The Virginia enterprise., 1905-09-22
Aren't you enjoying

But I expect to be loved a little,
too.'
How much?"
well, a whole lOt."
But, darling, don't you know how
impossible this is? To get our moneys
| worth, we must be on the move You
can have me all the rest of your life:
but now you can only have the Smith
| sonian institution a few hours of the
day, to say nothing of the Corcoran art
gallery, the capitol, the white house.
the state department, treasury building
| and other objects of interest that sur
| round u.s.
Mabel drew herself up haughtily. Il
| did not suppose" she said, that was
marrying a guide. It's bad enough to
! be taken away from home by-by al
! most any kind of a man, without being
treated so cruelty" Then she buried
her face in her hands, Percy was at
his wits end. He found himself con-
fronted for the first time in his life
with trying to solve the problem,
| woman. At that moment his love for
| Mabel was greater than ever. Her
sense Of loneliness appealed to him
| keenly. After all, he had gone too far.
Some explanation was certainly due,
TVd he resloved to make clean breast
| Of It.
Darling" and he folded her in his
| arms, listen, and I will explain N.Y.
! self. When the subject of our honey
moon first came up, l suggested go
ing to some quiet, retired spot where
we could ce alone. But you, much to
my surprise, wanted to make the regu-
lation trip. What have tried to show
you is that this kind of trip, besides
being very expensive, is untitled for
our purposes. Perhaps have tried too
hard to bring out this side Qt it, but I
felt that l was right, and wanted to
make you see it,"
II think see whxs you maan," said
she. perhaps, aft& all, you were
right. And now, having tried my way.
suppose we try yours.'
What do you mean?"
II mean that we give up our present
trip, and go to the place you thought
of, and spend the remainder Of our
| honeymoon"
Sweetheart" he exclaimed, "you are
indeed the best girl in all the world!
will telegraph at once, cancel our ac-
commodations at Niagara and well
take the early morning train."
The next morning they were off to
hol in i~l
There, at small but well-kept coun-
try inn in the center of New York
state, three miles ride by stage from
the railroad station, Percy had stayed
one night on fishing trip; and for
| real loneliness it left nothing to be de-
sired.
What is there to do?" asked Mabel
on the morning of the first day.
| Nothing" replied Percy, "absolutely
nothing. That's the beauty of it. We
can love each other to our hearts con-
tent"
"How heavenly" murmured Mabel.
That evening they sat in the little
before blazing log. Percy moved un-
easily.
would you mind, darling" he
asked, IF went outside and smoked?"
Il most certainly should. l want
you to stay here and hold my hand"
Half an hour passed-in silence.
Again Percy moved uneasily. In the
back room was half broken-down
pool table; the landlord and a fisher
man guest were hammering strenuous
ly at the balls. Percy thought he might
break into the game-that is, if he
could break away.
Dearest" said he, Il think I'll take
a little turn round. I've eaten such
hearty supper that l need the exer-
cise"
Nonsense! All you need is-mc!"
The next morning at breakfast the
landlord leaned over the young hus-
bands shoulder. Would you like to
go fishing?" asked he.
Percy's face frightened. But Mabel
was on hand.
And leave me all alone!" she ex-
claimed. "Never!"
~ 0CCAAo oIA dA5C, AC"o1 ACu 1clCy
that afternoon as they walked down
the corduroy road together, that you
can't get away from it even here"
From what?"
.Why, the honeymoon idea. Those
gawks round the hotel are guying the
life out of me; l know, by the way they
act
She put her hand in his. do you
care?" she asked shyly. why, think
this place is lovely. It's just ideal for
a honeymoon-dont you think so?''
"No!"
Mabel turned and looked at him.
''What!" she exclaimed, "are You
not satisfied?"
Percy leaned disconsolately against q
tree.
Darling" he replied, "1'm so lone
some l." He buried his face in his
hands.
"Perhaps, DEAR" said Mabel, you