The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-29

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her put . book ON ths crown of her
head and walk slowly around and
around the housa IN bet there II
. speeleezst In that house watching
her every minutsi"
In the evening when the moon was
high the girl came again into the back
garden Dr.. Emery was wen hiddnai
behind a clump Of bushes.
Great Scott! She has on her bath
ing suitt And aha In rolling In this
soaking grass! She'll have something
tomorrow that will need q doctor a
sure as my names Emery!"
After rolling over and over In the
wet grass and then lying fun length
on her back for q long moment, the
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her head and turned On the hose.
With laughter falling from her lips
she ran In and out. sQaealing with the
cold and exhilarafion Of her hose bath
A door opened In his own house.
"Oh, Dr. Emery Here Ia q tels-
gram for YOU the voice from the
house called
With a lingering look at the hose
nymph DR.. Emery went for his tele-
gram.
4 He was summoned back 70 town. A
patient needed him and Emery took
( the late train cut that night. He
/ went. determined to return a. quickly
as possible. Pity being akin to love.
the young doctor felt the diagnosis
Of his own case was easily made.
Weeks wore on and still DR.. Emery
was harnessed to the grind in town
He felt, however, that since the snow
was upon the ground the girl would
not be permitted to carry on her In
| sane wanderings in the garden Rose
Langdon had drifted entirely out Of
his thoughts and only the girl Of the
garden fingered.
1t was at a big New Year dinner,
his first social moment OF the past
months, that DR.. Emery glanced up
to meet his partner for dinner.
The most radiantly beautiful girl
be had ever looked upon had laid q
hand on his arm and was walking be-
side him into the dining-room.
Then you are not insane!" he
asked.
The girl turned wide, violet eyes
upon him. Then she laughed that
same tinkling laugh that he had
heard in the garden.
| Not that know OF, DR.. Emery. Il
there something In my appearance
that suggests"
Nothing but-beauty," the doctor
said, because it had been in his heart
so long. But last summer
The girl turned quickly toward him
and a bright blush crimsonsd her
cheeks. Where were your" she
asked.
In the garden-next door"
Violet looked into Dr. Emery's eyes
and seemed fascinated by the multi
tude OF questions she saw there. She
laughed and tried to keep the color
from her cheeks.
But Why did you wiggle your toes
about in the ooZy midland why did
you lie down in soaking grass that
might have had copperheads and
black beetles in it-and why did you
come out at dawn and bob into the
hydrangeas?
The dotor's look was SO serious
with its mixture Of alteration thai
Violet laughed aloud.
You are forgetting the corn and
carrots and peas?" she smiled and
tried to recall just how far her expert
ment had taken her. You see, DR.
Emery-you are not beauty special
list, or you would know there is moth
ing Ike early morning dew for tbs
complexion. The hydrangeaS gave me
that. From the oozy mud. as you cal
1t, and the grass, was absorbing cleo
tricity and nerve force"
, The doctor was beginning to IN
derstsnd. But the book on your head
and the green vegetables that NJ
, doubt had lots Of little green"
| Violet stopped both ears and turneS
slightly away. Il refuse to listen
You are trying to disparage my Ques
for beauty and / think it very com
mendable"
, at might be in some cases." sal,
the doctor, and when he smile.
> straight into her eyes Violet had tn,
grace TO hlush