Middletown transcript., 1909-10-02
IRER MA AZ TRYST
BY cIAREcE CHASE

ally concluded would do service
as q clothes basket If turned up
side down.
He broke OF q large branch
weighted down with the beauties.
and handed IL 70 her over the
fence. AS he raised .hissa hat to
acknowledge her thanks she saw
for the first time how good look.
ing be was, with his somewhat
stern yet pleasant face and his
wealth of tawny hair. She
noticed, also, that although bis
hands were tanned to almost
brown, his finger nails were i'm.
maculate.
The idea, she thought. of a farm
laborer being handsome anil tax.
ing care of his finger nails.
L you have a basket here OF
something in which to take them
/ will give you all you can carry.
No, replied Amy, raisin G
another cherry to lips almost its
own color, ! Idon't believe I'd bet
ter take any with me, for She
paused, but one look at the manly
face so respectfully watching
hers assured her. Aunt Caro-.
line and Helen do not know I'm
out of the house, and if brought
fruit home they would certainly
see it, and how and where, and
then wouldn't I catch it.? laugh.
ingly making a bow in the direc-
ton of the Harrison home. She
burst out laughing.
He locked at her admiringly.
She made a picture, be thought,
as she stood there in her hat til.
! ted to a coquettish angle, her
cheeks made rosy by the early
! morning breeze, and the refrac.
tory curls blowing around her
eyes.
AS fl + him, he seemed such a
gentleman and was so deferenti.
! ally courteous that Amy com.
pletely forgot his clothes and
was soon talking to him as to an
old friend. Once the thought
struck her that there was some.
thing incongrous in his makeup;
his manner, his actions did moi
seem to correspond with his
clothes. It was not long before
the rising sun told her twas get
ting late.
She turned to 60.
If you will allow me / will walk
back with you to the south road
which leads to your home.
Without waiting for answer, be
crawled nimbly under the fence
and joined her, pointing out the
different places of interest and
seeming in so little hurry to gel
back to work that Amy asked,
timidly:
| Won't your employer
Mrs. Lester? Oh, no; she " ont
mind; you see-looking of to.
ward the lake-I stand in with
her.
Amy did not wonder at it as
she glanced up at him. When
they had reached the south road
he said, halfbanteringly, half
wistfully.
Don't you think that you might
enjoy some cherries about this
time tomorrow morning
I might, she answered, de.
mnrely.
So it was arranged for the neat
morning and Amy, with mingled
feelings of misgiving and exulta-
ton, ssrolled homeward and con
6ded to Bruno, the massive St.
Bernard, who had rushed to
meet her: Wasn't it awful she
had meta hired man, and it was
such a lark.
And that afternoon at a picnic.
and in the evening at a lawn
party where she was Immediately
launched into popularity, she was
surprised to find herself aatici.
pating the next morning.
The next morning passed all
too quickly, and also the next.
For a week she stole a march on
her aunt and cousin every morn.
ing and returned in time for
breakfast She never stopped to
consider what would be the out.
come Of these early morning
meetings, or, indeed, if there
would be an outcome at ali. She
was content simply to let things
drift, and enjoyed life in her gay,
careless, happy fashion.
One Saturday morning when
he had returned with her as far
as the south road. be turned to
her suddenly aud asked, abrupt
~:
Do you not know that you
would be severely criticised were