Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02

he had spoken to her In the time he
had been with them We're craven deep
In her heart Why should he seek to
talk to her now and then II he utterly
despised 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
despised.
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? l want to hire him to
take us for drive"
EunIces heart beat thick In her
breast. To see these pretty girls, their
fair bodies daintily clad, their white
Aands 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-
light with him-she could not bear
that this evening!
"Where is he?" repeated Daisy. I'm
going to find him If have to search
all over the farm. It's such dandy
evening for a drlve!"
did you look up in the north corn
feld?" Eunice asked, not glancing up.
"'Way up in that north corniield?'
cried Daisy In CONSERVATION.
'You are sure he Is there, EunlceT'
asked Georgiana.
at would be well for you to look
! there" the girl steadily replied.
"What proof can you offer that he's
there. E,lnice?" demanded Daisy. Il
don't want to chase up there for moth
ing"
.If you have looked every place else,
that's the only place he can be-"
"That seems reasonable" Daisy
Sranteu. rs uc AhoN ms Soih w sAS1S
tonight2"
"No." Eunice was able to answer
truthfnlly.
| "rhen what is he doing?"
''He may possibly be looking to see
how the corn is coming on but" she
hastily added. II can't prove it."
well" sighed Daisy, come on,
| George. Well have to skate il We're
going to get drive tonight"
| They went away. and Eunice was
| left alone to face her own chaotic
| thoughts. She leaned her elbows on
| the fierce and pressed her palms
against her burning checks to cool
them. The sunset palpitating and rich
| with color. seemed to her as she gazed
| out over the fields to the crimson hori-
zon to mirror her own warm passion
ate heart
! She had lied to these young ladies'!
Not in actual words, but the impress
! sion she had given was false. Why
had she done it? What good could IT.
do her? And suppose he knew! A.
wave VI S1iukllS ShNNiOi'SSA A>A'
hands supporting her cheeks covered
her eyes as though to shut out from
her sight the disgraceful self she be-
held. Could she ever look at him
again after this?
''What led you to think was up IN
the north cornfieldT
| Out Of the stiffness and dimness OF
the evening voice close beside her
asked the question-his voice.
She did not uncover her eyes, she did
not move. He was there beside her!
He had overheard her telling those
girls to look for him in that impossible
north corniield, quarter OF a mile
away. He had been standing, no
doubt, just within the spring house and
had heard her utter those lies. He
had surely recognized that they were
4 lies, though her spoken words had not
been literally untrue.
II didn't tell them you were there, :
she family answered.
"Why, you sent them up there to
find me, didn't you!" he asked, his
tone puzzled.
eyes," she confessed like guilty
child.
"Well, didn't you think I was thereT
She shook her head
"You didn't? Then why in thunder
did you make them think was"
"Because-that's where l knew you
] wouldn't be-" The words seemed
4 dro prod from bnr oroinSt her will
He appeared to puzzle over it a bit.
What he really was thinking was that
perhaps he had now stumbled upon
the solution Of the mystery of this
maiden. To offer as an explanation
Of her having sent those girls to look
for him in the north cornfield that
she knew that's where he wouldn't be
evidently she was not quite right IN
her mind
But another idea occurred to him.
"Ahw he said. You wanted to give
them false scent, knowing that l
prefer to keep to myself?'
1t was a beautiful explanation. For
moment she half believed that was
why she had sent them to the north
cornfield-to protect him from their
unwelcome society. Anyway, it was
infinitely comforting to have> him
think so, instead Of knowing her real
reason. What was her real reason?
| She could not have defined it, even to
herself.
He seemed waiting to hear her con-
| ~; too nj che did