Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12

about it"
"Sugar-coated. like all your sar
casmi Well, there just is occasion,
my boy, where you are concerned.
Tell me, how came you to BE- such
| friends-and do you really care?"
I'VE are friends because our gar
dens adjoin. and because country
people have way of getting ac-
quainted over the garden fence. And
of course like her. because. as told
you, she is nice little girl"
But that is not the point. Do you
care enough to forget that she is in
no possible way suited to your"
One cannot forget what one never
knew, dear child"
But, Jimmie, you are such a schol-
ar SO learned that you discomfort
even me. I can discover nothing in
which she is really posted"
You know very little about her,
Lucille have never known of her
reading anything | was not interested
in, at least"
"And she is quiet and dependent,
and afraid of things, where you have
always admired fearless woman. |
dare say she never rode a horse in
| all her life"
Il believe she Is bit nervous about
| horses" he admitted with his indul-
gent smile.
| "Oh, | see there is not use in talk
ing Facts, however glaring, have no
effect upon man in love"
so that is what all this means!
You think am in love with Miss Per-
ry? l thought you more discriminat-
ing, dear second-cousin Lucille!
merely like her very much, because,
l repeat, she is very nice grill"
q think you expressed it better this
morning when you called her Miss
Sunbonnet"
| Still, remember there is something
under the bonnet" advised James,
walking away with provoking good
| humor.
Jeanette in her arbor, sat in mo-
tionless misery.
1T is all true" she whispered "he
admires a woman who is capable and
! bright and fearless, and | am a plain,
stupid little thing afraid of my own
shadow. Lucille loves him--and he
loves her only he doesn't understand
ii yet, any more than l did until she
came and set fire to my very heart"
Until long after darkness had set
| tied, she sat motioness with her
thoughts. o.
Now when it is too late | have
| overcome one of my deficiencies" she
thought bitterly as she sat fearlessly
in the GREATNESS night.
Across the sky streaked jagged
CLEANS of lightning. Thunder crashed
nearer and nearer. Then rain dashed
into the frail shelter. But she smiled
! contemptuously detiantly.
| Whatever makes my little Miss
Sunbonnet so pale?" inquired Harper
next morning as he crossed into the
! neigbboring garden.
Il am not pale" denied Jeanette,
flushing uncomfortably. And | wish
you would call me by my name; that
other sounds TOO foolish, really!"
James wondered vaguely. But be-
fore he could investigate this new
turn of affairs, Lucille, called from the
porch that she was ready for her ride.
| You'd better look out for Jet this
morning" he cautioned as she mount.
ed the uneasy black horse, She is
nervous as witch"
"You must know | am utterly un.
afraid of a horse" answered the girl
loud enough for Jeanette to hear. "A
few miles of this fine, open road will
quiet her, never fear"
Jeanette shivered as Jet pranced
out Of the gate.
Il could never ride like that" she
said aloud. Then she saw James M
miring glance toward the graceful girl
on the flying horse, and fastened to-
the back of her garden.
An hour later Jeanette was work.
ing with the roses at the front gate,
clatter of hoofs told her OF the
uider's return. But why was Lucille
clinging so desperately to Jets neck,
her white face half concealed by 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 sobbed frantically. He loves her;
he loves herr"
Wildly she waved her bonnet before
the oncoming horse. As Jet slack
: ened and half turned, Jeanette
clutched the loosened bride. The
horse swung round and stopped, evil
, IDENTIFY weary from her run. Lucille
slipped Imply to the grass, unhurt.
Jeanette, Jeanette" cried Har
per, rushing to her and loosening the
bride from her fingers.
At sight of her white cheeks he
took heIssuddenly in his arms.
! "You are sure you are not hurt?
, he cried sharply. ooh. Jeanette
what made you do it? You might
; have been killed."
81 wanted to save Lucille" she whis