The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-28


came hard. Strengthened and stuck
a hand 10 my pocket as added.
"The pity Of ~ There's true heart
gone TO wastel True hearts are none
so plenty. Amaryllls.s
Certainly they are not came scorn-
fully from the freside. affected not
70 hear and went on manfully.
"fye played aud lost-lost so miser-
ably, Listen-then tell me II you think
! quite deserve what am getting
Il am going away" came family
from Myrtilla's chair, but Myrtilla her
self sat siill aud even made d pretense
Of putting stitches into her work Find.
Ing me silent through a long minute,
she sat very straight and added:
Naturally one IS nervous at finding
oneself alone With a lunatic. Only In
na5ts talk to things as though they
were people"
Don't mind her, Amaryllis" ! said
softly. Poor creature, she Is jealous.
She thinks you are no more than a lily
blooming IN pot. We know better,
Of course
REALLY did not dream you had SO
much imagination" Myrtllla said out
right, shipping her thread rs she spoke.
! stared harder than ever NJ Amaryl-
lis, saying; Imagination Is a fearful
thing sometimes am glad. Amaryl-
lis, you altogether lack II. You would
never see IN ordinary civillties to a
pretty girl anything to turn your love
" golden tawny eyes green"
Dancing or sitting out every other
number, suppose, comes under the
head Of ordinary ciyilities, Myrtilla
said, her lip curling.
kept OH quietly: "And even II you
felt hurt you would let me explain.
The verinews have hearts as big as
their fortune. Thus it happens 1 owe
them what money can never pay.
Not 50 many years back there was
big furry II the street that put my
governor ID tile worst sort OF hole.
IL needed a cool million to get him
out, and a Verinew million did t. Yet
the governor was hardly an aequaint-
ance verinew learned his extremity
by chance and came to his help be-
cause as he phrased IT, he didn't think
the other side was putting on Q square
deal Il does not lessen the obligation
that be got his million back. plus a
good profit Eventually the Grantley
girl will have it with several millions
more She is a granddaughter-unac-
knowledged because Nine Yerinew
wishes 70 seem as young as their for
tune but the very apple Of the yeri-
new eye. They wanted her to be the
belle Of the ball. She was shy and
sensitive and frightened half out Of
her wits. Somehow she trusted me-
Il don't at all wonder at that" said
voice from the fireplace
I bowed gravely and resumed
"When she is not frightened she is
pretty, Armaryllis Her head is splen
didly red not quite so red as yours.
She is light on her feet, too, and loves
to dance as well as the flowers do.
The trouble Is she has not yet quite
caught the rhythms she must move to.
SO needs must lean heavily upon her
partner. / understood some Of the
others did not. Occasionally one was
Hurried. still more occasionally one
impairment. And a single cad let her
see be was ashamed Of dancing with
her in spite IF the millions. At her
drst BAH think Of it, had to take
away the sting Of 1t somehow. Per
haps did seem devoted but she
didn't understand. told her about
MyrtllIa ID our very frst waltz"
Al little inarticulato cry from the fire.
place here. Covertly ] saw tears on
Myrtilla's cheeks. She made as though
to rise. but sank back. turned away
her head and resumed the furious
stabblng with her needle. ! gathered
the greenery Of Armaryllis in my
hands, laid my cheek against It and
said dreamily:
"Amaryllis. tell me why am fated /
to love dusky hair All the painters
and poets agree that red Is ever so
much more beautiful"
"Are you sure quite sure. you do
love itg Myrtilla asked TREMENDOUSLY. /
She was not answered in words
Five minutes later Dicky. bursting |
in upon us. found us side by side,
looking down at Amarylis through |
sunshine grown suddenly and magical
IL warm and golden After long
look Dicky whistled, turned on bis
heel ana said from the door over bis
shoulder so you two have made It
up. McSnifters said you would cause |
that red lily bloomed SO far ahead Of I
time But / don't care about that. |
All want Is 10 know what you're
goin' ID give me when you get mar
riede
Hewitt THAT rich old fool wouldn't
let me marry hls daughter Jewett-
Well be may be rich and old, but he's
do fool. New York Times.