Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-10
BY THOSE COOL WATERS
John Strange Winter
Amhor of "Bootles Baby" THE Truth
Tellers, "4 Simple Gentleman, "Lddy
Jennifer," ''The Heart of Maureen."
Copyrighted by the National Press Agency.

silly! 1t s ever so hot I only brought it because |
promised my aunt l would roll it up to sit on if l
wanted to rest l didn It bring it for warmth, as
you. ~
In trce she had tucked the coat under his head
and was speeding away in the direction in which he
had come The girl was very quick, and yet it seemed
a long time to Ralph Seton she returned, bringing
quite train of people in her wake. 1t was big
wrench before they got him on to the gate and mat
tress which they had brought with them
1.-THE doctor is his rounds, said the nymph,
as she covered him with soft blanket, but we
have sent securing after hm-oh, yes, we have sent
a car-and we know pretty well where to catch him.
Poor feow" she added. 81 know you are in hor-
rible pain. Now be you walk genty-very
gently-for this poor gentleman will feel every sway
of the gate
At best 1t must be confessed that it was a horrible
half which passed they reached the gate of
one of the pretties houses that Ralph Seton had no.
ticed in the village his outward stroll; but for
tunatey, just they reached it smart scarlet ear
came dashing up and the doctor jumped out.
''Helol" said he. ''Ths is bad busness-yes
right upstairs.
eyes, but hadn't better go to the inn1' said
Ralph Seton.
mot at ALL sir. You have broken your leg, APP
parently and you are in hands, and you must just
do what you are told Miss Maude has very kindly
offered to befrend you, and you are really not IN
position to refuse
''I-I-it ism It exactly that said Ralph Seton,
who began to feel that he ddn which way they
arranged his affairs. SIS her name Maude7' and he
turned his eyes upon the nymph.
''Maude9 Oh, no, no-Miss Maude IS her aunt
surname. This is my very dear and devoted friend,
Miss Lois Chester Now, all together-it will be a
big swing the gate, but it must be managed
somehow-round to the library and in at the French
windows-that's it. Now, my dear sir let us see
the extent of your damage
You know it is weary business breaking leg.
If you have broken you will know and If not you
will fully realize when you do. | need not tell you
the details, but never perhaps, did broken leg prove
to its unfortunate 1t well that he had
fallen into capable hands, that within fortnight he
was able to be carried out into the luxurlant garden
and to sit under the trees wondering day by day
more and how it came that such heavenly vii
lage had never yet fallen under the spell of the
painter And Lois Chester-the nymph, the dryad-
thankful to do anything to spare their visitor pangs
of ennui and resessness, gladly consented to De
model for him in the wonderful old garden
1t lovely garden, lovely girl and it must
be confessed it made lovely picture The trout
stream, which ran brawlng by the village green,
turned at the gate of the Manor cottage and ran
noisly between the shrubbery and the lawn-such
stream And just where he chose to paint her 1t
made a dip, and more nosily than ever over the
smooth flat stones hard by clump of beech trees
whose purple sheen made perfect background Tor
her charming figure
is it really like met said Lois when the picture
finished.
eyes, it is exactly like you you look to me,
exactly you looked-though the frock is different
that morning when put my foot into that blessed
''Oh, Mr. Seton, you shouldn It say thatl - she
cried
81 should, for 7 mean it. Your friend simmonds
yesterday to apologize to me"
81 think it rather nice of him."
''Most nice 1t also very nice of met gave
him sovereign"
But why2"
''Well-er-I felt he had been harried about me.
Lois, he went on, in different tone, p" do you
know that have been six weeks trespassng ON your
aunt s hospitality"
eyes. "
''And you know that going away tomorrow"
eyes
ing back his head, "but now I am the proverbial