The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-08-06

against JAMES shoulder with not
little violence. Il might have been
accident, but the readiness with which
she lent her strength to save jamie
from falling when he stretched out his
hands leads me to suspect more pre-
paredness than he imagined
Il beg your pardon jamie, " she said
1T was sac dark could hardly see We.
Did hurt ye?D
'No'a Bit" he replied, and continued
to hold her hand, which of his own
initiative he would never have had
courage to take. Are We hurt yerser?"
mo me" and she laughed; but It's
warnin to Va no to hunt for foo'ers
In the dark"
"Come over to my patch an I'll see
II ony oct It's clearer over there in
the munellcht,"
Yet he did not rellnquish her hand.
The warm clasp Of 1t had set the blood
tingling all through his body, and
James felt less backward than at any
other moment in his past life. When
Mary gently took her hand away he
preceded her to his patch Of Christ
mas roses.
A diligent search disclosed no more
than the one solitary bloom.
TITS a there is, Mary, but ye're well
come to it."
THANK you. jamie, but it's selfish
O. me to talk II. Wad We no rather
gle It to your mother?" Oh, the hypo-
critical puss!
my mother wadna thank me. She
sots nae store by tioo'ers
she's no like me- just lo'e them,
| dinna ken hoo to thank We, I'm sure,
jamie"
TITS naething, Mary. naething ava. |
only wish had mair to gle ye."
Its been take, tax wi me a Sum-
mer It's my turn to gle ye some
thing moo. maun be thinkin' O a bit
present for you at Christmas. What
wad We like, Jamie?" she inquired,
laughing.
jamie knew quite well what he
would ike-he would like Mary her
sslf--but he hadn't courage to put 1t
in words even in the moonlight 50
he remained silent In spite of Mary 5
encouraging smile, for, wise young wo-
man. she knew what was in his mind.
and had come out of the house with
the sole intent indeed. Of making him
declare IT, Only there we're limits pc
yond which a discreet damsel could
not pass
yen think il over, jamie an let me
ken, she remarked, revealing no ais
appointment Il dinna want to be
gi'ein' We something ye dinna need OF
hae gotten Already
She began to retrace her steps 70
the head of the garden, but her pur-
pose was not yet abandoned. NOW
who would blame her? She loved
jamie and he her Was their mutual
happiness to be wrecked by the wan
Of a word or two. Not II she couiC
help It, !,
Look at the moon, Jamie" she SAID
stopping suddenly and laying her han'
| on her friends arm. ''Isna Il bonnie
sicht?"
n was coincidence that at thu
very spot where Mary stopped Their
stood q little bower where James an'
} her father often sat Of a Summer nisn
and smoked when their work IN tn'
garden was finished
"Naethlng could be lovelier'" repie'
James
Then Mary with a sudden start look
ed behind her into the darkness Oh ln
bower
Il thought heard something" sh
said. ..s
Jamie entered the bower and streten
} ed his arms round It and rubbed III
feet along the door -
3 ut was naething," he said. WIN ,! y
no sit doom for a minute, Mary II y
I no over cauldT
rIm no the least cauld, she ans
wered Feel my hauns
She laid them IN JAMES ana agar
y he experienced that delightful sensa
r lion which had pleased him 50 mue
4 before -,
4 Dtt,e YOU that should be cryiu caui
III. naetnine on but a licht JACKIE
e Ven maybe bring trouble on yoursel
o siiiin there
o "sit doom. lassie, SIT doom eoeien
i be hotter, and he gently forced ~
> onto TIE seat For a bashiul iao Jam
B was making giant strides.
" .u.li lust for minute, 70 plea
"a. s.d eye get a bonnie slcl