The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-09-05

all season and picking your fruits aud
vegetables on the dumb waiter II il
Just heavenly 70 come out IN the gar.
den before breakfast and pick your
own berries"
.But don't you think II would be bet.
ter to find out whose berries you are
piekingY' he suggested. Even In the
country, property rights obtain"
These are ours she declared I'VE
were very particular In our inquiries I"
"Yet the garden belongs TO me-" he
Insisted, a little shamefacedly. Some.
how his triumph was losing Its SAVIOR
''Then we must have been robbing
You all this time" she said. with face
suddenly grown ns red as the berries
In the pan. Il am very sorry"
''It's all right" he said awkwardly,
wondering why he had not noticed be.
fore what glorious eyes the girl had
at is not all right" she said decided.
ly. 1--WE are not thieves, Please take
them, You can send tho pan back
WHtu you hlc tnEOuRu.
"Pray accept them with my compli.
ments," he said stupidity. He knew
that he was making fool of himself.
and he chafcd nj the knowledge.
For answer the girl laid the pan on
the ground and turned away. Morn
ington watched her go through the
paths TO the fence and slip through
n broken place. She had the regal
bearing OF II queen and face to
match. Now he would never have
chance to get acquainted with her,
and ne suddenly realized that that was
the one thing above oil others that no
most desired
Shamefacedly he picked up the pan
and went back TO the house tO send
Sam over with the fruit Sam regard.
ed hIm reproachfully when he had told
his tale, but the darky went down tho
road TO the next house and, after q
but he laid shining half dollar In
Morningtons palm.
"Dcy wouldn't take EN-" he explain.
ed ~ shuah had Z TAX de money"
MOrnington flung the money from
him with gesture OF disgust and went
In 10 breakfast feeling out OF joint
with the whole world.
But there was worse yet TO come,
for In the forenoon Terrence former
owner OF the farm. made his appear
nnce with the chaperon from tho
honva nnxt dnnr WITH manu- a t.hau,p
and "haw' Terrence confessed that
finding q chance tn clinch the lease OF
the adjoining farm through the straw
berry bed he had told the women that
II was part Of the land they had rent
cd, II honestly meant to speak to you
about II, because ] knew that you had
more berries than you wanted. ] was
going TO pay for what they ate out OF
the rent" he concluded.
Mornington rose TO his feet, and
Torrcnee backed through the door.
More than once he had witnessed the
city mans hasty temper, and he had
no desire for nm exhibition.
Mornington watched him so and
then turned 10 Mrs. Surrey. VI
II don't know what can say 20 you
to excuse my conduct" be began. Il
missed the breakfast berries and want
ed 10 put stop 10 II. but ] did not
know that florence had claimed my
berry pstc'i for his own. May ] beg
that my apology bc the freedom OF the
berry patc,: There ure plenty for nv
both ! am not always bear 50 ynu
need not be afraid TO gather them"
When be 70 wished MorniDgtoli
could be very charming, and now he
WAS excrting himself TO the full Mrs.
Surrey became gracious, and the up
shot wns that Mornlngton accepted mn
Invitation TO tea. when he might make
his apology IN person to Nancy Rich
mond.
morning when be went to pick his own
berries he fingered 10 help her I'LL her
pan The berry season passed all ton
quickly, but there were other frnits.
and soon there was y well trodden
path from Morpington's porch TO the
doorway OF Studio farm. He went
with the girls on field trips, and
In the pleasant summer evening 30
took his guitar and spent the eynn
Ing on their porch.
Nancy remained bis fayorite, and thr
day before they were to break up api
return TO town he volunteered TO help
pack.
Come down TO the orchard" be srg.
gesied 70 Nancy, and get some apples
10 take back. They Will help you to
thiuk Of the old place while they last
Nance caught up her sunbcntet ,
TIE basket they carried WINS soon Llicd /
with rosy checked fruit, but Morning
ton showed no dispogition to return To
the h0ase. He leaned against the tree
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