The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-29
Our Daily Sport Story

I down he swung about sharply at the gate l and recrossed the lawn. only to shortly re- apper again at the same imuatien tgait. | 'He was not burning any nuts then" Miss | Davids eyes grew less moody as she watch cd him. He did not look SO particvularly | happy as he had been looking for the | last two weeks-with his widow. Back | and forth Heard went with that ceaselers unconscious stride. until suddenly he stopp- ed, stool still for a moment. and said em- phaticaly: 'oh. dammitr and resumed | bis walking.
 Miss David drew back from the window, stopped to smile softly at har door and ran | down stairs. Into that vortex of straw drawing. nut burning and apple biting she went with whirl and became as the soul of 1t. A quivertng glittering soul. afraid of the flame that made 1t glow. yet grow Ing with irridescent Rladness-with an ir- repressible joyousness that gained heart sb- surdly whenever the nuts she tried to burn with others sprang Into the fire out upon the floor
 "Oh. must try a toom-dish" she cried above the laughter.
 ''The toom dish?" aueried a boy unread In Burns.
 Yes. Please. Mrs. Bradford. let us have three dishes. Plates will do." Miss David arranged the dishes. talking all the while. You must be blindfolded and try it three times. If you put your hand into the dish Of water you will he married within the year; if you put it into the dish of ashes you will die within the year. and if you put your hand into the toom dish. the all"
 The young people went to the test with cheer, but when 1t came Miss David's turn to be hlndfolded her cheeks were very warm, her fingers very chilly. and when for the third time her Rroping hand dabbled Into the dish of clear water she simply saw with all her heart big figure, tall and broad. in the moonlight. striding the lawn. stopping now and then to say dammit"
 "Oh, where Is Mir Heard?" she turned gaily upon the widow. why don't you call him in. Mrs. Maybin? It Is not fair for him to sneak"
 Mrs Mavbin was wipinE the ashes dis dainfuly from her finger tips. She was not in an altogether lovely mood. With out word of reply she walked to the door. opened 1t and called loudly:
 Mir. Heard. Miss David wants you"
 Miss David's heart contracted. She want ed to kill that widow. Then his voice cut through her consternation.
 You wanted me. Miss David?"
 oh" she laughed and flushed. We wanted you to try your fate with the toom dish. Don't you want to do n?'
 Certainly I'm Just in the mood for that sort of thing"
 'Blindfoid him. Mfr. Peters," she com manded. hastily.
 obeyins a chorus of instructions. Heard groped for the table and put his hand into . dish
 The toom dish. the toom dish" There was something wickejly heartless about the way they greeted each repetition of bis first trial but Heard eonId easily dis tinguish Miss Davids lauRh-in fact. 1t was the only one he heard-and when he put his hand into the empty dish for the third time he fancied. though 1t may have been only his excited imaEination, that the laugh had sob in it. He tore off the bandage only to find Miss David busily se- lecting apples to be put into the tub of water. The bigger apple is the harder It will be for them to catch in their teeth she was explaining to her lieutenant.
 And the harder to catch. the more de sirable to have" Heard said tritely. com Ing to a stand by her side. He addressed her assistant kindly. 'T should say that you had enough of those. MT Peters" Peters went away with the apples and Heard began at once:
 Since I am to die within the year"
 Die" she interrupted
 Isn't that what 1t means when you put your hand into the tomb dish? You are destined for the tomb?"
 Tomb? Oh-oh. 1t isn't tomb It is douole o-m- T-oo-m. It's Scotch It D "posA 1t indssda Then Herhans xSp.