The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-29

leaf Of the old family Bible. Cap
tain Ovcrton came home from his !
travels and was highly elated over
the way things had turned out. He
had seen the first article III the pa
per and confessed that he had told
some drummer friends who were in
the same hotel with him all that he
knew Of Paul Burton.
When Captain Ovcrton wanted
to tease Boy he called her his little
plenipotentiary. Boy continued to
board there and Of course, the SER
wants all found out the secret that
fellow obcdiently kept his distance
jealouslv.
Boy now went to the theatre oc--
cassionally with Cecil, and hundreds
of admiring eyes followed the beau-
tiful girl wherever she went for,
she was known to be the great,
heroine and was lovely as a June
rose. Cecil knew perfectly we'll
that Boy was his fate but also found 1
that it was 10 easy matter to adj ="
dress this calm. cool and collected
country girl. For months the poor
fellow obcdicntlv kept his distance,
as plainly marked out for him. New
cr before had any girl filled him
with such conflicting emotions. or,
kept him so completely under her
thumb. At last Cecil found that TIL
der the guiSc Of poetry, ne could
put into language passionate words
Of love that otherwise ne had not ,
the courage to utter. SO cvcry's
chance he rcctcd the most touching
and tender poems to Boy, watchinrtiI
longinglv and always in vain fo$
some sign Of the desired effect. II
At last he saw with dismav. tl;i 4
nothing but a straight forward dd!l
claration Of love would get frolS s
BOY whar he wished vet dreaded ,}Yi
know--for poor Cecil was bv NJ
means sure that he would get TN
favorable hearing. u
He nearly always escorted Bo, J
home from the office saying that tn. Il
city was full of kidnappyrs scckin. \
young and lovely girls for thei.t !,
prey. and that they made a specially =
of heroincs.
One lovely evening in June, Just
one year since Boy had come to
the city. Cecil had called to bring
Boy some new music, and to help.
her practice it on Aunt EIlcn's new
piano. After conscicntiouslv practic
ing till in desperation Aunt Ellen
and Uncle OvcrtOn had taken them
Sclcvcs to another part Of the house,
Cecil sang for Boy a sweet and ten
der son OF love, every word Of
which was laden with the all-ab-
sorbing love he felt for her. 1t
was:
Dear heart thou canst not know
The love I give 10 thee;
Strong as the rivers onward flow,
Yet calm and SILENTLY"
Not by word tone or gesture,
did Boy bctray the emotion she felt.
''''N '''' IN'itltH tllS dlt ol llldSklnS
her feelings. and coHld do it per-
iCctlv. She wondered WHY if man
loved 4 woman, he couldn't tell
her SO in straight forward and
manly way, without so ridiculouslv
rc>ortinG OF other means. Where is
the woman who does not like to be
claimed in a bold mast"riul man
ncr:
Cecil must have read her thoughts
tor he seemed suddenly 20 lose all
baShiulncss: determination settled
Iovcr his handsome face ana as Boy
saw him rise from the piano and
come toward her she knew that she
could play with him no longer; that
the time for surrender had come.
She was standing at window. gaz-
ing ont on the beautiful moonlight
hoping to impress him that she did
not recognize the passionate Eoyess
that vibratcd through the sw'; VI
song. He reached her side and tE,rlI
her hands in firm grasp. nnr
"Miss Drake. Pauline. I'm goj,
to quote one more piece of poetry
the very last ! Look up, deare, h.!
look into my eyes while I repeal >
it," {
In sweet, shy, surprised and
hcsitatlng manner, Boys ,ycs were
raised Obcdicnty but tinlidy to his