The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
4 SECOND ESMERALDA.
BY CONSTANCE D,ARCY MACKAY.

By CONSI ANCE
When HolIister Fanshaw first caught
sight Of her she was standing az the
door of a dairy, her hands cIasped be-
hind her head. Her gown of Tose-col0red
print acceutuated the lines of her supple
figure, her gold,n-bBown hair was gath
cred in d heavy coil at the nape of her
neck. Beside her stood a brimming milk
pail its sides cleaning as the light
struck them.
Faushaw paused. The roads over
which he had ridden were dusty and
parched under the heat of the July sun.
and suddenly this dairy, set in its COO!
expanse of fields, seemed a most desir-
able place. Near 10y WAS the farm 10
which it belonged rambling, oId-fash-
toned homestead Fanshaw's eyes swept
il in one comprehensive glance and Te-
turned 10 the gin ut the dairy door. He
decided that nothing short Of "a glass Of
milk could gueucb his thirst. DismoIut-
ing. he t,tuored his horse TO the fence.
Gould you ten me the road 10 Berk-
oleyg" he inquired, for the truth was he
had lost his way twice that morning
not so much from neglect Of reading the
seuposts as from ia dreamy inatteution
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Of the long white road. Yet now that
lac had questioned his dairy divinity. he
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oit oil Iolil.s country voc wy - -.
farm, ana lh return "e 1,'e
information I''I "o l'""
hiilprooA holse' inc liii1' li''-- vi "
mer colony some elght mites away 10
he talked ne glanced -'ol' li'i'e u 'iii-e
at the girl.
a princess OF curds ana cream ne
thought 10 himself. j wonder no" sueA
a jewel came 10 have rustic setliHs.
i suppose YOU i've mere WIN our a''''.
Mrs Farley ne haza'ueu- ne siil
smiled- Mrs. FaTley Is not my aunt
she answered IN sol'' ui""Ili's 'ol1e'
Tn an orphan. l Wofh mere
Mrs FaIley opened Aei Nioul" a> il -
add something 10 Jhis spee'"' '''ei' ''''i'N-
ing better OF H. closed u again. ana us
ing, went To shell nearby ana con-
unued her sh.mming.
The girl regarded fanshaW Win Wiae'
chill-like blue eyes.
calculate TO 20 10 lile CllS SoilIe uaS
myself, She SAD. zen me d"ouI W"
HC-k-' And taHshaN, glad OF Slch rs
ttHvT, plunged in at once with descrp-
tions of Broadway and Wall street, the
rusb the clamor the glitter of Il all. The
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icy nuns %" el'I' "oiu
1 'Iten ten JOSIAH II > SHdI''e' si7
burst out, that we live right here from
year to year and never get away. Why,
the biggest place we've ever been to is
T1ieg,r5 Junction And 9upss that
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'Oh. l don't KNOW SAID FansEaW'
quickly, fearing that his enthusiasm
might have sown the first seeds of dis
content PLENTY of New Workers would
h, Old .. or,, s,,ob q haautif,1I nlooo DC
,' Co -
Iils'
Mrs. Farley SloWed Win pleasure IL
tell that 10 Josiah, she exclaimed. He
thinks there's nothing like the farm. And
7 hone - she added that II you're pass
inc nv tbis uav- vou,u ston in and soa MS
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