The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-28
AMARYLLIS.
An Explanation That Reconclled
the Sweethearts.
ay MARTHA M.c..mlLLIAMa.


Outside It was raw and gusty. with
white, high lying clouds scuddine 80
thiekly across a pale sky that only
wan and watery sunshine strained
through the breaks between. Inside
there was the balm Of May. especially
IN the south parlor. where knew
should lnd Myrtilla.
Myrtilla IS tail and twenty. with
chlld's foot and a turn Of the bend ana
neck that would become an empress.
She has coral red lips. fine. straight
nose, olive skin. dark almond eyes,
heavily dashed and lIdded. and low.
straight brow. deeply Swallowed by
dusky hoss silk hair. In virtue Of ali
this she reigns as a queen over most
men. We had been engaged until two
weeks ago-to be exact. until the date
OF the verinews' bah and the episode
Of the Grantley girl
The bail Is ancient history now. Be
sides, II has really nothing 70 do with
the ease left or dancing with the
Grantley girl at a. m. to ding MY.
self into tweeds and set forth upon a
weeks journey. Coming home from
It l found my table numbered with
my letters to Myrtilla down to the
most fragmentary those Of the
last week unopened my ring, my
books, a bracelet or two. the loeket
with my picture and a litter OF those
idiotic things one sends at Christmas
and Easter and on birthdays II was
this litter that saved me from utter
despair. reasoned that II Myrtilla
Ind cared enough for me to keep II
all this time she could not give up
caring for me IN a moment
Still. I knew there was tough lob
ahead. But did not dream she would
20 to the length Of refusing to see or
hear ME or even to listen to my side or
the case through Aunt Bah. most tact.
full Of Intermediates Her people back
ed her. too--all but Dieky. Dicky is
fifteen and owns the distinction Of be-
ing the only think in trousers Myrtilla
has found herself unable to subjugate.
cannot hatter myself that Dicky's
advocacy OF my cause was wholly dis
Interested Dicky has a fine taste III
terrier pups and a relish for stolen gal
lops on my hunters. At home he Is al
lowed nothing more hazardous than a
steady going cob. However that may
be, IT meant a lot to have any sort Of
friend at court. Otherwise how should
he hall door have swung open at my
lpproaeh7 The servants had strict or
Iers 10 shut It ciyilly ia my face.
shes In there It beats me why
gou want her. why you want any girl,
when you've got heaps of dogs and
horses Dicky said grlnning, as ! shot
past him. "shes been real hateful po-
lite; no good for even a fight this
whole week" Dieky's voice pursued
ne down the hail.
The south parior Is q square iut,
open upon three sides to the sun. with
walls more than half windows, iron
barred outside and full Of green grow
ing things within There Is a big IRE.
place.
MyFtllla stood IN front or It, her eyes
lntently Fixed upon the smolderine logs
At my entrance she started ever 50 lit
tie. turned her head the least bit and
kept on staring 10 tie Gre.
.afyrtilla." l ventured irresolutely,
my hand still on the doorknob.
she sat down and took up her en-
broidery. her face stiIl further averted
Then knew / had won half point
If she had been as angry as she be-
lieved herself to be she would have
marched away with Der nose ID the
air
began again formally Miss Grey,
but stopped short She had begun g
whistle over her work softly. media /
lively, as though she knew herself TO
be alone.
Something happened then. am mel |
Their poet nor romancer but my rang /
ing eye saw in the south window g f
creature Of tropic charm, slim and tall I
green gowned ais a wood nymph with /
wonderful golden tawny eyes and
crown still more wonderfully red. AS
1 went to her she shlYered and set 81 I
her green gown iuttering detensiYely' +
but paid no heed to II only said Joy
ousiy, barring my head.
@Anaryllis! You are real godseha. /
I was never 50 glad to see any one - /
all my life."
Myrtilla's head came around 50 that
/ saw her profile out Of the tan Of ny
eve. | faucied she stared, but dared /
not make sure Of It. My wood nymph
barely nodded: her trenors were all ~ 4
rest. bent toward her low enough I
To look into her golden tawny eyes and
ran on:
what have you done to yourseiI
You are so beautiful, SO strangely SO
rarely beautiful It makes me despef-
ete chat / did not keep my heart for