Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10

There Is certainly Gillespie pcrha ps
you would llefer call him orlando"
ventured
LET me see she pondered, bending
her head; then: %, that's a brave man!
he writes brave verses. speaks brave
words swears brave oaths and breaks
them bravelv. quite traverse, athwart
the heart OF his lover; as a puisny litter,
that spurs his horse but on one side
breaks his stan like noble goose; but
airs brave that youth mounts and folly
guides "
THAT ia Colia's speech. but well rem
dered Let ue consider that YOU are
Rosallnd, Celia. Viola and Ariel all in
one. And shall be those immortal vii
la.ns of old tragedy first. second and
third murthercr; one. II It suits YOU bot
ter. let me he Iago for honest Othcllo
for great adventures: Hamlet for gloom;
Shylock for relentlcssness, and Romeo
for love sickness"
Again she bent her head: then dra wing
lttlc away and clssping her hands
she quoted: "'Come. WOO me. WOO me
rcr now ] am in n holiday humor anc
like enough to consent. What would "ou
say to me now, an I were your very
very Rosalind1"
stammcred 81 moment, dimly recall
ing Orlando's reply in the play. 7 did NOT
know whether she were daring me- ana
this WAS certainly not the girls mood as
we had met at st. Asathas. Ny heart
leaped and the blood tinyled IN my nm
ger-t!ps rs memory searched out the
long forgotten Vene and suddenly I
threw at her the line:
How # the kiss be tlcnied?'"
She shrugged her shoulders
THE rehearsal has gone far enough.
Let US come back to earth again"
But this, somehow, was not so easy.
Far across the lake heavy train
rumhlod and it's engine blew a long
blast for Annandale. I felt at that In
slant the u0reality of the days events,
with thei: elimination in this strange in
tcrv'ew on the height above the lake.
Never | thought had man par,eyed with
woman or so extraordinary a business.
In the brief silence. while the whistle :
echoes rang round the shore. drew
away from the bench that had stood like
n barricade between us and walked
toward her. did not believe in her;
she had Haunted Ter shameful trlckery
IT. my face and yet I felt her spell, up-
on me as through the dusk ! realized
anew her splendid height. the faint dis
closure of her noble head and felt the
glory Of her dark eyes. Verify, a lady
OF shadows. moonlight and dreams,
whom il befitted we'll to walk forth ut
night. bent upon plots and mischief and
compelling love in such foolish hearts rs
mine she did not draw away, but stood
quietly. with her head uplifted. g light
scarf caught about her shoulders, and on
her head n round sailors cap. tipped
away from her face
You must go hack; I must see you
safely to ST Agatha's." ] said.
She turned. drawing the scarf close I'M
der her throat with a quick gesture. rs
though about to go. She laughed with
more honest Elee than 7 had known in
her before. and I forgot her duplcity
forgot the bold game SHE WAS playing
and the consequence to which 1t mus,
leard my pulses bounded when hi; Of
her scarf touched my hand as she fung
4 loose end over her shoulde-.
MY dear Mr.. Donovan. you propose
the impossible, We are foes. you must
remember. and l cannot accept your es-
cort."
But I have a. guard about the house
you are likely to get into trouble if 20,
try to pass through I must ask you tc
remember our pledge. tina. you are no
to veX Miss Pat unnecessarily In this af
| fair, To rouse her in the night voulC
only add to hey alarm. She has hac
enough TO worrr her already And
rather imagine" | added bitterly, tina
killipU u,'th
own hands"
NO; do give me credit for that" sh'
Knocked. "Rut shall not disturb you
| guards. and shall not distress Aunt Pa
| by making row in the garden trying {,
run pour pickets. want YOU TO stay
! here five minutes-count them honestly
until | have had time to got back il
my own fashion is 1t a nargain'' She
/ put out her hand as she turned away
her left hand As my fingers closed up
| on It an instant the ernerald ring touched
my palm
II should think you would not wea,
that ring" | said OBTAINING her hand
'Ht - too like hers; It is as though yol
were pliGhted to her by It."
! Yes: II Is like her own; che gave it
! She clicked ard caught her breath
sharply and her hand flew to her face.
She gave II to my mother, long ago,
( she said and ran away down the patti
toward the school! A bit OF grave
loosened by her step slipped after her t.
a new rest!ng-place; then silence an,
the night closed upon her.
threw myself upon the bench AM
waited, marveling OF her. If had no
touched her had: II had not heard he
voice IT, more than all, ! had not talk
ed with her of her father, OF Miss Pat
Of intimate things which no one els
could have known, should not have be
| lieved that had seen Helen Holbroo
face 10 face,