The Lake County times., 1907-03-05
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"YoU told me aUhere you ltued," she an
SaUeTed.
She drew back lightly He was IA
vored with the most delicious low
laugh he had ever heard, and by some
magic whisk which she accomplished
there was no sign of tears about her.
"Ah, I'm glad you're the same, JoeF'
she said. You never would or could
pretend very we'll. I'm glad you're the
same, and I'm glad I've changed,
though that isn't why you have for
gotten me. You've forgotten me be-
cause you never thought of me. Per
haps 1 should not have known you If
you had changed a great deal, as 1
have"
He started, leaning back from her.
''Ah," she laughed, that's it! That
funny little twist of the head you al
ways had, like alike a-weI, you
know must have told you a thousand
times that 1t was like a nice friendly
puppy. So why shouldn't 1 say so
now? And your eyebrows! When you
look like that nobody could ever for
get you, joe"
He rose from the log, and the mon
grel leaped upon him uproariously,
thinking they were to go home, belize
TO food.
The lady laughed again. Don't let
him spoil my parasol. And [ must
warn you now: Never, never tread on
my skirt! I'm very irritable about such
thingsr'
He had taken three or four uncertain
backward steps from her. She sat be-
fore him, radiant with laughter, the
loveliest creature he had ever seen.
but between him and this charming
vision there swept, through the warm,
scented June air, veil of snow like q
driven fog, and half obscured in the
heart Of it young girl stood knee deep
in drift piled against an old picket
gate, her black waterproof and shabby
skirt Tapping in the blizzard like torn
sails, one of her hands outstretched to-
ward him, her startled eyes fixed on
his.
"And, oh, how like you," said the
lady; how like you and nobody else in
the world, Joe, to have yellow dogy
"Ariel Taborv'
His lips formed the words without
sound.
Isn't it about timer? she said. care
strange ladies In the habit Of descend
ing from trains to take you homer"
Once, upon a white morning long ago,
the sensational progress of a certain
youth up Main street had stirred Ca
naan. But that day was as nothing to
this. Mr.. Bantry had left temporary
paralysis in his wake, but In the case
OF the two young people who passed
slowly along the street today it waa
petrifaction, which seemingly threat
ened in several instances (most nota-
bly, that Of Mr.. Arp to become perma-
nent.
The lower portion Of the street, lined
with three and four story buildings OF
brick and stone, rather grim and hot
facades under the midday sun, afford
ed little shade to the church comers,
who were working homeward in pro-
cessional little groups and clumps,
none walking fast, though none with
the appearance Of great leisure, since
neither rate Of progress would have
been esteemed betting the day. The
growth Of Canaan, steady, though nev-
er startling, had left almost all of the
churches downtown, and Main street
the principal avenue of communication
between them and the residence sec
uon So today the intermittent pro-
cession stretched along the new cement
from a little below the
square to upper Main street, where
naples lined the thoroughfare and the
mansions Of the af1uent stood among
pleasant lawns and shrubberies.
It was late, for this had been a COM
munion Sunday, and those far in adj
vance, who had already reached the
pretty and shady part of the street
were members of the churches where
services had been shortest, though few
IN the long parade looked as if thew
had been attending anything yerv