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tired and think how refreshing drink
Of buttermilk would b to you. 20 !
bring Il to you. You go some Wild
flowers. You don't know that I'm e.
pecially fond Of nowers-indeed, only
like them as other people debut you
gather them for me. you said. and give
them to me. Suppose had been some
one else"
/ II haven't been used to gathering
wild flowers before for farmers daugh-
ters where I've worked"
"I've often brought farm hands but
termilk when they were reaping"
He looked into her face. 1t was as
mild as May morning.
"Then why did you ask He
paused, but she replied to the unfin-
ished question herself before he could
finish.
II didn't until you had asked"
He had returned to the starting point.
He begun anew.
II suppose II any one else had gath
cred flowers for you you would have
liked 1t just as WE'LL"
81 didn't say that"
But you said you had often brought
farm hands buttermilk."
Il did"
80 there's nothing moro about It"
Nothing except that you haven't told
me why you gave me the flowers"
There was q longer pause this time.
He was leaning against the machine;
she was standing ON the fallen grain.
well. don't mind telling you," be
said. though I don't SEQ any use In
doing 10. I was walking In the woods
when I came on the flowers. I was
thinking Of you. They looked up at
me tnnocently and seemed to say.
Take Us to her."
"Now you've told me that much I'll
tell you what the flowers said to me.
They said. Wasn't It sweet OF him to
bring us to your and ! said. why was
It sweetY And they said. Because
because--we don't know. Didn't he
tell you why he sent your asked.
No. they said. he didn't Then
said. why did he send you to me with.
out reasony and they said. He may
have had u reason. but he didn't tell
US what 1t was 'Ohv said l. and that
was the end Of It."
"Ho. there. Jerry! Stop that"
He's only kicking the dies. You
wouldn't have him suffer their sting
without trying to get rid Of them?"
"I'll tell you what I'll do" he said
without noticing her remark. "If you'll
Just forget for awhile that you're my
employers daughter and some day
coming into this big farm and the
stock and the crops and the money In
bank for many past crops I'll tell you
why gave you the flowers"
They didn't say that had anything
to do with it,
That's because they didn't know.
They spring up out Of the ground
naturally and remain natural. We
spring from the same ground. but We
are warped by being civilized"
but the minister said ouly last Sum
day In bis sermon that until we be-
came clvilised We weren't ready to
receive the New Testament. How,
then. can civilization kill within ~ our
loveliest feelings?'
Again he looked at her and won
dered. How could she BY her shrswd
replies continually force him 10 take
the aggressive and yet be 20 simple.
10 innocent?
These are too deep questions for
country folk like us - handle" he
said. "All know Is that can't speak
all | would speak to your fathers
daughter"
They stood both looking ON the
ground. Confused sounds came to
them-the lowing Of cattle. the rattle
OF q distant reaper. the neigh Of .
horse, the bark Of dog. the hum of
bees. The horses continued to kick
the flies. but there was Just now moth
Ing to be gained by reprovlng thom for
doing So 1t was the girl who broke
the deadlock between them.
Il don't ask" she said. "that you
speak all you would speak; I only ask
you one thing
And that isY'
why did you send me the 6Owersr'
She came and stood beside him. look
Ing up Into his eyes with hers. He
struggled hard with himself to avoid
answering the question. but she did
not help him: indeed. she had kindled
DIRE within him and was heaping on
fuel with her eyes. her fragrant breath,
her very presence
because love you"
Ami yet they say mea propose 70 wo-