The St. Mary banner., 1908-01-04

! but, how perfectly Silly l am. lnere
isn't chance in the whole wide world
| suppose, that the dear. handsome,
dissipated thing will so much as see
me- and here am building castles in
| Spain-but how beautiful them castles
are-hOw bee-yu uti-ful!'
The reader will have apprehended
| long before this that our heroine. the
pretty, pouting Wilful, Pansy. was CO.
gitating to herself over the expected
arrival home that day from tho Uni
versity of Heidelberg. where he had
been studying-Of course, where he had
been studying-of young Ralph Ray
Gitkale. the reckless spendthrift. yet
handsome and lOvable scion of the
house OF Gitkale. who. despite all of
his youthful wildness at the various
European universities to which he had
been sent. was fairly idolized by his
father, and who was still remembered
by all Of the older tenants on the man.
or estate as handsome. rollicking.
de'il-may-care lad whose antics in the
village were never at an end
And now, today. that same gay Ralpn
Ray, now grown to manhood, and with
the appealing record of having been
chucked out Of three European univer-
sites for his rollickingness. was re-
turning to the old manor, there to be
welcomed by his father and mother
and sisters, and. in day or so, to
take complete charge of the immense
carpet works. his old father having
made that announcement to the heads
Of the departments only short time
before.
On the following forenoon our beau
tiful young heroine. Wilful Pansy, her
heart filled with inexplicable JOY. was
bending over her loom, when there
strolled up to the railing behind
which she worked a tall, broad-shoul-
dered. rather good looking young chap.
with the exception that his eyes were
some bloOdshot and that he had other
Indications about him of being a good
deal OF a rummy
All. Who shall say, dear reader,
that, after all. kismet and Nirvana and
kharma haven't great deal to do
with our little affairs here on eartho
With tremu!ous heart and tremb-
ling hands Wilful Pansy bent over
her work at the loom. What had
brought him there SO soon? What
wild. impossible whim of the god
OF good fortune had brought him.
straight as il he were being guided
there by some unseen hand. right IN
to her very loom, and at a moment,
too. when she was conscious of look
ing her very tidest. for hadn't she,
that morning, spent full hour. by
the light Of the little lamp in her
rOom-fOr it was before DAYLIGHT
fixing her hair and arranging the big
black vampire shaped black ribbons in
her back hair so as to get the most
wnsome effect out of themo She
sure had.
And there he was. standing at the
little rail. just gazing and gazing at
her as she bent over the loom-and
the whole world decked in rose.
swan before her.
4 wonder what he is thinking" she
said to herself as her heart went pit
a-pat. Il wonder if he is noticing that
dimple on the right hand side of nv
face-l must smile, as it to myself so
that he will see that" and as if swept
by some tender humorous thought the
beautiful young mill girl smiled until |
she knew that the dimple ought to be
showing up fine
Il mustn't let him see me looking
at him. she said to herself, her hear;
beating faster and faster, "and yet, if
could only catch another glance at !
his face" and stealthily she shot a