Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
AN EPISODE OF
SUMMER BOARDING
(Original.l

The farmhouse was Sudii, out 1t wa.
xronderful how many summer boam
a,.a II was capable of storing avs,
\ Aonne others were girl and her moth
or and the young man to whom Ii.
douphter was engaged. The lover
we're supposed to have gone to II.
country for constant cooling, but soma
how. so far as the other boarders wer
concerned, they saw very little Of 4
nuring the first few days they toni
walks together in the morning, but Al
wavs came back looking bored. In n.
afternoon the girl went to sleep.
On one Of these afternoons the love,
sot on the porch with another girl,
"Did you ever walk down tia,
Iane?" she asked.
"No." he said. He had walked 1t ev.
ery day with his fiancee since they bad
been at the farm.
"Ifs very pretty; shaded nearly all
the way"
"WouId you mind showing it to me!'
..What would she say If she saw .,
going out together?"
.she won't see; she's asleep"
They arose and went into the lane
she chatting glibly.
"Don't talk so loud" said the youp,
man in a half whisper.
"Why not?" asked the girl without
lowering her voice.
"It always makes her cross to be dit
turbed in her nap"
"Oh, see. I'll speak lower But
by this time it made no difference, fu
they were out of hearing. The gid
led the way to rustic seat and sat
down, the man placing himself besid.
her.
81 come here every evening to see
the sunset" she said. "Isn't the view
a pretty oneY'
every"
"Tell me about your ladylove. An
you desperately wrapped up in each
other?"
"You must judge for yourself. YW
have seen us together great deal"
She was sitting with her face, b
with his back. toward the house. Hs
eye had caught something. He turned
to look, but saw nothing unusual.
sLet's go on to the brook" she said
He assented, and they walked On
Before they came to the brook the Gil
led the way from the lane to meadow
When they reached the bank she said
GLOW provoking! We can't get
across, and there's a much pretts
view from over there than from any
where hereabout."
"There's bridge below"
"It's too far"
"You can step across on thos
stones"
"I'd fall in"
81 can carry you"
"Dear me. no! What would she sayr
'If that's your only objection. sine
she's not here to see. I'll undertake IL
And. picking her up. he carried M
| across.
They went to the spot where the view
was fine and looked at it so long tha
they came in late for supper. Hb
fiancee did not notice them, but sat
munching her food moodily. Afta
supper she and her lover walked In tA
lane. The days were long. and Their
was plenty of light.
81 am fortunate" she said, 'in 81
early discovering your flippant char
acter"
IF my character is fippant you Ger
tainly are fortunate in finding it out
"a man who is caught by every pref
ty face during his engagement is no!
likely to make a very constant bus
band"
Il presume you refer to my WaH
this afternoon. If you go to sleep ana
leave me to myself
Il was not asleep when you Ven'
away. l heard her boisteruus tan
and you trying to keep her quiet tnss
you might get away with her unop
served. J followed YOU
"Eavesdropped?"
"Call ii what you like. saw you
carry her over the brook"
"Well?"
"Well, you are free to carry ne'
through life for me.'
He accepted his fate with reslgna
tion. and they walked back to u'
house, the girl going up to her room
He sat on the porch for awhile, ina
strolled back into the lane. Again y
was followed, this time by the osns'
| girl.
HAS she dismissed you?" she asReo
"Yes."
1T didn't take much Of cause
make her do it."
Il suppose the cause was suffic'ens
Who's her correspondent in y
cityy'
Il didn't know she had anyT .s
I was at the post Office the osly
day when the mail came in. She se'a''
upon a letter addressed in msn'
hand"
"You don't mean ity"
Il saw her following us while We =
| on the rustic seat"