Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-19
The Perversity
Of Young Love
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they would Irvine together like two
vine shoots. Their hearts did, but they
did not. This was not because there
were Instructions in the way of their
union, for there were not. 1t was a
simple natural perversity.
In the first place, Horace took a long
time to discover that he wanted julia
80 long indeed that every one else, in
Guiding the object of his affection,
inew it long before he did himse.s.
Horace at last found out the secret
Of his heart, and when he did he burn
ed to tell it at once to the girl he loved.
He chose the first opportunity that pre-
scented itself, and that was not a pro-
pitious one. They We're together on a
.nutting party with a large number of
young people OF their W age. Horace
asked Julia to saunter away from the
others with him. Julia knew at a
glance his object in goingAand with Il
natural feminine perversify, together
with a desire to punish him for taking
SO muc1 time before making his dec
l%aration, threw straws in his way.
what do you want to go away from
all the fun for?' she asked. /.
Il want to show you something"
"What?'
"a bridge below over the creek. It's
q nice place to sit and talk
what do you want to talk aboutF
1--WE something important to tell
you"
Suppose 1 don't want TO hear IT,
Horace was thrown fiat aback. 1t
hadn't occurred to him that she would
not wish to hear what he had to say.
well, then" he said, 81 suppose
there's no use in telling you,' and,
walking away, he joined some one
else.
The two did not come together again
till shortly before the time of de-
parture. Then Julia was very gracious.
Horace's brow was cloudy. Julia re-
marked that there would be time for q
walk before. going home. Horace said
there would be. only time for a very
short walk, and he didn't care for q
short walk.
u thought you had something to tell
meF' said Julia.
81 had" said Horace.
"What has become of it?' asked
Julia.
you didn't want to hear it, and I'm
keeping it for some II else"
Julia looked sober. She said moth
ing for awhile, but when she did 1T
formed a very important link in these
very ordinary proceedings.
"Jim Hawkins wanted me to walk
to the bridge with him awhile ago."
she said.
Jim Hawkins was Horace's only
rival-that is, he would have been had
Horace had a rival. AT any rate, his
name at this critical ju%ncture struck as
much terror into Horace as the name
of the Black Douglas in days of old
into little children. But ~perversity is
not solely a feminine trait.
"Why didn't you go?" he remarked.
at wouldn't have been very nice of
me to go with him when l had refused
to go with you"
"Maybe he had something to tell
you"
"If he had l didn't want to hear it."
Circumstance as well as perversity
has something to do with such cases,
and in this case circumstance inter-
fered just is the matter was in a
fair way to be Strengthened out. Mary
Dale, the only girl Julia was afraid of
so far as Horace was concerned, came
up and reminded Horace that he had
promised TO show her the watyfall up
the creek a bit. Horace said that he
would not only keep his promise, but
be very glad to do so.
When Horace and Mary returned the
picnic was breaking up and the young
people were putting the empty lunch
baskets into the wagons. Horace looked
about for Julia and failed to see her
He hunted for her and found her sit.
ting behind a big tree crying. Won
ans tears are to a man what oil is tc
hardened putty. Horace softened.
whats the matter?" he asked, in
loverlike tone.
I'm disappointed" she sobbed, dab
bling her handkerchief into her eyes.
What about?'
Eve always wanted to see tina
bridge and now we're going home ant
/ haven't"
This was a surprise to Horace. FL,
stood thinking.
"Would you like to go to the bridg
now?' he asked presently.
How'll we get homer"
well have to walk, / expect"
Il don't know that I can walk S
far"
:, 81 think you can. It's only seve
miles,"
Some one cried GAIL aboardw
"Can you do it?'
Julia made no reply. The tree wa
between her and the wagons and sh
y was waiting for them to be gone.
The wagons ono on their way, Ho
ace and Julia waited till the shoutin
Of the boys and girls died away in I'll
distance, then Julia arose and the tv
walked down the creek toward IL
bridge.
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