The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1906-08-11

the horse whip ABOUT our shOulders, ne |
would He's clown in our show, hi
is"
There was silence for minute n
the blk library, then the scholar SAN
gently: why do you want love PIN.
tire? Is the-man you are engaged n
fickle?"
We'll, he runs after MAIDS Leo.
nore and can't stand 1t, and hs
laughs at me. and I'm miserable. 1
am
The girls voice broke. and great
tears rolled down her cheeks. She
wiped her eyes with a gayly.bordsrsd
pocket handkerchief and said. what
would lady do?"
The scholar pondered for a moment
then said, difiidently, and with extreme
shyness
Il think that she would not-show
chat she minded, That she would try
to be always sweei-tempered and grs-
| Cious. above all to Madam what's-her-
name. Don't let him think himself 30
! precious, my child; we all value what
! is hard TO obtain. He's too sure Of
! you, or he wouldn't tease you. IL you
are wise, and II he Is worth having-if
/ he's worthy of you and OF your good
father you'll find that all this non
sense will come to an end as a tale
! that Is told
II was q long speech for the scholar
to make: he flushed little as he mace
It. and the circus girl gazed at him ad.
miringly, exclaiming, You are know.
in Old covel"
The scholar shook his head and said
humbly. Il fear | am ignorant In these
matters. ! have only known three
womea intimately In my life--my mo-
Their. my wife and my daughter"
us that what your daughter did,"
she asked. eagerly.
II don't know what she did" an
swerel the scholar gently: and indeed
II was true, for the engagement had
come to him as bolt from the blue
while he was thinking OF Phyllis as
still In pinafores.
Was she very hard to please?" per-
sisted the girl
Had Phyllis been hard TO please9 ?"
the scholar asked himself He did not
her. anyhow. 80 he said, II don't know
II she was hard to please. but know
that whatever she did was right and
womanly. and you can do all that your
self. my dear"
II wish I was a ladyl" sighed the
circus girl. but father says one can be
5 as good a girl In troupe as II one was
, scripture reader. What do you
| say?"
: II quite agree with your father: he
. must be a most sensible man. and
wish knew him. Believe me. n circus
, lady can be just as good and useful a
lady ~ any other " she will only try.
and am sure you'll try"
, The girl rose from her seat ~ did
the scholar: she held out her hand and
he took II, and the old man and the
girl looked INTO each others eyes.
"Good-by." said the girl I'm glad
, | come, though you are 80 ignorant
. about love poshins'"
{ I'm very glad you came" said the
) scholar heartily; and. believe me. you
} need no love pOshins. you are quite
) charming enough without" The girl
flushed up To the roots of the furze-
7 bush
I Then the scholar mid: Would you
, like some roses?" The girl said please
. SIR" IN the shyest, smallest voice, and
the scholar held the door open for her
, to pass out. Then he followed her
I across the nall and through the open
I front door. lie took his pruning knife
from his pocket and he cut her "A great
: bunch Of roses that were famed
n throughout the county then he walked
: down the drive with her, and NJ tho
n gate he babe her good-by.
r She started down the road. and then
. looking back and seeing him still
n standing at the gate, she ran back. say
ing breathlessly. 81 wish you'd come
I and see me ride. can Jump through
n the hoops beautiful, can! should
n like 10 show you"
a The scholars eyes were very kind
but he shook his head, saying: I'm
10 getting an old man, my dear; ! hardly
9 ever go out at night"
q But there's a matinee-an afternoon
}, show" she explained, this afternoon
j. The scholar wayered. then the be.
= seechnR blue eyes caught bis and held
2. them. Phyllis would like me "a" he
!, murmured; then II will come and SEE
n you ride this afternoon"
d II shall look out for you, mind" said
y the girl. don't you forget"
r The scholar did not forRet-he went!
Copyright, 1906 by Joseph y Bowie }