Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-24

tempered and ladyike pretty and graceful well brought
up, and fairly well educated He also found her-a-
though he had not yet this into wordsvery deadly
dull. He got at last tt he point of saying himself
that probably if marry he must Aline Forester would
do we'll for wife any else 1t quite evil
dent that he would meet with of opposition
either from the ladys from the young
lady herself they all seemed to wish for such happy
consummation. And, moreover, his mother, who had
now retired little into the background while matters
developing themselves-his dear old mother would
be delighted So he really last egging himself
daily speak the decisive word-yet still he hest
tated and still he delayed TO clench his fate.
month and more had passed since first he saw
Aline Forester and things still in this undecided
condition when morning, he strong
thoughttully across his park at the edge of
woods, where he hoped to get pheasant shooting
in the autumn, he suddenly upon young
sitting ste that barred the pathway. Her back
turned to him, and she did to have
heard his footsteps he stood still and wondered who
earth she could be. Strangers often be
seen in Oldthorpe park and there moreover,
ea threatening boards concerning trespassers which
his grandfather had erected at the side gates which led
toward the village.
Jack Hilton stood and looked the intruder All he
could of her neat pink cotton gown, and
knot of soft dark brown hair beneath the rim of pink
straw hat wreathed with little pink roses; pink
shade completed the picture Her head was bent away
from him, and she evidently reading The book
must have been interesting one, for to turn
page, she did not stir.
But presently, after she must have read half way
fingers, of those strange ntuitions by which
find out when no longer alone made her realize
that was looking at her. Suddenly she drew
herself up turned half round and with smothered
camation slipped down off the stle and stood facing him.
And Jack Hilton before him the most beautiful
girl he had beheld. Her eyes of the deepest
violet fringed with long dark lashes her face, of
perfect oval, bahed in pink bushes which matched
the color of her and the perfect little and
red curved lips although he scarcely noted the details
of them at that bewildering moment, yet later
first sight of her And if the face perfect also
the figure For the first time in the whole of Jack
Hltons life thrill of sheer delight through him
from head to foot
was, perhaps for this that the trespasser in
pink spoke first.
81 beg your pardon, Mr.. Htonr she said
So she knew who he
Off went Jacks cap. 1T is who should beg your
pardon, l think. 1 have startled you horribly, l
afraid"
"On but l have no business to be here" cried the
girl 81 know l am trespassing. You-you will have
to prosecute me, l expect" she added with whimsical
twinkle in her lovely and then they both laughed
'On the contrary" he said, Il shall be very much
distressed if you don't trespass again.
"But | knew l doing wrong" she persisted
Mother always told me should be caught some day..
"Then you have been in the habit of coming here?"
She nodded. Il am afraid l must plead guilty, she
replied, gravely, but you will forgive me Z?
"FOrgi0e you, indeed"
Because, of course, promise never never to come
again
They had been stroling along side by side, but at
this he stopped dead short and she stopped too, and
they stood facing each other.
The expression Of blank dismay in Jacks face
really comcal, and the girl laughed outright.
"But-but will neVer forgive you, if you say thar
he cried, almost hercey. IF you don't say that you
will again, often every day. whenever you like
why-then-why shall haze to prosecute you.'
"How does prosecute? What would you do to
me?"
He looked for if he might give her
practical illustration of his methods of prosecu
tion,' for he made half a step toward her BIT the
impulse was Immediately checked, and he laid finger