The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07
Our Daily $bort Story

How ridicu1ousl" repeated the rfrI. iou Know King beat. You poor dog sie. she said, the gray eyes suddenly nHing with tears; and then. re9ardless of her pink ruffies, she sat down on .ne ground and. taking the dogs head m ner lap, began to tie her dimfnutivo nandkerchief about his tan ears. Jack had said no word; speech xas an utter impossibility and unneceasarv rv IL was the girl he had always dreamed of and loved in those hunrr. blessed dreams. He knew she would
 TOOK TOOK 3ust the way she did. and speak with Just such sweet, musical yoice
 Her sunny hair. piled nigh on her
 ncad. seemed to Jacks enchanted eyeN like purest gold. He wanted to Int
 his hand on it's shining strands: sr.d her dainty hands. 50 deftly handaeilirr tne dogs ears--Jack was seized with an overwhelming desire to catch them
 and hold them in his own. The unconscious girl was far too busv tyang up her battle scared hero and mnrmuring pet names to the unappre- eiatiye beast to notice Jacks intent and worshipful gaze: but there must nave been some subtle. compelling iy she raised her own ana fheir wfsncss naef.s It was only for a second that aha looked. but in that time her heart pass- ed from out Of her keeping: then hsr. clear gaze fa1tered and hot red tide surged over her face and throat; hcr very ears were tingIfng.
 You are Miss Beardsfey's friend. arc you notY' Jack heard himself saying.
 An fndefinable something hashAd across the girls face, then she smiled,
 T believe am,'' she answered un- steadily; T should hate to think was hcr enemy"
 T knew I should meet you. said Jack; T have always wanted to ''
 Indeedr's nurmured Miss Boards ley's friend. . lnystified look in her eyes. Her heart was beating rapidly. It seemed to her that something sweet and precious had suddenly come to life within her; she was deficiously happy. but she could not tell why.
 She closed her eyes ana passed her hand across her brow, then the trees and sky seemed to be whirling ana she seemed to be floating gently Through the air.
 Jack reached her just in time to save her from a fall; for one brief. intoxicat- ing instant he had his arms anoslt hers then she sat up and sTSsiled faintly.
 T am all right" she told him; don't be frightened, 1t was only the sight of so much blood
 Jacks senses were swimming: how many thousand years of happiness had he lived since his first look into those gray eyes7
 You win think me a fool" he said: T am one perhaps. I do not even know your name; do not care; only know that I want you for my wife. love you, dear: have always loved you. It would be the same if had met you s year ago or many years from now. VIII you marry me now, at once7 live just across the hedge. you wouldn't have far to go; you wouldn't be any one's coEa-s panion any more except mine. for life. Will you trust me, dear7''
 The girls face was quite white and her eyes giowed darkly.
 She bent slowly toward him like a slender swaying flower.
 T love you, too," she whispered tremuIously. "Oh. what is Time to such love as thisY'
 Then Jack forget the danger of be- ing seen from the road, and all other things earthly. while he held her close ly, tenderly in his arms.
 A few minutes later she raised her flushed face from his damp shoulder and smiled into his adoring eyes Isn't 1t too bad that our dogs are not better friends?" she said.
 Jack came back to earth. A short masculine figure was coming up the street. Jack recognized the gray skirt with a guilty start.
 You have not told me your nasns yet. have you? I forgot to ask you,'s he said hurriedly.
 My name" shc said slowly. ssfz Doris Beardsley, and that.--snotsEns ing to the approaching figure--"is my companion, Miss Mimms, {"