St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-10

Saint James park ducks. brooding be-
meath the willow trees. seemed to have
struck work. One solitary drake. a
blackleg among his fellows. did In.
deed perform some desultory. languid
feats OF diving In pursuit OF certain
crumbs. contributed with equal Ian
guor by young man on the bridge.
The young man on tho bridge yawn-
Cd and stretched himself. then blew
out the paper bag which had contain
cd the artists dinner and struck II.
causing to follow q report which
sounded. In that thick silence. like a
salvo Of many guns.
The young man on tho bridge stood
snifhng at the air, which was heavy
with q smell AZ Of smoked honey. and
yawning into tho tspid waters beneath
him. All at once he was startled by .
queer littlo sound.
Looking eagerly about him. he be-
held. some distance up tho bridge. and
"dressed In all her whalebone aips." .
right London little lady. She. too.
peered into the depths beneath them
and sighed-this was the queer little
sound which no had heard--as one
who should say: This 10 all right"
II suppose Il was you who woke mo
upS" said the lady. ~
The young man blushed. II suppose
4 was. Very sorry. I'm sure"
"oh. you needn't apologies. It's .
good Job, really. II you hadn't woke
me. I might have slept till goodness
knows when. I only sat down on that
seat there for q minute-just to get
cool-and before you could mention II
! was asleep. Like me. ! admit"
IL wonder you have to trouble
about gettin' COOL" said the young
man. "If looks are anything TO go
by. you must be always cool. like
like alabaster."
"Ah, That's what you think" re-
piled the lady.
"It's enough to make you want to
chance IT," she continued. ITO look
down into the water there. II ! had
my way. I'd be a fish"
"Or q mermaid" suggested the
young man.
Not that, I hope!" said the young
lady. with dignity.
II suppose" yentured the young
man. that II wouldn't do for me TO
suggest boat? can easily get one"
well ." replied the lady .
II don't know a. ! see any objec'
tions"
~ suppose you often 60 boating
with young menf" he inquired.
II haven't got a young man." she
answered. "He-he's dead" She left
Il at that. A
mot much love lost there!" said
the young man TO himself. with lit.
tie grin OF contentment. you've not
told me your name yet" he remarked.
aloud. to his companion.
"well. they generally call me jim
mie." replied the girl. whats
yoursf"
"Hsnsry. I'm in the suctionssr-
iaS"
soh.- murmured the girl. II got
an idea into my head It might be
Will. You-you do get silly
ideas. this sort Of weather. ! don't
know Why It H." she went on. rapidly.
"but I feel jollier like. safternoon.
than I've felt for months and months
and months It's this weather. sup
pose. Everything's 20 bright and the
birds 90 chirpy. and-and---
I'm the spring a young gels fancy
lightly turns to thoughts Of love-"
submitted Henery.
She blushed. That's . bit Of poet
~. ! know"
ut IT," asserted Hsnsry. not with.
out . certain modest pride In the
tact.
"whsrs does It come from?"
shakespeare. Of course" responded
Hsnery.
WELL" remarked the girL 4.
You've got some saucs!"
There was . long pause.
"I'll give you . penny for EN-" said
Henery, at length.
II was wondering. If-lf-suppos-
in' you and somebody else was-vas
swssthearts-rars swesthsarts - and
and you died. ] suppose you
wouldn't think much OF her after
wards II she got playin' the giddy with
other fellowsY'
I'm not good at conundrums." an
swered Hsnery. with . superior little
cough.
Aren't your TN sorry. beg your
pardon" replied the Girl AT any
rate" she continued. musing aloud.
II don't play the out-snd-out giddy;
no one can say that. And /.