Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-01-05
BILLY BOY.
MATCHMAKER.
BY MARTHA M'CUlIOCn-MHllANaS
coppSOnt, 1905, b. /. D. Massaau

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Pretty! 1t Ia profane to call her
merely pretty" Wheaton said. .staring
covertly at Helen Mari. "she is we'll
named" he went ON. Cant you fancy
hers the ws1aa Ah
Face that launched q thousand ships
And burned the topless towers Of uliumr'
NO." Norris answered with a laugh
Ing shake of the head 3'.Re1nember
I'm neither artist nor painter, nor ever
Bohemian-merely village landlord
whose chief concern IN to keep termi
with his tenants, and used to Daelnl
pretty girls, even very pretty girls
every day in the week." no.
IF you call her pretty, repeat ypul
case ls hopeless" Wheaton persisted
This time he spoke very low, but not
SO low as to escape Helsn's ear. She
was coming toward them on her Dap
pied pony. her hat hanging at the back
Of her head and sheaf Of wild roses
In the hollow Of her arm. The pink Of
the roses was deepening in her cheeks,
and she would have ridden past with
the merest inclination Of the head but
that Billy Boy, spoiled beast, was of
another mind. He whinnied joyously
to Norris, and when he got abreast of
that gentleman planted his four legs,
obstinately refusing to bulge, his whln-
ny changing to a plaintive whicker Of
protest. 4.5f. ,t,asi
II see Billy Boy Is constant--not
proud and naughty like his mistress.
He does not ignore his friends II be
does happen to find them In bad com
pany." Norris said. stepping to the
nony,a head and ,att,ns MIN rummo @a
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"e Spo.ihs
Inc MARI paddock adJolnsu ms OWE,
ana while holding converse WIN bstlY
Boy across the fence OF IT. giving MIN
bread. sugar or sweet apples, ne need
ed no excuse for likewise holding com
verse with Miss Helen. She was shy
OF him when they met socially, Tor,
though Norris would have scrupled to
admit 1t, he was the catch Of the vii
lage, much courted by the eager and
rather let alone by the self respecting.
Beyond their pride and their pedigree
fhe Marra had little HeIer's chief di-
sion, indeed, was tho rides sfio took
s,us +ho red reads. snN a., ssaar,
snes wren led from tue Village into
$50 deep county.
Wheaton was not a bad sort, buE me-
vas a city mnn and. Norris more Than
suspected, tritisr, making love TO
every very pretty or very piquant race
he encountered. He was. moreover,
disgustingly good to look at. mus
Norris contrasted mentally Wneatons
supple elegance with his Own Durly
strength. wheaton played at Deing an
artist, emery py way OF diversion ~
mad JUST enough money 70 Keep nimseif
, In luxurious inieness ana no VIII wnat-
ever 10 increase tne sum OF IL OF oivioe'
the spending. MOTIFS knew all tnat'
therefore ne RACED my, mainly at MIN
SELF while wheaton TAXED 10 shsien.
the whlle coaxlng Billy BOY 70 stand
. opstinhteiy sun py giving MIN tuits OF
tender roadside grass IL was play.
ruby done, so piayfuily Helen uin not
In the least see throngn u 4 IA
She got over ner snyness very QUICK
~ ana taiked brightly 70 wheaton, CIV
ing MN now ana again dazzling smiles.
1t took her all aback TO nave MOTIFS at
the emu OF nIteen minutes jerk Billy
BOYS Drinie SHARPLY ana ssend niin can
tering 'honeWard WIN a sharp sap On
the rump.
As the pony cantered Helen won
dered what she had done to displease
Norris. He had looked gloomier and
older than she ever had seen MIN and
had growled In answer to the goodby
she had thrown to MIN over ner snoui-
der.
Before the week end she had ceased
to think of Norris. of Billy Boy, OF
anything, indeed, save and except
Wheaton. They had ridden through
the long summer mornings together
and spent the silver mooniit evenings
strolling about the village, never get
ting beyond hail or the range OF friend
ly household lights. Helen Went bare
headed; Wheaton insisted upon II. he
insisted. too, that he must paint her
not In the heat OF the summer, but
when he came back In the fan. He
was coming, OF course. He had not
dreamed tnht MS own country heiu
sucn DeautieS as tne region rounu.
ABOUT nao uiscioseu' Possibly ne Wouu
sett'e uowh mere anu AaAo nsen
Famous Dy perpetuatinB tne clar,n oi
itS grassed reaches lts covering INNS
tne snver OF l.s prooks anu ule sol1 -
limitaDie purpieS proouinB apoVe i'S
pig neids.
Helen iisteneu as one encnanteu. one
was Just nineteen, unworldiy as new
fedged dove and full OF romance and