The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-16

Il tiously on the side Mollie was backing Then he threw his weight upon the raised end of the beam.
 Hold on tishtn' he called out Instantly the position of the beam begen to revere, Mollie went sswin gine up gently into mid-air. Ralph sat on the other end firmly. his arms folded his feet resting among the daisies and buttercups that bestrewed the held.
 The girl uttered a little ory of sur prise as the see-sAw was put In mo- tion and the open book fell from hel lap crushing the grass promise of last night" he answered from the buttercups and daisies
 Why are you 50 persistentT she asked.
 "Because am going away this even- ins. have had telegram. It is my last chance" Tt is very cool and pleasant up here" said Moliie, settling herself bied- like upon her perch. I'm enjoying 1t | SO much"
 "Awfully glad to hear it," Ralph an swered.
 what | pity you didn't bring your Aristotle with your the girl said pres entiy. You could have read such . | lot of it." I I'm quite content with my present position" said the voice from the l daisies.
 '1feml It's very Iowly. You're easily satisfied:' answered the voice from the cloudless blue. | You're going to fulfil your prom iseT' asked the voice from the earth. T can't hear. I'm too high up," l called back the treble voice A long silence followed, broken only by the varied sounds that help to make 1 the summer Presently the young scholar caught sight of the book Mollie had been so Intent upon It was an old Creek granmar--one of his own. He recog- nixed 1t at once.
 why. little MoIlier he cried. giv- ing start that nearly resulted in a catastrophe to the girl poised above him. what are you doing with T thought would take 1t up" she answered, with a grand afr, ''as you seem to consider 1t SO nice" asked.
 She was silent.
 Why didn't you ask me to teach you Greek?" There was just touch of earnestness in his tone
 T did not like to disturb you" she answered, turning away her head de- murely. !.
 But I have not really done any work since I came down here. you know that quite as well as I do. Mol lie, look at me-"
 T can't; my neck aches on that side."t
 ".Mollie. am going away this even- ing"
 I've heard that before"
 'Mollie, why won't you be kind to me?"
 T am kind. I leave you to your studies in peace"
 But don't like studying while I'm here"
 They why did you say so this after noon?"
 T was trying to think that I liked it."
 Mollie turned her head and looked down upon him from her exalted posi- ton.
 But you like Aristotle--awfuliy. don't you?'
 Not when you are near." she said, digging his heel into the daisies.
 "oh! So you are trying to be good
 T found 1t harder than I thought" he answered, somewhat deJectedly.
 Poor boy" she murmured consol- ingly from full, red lips.
 Another silence ensued.
 Couldn't you teach me some Greek now?" asked the girl. Say some thing to me in Greek. It would help to pass the time away, you know
 He looked up with thoughtful eyes.
 '.Zoe mou sas agapo," he said, re- beating the line slowly from Byron's Maid of Athens" He knew his Byron better than his Aristotle. That's al very short sentence. but 1t means a lot"
 What does 1t mean?" she asked, leaning towards him.
 Something very nice"
 Say the funny sentence again. she demanded.
 Zoe mou sas agapo." he murmured. as before.
 Do translate it." she urged.
 Some day will come back and translate 1t to you" Ralph said, avoid ing her gaze.
 Thank you" she answered curtly: you need not take the trouble. Greek is not so very interesting to me; and, after all, don't pretend to be wise. am only a---butterhy. Oh, sit still, Ralph! Remember, we are on a seS- saw!''
 "Mollie. I want to tell you something Il am going to be wise for once. 'or rather, am going to try to be wise"
 'Is 1t very hardr'
 'Yes, dreadfully."
 "Yet you read Aristotle: and he was | a very wise man"
 ''oh, yes, he was all that; but he | didn't understand this sort of thing. | you know"
 What sort of thingT
 This see-sawing sort of thing" |
 Wasn't that funny sentence from | AristotleT'
 "oh, no," An amused smile passed | over the young mans face Aristotle never wrote anything so nice as that"
 "Tell me what the sentence means. and then-and then-and then you can let me down from the see-saw. But you'll do it gently. won't your
 You understand what you are say ing. Mollie? You understand the whole of it?"
 She nodded her head.
 He fixed his gaze upon her and be- gan translating slowly
 Zoe means life-mou, Of me- agapo means--sas agapo means
 What does it meanr
 "What do you think@
 "I can't think; it's all Greek to me He looked away into the shadows. "Ralph, what does sas agapo meanF He slid dexterously nearer the cen- ter of the plank. allowing It to balance till they were on level
 'It means 'you-I--love."
 Tn A moment he was at her side.
 Now. Mollie." he cried. putting his arm about her, give me the kiss you nromIsed me last night"
 Meanwhile. around latticed win dow gay roses nodded knowingly at a small Greek lexicon. textbook of