Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-30

physically exhausted. It had not ye
 spent itself as just now she fingered
 in the dusk by the spring house fence
 Her heart burned within her with [
 feeling that she did not understand
 for the passion of jealousy was to hel
 as unknown as the passion of love
 Her own blinding, consuming emotions
 were appalling to herself in their utter
 strangeness and newness.
 Flo had said that he wished to as.
 sume a farmhands disguise because
 he didn't want to associate with the new guests. Why, then, was he spend ing whole afternoons with them? Was he repenting him of his whim? And they, even though they thought him mere farmland, could not fail to find happiness in being with him, for, farmland or gentleman, he was him- self.
 The young ladies appeared to her very stupid not to recognize that he was not farmland. To be sure, they probably did not know many farm hands and so did not see how impos- sible it was, but they had only to con- pare him with Abe and his father to see the absurdity of it. .. This evening, for the first time since he had come to the farm, she fell to wondering in a vague, indefinite way what was his mental image of herself, whom he saw only at her drudgery, treated slightingly by every one, al, ways looking hideous in her working clothes, shy before him even to cow ardice. That day he had found her with the newspaper he had evidently supposed that her starting and turn ing white had been caused by her fear of being caught ill the act of disobey- ing her foster father. She had read his look of half contemptuous pity clearly enough, and it had served to increase her agony of embarrassment before him. Then his poorly con- about that great man, Andrew Car negie-how that had mortified her! And now to heighten the effect of her own uncomeliness here were these well dressed, well looking, well edu- cated and worldly wise young ladies daily before his eyes. Oh, if only she could creep into corner and remain unseen while still not losing the bliss of seeing him. But. then, there was the ecstasy of having him occasionally speak to her. The few dozen words he had spoken to her in the time he had been with them were gravon deep i'll her heart. Why should he seek to talk to her now and then if he utterly desDised her-he who at first had meant to avoid even those two girls from the town by assuming farm hands garb? He never talked to Ollie. Why did he speak to her? True, their few encounters had been quite acci- dental. He had not sought her out Perhaps he took the trouble to speak kindly to her because he was sorry for one whom every one else half lespised.
 Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of approaching footsteps and voices. The two young ladies were coming toward her across the grass plot.
 "Eunicew cried Daisy when still a few yards distant. Do you know where Pete is? I want to hire him to take us for drive" 5'''.'-'~.' ..'a'-i
 Eunice's heart beat thick in her breast. To see these pretty girls, their fair bodies daintily clad, their white hands bearing no ugly marks of rough work, their care free spirits bright with happiness-to look on and see them drive off into the summer twi- fight with him-she could not bear hat this evening!
 Where is he?" repeated Daisy. "I'm going to find him if I have to search Ill over the farm. It's such a dandy 'vening for drive.'
 N"Did you look up in the north corn ield?" Eunice asked, not glancing up. Way up in that north cornfeld% | ried Daisy in consternation.
 You are sure he is there, Eunice% sked Georgiana.
 "It would be we'll for you to look here," the girl steadily replied.
 What proof can you offer that he's here, Eunice?" demanded Daisy. T on't want to chase up there for noth- ng."
 If you have looked every place else, hats the only place he can be"
 That seems reasonable" Daisy ranted. "Is he moving corn up there onight?"
 "No," Eunice was able to answer 
 Then what is he doing" "He may possibly be looking to see ow the corn is coming on, but" she astily added. T can't prove it." Well" sighed Daisy. come on, ieorgie. We'll have to skate if we're oing to get a drive tonight"
 They went away, and Eunice was fit alone to face her own chaotic
 .IWIM1