The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-01-01

I against the fence as the girl came up.
The dried mud had been shaken
from her dress. and with a smile she
called his attention TO the fact. You
see it's all right" she declared.
But | think you need a guard" he
declared with sudden bravery that
startled him. with your permission.
| will form your escort TO ward on
dogs, dragons and other insects"
He fell into step beside her before
she could refuse and they walked
briskly on. Fabian wondered If il was
possible that she had been going past
the farm every morning while he was
at breakfast and without his knowl
edge. IL seemed now as though he
could feel her presence through stone
walls. Never having been in love be-
fore, he was swinging the length OF
Cupids pendulum, and he exerted him
self to be entertaining So we'll did
he succeed that when he reached the
gate OF Glen Farm. all too soon, Miss
Semple agreed 10 so for walk in the
afternoon.
Fabian went into the house with her
that Kerr. whom he had met the year
before, might complete the introduc.
I
when Kerr introduced him as "the HUI
man Time Table" with laughing dis
sertation upon the exactness OF his
habits
The rest OF Fabians' morning SEIZED
ule was completely upset, though he
returned TO Brook Farm, and there was
nothing 10 interrupt the even tenor of
his routine save his thoughts. He
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that Marcia Semple was to walk with
him that afternoon. The hours dragged
interminably, but at last he could, with
decency, present himself, and together
they started for the falls.
How much time have we?" asked
Marcia as they started out. Mr. Kerr
warned me that you had probably al
lotted a certain time TO our walk and
that this must not be exceeded"
Kerr" said Fabian. suffers from
softening Of the brain. We are going
TO make this walk just as long as We
possibly can
Marcia laughed a ripping laugh that
seemed TO Fabian the most divine mu.
sic he had ever heard. but she returned
TO the subject again when they had
reached the falls and were sitting on
te messy Ddnk Tor rest.
Impulse is better than system" she
declared. Now, suppose that you had
not followed impulse. but had gone in
to breakfast | should not have known
you and should have lost a delightful
walk"
THE argument is most potent" he
said gravely Behold in me a back
slider from system"
Time will tell" she declared I'VE
shall see"
But time told strongly in Fabian's
favor. To hasten the cure he went 10
an opposite extreme. Instead of the
most regular life. he led the most er.
ratio existence, aided and abetted by
Marcia. The day before his return to
town she declared his cure complete
'You have not done a single thing
to-day at the time you usually do it,"
she declared as they leaned over the
bridge that spanned the tiny stream
and let their eyes feast upon the moon
lit landscape. You did not even have
dinner"
Eyes. the cure is complete" he said.
IL think | rather like doing what |
want to do instead of following a we'll
ordered plan. But you have gotten
me into worse trouble
Marcia did not answer Her eyes
followed the ripple of moonlight across
the water, and the hand that rested
upon the railing gripped the wood
more tightly.
''You should ask me what the trouble !
is" he said after moment Then |
should tell you that instead Of a SEIZED |
ule, the most important thing in life |
is you. You have lifted me out of my
humdrum existence into the new world |
Of love. dear Is there hope that some |
day my love will be returned?"
Il think ] had better say yes" she !
said with happy little laugh 1T |
will insure the permanency of the |
cure"
And do you love me a little?" he |
asked humbly.
A soft little hand stole into his |
Dick. dear, she said softly. why |
else should have worked so for your |
cure?'-New York Weekly
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