The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-08
WHERE THE ACORNS GROW

Dwight Pelham had graduated as
an M. -. at columbia. Ills health
was not OF tine best, and he had haa
II bard time tn pun turough. Inen
friend had said to him:
Go up the country and find a quiet
place to rcst.- tish.-htt1lt -ntid TINT
Don't think Of hanging out your shin
srle for weeks yet, aud don't fan IA
love."
And the bearer of the new sheep,
skin had taken the advice. That II,
he had hunted without shooting any
thing. hsEed without catching amy
thing, aud had escaped the SnaTss OK
Cupid for two wiioIe. weeks when Tilt
covered sitting ON the log among the
acorn trees. bn, yes. he had seen and
heard the whistine glti. bat I'r. Pei
ham was shy~-very shy, lie hoped
to remain unnoticed himself. and he
fattered himself that he had. He
visited the ttft Il Second r1Ire. not III
the hope OF seeing the sumo sirl, bus
really 10 catch II iish or two. He en-
inyed the chatter Of the squirrels, taf;
voices OF the blaejays and the muir
mHr of the stream, and lie felt an
moved when the laughter Of two girls
suddenly reached his ears lie arose
to go away, but they were in the path
re must take. ana he sat down again.
ladies appeared on the bank at his
| left One whistled and the other
sang, 7 hen the whistler sang and the
singer whistled.
Then they threw sticks into the
Mater,
Then one Of them asked IL tramps
were ever seen In those woods.
Then the other replied that they
! nadn't better be seen there II they.
! knew what f,r no.
| both gggled and kicked up the dead
| leaves and walked away. DIR. Pelham
smiled He was shy, but he knew
/ their actions were girl-like. Ten
minutes rad Passed, and tie Was sIGTT-
J ing ihdttleentiy when II fish took his
, hook. Then a squirrel who had mis-
! calculated his ping distance fell
short and came plump down on his
head. lie was in the midst of tre5l-
! bic when he heard scream. and be-
fore he could locate IL one Of the
/ girls came tearing through the
hustIes and halted f-efor- t,i,rr TO ex--
Clai1a.
ooh, sir right out there!"
Yes. What is II?
"She-she climbed a tree"
"WeH?"
I'll told her not to. but she would
do H."
Yes. she climbed"
And she'd got up / don't know
how many hundred feet high when
she thought You were coming and
and
Lost her hold and fell ?"
| les. yes. She's crying ana laugh
ing, and | think she has broken her
arm, We gig glggled at ynu. but w
, want YOU to come"
Most certainly"
1t was Miss Cathy Dalton who SAT
| with her back to the oak she had
! climbed, though there WAS a bushel
or acorns on the ground around her
Yes, it was her right arm that was
broken, and that wasn't the worst of
! it--not with her--not with "a good
jaooking girl In making her descent
she had PASSED through several
scraggy branches broken down the
hazel bushes and hit the ground with
a great JOLT. Her hair was hanging
! her garments torn--face and hands
/ scratched and one pink ear bleeding
| from q cut. Even her limpid tears
were-le leaving streaks- down-her-
| tfteeks
"1'n have to run for help, but
| wort be gone long" said Dr, Pelham
when he had assured himself Of the
nature of the injury. And then to
Miss Molly who was also weeping in
~ III pdtHs
WET your handkerchief in the
creek and rub II over her face and |
forehead and don't get excited over
this thing
Think you're aWfuIly,- smart don't
YOU
'.hfiat dc, you. stisar = ~ as'ss~.- \
re 20 and limb that tree. q -
But You dared ME To-.
Eyes, but ! didn't dare YOU to fail |
head over heels and break yGur arm I
and have G doctor and all that I'm
sorry II 1t hurts. but I can see ycur /
iittte game.
Game? Came"
Yes. MISC Innocence. You arc /
going IL NARY the doctor, -.
And year later when Miss Cathy I
told Miss Molly that she and DIR. /
Feisss mr. .wsEs engaged, there Was a !
'humph" followed hy tn s.s.s~sss.,rA q ii x
'''pf course you are, Dom I know /