The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-12-27

fortune. for my comrades ana friends
my brothers more than anyone-to
nickname me "Sorrel" because OF the
color Of my hair!
For years this was sore subject to
me- many crying spell have had
owing 10 that and the laughter or my
thoughtless companions. Everyone
called me Sorrel. My own name,
Ethel. was so seldom spoken failed
10 answer II when heard.
We went up 10 the country early
that summer. for II was unusually
warm and was restless for the free
life and exercise to which | owed my /
perfect health.
Il shall have Sidney Burnett up this |
summer" Tom declared as decidedly |
as /. in the laying OF plans. He was
awfully good 20 me. you know, when
was down in the dumps that time at
college and during our summering To-
gether last summer"
The weather was divine, for the
first two weeks we simply reveled In
the freedom and open life. Then Toms
friend came. and liked him from the
first because he had been so good to
Tom. He was big and broad-shoul-
dered and stern at times. with his
clear gray eyes searching ones soul,
and no smiling OF the mouth under the
brown mustache.
Inez WIS my special chum at school,
and when we parted the day after
graduation she promised me month
at the end OF summer. and she did not
forget. We correspondent. of course,
and told her Of Toms friend along
with the rest OF my brothers, and OF
! our pleasant life in the old country
house. so that when she came she
knew our routine pretty thoroughly.
But in her letters not hint did she
give that she and Tom and Toms
friend We're not strangers,
She was a beautiful girl, tall and
willowy, with large. soft black eyes
aud an abundance OF black hair al
ways becomingly arranged and | did
not wonder that Tom and Toms friend
started when they saw her. for / had
simply told them OF her as lnez, my
chum at school, and met her at the
station and brought her home in my
dogcart while they were on on the
hills, and coming in late TO dinner.
their eyes fell upon her. cool, quiet,
beautiful, sitting opposite me. and
they started vIsibly. paling tribe
Then Tom bit his lip and Mr.. Burnett
frowned and the stern expression
came around his mouth, each bowins
! with cold politeness in recognition OF
the introduction, as she lifted hel
magnificent eyes straight TO theirs FOL
, one brief minute, smiling softly. muir
muring in her exquisite voice how ode
II was that they should meet agar
this summer in their summering
] Neither smiled in answer though
wondered how they could remain 81
. stolidly cold to her.
Z why didn't you tell me you knew
a them?~ / demanded half angrily. a
I we stood in the shadows OF the piazzi
r vines.
: She laughed lightly. her laughte
: like music in the soft silence as sh
i said. tapping my cheek with the dee
red rose in her hand:
d 1T isn't a tragedy. Sorrel; don
look so cross at me- They hepe
make last summer pass pleasantly
y that is all. Only. my dearest" an
= there was an inscrutable tone in he
= voice, her black eyes burning int
n mine through the dusk. don't los
= your heart to your brothers friens
IN Great Mogul as he is. he isn't worth
,e that" and she laughed again.
Is Toms friend was unusually ga.
ID treating my beautiful Inez as doub
less he would have treated any casu;
a acquaintance in the house Of a frienl
while Dick and Ned tried their wit
- upon her. appearing to adore hs
mutually from the first; and | w
m too hopelessly healthy to degenerat
at once into "loveorn maiden an
m. with spirits happy and heart stron
,f / set my wits against hers, astonis
ing even myself with my brillianc
20 For with the heart Of healthy girl
believed / loved Inez truly, and
On Toms friend-but there l always en-
on ed. / never allowed more minu'
reasoning
he The month was nearly over whe
as suddenly the web of mystery tangle
az for me and then as suddenly brok
We were out on a canter through Il
hills. the boys, Toms friend, n
ma. friend and |. and my fiery chestnl
an Katahdin blood being up, we dash,
ne on and away from the Others rockies
OF ly, thoughtlessly. delightfully."-. my ha
zee becoming undone, tumbling down ov
he my shoulders in all its heavy weig
III of color. Then, with a merry thong
of my inhospital!ty OF winning q
race so f.ar ahead, | wheeled Katahd
I'll and rode back more sedately.
III The turf was soft and thick and II
III horse made no noise save the de
III crush of the grass as we passed
III slowly back, when presently beside
III wood Ranking a deep embankmel
HI the sound of voices came to my ca
III and | drew rein to cali If 1t were a
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