."
He Skinned up the mast. n end ~
tho parted halyard I'm his teeth. caught
the other length OF 81 on the n owe
II through the block. made fast tho
ends with the right knot. then TO the
deck again and hoisted the sail I'm re-
markably short order. ON the run home
he thought once that another logical
moment had come. but Il was not the
genuine thing. for Il did not move him
TO speak.
Two days passed. GicnvaIon walked
briskly on To the lawn Of the LarChcs
in the morning. There was such "A
grim look I'm hts face that HyaCinthis
sister and brother, playing tennis, won
dcrcd what was the matter with lin.
Nothing allied hin except that he had
sworn while walking ove- from his
place hat today he would finish his
proposal though an earthquake had the
rudeness TO interrupt.
"Hy has gone To town. sal. the little
sister.
ITO town." exclaimed Glenvalon. In
n manner hat was as good al saying.
what the devil has she lone that for?"
Yes. Shopping. We're I'm n dread
fttl afuHa hare for fhtnu1 F0Nnfnraa a go
and she n Hy made OF by the $500"
There was another train ut noon. n
Glcnvalon was a passenger. This sort
OF thing IL becoming n bore he in
formed himself. entering a cab at the
railway terminus In ri speak
To her wherever I find her and finish
the speech" But he did rot stand by
that resolve. for he met her In the
elevator Of the Gildcd Hotel. after
dinner. with her mother and others. all
cuddlcd together.
lie seemed To be nstonlshcd 10 find
them In New York. "Oh. how do you
do?" he exclaimed. as the white and
gold room shot skyward.
Hyacinth's mother shook her head
YEARLY. Speaking for one. I don't
know how we do" she said. "Midsum-
mer shopping II, for example. not a
midsummer dream. SO glad you are
here. For me. rcpose tonight and cour-
age loUlorroW' Tor the battle is not yet
over
"Twelvc!" muttercd the elevator
pilot, and she went to her apartments.
Glenvaion and Hyaciuth asccnded TO
h last station-the garden on the
roof, three hundred feet above the sun
softened asphalt OF Fifth avenue.
Il suppose the whole shop viii topple
if I try IL here" he thought. Don't
care II II does. Now II ever" They
desired neither ices nor music: nj least
he did not. and he led her away from
h tables with their mellow light OF
shaded lamps. the clack OF tongues.
They crossed n bridge that spanncd a
deem chasm between two wings OF the
building and discovered a spot 10
which the strains OF the orchestra
came with a mufied. far-away cadence.
No one but the e-aproned walters
bearing trays OF refreshments passed
that way.
Isn't IL perfectly en%chanting." she
exclaimed, looking down upon tho
sparkling panorama OF the city, while
her fluffy gown nuttcred nv II might
have done on "A seaside vcrandn. For
not more than three seconds did he let
her enjoy the picture. Then he began:
"Hyacinth, you must know -
Crash! Bang! Thump,"
II was only a Slipping waiter and nn