The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-06-09
IN LOVE AND WAR.
All Is Fair, He ! Said, and His
Sweetheart Agreed.
BY KATE NJ. cLEARY.

tue warm Ofliuancy OF the young DAY,
for It was midsummer. the time of
roses. Of fragrance. OF romance.
Aud Doris seemed the veritable spir-
1t Of 1t all-at least so thought the
young fellow watching her from his
seat under the great elm. But it was
not till she was quite close to him that
she was aware Of his presence. The
gay little chansoD she had been lifting
ceased. and the pretty. startled color
deepened in her soft cheeks.
Bon jour" she cried blithely and
paused in her Atalanta-like digit.
Mercy! What morning to be por-
ing over book! Why, instead you
shouid"-
Il knoww He had risen and was
towering before her. straight and
stately. man with an air that was
more that OF a soldier than a student.
you think should prefer to cultivate
Dame Nature
There WAS qnizzicai flicker in the
gray. black dashed. black proved
eyes that met her accusing gaze.
If you will put down that book you
may walk with me as far as the abode
Of Mrs. Melinda Parsons, who Is ex-
pecting me this morning to write her
monthly letter to her son in the Phil
fppines."
THE permission is tempting" con-
fessed John Jardipe. "but there is
Freddie
'Oh. If you prefer Freddie's society
to mine" The little chin with the
dimple went up in the air.
But I'm paid to teach your brother,
Miss Ware" he FASTENED to explain.
And not to accompany me. l quite
understand" sAnd then. with much
dignity of demeanor, Good morning.
Mr.. Jardine."
Good morning" he replied ruefully.
But the quizzicai smile was dancing
again in his handsome eyes as Miss
Ware dashed open her parasoi. whisk-
ed up the skirts of her embroidered
batiste and turned lofttly away only to
pause when she had taken a few steps
and look back over her shoulder with
eyes full of infinite reproach.
There's that dog at Browns and
he might bite, And-and it's hard to
get over the pasture stile-alone. And
"a pitiful CULVER in her voice clinched
the sincerity of her assertions-"I am
afraid of snakes-and there may be
snakes. Freddie saw one last sum.
mer"
There was no questioning the trium.
plant truth OF the Una! declaration.
Nor was refusal longer possible. Con-
quered. John .jariine found himself
walking along the avenue. adjusting
his long stride TO the gait OF Miss Do
ris Ware. who. now that she had her
own way In persuading the most stub
born individual with whom she had
ever come in contact. was radiant and
bubbling over with merriment.
Since six months before their &C.
quaintance began the little 6irt. belle.
beauty and heiress had vainiy tried all
her graces and destinations on the seri-
Gus and stately Instructor OF her bois-
ferrous young brother. 1t had seemed
so natural since she was schoolgirl
In short dresses to have admirers by
the dozen that the difficulty she expe-
rienced Of bringing Jardine to her feet
piqued her and made her more than
ever determined to make him capitu-
late She would have opened her pan
sy purple, eyes very wide indeed and
have been honestly amazed bad any
one accused her OF being heartiess.
She would have said that no one
meant to be serious. Anyhow all knew
for it was an open secret-that she
was not free. Her marriage had been
arranged-oh. ages ago-by parents
and lawyers and solicitors and that
kind Of people. 1t was purely a mar
riage of convenience. But 1t appeared
to be very convenient indeed and
quite satisfactory all around.
Some day. when she was old. very
old perhaps twenty-four or thereabout
Lord I.essington would come sailing
over the sea and wed her aud bear her
back over the billow to a magnificent
historic old home In Sussex. and she
would be a great lady and lead good
and beautiful Siife and be happy for
ever and ever. which. asher heart had
never been touched and she was only
wild and winsome little maiden.
seemed quite right and natural.
Only of late she had begun to won
der why her eyes would droop when
suddenly encountering those Of the
man beside whom she now walked,
rafting on In light tnconsequent fash
lou. She was furious when she found
her cheeks grow burning hot at the
moment Of q chance meeting. What
was he to her that her heart had come
to beat more quickly when in his pres
enee? Defantly she summoned all her
bright audacity tosconceal this strange
new unrest.
Homeward bound an hour later. they
secured their mail at the village. In
the green gloom. gold pierced, OF the
forest pathway the girl sat down to
read her letters Leaning against q