The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-09
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Was he really so glad, she wondered.
at having escaped them? The thought
was followed by an apprehension
which cior1c,l her Joy of the moment.
If he was so fond OF being alone, h2c
own presence here must annoy hin,
but he had come TO her. She had AJt
intruded upon him.
Il must go indoors now" she sud
denly said, her low sweet voice sc.,rce-
ly above whisper. as she drew back
from the fence.
Must you? What for!" ne asked.
and her hungry heart felt OF imagined
note of regret in his tone.
Il don't have to-if-if it doesn't AN
noy you for NE to BE- here
Again to kinrOSS' e:r THU something
in her speech so unlike that OF the rest
of the family! So arrested was lie by
it that for an instant he did not an
swer her question. His silence was
answer enough for her. and again .Na
! quickly stepped away from the fence.
| "No'-he abruptly stopped her-'vOu
don't annoy me-"
He was struck with the abSurd,ty
Of his telling a young woman that her
society did not annoy him He saw
in the dimneSs how her face lighted
up at his words and quick compass
sion stirred him.
Poor lonely child" lie Thought;
But in the same instant he realized
that her sudden radiance was cloulei
over by her habitual pcnsivencss
Tin not Important enough TO- came
her response in a low, sorrDwful voice
Am -
He turned and looked at her. New,
Eunice," he asked after an Instant
weighing of it, lust what do YOU
! mean by that?'
"a kitten or a poodle would :unuy
you more than l, so you don't feel
obliged TO dodge about to he rid Of ,nc
as You do Others-who are uI..ry
important.
Hello! She had found her voice: she
was become articulate. Was that Il
note of bitterness he caught in her
words:
II will go indoors now" she re-
peated. with melancholy dignity. AZ
again she drew back from the fence.
He had an impulse to urge her to
stay. There was an underlined impress
sion in his mind that he wanted 10
question her about herself But loth
the impulse and the impression were
too vague to urge to prompt action.
and before he could clarity them she
was gone
|
| across the orchard, was already re-
GREETING passionately that she had left
| him. If she did not annoy him was
not that enough for her to expect
Why had she not remained to drink
| in at least the happiness of being near
him? And what did 1t matter if to
him her existence was as that of a fly?
"IIc was speaking to me-to me-and
| came away"
She stopped short in her quick walk
and half turned to go back. Her eyes
| fell upon two figures just coming into
| the orchard and walking toward the
spring house. They were the young Ia
dies, and they had spied Pete where
he still stood by the fence. Daisy's
ripping. shallow laughter foated to-
her on the quiet evening air. She
stood still and watched. Would Dr.
Kinrcss go away when he heard them
| coming? Yes, he was moving off.
| though escape was not very easy. She
heard Daisy call out to him to stop
J him. She saw him hesitate, then tnrn
back and wait. Daisy ran up to him
and caught hold Of his shirt sleeve.
| GeOrgiana followed with slow, stately
grace.
Presently the three of them Went
across the orchard together toward the
lane that led to the hill. Were they
going to climb the hill together? The
sunset view from there was very fine
,, 1t was the one spot in all the region
that was dear to her. because here. in
solitude, she had known some hours
Of peace and even Of happiness. and
the place had come to seem to her Der
very own. And now those girls were
going there with him-to her hill.
She shrank back into the shadow of
some trees as they came near enough
to see her.
Its good deal of climb, She
heard Dr. kinross say in tone of
warning.
I'm game Daisy declared. And
then they moved out OF hCr hearing.
! She watched them as they emerged
| into the road and went up the lane
Until they disappeared around bend
at the foot Of the hill.
Her bosom rose and fell in a long
deep breath as at last she turned
away and slowly. with her head wea,
rily dropping, walked through the gar
den to the kitchen porch and went into
! the house.