The Democratic advocate., 1909-11-12

Out through the DOrrlnBLOnS Japa-
nese garden fed the Little White
Lady. There were lotus lilies on the
pond, and two great gray lanterned
posts, green lighted. guarded the gates.
Then came the white driveway and the
stretch Of dark pines, and in the pines
the Little White Lady paused.
There" she whispered and laughed
deiiciously. He'll never find me-"
But he did find her, looming like
great ghost In his white linen suit.
you can't get away from me-" he
cilanted.
The Little White Lady sat down on
a log. 'Tf you follow young women
into n dark stretch Of woods you
should bring chaperon with you,"
She reproved him.
Mrs. Dorringtoa h asleep"
Asleep Jacqudine said. "Why, it's
only O'clock"
He laughed. Don't let us quarrel
any more, Jackie"
at isn't whs QaarrcI," she said in
dignantly.
"Then let us say 1t is l." he muir
INJURED, "and. having made of myself
the culprit, we win return to the origi-
nal subject"
"No You win ask me TO marry you
again, and won't"
"And yet you wii give me no rea-
son." he said gravely. coming close to
her 'If you Will say once with your
eyes meeting mine that you do not love
me ! viii promise not to ask you again
for fortnight"
Her eyes fell. II want to be free"
He drew a long breath. "Oh. Little
White Lady" he said, would you feel
Gagged to come to me? / have loved
you so long, and you are only nine
teen now. | was such big boy when
you used to fiutter through the garden
next door and peep through the hedge
and beg for our roses"
"And even then you called me the
Little White Lady" she reminded him.
"Yes. and when ] went away two
years ago ! thought you would give
me your heart. Little White Lady.
But ever since my return you have
evaded every question"
IdlueI ueeuS me.
That night Philip walford had
long talk with his host. "Is the father
still daft on plant parasltesT' he asked.
"Yes, and Jacqueline reads to him
every night because his eyes are bad"
IT'S beastly shame" Philip flung
out
When Jackie went home she refused
to talk to Philip,
"Of course | saw him." she told her
sisters wearily the first morning at
breakfast, "and he's Just the same old
Phil"
did he make love TO your Mlnette
demanded.
81 should hope not II was their
father who spoke. You know Jacque-
line is already promised"
"Oh. that" laughed Minette. "of
course! But that wouldn't keep her
from flirting with Philip"
Jacqueline's face famed. 1T would"
she declared. 81 wouldn't fiirt with
Philip for anything IN the whole wide
world. He is too good. too true. 10
fiirt with"
Miutllt lOohtu NJ uFE fuIiblhiNs
after that defense" she said. "the
beast had better watch out for ri.
val"
The goggles were turned toward her.
"Minette," her father asked in a heavy
voice, 'whom do you call the beastr"
'Von Puttkamer." said Mlnette
saucily.
And now the goggles were turned on
Jacqueline. my dear. have given
my word TO my friend"
Jackie stood up and faced him. But
IL haven't said that would father"
she said.
And with that she fed from the
room and TO the foot OF the garden,
where there was an old sundial that
marked the dividing line between the
two places Beyond was the walford
rose garden. and on a stone bench
overrun with Ivy sat Philip sketching.
"Ah. my Little White Ladyr' he said
and made room for her, and then, as
he saw her face. What troubles you.
DEAR"
"Ts anybody happy. Philip she
hDhCNs anu Sie WIS very Wultc.
He shook his head. "Who knowsT'
be murmured But all the rest Of the
world might weep n only | could make
you smile"
LET me sit by you and watch YOU"
she said. "and don't ask Inc any ques.
tions."
With his charcoal he sketched the
bench on which she sat. and. smiling
whimsically, he drew her figure. chang
ing her modern gown Of dimity to one
OF flowing classic lines. and on her
head he put wreath OF poppies. Then
he drew himself at her feet clad I'm
leopard skin and laurel crowned. and
on their faces was the radiance of love
and Of youth. And underneath the pic
ture he wrote. "The Gods of 10y"
There" he said as he showed It to
her. "I have changed the faces so that
no one will know. But you must hang
II In your room, and when you think
that the world is dark look at II and
remember that the day you tell me you
]ove me that day win you and be
gods Of joy. Jackie"
After that he saw little of her. anc
he busted. himself planning the great
yearly festival that the Wafords al.
ways gave to their neighbors. This
year 1t was to be a costume ball. held
on the lawn.
Il shall go as Spring." Minette
told Jacqueline, 'and Lucia wants to
be 'Shepherdess,' and you might be
Beauty and have Won Puttkamer as