The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-12-19

GS&J Hampden family were not at
home
"Will you wait. sir?"
| ''No" And John turned away He
walked out into the country across the
bridge at the confluence of North
Branch and South Branch where rises
Grants Knob He followed the path
! that leads, corkscrew fashion. to the
crest of the knob. and there, in the
thick of the shade of big walnut,
leaning against an old bowlder that
had crowned the knob longer than John
could remember. sat the object of his
quest.
He had an instant TO look at her be
fore she observed him. and smilingly
, he availed himself of it. And very
charming very alluring she was to hi,
eyes In her light summery gown and
the big. soft leghorn hat with its flow
yrs. and leaves dancing in the breeze
An open book lay in her lap. but she
was not reading. Through half closed
hills that marched away into the blue
distance.
He took step toward her She
heard him and looked up.
"Hello!" he said
Good afternoon" Her salutation
was very cool indeed
"Of course If you don't want me to
stay
1T isn't my HILL"
He laughed outright. Her tactics
never wary, II seems" he remarked
effective. though Queer. isn't II
how attractive girl becomes when
she puts on that frigid. speak to me II
you dare manner?''
"You were very stupid not to know
me the other day"
But | remembered you
"You mean you forgot all about me-"
las an impudent. long legged, free.
kled tomboy with red hair while you
He paused deliberately.
MY hair was never red" she replied
coldly.
Suddenly the clouds broke away. She
returned to him with laugh. "Oh.
can't keep it up. But where did you
get your courage? You weren't nearly
so brave the other morning. I've been
here six days. Why haven't you come
to see me?'' she demanded
well. you see." he began lamely to
explain. I've had good many impor
tant things to think about and
And was neither important nor in
teresting. You need practice. / see."
But you are"
You really find me interestingf
You know. I've worked hard. very
hard. to earn the involuntary, generous
compliment ! am about to receive"
81 do-surprisingly So" he responded
promptly.
You needn't be SO surprised" she re
torted. II was always rather present
able in spite of the freckles. only you
wouldn't condescend to notice it. You
didn't like me-"
But you were such pesky little
nuisance, you know, Let me see," he
added rehectively, that was-yes. it's
been ten years since | last saw you.
Not counting the other morning, OF
course"
mo. eight" she corrected him. "You
saw me after the big game, the time
you saved the day. You walked right
by me. looking straight into my eyes.
and never recognized me. You were
too anxious to reach Adele Whiting
ton and be made hero of by her She
was as proud as-as I'd have been II
I'd had the chance-to exhibit you"
How is AdeleY'
"Oh. she's dreading thirty. is fighting
down tendency to fat, has begun TO
paint and often asks about you. Are
you still in love with her? And am a
cat to talk so about herr And has she
had many successors?'
mo to all three questions She gave
me bad three months. though"
I'm glad of it," she declared venge-
fully. Didn't you know was terribly
in love with youf That's what made
me such pesky little nuisance Oh.
you needn't look so. shocked since II
was only calf love and have quite re-
covered Outer
So while the golden afternoon yaned
they exchanged pleasant nonsense His
spirits rose unaccountably He was
very boy,sh. very gay Sometimes they
rose to half serious discussion that
skipped lightly and ludaciously about
ITO be Continued