The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-14

! boy"
"Oh. not very said she. looking al
him thoughtfuliy. 'I-I-well. | Shall
not tell you what 1 think She spoke
deeisiyely.
She had begun to blush again.
Their eyes met. and they both looked
away. smiling. Then moment Of ST
Ience.
Don't you like browng' She was
now looking down at her dress. with
little show of trouble in her eyes.
Il liked the brown of your arms" he
answered.
/ The pin stopped. There was a pug
zled look in her face
I'm afraid it's a very homely dress,
anyway" said she, looking down upon
it as she moved her foot impatiently.
Her mother came out of doors. Pol
~" said she. you'd better go over To
the postoffiee."
May / go with herr" Trove In
CURED
ASK Polly" said the Widow Vaughn,
laughing.
May IL he asked.
| Polly turned away, smiling. IF you
"You must hurry and not be after
dark" said the widow.
They went away, but only the mo-
meats hurried. They that read here,
! though their heads be gray and their
hearts heavy, will understand, for they
will remember some little space of
| time, with seconds flashing as they
went. like dust of diamonds in the
/ hourglass.
/ Don't you remember how you came
| IN the little red sleiSh!" she asked
presently.
/ No
II think it's very grand said she.
ITS so much like a story"
do you read storiesr'
"-All l can get. I've been reading
'Greytower.'
Il read it last winter" said the boy.
What did you like best in it?''
'I'Ee ashamed to tell you," said she,
with quick glance at him.
please tell me-"
"Ch, the love scenes, of course" said
she, looking down with a sigh and
little hesitation.
He was fine lover"
1--WE something in my eye said she,
stopping.
Perhaps can get it," said he LET
me try
I'm afraid you'll hurt me- said she,
looking up, with smile.
"fIl be careful"
He lifted her face a little, his fingers
beneath her pretty chin. Then, taking
her long, dark lashes between thumb
and finger, he opened the lids.
You are hurting said she soberly,
and now the lashes were trying to pull
free
81 can see it, said he.
"It must be bear, you look SO
frightened"
Its nothing to be afraid Of" said
the boy.
.'Well. your hands trem5le," said
she. laughing.
There" he answered, removing a
speck of dust with his handkerchief.
1T is gone now, thank you," said
Polly, winking.
She stood close to him, and as she
spoke her lips trembled. He could de-
lay no longer with a subject knocking
at the gate of speech.
do you believe in love at first
sight?" he asked. !
She turned, looking up at him seri-
ously. Her lips parted in a smile that |
showed her white teeth. Then her
glance fell 81 shall not tell you that"
said she in a half whisper.
Il hope we shall meet again." he |
said
do your said she, glancing up at ,
him shyly.
"Yes"
well. if / We're you and wanted to /
see girI-Id-Fd come and see her."
what If you didn't know whether
she was willing or not?" he asked.
I'D take my Chances" said she SO.
berry.
There were pauses in which their
souls went far beyond their words and
seemed to embrace each other fondly
with arms of the spirit invisible and
resistless. And, whatever was to come,
ia that hour the great priest of love in
the white robe of innocence had made
them one. The air about them was
full of strange delight They were in
deep dusk as they neared the house.
For one moment of long remembered
joy she let him put his arm about her
waist, but when he kissed her cheek
she drew herself away.
They walked little time in silence.
Il am no f1irt," she whispered pres
emily. Neither spoke for moment.
Then she seemed to feel and pity his
emotion. Something slowed the feet
OF both.
There" she whispered; you may
kiss my hand If you care to-
He kissed the pretty hand that was
offered TO him. and her whisper seemed
to ring in the dusky silence like the
dying rhy thin of a bell.
CHAPTER TX
"A LITTLE after daybreak they
50 went on with the cows. For
- Y half a mile or more until the