The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-20

ance? She chided herself for her bold
ness but could not keep her soul from
I dreaming. Huddling her feet on the
broad branch and leaning against the
trunk. she glided into a reverie as
elusive as the afterglow which lin
gered in the western sky. After
while she was startled by the cry of
whippoor-will Again she listened.
but heard nothing except the signing
| trees. which seemed to say: You
are alone. alone" She never before
/ knew such terror.
The familiar face OF the rising
moon brought her companiOnship. and
when she recovered from her fright
| the reaction came, and with il hot
anger against the man who had left
! her TO be prey to the terrors of the
! night Only last night she and Archie
were walking in the moonlight and he
had told her of his great love. And
| how had she answered? She knew
| that she had caused him to leave that
| morning. Oh, why had she done it?
| He would even now be looking for her
| had she not been so unresponsive
| And to think of wasting any regard on
Devlin, She felt that to see Archie
would be the greatest Joy on earth.
And how she hated Devlin who was. of
| course, responsible for all this
After Devlin turned into the main
| road he walked hurriedly down the
| pike hoping to meet some one who
| could direct him to the home OF the
| sexton. So engrossed was he that he
was right upon small store by the
roadside before he saw it, Entering
! hastily he rather startled the proprie-
| tor and his son, the latter mechanical
| ly asking if he wished anything.
Yes. ! want some help" said Dew
| lin. and related his story, ending with
the query if the boy would show him
| the way TO the sections house.
Before he could reply another man
came into the store and became an in
| terested spectator. What's the trou-
BILE Scott" he asked.
The story was retold and both men
! laughed immoderstely.
| A trap driving TO the door interrupt
| ed them and clear feminine voice
called "Oh Mr. Scott-Why Norris.
was just looking for you boys. But
where is Kathleen"
isn't she at home" The young
man on the front seat of the trap lost
| his absent-minded air and became in
| terested
She's in the cemetery" added Dew
| Inns weary voice. The young man on
the front seat was visibly startled
What do you mean" Mrs. Vance
inquired. paling little. and then
"Oh, George. how did you ever get so
scratched up?"
| We must hurry 10 the cemetery
now and talk after She is inside and
probably half dead from fright by this
! time"
He hastily climbed into the trap
! telling the old darky to hang on some
way. While Devlin was answering his
sisters rapidly put questions the
! Young man on the front seat was driv-
! ing at a reckless speed il his eager
ness to save every moment possible.
! When they arrived at the gate he
! hardly waited 10 check the horses be
! fore springing out and rushing to the
rescue. beating Devlin by several
yards. The disheveled little girl mud
died against the iron bars cried out as
she felt his sustaining touch; oh
Archie, Archie, knew you would
come TO mel"
Several hours later. after their ad-
venture had been laughed over and
the adventures properly fed, Devlin
was walking in the garden enjoying
his pipe in spite Of the lame shoulder
and the chagrin he felt when he re-
called the ending of the afternoon.
What a sorry figure he had cut when
he rushed TO the rescue only to have
the distressed lady give all the credit
TO another man! He could see that at
one end of the porch Kathleen was
again in possession of her hammock
| And near, very near by was Archie
Hagood the picture of content But
Devlin was far from coftented and his
thoughts strayed to Marjorie and lin
| gered there. Ashamed of his unfath-
fitness to her in the afternoon. very
heartily ashamed of his quarrel with
her, in which he could now see his
unreasonable attitude, he was in
spirit al the feet of his old sweetheart.
His restless feet carried him to the
pansy bed and he recalled his school
boy name for her. Heartease. He
plucked a dark velvety one that was
somehow Ike her eyes in the moon
light. and held it against his cheek
as he went toward the house.