The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-01-24
AN UNUSUAL
THING
~ VIRGINIA LEILA VENT
> Copyright, 1905. by RUBY Douglas .


Was that while Doris loved Jack she
didn't Want 10 marry him yet. Free
liom spelled fun travel, admirers
oh, in short, everything nice and ex-
citing. She simply couldn't bear the
Thought of settling down"
And Jack MAS 50 ardent. ST. hoyishly
imPetGous, thu size must perforce keep
him III arms length or all would be
oNtf. Therefore her promise 10 give
him straight answer when he did
some unusual thing" was merely Il sub
terfasc 10 gain time. Which she had EN-
ploNtd ut the beginning of the summer.
And uow the summer and the last
rose Of il had flown 1t WAS October.
And lack hadn't done anything un-
usual yet nothing hut be his nice.
dear, wholesome self! The October
days We're full of elixir and the tread
of beauty WAS ON the hills and the
fields Of grass and fodder. ripened by
August suns and tanned by early Sep
temher froStS 10 II mellow autumn
bronze
With the passing of summer almost
''i sii' 'o''' w > ii''' " wv PAS''' -
lie berkshire resort except DORIS pua-
ley and her invalid mother, who We're
10 remain there some weeks longer. 1t
was Jacks custom. since he had been
obliged 10 return 10 town, to run down
on Saturdays and spend Sunday with
them.
This particular Sunday morning Dor
IS anu he were crossing the Sloplhg
meadows. pinWlhS through the tahgle
Of "itlertd Sedge and brown grass
When lack suddenly broke out bitterly;
i don't believe You care for me at
all=er ever have.
Really said Doris inadvertently.
SIZE rested her white suhshade far back
over her shoulder ami looked dreamlly
nrrosS the meadows 10 the purple hills
beyond, hui there We're dimples In her
checks aud multitude of little eurlS
blowing IN her eyes.
WHY are You 81 provoking, DEAR
You've all but given Your promise, aud
YET YOU keep putting me Off and lead
| ing me along as If were pet animal
with N will Of lis own. Well I'm u
fool he repeated, tiercely suppress
ing the eNpletire.
.Goodncss no, Jack draWled the
mtSchieEeuS boris. Not 50 bad AS
| that,
Jack cooled Il bit and renewed his
| plcadngs
But do be reasonable, Doris. If you
dent intend to throw me over tell me
when yuull give me positive answer,
and
when You do some unusual thing,
You know mteriectcd she sweetly
blowing the curls out Of her eyes.
Jack. who had been carrying his hat,
shipped il on his head with an eXela-
nation of disgust. He was certainly
veXcd and took very long strides
Hello, jack. called Doris daintily
nItcr him rs he far outdistanced her,
THAT $ not the WAY I'm going I'm
| going down by the bridge. Want TO
come It CHANGED that he did.
Now. the path 10 the bridge was
rather pretty path, running through
Il small wood, which in summer time
was full of shade and Woodbine and
foNgloycs and ferns. These had van
lshed, but the glory Of the wood, the
stream, remained.
Spanning the stream WAS the bridge.
II was tiny and not particularly serv-
iceahle, with gingerbrcady trelIiswork
ut the side for the tickling Of unartls-
tic TASTES.
lets rest here. suggested Doris,
sitting down comfortably on the fimsy
side rail of the bridge. With one hand
she held Il bunch of ruiliy skirts. and
with her other she balanced herself on
the handle Of her sunShade.
Isn't the ptnplY haze on those hills
beautiful" remarked she POLITICALLY.
1t was only some Debated cricket, for
gotten by July, that chirpcd an appreei-
ative reply 20 this poetic observation.
AS TO Jack, ne WIS silent for II few mo
monts; then with course masculine di-
RICHNESS he Went straight to the spot
But what In thunder can chap like
me do, Doris. that would be unusual
I'm decent enough sort, reckon =
good family wholesome Instincts and
all that, with enough money 10 live on
aud a reasonable amount of Industry
but rs for doing anything unusual
pslnW!' he broke Of Irascibly.
Doris hummed an air from Little
Johnnie Jones and gathered her skirt
fiills a bit closer Apparently she
wasn't giving his recital the closest ut
tention.
Jael, hicked Il beetle from the railing
aud changed his tactics.
'Isnt it enough for your purpose, lit
ne gill' To be sure That | love youF' he
ASKED
DORIS shoi a lightning glance at her
biG lover from uhdef her dark iasnes.
sun size Si'id muslhgiy' ! should
IKE You 10 DO some unusual lhlng.'
jack passed one hahd over MS swarthy
broW ana TOOK hurried review or MS
resources
Possibly observed ne o'ldlV ut
ieheths / might write DOOR
DORIS elSgled' Yes ana dedicate II
10 me, suggested she.