Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

MOL couldn't recall the nose. You nave
really passable not to say pretty nose, now;
and your hair has shaded down until it has no
longer any resemblance to a door mat-as it had
then"
Possibly since your memory is good you
can recall that slap l gave you one day; when
you presumed to kiss me-"
"Perfectly. l think, maybe, it was the recollec-
tion of that slap which brought me back look
ing very intently into her eyes, smiling.
'Why-may 1 ask?"
Possibly, curiosity; to see what you looked
like And-possihly a sneaking desire 20 get
with you-or get slapped again, SO here
am. Is it friends or foes?" holding out his hand.
For few moments Josephine sat unresponsive
silently picking wild rose to pieces.
"She laughed as softly if she sighed!
She counted six, and over"
AS the last petal fell from her fingers she ex-
tended her hand.
Friends got it," she answered, pointing to the
leaf that lay in her lap. Besides 1 am not so
rich in friends that 1 can afford to turn down
even one.'
Sweet arbiter of my fate," he says lightly
picking the rose leaf up. Then, What about
Frederick" he asks.
"About Frederick" allowing her lovely eyes to
look for a few moments into his with feigned
wonder
You know he is your lover?"
upon what authority do you make this state
ment."
81 have his word for it."
"Why how secretive he has been about it-I
could never have guessed it. Positively, you make
me smile" as nded she did.
"Ah, Josephine! Josephine!"
upon what authority do you call me Josephine,
and continue to hold my hand?"
'The license given by old acquaintive, you
know"
"a new license will have to be taken out, sir,
for as you say yourself, am not the same person
you once knew More than seven years have
elapsed since we saw each other, and every atom
of me is changed; and you are no longer the long
legged boy with the incpient moustache, who
used to tramp the mountains with my brother.
When you shaved tnat-that appendage off you
destroyed the only mark by which 1 might have
recognized you. So you see we have got to begin
all over again."
"How pretty your sister has grown. Now she
might suit Frederick. 1 can't imagine you
curate's wife,"
'Why not may l ask?"
Because, you are a natural born hereto, and
the first time you disagree with him on any of
the Cardinal points, you would be finging the
CUBS and saucers about his ears"
"Thank you. This is three times today I've
been called heretic once by the Pastor once by
Frederick, who rather intimated it, and now you"
"Since they have each looked at 1T from exactly
opposite points of view, one or the other must
be mistaken l. however, am right"
Just then the old fashioned Doxology rang
out loud and clear from the church of the Cove
nant and Josephine, in genuine alarm, sprang
from her seat; with scant courtesy she ran feetly
ND the gravel walk and soon safely ensconsed
in her chamber.
'Well, there is one comfort" she said between
painting breaths, mo will come near me,
and I'll not have to tell any lies
Then she set to work to examine herself. Truly,
truly this had been the most eventful, the most
delightful day of her life. AS she thought of it
her heart beat with JOY and the blood went
coursing madly through her veins.