Cañon City record., 1911-10-12


folio and nrose to her stately height.
Pauline. she said In her slow con-
tralto. Il have Instructed James To
of the house. In the meantime please
do not play tennis"
why not." asked Pauline boldly.
Because | desire it returned her
aunt haughtily. THAT should be rea-
son enough. Pauline. but | will add
that the owners of the house next door
have returned. and | forbid any one
Of my household having communica-
ton with hem."
81 am sorry said Pauline calmly.
.'but hav been talking with the SON.
Paul Graham"
"what do you mean7 Where did you
meet him demanded Miss Greye
quickly.
In few words Pauline related the
incident which had led to her acouaiIs-
ance with Young Graham. HE said
be used to know you when he was
little boy. Aunt Ruth. but II you don't
wish me to ! won't speak to him
again."
Miss Greye-s fine eyes blazed with
anger "I do not forbid you TO. Pau
line but hope you will not Paul
Graham's father is n detestabl man.
When te. you that once upon time
I was enga ged to marry him he was
widower. and Paul was little lad in
dresses then. Walter Graham is a
publisher. and showed him poem
had written. Pauline. he laughed at
It."
Pauline. startled by this sudden con-
fdence. knew not what to say Max
ers of books and publishers were re-
mote beings who rarely strayed into
her practical little world Still. she
longed to comfort the troubled woman.
perhaps he laughed because-was
1t a humorous poem. Aunt RuthT" she
asked timiily.
"Humorcusr' scoffed Miss Greye. ut
was called Loves Dirge.'"
"Oh." a.d Pauline family. Il have
no doubt II was n beautiful poem
"It was admitted the poetess brief
Iy. After that. Of course. everything
was ended between Walter and me. I
had the gn'e In the rose garden nailed
up. and now the hedge has so over
EEOWH u tudt tuntAVt Ut iVaA@><-
Is like the incfdent-it is closed for
ever"
And overgrowu with the roses Of
memory" murmured Pauline ~ she
left the room and went upstairs
In the .brary Ruth Greye stood
with down bent head. her eyes nxed
on the rug at her feet. The roses Of
memory" she repeated softly. sad
there were tears In her eyes.
At the end of six weeks the repairs
on the stone house were about com
pieted Father and son had overseen
the regeneration of the neglected cs-
tate until IL verify bloomed as the
roses that crowded It. Paul Graham
had registered time by bis encounters
with Pauline Greye.
They had met many times Four
times be had passed her pony cart as
his motor whixxed by. Then he had
tired of the car as an unsociablc
means Of, iocomotion and mounted n
horse Often he had ovcrtaken her
equipage and ridden slowly beside her
as they talked. for Pauline had .c-
cided she would avail herself to Miss
Greye's permission and continue her
acquaintance with the most interest
ing young man she had ever met.
Their acquaintance ripened quickly.
and one Gay when Pauline returned
home and saw the reflection OF her
own happy face In the mirror she
blushed as she realized she had learn
ed the most beautiful thing in the
world. After that she did not drive.
She shyly ept to the northern grounds
or dreamed over n book In the wide
veranda.
Paul haunted the roads restiessly.
His own love was an acknowledged
fact to himself. yet because OF Pau
lines unguarded position he dared not
trust himself to see much OF her. and
he was miserable when she. too. bid
herself away.
One gioriousIy beautiful morning
Ruth Greye arose from a sleepless
couch and walked slowly among the
dew drenchcd roses In her garden
She stopped now and then to inhnIc
the fragrance OF a Cloth OF Gold rose
or 10 break tiny cluster of half open
ed buds Suddenly she came to fne
place where the hedge had overgrown
the rustic gate. She stopped abruptly
| and looked with startled eyes.
The hedge had been carefully trim
| med away. and the rustic gate. releas-
ed from Its fastenings. swung idly
with the light breeze. Ruth NOV d
close TO the hedge and buried her face
In the sweet smelling roses.
There was n firm step on the path.
and she looked up quickly TO meet the
glance OF Walter Graham on the oil r
side OF the rustic gate. Her breath
came quickly. and she summoned all