The Washington herald., 1909-10-21
CHAPTER XIv-Continued.

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beaten into better condition than either
Of the others. and they rode side by
side now. A deer feeding on a grassy
slope raised it's head and stared at them
and fox scampered wildly before them.
It seemed that they were shut in from
all the world. these two, who but a
few days before had never seen each
other. and 1t was a relief to him 10
ind that she threw of her troubles and
became moro animated and cheerful than
he had yet seen her His comments on
her mount. which was sorry enough, were
amusing: and she paused now and then
10 peer into the tops Of the tallest trees,
under the pretense that Appleweight had
probably reverted to the primordial and
might be found at any minute in one OF
the branches above them. Her dark
green habit, and the soft hat TO match,
with its little feather thrust into the
side. spoke for real usage; and the
gauntleted hand that swung lightly at her
side inadvertently brushed his own once
and he knew that this must not happen
again. When their eyes met II was with
frank confidence on her part, and II
seemed to him that they were very old
friends, and that they had been riding
II, since the world began. 1t Is thus
that a man with any imagination feels
first about a woman who begins to in
terest him--that there was never any
beginning to their acquaintance that can
be reckoned as time and experience are
measured. but that he has known her
for countless years; and II there be
poetic vein I'm him, he will indulge in
such fancies as that he has seen her
as a priestess Of Aphrodite in the long
ago dreaming upon the temple steps;
or that he has watched her skipping
pebbles upon the violet stored sea
against hazy background of cities long
crumbled into dust. Such facies as these
are part Of loves gentle madness,
and luckier than she knows Is the girl
who awakens in a lover this eager ideal
ization. II he can turn verse for her
in which she is added to the sacred
Nine, personifying all sweet. gentle. and
gracious things, so much the better.
Just what he. on the other hand, may
mean TO her; just what form of deifica-
ton he evokes in her, he can never
know; for the women who write OF such
matters have never been those who are
sincere or worth needing. and they never
will be, so long as womans heart re-
mains what Il has been frcSl the begin
ning-far-hidden. and filed with incom-
municable secret beliefs and longings,
and tremulous with fears that are be-
yond mans power TO understand
Griswold had missed the white rose
that he had begun to associate with
Barbara, and he grew suddenly daring.
and spoke OF It.
You haven't your rose to-day"
"Oh, I'm beyond the source OF supply
have a young friend, girl, who makes
her living as a forist-not a purely COM
mercial enterprise, for she experiments
and develops new varieties, and is quite
wonderful: and that white rose Is her
own creation-it is becoming we'll known.
She named It for me. and she sends me
at least one every day-she says it's
my royalty-if that's what you lawyers
cali that sort OF thing
we lawers rarely have anything so
interesting as that to apply the word
to- SO that rose Is the Barbara and il
gave him a feeling OF recklessness to find
himself speaking her name aloud. There
are large conservatories on the estate
over there somewhere; I might risk the
scarlet fever by attacking the gardener
and demanding a Barbara for you"
I'm afraid my little flower hasn't at
tained to the grandeur Of Ardsley." she
laughed. But, pray, where are we?"
They had reached the highroad much
sooner than Griswold had expected. and
he checked his horse abruptly, remem-
bering that he was persona non grata
on this SOIL
I'VE must go back; mustn't be seen
here. The workmen are scattered all
about the place, and they ell know me"
ooh. Just a little farther! 1 want to
see the towers OF the castle!"
II she had asked him TO Jump into the
sea he would not have hesitated; and
he was so happy at being with her that
his heart sang defiance to ArdmoYe and
the splendors Of Ardsley.
They were riding now toward the red
bungalow, where he had often sprawled
on the broad benches and chaffed with
Ardmore for hours at a time. Tea was
served here sometimes when there were
guests at the house: and Griswold won
dered just who were included in the party
that his quondam friend was entertain
ing. and how Mrs. Atchison was progress
ing In her efforts 20 effect match be-
tween Daisy Waters and her brother.
The drives were nearly all open to
the public, so that by the letter OF the
law he was no intruder; but beyond the
bungalow he must not go. Sobered by
the thought OF his breach with Ardmore.
ne resolved not TO pass the bungalow
whose red roof was now in sight.
It's like fairy place. and feel that
there can be no end 20 It," Barbara was
saying. But 1t isn't kind to urge you in.
We certainly are doing nothing to find
Appleweight, and Il must be nearly
noon"
It was just then-he wildly recalls the
moment-as Griswold felt in his waist
coat for his watch-that Miss Jerry Dan
gerfield, with Thomas Ardmore az her
side. galloped into view. They were rae
ing madly, Ike irresponsible children.
and bore boisterously down upon the
two pilgrims.
Jerry and Ardmore, hatless and warm.
were pardonably indignant at thus being
arrested in their flight. and the master
OF Ardsley, feeling for once the dignity
OF his proprietorship, broke out stornily
II would have you know-I would have
you know" he reared. and then his
voice failed him. He stared; he splut-
tered; he busied himself with his horse.
which WIS dancing in eagerness to re-
sumo the race. He quoted the beast,
which nevertheless arched and paved
like a war-horse. and then the master
Of Ardsley bawled:
"GTissyl I say, Grissyl"
Miss Osborne and Prof. GriswoId, on
their dropping Mingo County monde
scripts, made tame picture before Ard
more and his fair companion on their
Ardsley hunters. The daughter of the
governor Of South Carolina looked upon
the daughter Of the governor Of North
Carolina with high disdain, and Il need
hardly be said that this feeling. as ex-
pressed by glacial glances, was evenly
reciprocal and that IN the contemptu-
Gus upward tilt Of two charming chins
the incest judgment would have been
necessary 10 any fair opinion as to which
State had tho better argument
The associate professor OF admiralty
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