Middletown transcript., 1909-10-02

breath Mas there ever such q
sublime morning or
such N erhous scenery And thel
dear old lake abe could Just see
it,g innhring between the trees
as she folIoNe5 TIE road leading
from the blnH down 10 the beach.
She drank in the sweet intoxi.
eating morning air and under It's
exhilarating influence burst into
singing il sheer ecstasy Of happi
ness and health.
Suddenly she stopped singing.
1t had sboccurred 70 her thatit
was very early ia the morning
mot more than 5 o'clock Ut the
latest-and that she was alone in
q strange country road; also that
the Harbisonsat thought Of
them she gaye 8 low musical
laugh.
But she arrived the day before
astthe guest of her stately aunt,
Mrs. HARRISON, and her still more
stately cousin. Helen. She had
come straight from boarding
t.
school to them, in view Of the
fact that she had no other place
to 90. She was an orphan and
Mr.. HARRISON was her guardian.
There was no similarity between
the cousins. Helen was dignified,
p4 nctilius and. as Amy expressed
it, SO painfully correct. Amy
was light t-hearted, careless and
free, and poor Mrs. HARRISON was
kept in a state of perpetual
worry over the pranks Of "that
girl SO different, with sigh from
dear Helen.
So '. hen Amy arrived her aunt
received her with affection, ad-
vice and warnings jadiciously
mingled. She admonished Amy
Ito Be more serious, more sedate;
She was to remember that she
was now grown up, and finally,
with a maguanimity which sur
prised even Amy, offered to ac.
company her as chaperone when
ever the occasion warranted.
Whereupon Amy had promptly
exclaimed without further cere.
mony: Oh, auntie, do lets got up
real early, about half past four,
to-Ehorrow morning, and take
q long tramp before breakfast.
Aunt Caroline raised her hands
il horror and replied that she
did not believe in long walks be.
fore breaking fast. As for
Helen, she shrugged her stately
shoulders contemptnously.
But Amy was not TO be squelch
ed SO easily. At this moment
she was stealing q march on her
unconscious aunt. She chuckled.
for it must be admitted that sec
reilly she was glad that her aunt
had refused.
! suppose this is one cf the
occasions that warrant Fancy
NE with chaperone noW--ttis
lorious morning! Why, if had
d be tempted to duck her in the
AXE and run.
She had reached the beach and
turned north. After walking for
about a quarter of a mile she
noticed a road winding up the
bluff: Now for an exploration in
darkest Africa, as she turned in
the road aud began the ascent
The mere fact that the way was
utterly new to her did not hinder
Amy 10 the least; on the con.
trary it added zest 10 the expedi-
tion. When she had reached the
topof the bluff and had passed q
row of high bushes by the road
side she gasped with surprise at
q row of cherry trees that met
her gaze. The boughs were laden
with immense, luscious. dark red
cherries.
Oh, dear This time il was
more Of q sigh and one could de
tect q ring Of anxiety in it-anxi.
ety mingled with impaiience, for
between her aud the trees was .
high fence consisting of i've lines
Of barbed wire, and reckless and
adsenturesome as she was, she
was y quite ready to sacrifice
hands sdd dress III q perhaps
futile attempt to reach the for
hidden fruit.
Still, she must have those
cherries, and, with the feminine
sense Of ownership and justice,
she intended to help herself to the
fruit. Besides, her long stroll
had made her hungry and il
would be hours before breakfast
would be served III the HARRISON
home. Now ifouly
Pardon. shall ! get some for
5ou 2
Amy locked lis Rith d start