The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-25

pointed. 10 was so unlike what be had
.uo.aI and pictured tO himself. le
Ia hardly knew after an what he hai
expected. He had no claim ON he-
,1s mot even any relation, and seFei
.olrs d. ID long time-a girl makes otn
friends. She would not meet Dol.
.ok as in the old days bul kept ht
,..s benz on the ground. He couldnI I
member just what color they We're.
.Il wondered how it was that such
l Important point had never inter
a lm before. Ile could see. in.
Mat ,he eyes We're fIngel Wat
u-. nIk ashcs. and the outline %
..l lace. which was SD carefully turne
um a.m. was perfect; her figure wa
mi straight. her head erect an
.c'g crowned with masses of dar
hair. which fell below hc
.i.t sae was decidedly The mos
ulm gil ho had ever scen-an.
l. moment he realized this TACT, per
.,t fury of jealousy took possession
lim Uo understood cverythin
.ow-it WAS clear as dayiieht-cecili
.Il lover and Gid not want hi.
ioldshir any more.
40 as. the girl broke the silence
SIS father win be so pleased 20 Sc
au." She said, but if you will eXcus
.o now I viii just finish cutting som
Sos and Doe with you presently
She BEGAN to cut roses feyerishly
not seeing or caring where she stepped
I'D the th0rny branches laid hold o
,er long loose hair and held her fast
Utmost as though they knew what the
roro about. and determined to make
.er prisoner
fn her struggles she stepped 40 l1.
IN a loose mound of earth whici
l.o way suddenly beneath her, an
l m mont myriads of tiny brow
rs. each carrying a precious ee,
most as large as itself. were swarm
..e about her feet and ankles.
.ho Dad stumbled into an ants nest
the young man was just disappear
me into the house, but at the first cr.
lo turned and with two or thre
,.uuds. which would have done credi
40 an active kangaroo, was by her sid
md had taken in the situation. II D.
.o his everlasting credit that he di'
NOT laugh. but treated the affair wit.
.be seriousness it deserved. Forum
iieiy he carried his 'machete" wit
aim. that useful if rather dangerou
knife without which a Mexican seldom
rides abroad-and with a few stroke
| ,f fhc sharp blade he freed the cir
from the pricky branches, when sh
led hastily into the middle of th
oath and commenced TO stamp an
shake her skirts vigorously long afte
every insect had taken himself of in
.reater fright than her own.
Then the branches which still clun
20 her hair had to be disentangled, oh
SID gently, Such glorious hair, too, th
touch of 20 thrilled him. Then sh
looked mp and their eyes met. and sud
denly the disappointment and miser
which had seemed $50 real "a few min
ntcs ago an melted away and the
lnew
"Oh. Phil, / am so thankful yo
eama." was all she said, but she gay
D. ppy little laugh and tried 10 hid
from bis gaze by shaking her man
sbout hor mushing face, bu, he toe
s.r hand and drew her 10 him.
-Do YOU know ! have had such
tor.ib,e fright" he said. Il thought
ob Won can't think how wretchad
made me-that some one had stole
Won from me. but it isn't true. Cecili
ten me it isn't true
And thought she answered
evading his question. that the cir
i'm New York
There are no girls in New York
the young man grayely interrupte
| her. "Thero is only one girl in III
whole world. and she is right here
in my arms,'