The Dickinson press., 1911-06-03

becoming flush to Mrs. Hynes' rather
pale cheeks
"And what happened them" she ask
ed softly.
"Willie Henderson got licked, and
the teacher settled with me quite
abundantly later" l added.
"What became of Ludema"
"She has been dead a good many
years."
"Shall we try that new duet now?'
she asked. springing up. "Do you
know, I'm glad you licked Willie Hen
derson."
Next day vas Sunday, and over a
very late breakfast my brother impart-
into the street, walking rapidly, but
with no thought of my destination till
I came to the power house. A car
was just pulling out for Glenbrook,
and u whim possessed me to get
aboard and visit the scenes Of my
schooldays. l must get through an in
terminably long day somehow till l
could see Mrs. Hynes again.
I sauntered through the once famil-
lar streets till l came to the grove
Of pines where l had enticed Willie
Henderson and drubbed him. I was
smiling at the recollection when l no.
ticed that ONE n was in the grove.
AS | hesitated the figure turned, and I
saw Mrs. Hynes.
"Why Lillian!" | exclaimed, hasten
Ing forward. How came you here?"
Over the wliteness of her face rolled
Z wave of cardinal; from the brown
depths Of her lovely eyes looked the
sweetest expression l had ever seen
there; then she clasped her little hands
n%crvously.
II am keeping tryst with a ghost"
she said. How dare you, a mortal, in
terrupt?"
"Grant me pardon" l begged. bow
ing low before her. 81 bring news
from the world"
Her changed. She was a
practical woman again, with a possible
poverty staring her in the face. Her
ups lOol COIOl, UuI SuC odlu olCouAAJ
Harry Armstrong is found"
"Found-and a gentleman. You are
neither a rich woman nor a poor one
He will take but half, and he is hand
some, and he wants to meet you"
AS l repeated my brothers. words
she burst into passionate sobbing, but
in a moment had controlled herself and
was smiling at me.
"You didn't suppose l was such a
baby, did you" she asked. "But you
have no idea what q relief it is to
know that-Harry Armstrong is a gen.
tleman."
LILLIAN" I said, sitting down by her,
twill you marry mel"
I thought at first she was going to
cry again, but instead she laughed and
took from the cover Of her cloak the
green box. She fitted the key to the
absurd little lock and took out the
first article.
"What do you see?" she asked.
"A bead ring" I answered.
"A hoop Of diamonds she correct
ed. "Your eyes have not been anoint-
ed. And thisy"
"a faded flower" l ventured.
IAN Eden rose."
Then without comment she took out
a red fringed Christmas card, a dimin.
utive valentine and two candy mot
toes.
"And what namest thou this" she
inquired, holding up the last article.
Why I should have forgotten the
others and remembered this wooden
heart marked with purple ink, ITO my
love" l know not, but instantly I rec
ognized 1t as the heart I had given to
little Ludema Sears. Then I looked
into the brown loveliness of this smil-
ing woman's eyes-and understood.
II thought L. was for Lillian. l
never thought of Ludema." were my
first words.
And you didn't die after all?" was
my next brilliancy.
"Ludema's hair was the palest yel-
low l ever saw" l was beginning,
when she spared me further foolish
speech.
"I've always thought it a pity that
my hair grew dark" she said. Had
1t escaped your inconstant memory
that you promised to meet me here
when you were twenty-one and marry
me?" she asked severely.
II remember-now," I answered
meekly. did you keep the appoint.
ment?"
It was her turn to blush, while
laughed comfortably.
$50 we're even on that score. But
there is still the affair of the red ap-
ple."
"Perhaps we had better call It
square," she suggested. Then impul-
sively she laid her head on my Shout
der and whispered:
ooh. Billie. dear"
Rare Bon Jonson.
Ben Jonson began life in the hum
BILE capacity of apprentice to q brick