The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-08-31
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satisfied" answered the voice from the
cloudless blue. j, -, . '7. 9s ,s
You're going to fulfill your prom
ise?" asked the voice from the EARTH
q>*"I can't hear. I'm too high up
called back the treble voice. g. =. =. ~
A long silence followed, broken only:
by the varied sounds thatshelp TO make:
the summer. - . -a3* =. a.. e
Presently the young, scholar caught
sight. OF the book Mollie had been SO
intent upon. It was an old Greek
grammar-one Of his own. He recog-
n1zed 1t at once. 49,. -. ~:
why, little Mollie!" he cried, CIV,
ing a start that nearly resulted ii q
catastrophe to the girl poised above
him, = what are you doing with
Greek?" - = r.
Il thought I would take it up, ''xshe
answered, with a grand air, "as you
seem to consider it so nice" ;,.:' 1T
rs that a recommendation he
asked. --...
| She was silent. =.
why didn't you ask me to teach
you Greek?' There was just a touch OF
earnestness in his tone. ~
'*'1 did not like to disturb you," sha
answered, turning away her head de-
murely. =
But have not really done any
work since I came down here; you
know that quite as we'll asI do. Mol
lie, look at me-" H.:
Il can't; my neck aches on that
side." =.
"Mollie, I am going away this eve
Ming" ::
1--WE heard that before
'Mollie, why won't you be kind to
me?"
II am kind. I leave you to your
studies In peace :. A.:
But I don't like studying while I'm
here" : = -:
Then why did you say SO this after
noon?" = :
II was trying to think that liked
it." -
T Mollie turned her head and looked
down upon him from her exalted posi-
ton. :.
But you like Aristotle-awfully,
don't you?" :.
mot when you are near" he said.
digging his heel into the daisies.
"Oh! So you are trying to be gooc
boy this afternoon?"
| Il found it 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-
peating the line slowly from Byron's
maid of Athens" He knew his Byron
better than his Aristotle. ''That's a
very short, sentence, but it means d
lot" -
What does it 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 it to you,': Ralph said, avoid
ing her gaze.
THANK you," she answered curly;
you need not take the trouble. Greek
Is not so very interesting to me; and.
after all, don't pretend to be wise. I
am only a-butterfy. Oh, sit still,
Ralph! Remember, we are on a see-
saw!"
''Mollie, want to tell you something
Il am going to be wise for once, or
rather, am going to try to be WISE -
''Is it very hard?" .:
eyes, 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" ,<<z
What sort Of thing?"' 49,.
'This see-sawing sort of thing"
wasn't that funny sentence from
Aristotle?" d:
"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.@ BIT
you'll do it gently, won't you?" . +:
"You understand what you are saw.
ing, Mollie? You understand thu
whole of it?''
She nodded her head. -.
| He fixed his gaze upon her and be.
gan translating slowly. =. &: z . !, - Z:
Zoe means 'life'----;1nou, Of me-
agapo means-sas agapo means--,d'5:yy> :: !;
::What does it mean?" .'tz%S= e s y
what do you think?'' s.: .:z* q. s,sz :.
Il can't think; it's all Greek to d, me.
He looked away into the shadows. +
""Ralph, what does sas agapo mean q
He slid dexterously nearer the cen.
ter Of the plank. allowing it tosbalance.
till they were on a level s I 4 MI