The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20

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branches. A bank Of soft, green turf
encircled it's roots, and they sat down
in the trembling shadows. It was in
the midst of the herb garden; beds OF
mint and thyme, rosemary. and mario
ram, basil, lavender and other fragrant
little city of straw skeps peopled
by golden brown bees. From these
skeps came delicious aroma of riied
flowers and virgin wax. 1t was new
sweet as perfume and pure as prayer.
Nothing stirred the green, sunny after.
noon, but the murmur of the bees, and
the sleepy twittering of the birds in the
plane branches. An indispensable peace
swept like the breath g, Of heaven thru
signing for very happiness. The 81
lence became too eloquent. At length
it was almost uncomfortable, and Ethel
said softly: ~#@-~S
Tyrrel looked at her steadily with
beaming eyes. Then he took from his
pocket a little purse Of woven gold and
opal-tinted beads, and held it in his
open hand for her to see, watching the
bright blush that spread over her face,
and the faint, glad smile that parted
"You understands" ~ -.
: eyes. It is mine. - -:
1T was yours: It is nov mine
= - How CD you get 1t!lT
aax VI !; bought ta 1t. it from the old man you
"oh! Then you know him9 How
is that?''
stThe hotel people sent a porter home
with him lest he should be robbed. =
ter told me where he lived. I went
there and bought this purse from him.
I knew some day it would bring me to
you. I have carried it over my heart
ever since.' p
. $50 you noticed me?''
= -"I saw you all the time I was sing
ing. I have, never forgotten you
nWhat made you sing?"
fae an o urgent n+ed inn
l. = HReaily?1 -..=-..
ct saw it first. I saw it all the time
[ was singing; When you dropped this
r sSeuG meet yoa agPp have kHsT
the hour we met. It has been hard to
keep my secret so long, 49,
1T was my secret also.' -.
81 love you beyond all words. Ny,
life is in your hands. You can make
me the gladdest Of mortals. You can
send me away forever" r
ooh no, could not! could not do
that!o The rest escapes words; but
thus it was that on this day of days
these two came by Gods grace to each
other b. S..
At their unconquerable hour.
And the very atmosphere of such
bliss is diffusive; it seemed as if all
the living creatures around understood.
In the thick, green branches the birds
began to twitter the secret, and GER
ttainly the wise, wise bees knew also,
in some occult way, of the love and
joy that had just been revealed A
wonderful humming and buzzing filed
the hives, and the air vibrated with
the movement Of wings. Some inhu-
ence more swift and secret than the
birds Of the air carried the matter fur
Their, for it finally reached Royal, the
tering down the alley, pushed his nose
twice under Ethel's elbow, and then,
| with a significant look backward, ad-
vised the lovers to follow him to the
house. s..r H. s...-.-r.
When they finally accepted his invi-
tation, they found Mrs. Rawdon drink
ing cup Of tea with Ruth in the hall
| Ethel joined them with affected high
spirits and random explanations and
excuses, but both women noticed her
radiant face and exultin1g air. :. ..The
| said ecstatically, and Mrs. Rawdon re-
marked, as she rose and put her cup
on the table, ttGirls need chaperons
/ in gardens if they neeu them anywhere.
made Nicholas Rawdon promise in
Mossgin Garden I've had to spend all
my life since trying to keep"
i Tyrrel and have been sitting I'M
der the plane tree watching the bees.
| They are such busy, sensible crea-
lures. -
/ "They are that" answered Mrs
i Rawdon. IF you knew all about them
/ you would wonder a bit. Ny father
had a great many; he studied their
ways and used to laugh at the ladies
Of the hive being so like the ladies
of the world. You see the young lady
bees are inst as inexneriencad as