El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-30

back to the house. We reused him and
all went quietly 70 bed / did not sleep
much that night, and somehow ulq
not think Miss Ellen did either, for
did not feel as lonely as when every
body was Unconscious ~ that spacious
The girls who had been invited to
spend the night al the Pines came early
next day. and 1 went to the fields with
Bud. for Miss Ellen told me that /
would only be in the way if stayed
at home. / saw Bud plough ana
watched how cheerfully he did the work
of the day labOrer- j lit my pipe ana
walked several of the burrows with
him and then, heart sick at seeing this
fine specimen Of young manhood truQS-
ing YEARLY to and fro in the thankleSS
soil. / wandered off in the woods to
dream of Miss Ellen and weave schemes
for the rest of the family when she
would have become my wife. WhenZ
The question brought with II Hood
of doubt for, after all, would she give
Up the work she had undertaken or
1uld her pride allow her to accept any
assistance for her family 1 felt there
were depths to her nature which i had
not been able TO sound IN the snort
time / had been there For fear OF
wOunding her / had remained silent,
but 1 was now resolved TO speak to her
before leaving, and had received or
ders that night to return 10 bosLOn
would have told her OF my bOundleSS
love and asked her to become my WIFE
Still waYering between my inclination
to declare my love and fear Of being
TOO precipitate, returned TO the Pines
did not see her until dinner time.
however. then only during nasty
meal after which we assisted her to
clear the table and place number OF
small ones on the side porch for the
party We laid the collation. for the
evenings entertainment and then went
TO dress.
1t was with some misgivings that I
dOnned my evening suit but on coming
downstairs I found the colonel arrayed
in one Of an anterior date and Bud
| transformed from the plOughhand or
| the morning in the suit he had worn
at the time Of his graduation a num-
/ Der of young girls had arrived before
/ Miss Ellen came down, and the men
J were assembled at the foot Of the stairs
as if waiting for her
| Ny heart seemed TO stop beating as
/ I saw her 1.-the and graceful figure, clad
/ in an old brOcade of her mother, COM
| ing towards me. Her hair was built
high on her head, which seemed to
| change her whole appearance and made
/ me start as 1 remembered my dream
| picture The brOcade was faded, put
| its gloss and richness remained Her
/ shoulders were bare and her tilted cfan
| gave her the air of some quaint old
| medieval picture come to life
] Am l not in keeping with the
| house?" she asked, interpreting my
You are like a queen" I said.
Then you shall pay me court for this
/ one night" she answered, and held out
her hand TO me, which I took, and with
/ the manner Of an Old-time Southern
| gentleman. just as 1 had seen colonel
| Turpin do, 1 bowed low and for mo-
/ ment let my lips Hnger on the tips OF
/ her fingers.
/ You have other courtiers." said one
| Of several men who came forward to
4 join us.
| She held out her hand, and as she
/ did so she looked at me for q second
/ She withdrew it gracefully and added
l with a smile. Il was only admitting a
| new one and then babe me follow her.
/ She introduced nae here and there and
! told me how many times 1 must dance
with each. We went on the porch, and
| standing there I was again struck with
/ the resemblance to the lady In my
/ dream
You are like the first part Of my
I picture" 1 said softly.
Then let me play il for this even
/ ing she said. And If you can imagine
/ me a colonial dame. you shall be
/ courtier from king Georges court
] Good, / cried, If you VIII ADMIT
I that have come across the seas a
wOOing."
AS you will. my lord" spreading
/ out her gown and cOurtesying. But
/ will not be responsible for the conse-
| quences; SO see to it that you play well
your part, else / viii send you TO your
I king again"
after LlaL i aQQLES1Eu ~ NAA-- a.
| Most gracious lady" or "talr Mis-
| trees Ellen" ] WOOed her in the strange
and quaint language Of hundreG
years ago. Sometimes she seemed
/ startled at my earnestnes, and when
I thinking my speech too ferVent. she
I would bid me go hence ana add an
other WallflOWer to my already large
I bouquet 1 would straigntWay return
| and tell her of the court life, and wOve
amid my imagery an odd mixture OF my
New England home Once, taking her
hand for moment and looking into her
"Ah Ellen. I love you well and 1
! would take you to a court II truth
! where you would find royal welcome,
l and you would be a queen 10 everyone
you knew, and i would so guard you
J that neither poverty nor sorrow should
ever come near you or to those you
I love"
/ Y lord. - she said with a certain pathos,
and 1 knew she was thinking OF her
l duty at the Pines 20 go Ddch 70 AVuL
Z king. and. whether ne De aInDlIOH OF
I gold or both, forget the simple coIonlai
dame who more often plays the part or
/ dairy maid And now, she sclo, look
I ing into my eyes and Laughing, 90 ana
/ seek out every maid over twenty mine,
ana ,rbeu Won have led them through
! be graceful minuet come back 70 me-
And would do as bid and dance
! some Old-time WaltZeS Win some lOnely
maid and then return 10 MISS Ellen
I side only TO be sent away again to
I someone who she noticed was not dane
! inr Finally the supper hour was an
nounced and 1 was maze happy ~
NTiss ISI1en. who chose me as her part
ner for the march. Just as we were
| forming into line someone cried
1T is the hour for the wishing stone,
: o,d +be1 one and all, save myself, for
I did not know what was meant by the
y-fshfng-stone joined in the clamOr.
| Miss Ellen yielded at length, and, still
( ToidiDe INV hand and bidding me give
I the Other to the girl behind me. and so
{ on down the line, we started out Of
the house We Circ1eJ ~ p,,o1cb
/ crossed the gardens, and passed down
/ the terrace. The mOOnligHt filtered
/ through the trees glimmered brightly
/ the cedar lane At length we emerged
, on am open knoll in the center of which
was an old stone sundial covered with
J ivv- We formed a circle round it, and
/ Miss Ellen letting 90 my hand, stood
on a step by its side, and calling one