The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-19
The Mood
OF Maid.
BY CEClLT ALLEN.
copyrighted. 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.

ming the road in both directions and
touched the cLaufrcur's arm. The
great crimson car cane to n painting.
deliberate standstill.
The girl did not wait for the chauf.
fcur to help her. hut sprang lightly TO
the road and vanished into the wood.
land on the right. The chauffeur turn
ell the car as IL his thoughts were con
ccntratcd on the necessity of making
the smallest possible turn in timc Of
safety, in order to lie prepared in time
CT emergency. And then the seat Grim
son car shot back in the direction from
whence it had come.
Safely screened hy the IL lCrbrush.
the girl found Il clearing IL the wood.
land and sat down on n moss grown
log. Deity she unwoual the swath-
ings Of chiffon from her HIT. barring
n face delicate ana sensitive Gs the
ancmoncs opening ut her feet.
She drew off her gloves ana fclt OF
the vclvcty moss on the Old log, then
stopped 10 gather flowers. Finally.
with the blossoms forgotten in her
lap, she leaned forward, her elbows on
her knees, her chin proppcd in the
palms Of her hands, watching the
woodland life around her.
ChiDmunEs and SQUIRRELS scampered
along the edge of the clearing. Where
tue sun shonc upon a tangic Of fern
and Jack in the pvlpit two robins
perchcd pcrtly Oh dry twigs and dis
cusscd the troubles Of May moving
day. From the shadov 2f the wool
BEYOND came tho persistent hAmmerins
OF a woodpcvkcr.
Beyond the screen OF undcrIrush au'
tomuhi,cs and smart tUrnOuts span on
toward the race track, ,A.rc tn? world
Of fashion was fo~rcgutherins An hour
passed, ana then mt the distant wall OF
i REGULAR siren whistle the gi:, spgang
to her feet, dropped her Iaptul of flow
crs ana ran ID the roadside.
Bearing down upon her was Il GRIM
son car, twin of the one which had
droppcd her 50 UncorcmoniouSly an
hour earlier,
But the resemblance stopped with
the car. The chauffeur in the first car
had worn Il spick span uniform in tan
color from the tips of his highly polish
ed boots to the crown of his heavy rcd
cap. Tho man il this car wore n dls'
reputable looking storm coat OF Eng
fish cloth. II shabby visor cap anu
pair of goggles which had certainl!
seen more prosperous days.
-,1,.Itny alnny nf n HIT
pace. But the girl calmly stepped Il
the edge of the road and waved q de
thinning banda bare hand at that
The machine slowed down, ana TIT
man made preparations to descend, n
became one hailed by Il maiden in dis
trcss. But again the girl raised q de
tanning hand.
"Ny car met with an accident.
thought perhaps-I am very anxious I
reach Dalton this afternoon. Perhap
YOU were going that way. Would 20
give me Il lift?"
She looked up eagerly into his stai
tied face. Then the man coughed di'
crcetly, swallowed Il smile n spran
from the machine.
~ was-or thought l was-Soing I
the races, but ] am sure 1t Will u
much more pleasant at-er-was 1t Da
ton you said!'
The mans accent was English. I'll
admiration in his eyes was the so
that knows no nationality. The 81
flushed beneath it and sprang into Il
car before the astonishcd man coul
assist her.
For n few minutes the car ran on
silence. Then the girl spoke abrupt
Let MS take this crossroad. The
n mile farther we will strike the o
Dalton turnpike. There We will n
meet
81 understand" he interrupted gray
ly. And the great car swcrved In
the crossroad, running through
stretch of woodland.
Again the girl seemed plunged
thought. But ut last the man m
ed n bit lamcly:
Perfect day, isn't it,
The girl looked up at him shyly. III
eyes were soft and luminous.
"Oh, | have had the most beautif
hour there in the woods. I've new
seen anything half so wonderful
those little creatures doing just as tn
pleased. Just as soon as the Dir
tired of one tree or bush or fern IN
flew of to another. They did not mi
me nor each other. Just think of bel
like that all your life!'
The man looked at her curlously,
IL she were q new specimen Of I
genus feminine and entirely worthy
deep study.
1T is all SO different from what /
honn ncnl 20 wnka In knowing I'll