The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-04-11

"sugar-coated, like all your sar
casm! Well, there just is occasion
my boy, where you are concerned
Tell me, how came you to be such
friends-and do you really carer
1--WE are friends because our gar
dens adjoin, and because country
people have a way of getting &C
quainted over the garden fence. .Ant
of course like her. because, as | 'olt
you, she is a nice little girl
But that is not the point. TO yor
care enough to forget that shs j, il
no possible way suited to yous''
''One cannot forget what ono Teye1
knew, dear child"
But, Jimmie, you are such :. schol
ar so learned that you discomfort
even me. l can discover nothing II
which she is really posted"
You know very little abput her
Lucille. l have never known of hel
reading anything l was not Interested
in, at least
"And she is quiet and dependent.
and afraid of things, where you have
always admired fearless roman.
dare say she never rode = horse in
all her life"
II believe she is bit FERROUS abous
horses" he admitted with his ilGul
gent smile.
| ooh, see there is NIT Use in talk.
| ing. Facts, however Caring, have nc
effect upon man in love>"
| $50 that is what I'll! this rleans
| You think am in lore with Miss Per
ry? l thought you mote discriminate
ing, dear second-cous;n Lucille! J
merely like her very much, oecause.
l repeat, she is very nice grill"
II think you expressed it better this
morning when you called Ter Aiiss
Sunbonnet."
Still, remember there is fjomstAins
under the bonnet" advised Ssmes,
! walking away with provoking goo(;
| humor.
Jeanette in her erbor, sat IA mo.
| tionless misery.
1T is all true" she Whispered; che
admires a woman who is Capable and
bright and fearless, and I am plain.
stupid little thing afraid of lhy OWE
shadow. Lucille owes Finn and he
loves her only he doesn'. understand
1t yet, any more than l die; 1ntil she
came and set fire to my vnsy heart"
Until long after DARK nes- had set.
tied, she sat cnotionlsss with he1
thoughts.
Nov when 1t is tho 7s-te l have
overcome one If my Deficiencies" she
thought bitterly as SIZE ST.: fearlessly
in the GREATNESS night.
Across the sky strevxed Jagged
CLEANS of lightning. Thuseder crashed
nearer and rearer. Then rain dashed
into the fra's shelter. BIT she smiled
contemporary desiantlf,
"Whatever makes M little Miss
SunbonneE SO pale?" inquired Harper
next morning as ne crossed into the
neighbor!ng garden.
II an not pals" desied Jeanette,
flushing uncomfortably "And / wish
you would call me by my name; that
other sounds too fool:gh, really"
James wondered vaguely. But be.
fore he could inveSigate this new
turn of affairs, Luci'e called from the
porch that she was ready for her ride.
You'd better lo'x out for Jet this
morning." he cauti med as she mount.
ed tie uneasy br.ck horse. "She Is
nervous as witdh."
"You must kn.w l am utterly un-
afraid Of hors';" answered the girl
loud enough for Jeanette to hear. "A
few miles Of tbs fine, open road will
quiet her, nevet> fear"
Jeanette sfevered as Jet pranced
out of the gats.
II could ne"er ride like that" she
said aloud Chen she saw James ad-
miring glanc', toward the graceful girl
on the flyiI;ss horse, and fastened to
the back a. her garden.
An hou' later Jeanette was work
ing with he roses at the front gate
A clatrse Of hoofs told her Of the
rider'r return. But why was Lucille
.si.Asi41g so desperately to Jets neck,
uCl WulIC 1dC6 utll COuC1SHl0U ny her
loosened hair and the horses flying
name?
Jet was plunging wildly. uncon.
trollably. The moment she compre.
hended, Jeanette flashed through the
gate.
Nothing must happen to Lucille"
she scbbed frantically. "He loves her;
he loves her!"
Wildly she waved her bonnet before
the oncoming horse. AS Jet slack
enes and half turned, Jennnette
clutcked the loosened bride. The
horse swung round and stopped, evil
IDENTIFY weary from her run. Lucille
slipped Imply to the grass, unhurt.
"Jeannette, Jeanette" cried Har-
[per, rushing to her and loosening the
bride from her fingers.
At sight of her white cheeks he
took her suddenly in his arms.
You are sure you are not hurt?'
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