The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-16

HER SLIM ANKLE.
let, joining hands with two stout gen
tlemen, brought up the rear, and they
all disappeared around the curve to-
gether
We'll, Jock" said Hugh MacDon-
aid, its poor way to treat the pigs,
and you could take better care of the
sheep than that"
The collie wagged a responsive tail.
but his eyes We're still fastened on the
road.
Hugh, following their direction, said
'Oh" quickly as a girl limped into
sight
She looked up and waved her hand
at the minister.
I'm comingp he shouted, and Jock
led the way down the winding path.
When they reached the road they
found the girl sitting on big stone
81 have hurt my ankle" she said. 81
made them go on without me-"
"Were you following that" The
minister jerked his head in the direc-
ton of the motley procession.
Yes" Her cheeks famed. at must
seem awfully silly to you"
ITS cruel" the minister condemned
Jock could take better care of the
sheep
81 don't believe they thought of
that"
do they ever think?" he questioned
her
Pm not sure" she contded, but
they're awfully good fun
Il think it was Just as good fun
when you and used to pick wild flow
ers and row in my little boat on the
lake. Those were nice, simple times.
Ellie, before these society people came
up here to make fools of the country
folks, and your father made his money
selling land to them"
"Oh, you don't know them" she ex-
cused. "They are very good hearted.
One of them gave lot of money TO the
poor, and we're going to have tableaux
for the old people of the parish"
MY old people are well taken care
Of" he said sternly.
Her face fell
But we want to have the tableaux.
| am going to be Juliet"
ITO whose RomeoY
Freddie Fairfax's"
1.-THE pig driver"
How unpleasantly you put it," she
said. "He Is awfully nice"
FFbOro e{Janna a moment
and then he said, do you love him,
Ellie?"
Everybody calls me Eleanor now"
she remarked irrelevantly.
''Do you love him?' he insisted
"Oh, no. I don't love any one
His dark face was very tender as he
said, And yet l once had the great
happiness of believing that you loved
me and that we were to be married
and that you were to live in the par
sonage with me and we We're to min
lister to my people and grow old to-
gether in a beautiful union
She gave little cry. MY ankle
hurts!' was her explanation but her
eyes were full of tears.
He knelt beside her.
LET me take off your shoe" he said
Il can bandage it with my handker-
chief"
In silence he united the pretty low
boot and drew It off gently. In silence,
too. he wrapped his handkerchief about
her slim ankle
There" he said. and looked up at
her as he knelt Does it hurt now,
dear hearth
Don't" she said, and her lips trem-
bled. don't call me that
81 shall always call you that in my
heart" he said.
Then he squared his shoulders and
stood up
I'm help you to get home"
His arm went around her, and she
clung to him. I'm afraid l can't walk
1t hurts awfully."
'Tll carry YOU" he offered, but she
protested. ooh, no; they are coming
back"
The pigs were rampant now and
squealing on the home stretch. The
sheep were so frightened that their
eyes were wild, and they stumbled
over the rough road
ooh, poor things poor thingsH' Flea
nor said as she saw them.
The minister caught at the violet rib
bons with one hand and brought the
woody steeds up with jerk.
"Unharness them" he said to the
man in pink.
you've spoiled the race" shrieked
the little woman in scarlet
Miss Lester was to reward the win
ner." explained one of the stout gen
| tlemen.
But the minister was pulling off the
violet wreaths.
"Take them home. Jock" he said tc
the collie, and to the protesting crowd
"They happen to be my sheep, and
| can't have them killed in this way"
Freddie Fairfax came back with the
pigs in tow.
1--WE would pay you for them'" he
said insolently.
In flash the minister faced him
with clinched fists, but it was Eleanor
/ who cried Indignantly, do you thinl