Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-02
Near the Rose


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They occupied the two corners of a
seat on the parade, and took it IN
turns to cast approving chances at
each other. Each was profoundly con-
scious of the others attention, and
unaware that the other knew it. They
cherished an acute fear in common.
Would some insufferable blunderer
SIT down on the considerable area of
green bench that separated their cor
ners?
The girl was not without resource;
ner bookmarker-the latest thing in
publishers advertisements-flut
toward the cliff. The young man
sprang up.
ALLOW me-" he murmured, and re-
turned II to her.
In sitting down after this feat Of
agility it did not seem necessary to
return to his corner.
''Thank you," said the girl a little
neryously. Its so windy today, isn't
ftp"
Very windy" agreed the young
man, with conviction.
"But warm" the girl suggested.
ooh, decidedly warm" he allowed.
such a change from last week"
"And the week before"
ooh. you've been here so long?" the
girl cried.
about three weeks"
Really? We came a fortnight ago;
we stayed in town for a late we'd
ding"
He ficked speck of dust from his
coat Lady Marjorie Dalhurst's
"Yes."
"And are you staying much longer?"
1--WE go North next week-next
Thursday; but we think of getting a
day or two in town before that for
shopping"
Our programmes seem to be much
the same" he said 'Tm going
North, too, with one or two men who
are at the hotel"-
''The Grand?"' she asked quickly.
mo; the Empire
"Ohl We're at the Grand"
Their conversation had travelled
considerable distance from hotels
when an standardization the man
suddenly broke 1t off.
Pray excuse my rudeness," he
said, with some appearance of haste.
Would yOu-wOuld you mind walking
2 little way? The fact is, I've Just
caught sight OF man l wish particu-
larly not to meet-no, not that one:
to your right, with the lady in green
and If you would-thank you SO
much."
They walked in silence for a min
ute or two. Then the girl laughed
gayly.
Us he SO very bad?" she demand
ed "A knave, fool, or only a bore?"
Who? Oh, yes, Colonel Ayton."
The young man reused himself from
an apparently gloomy train of thought.
'He's-oh, he's not knave, but he's
certainly a bit of a fool, and a very
pronounced kind of a bore"
The girl nodded sympathetically.
Gould we walk toward the post of
hce?" she suggested. Il have some
letters to post"
They were opposite to 1t and about
TO cross the road when the girl drew
back with a start A motor turning
a corner had all but touched her
arm.
The young man glared after 1t.
Let me post them for you?" he said
solicitously, and hurried across the
road. A name on the uppermost en-.
velope caught his eye.
Lady Audrey Ware? Then this
one must be"--a notice in the
Visitors List" flashed back to his
memory-'imust be Lady PhyIlida, the
sister"
As he rejoined the girl a neighbor-
Ing clock chimed out quarter. and
he consulted his watch with incred-
ulity.
I'D no idea it was so late" he
cried. BY The worst of luck. / han.
pen to have an appointment which is
rather Important
The girl broke in. ooh, it is latel
/ had no idea, either. 1 must hurry,
too, or l shall be late for dinner"
They set off briskly.
DO you generally sit on that scat?"
asked the young man.
The girl laughed "Oh, sometimesl
I'm not very often out
He glanced at her in surprise. mo,
reallyP"
That Is. not often alone she cor
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