Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-02-13

quite oiled the narrow roadway WIN
| its bulk.
"You will need assistance b get Il
out suggested Rose. "Mr. Jansen.
the blacksmith. does that sort OF
thing. am sure.
THANK you. II is very likely that
he can help me put on another tire. I
will look him up Immediately II you
will kindly direct me" lie looked
eagerly ut Rose. hoping that the way
10 the blacksmith's shop would be her
path also.
you must 20 back to the highway,
and YOU will find II az the corner OF
the Cllfden road. about a quarter OF a
mile beyond here. oh. may ! trouble
You for my music rollT' She pointed
70 the thicket. where the forgotten mu.
s,c roll was half hidden among the
weeds
The stranger assisted her into the
path. piloted her beyond the bulk OF
the machine and then returned to the
thlcket for the music roll. As be ex.
tricated Il he could not forbear seeing
the name engraved on a little silver
plate under the strap.
Tie gave Il 60 Rose and watched her
as she went along the path away from
the hIghroad. In which direction he
must 90. lie did not knuw that the
shorter route TO the Lewis home would
be TO follow the directions she had Civ
en- him and return TO the. highway.
Rose wnnted to be alone fOr awhile.
She wanted 10 still the beating Of her
heart and 20 feel the telltale aush fade
from her hot cheeks before she went
home. She turned around for an In.
slant. and then something happened
that added TO her confusion and en-
barrassment
when the stranger had thrown away
the bits OF absorbent cotton they had
chung TO the blackberry bushes IKE
tufts Of snow. Now. m Rose turned
she saw two birds-a yellow warbler
and his soberly attired little mate
hover over the bushes and then dart
down and away with the bits OF cotton
In their bcaks.
Rose fairly ran until she reached n
quiet wood road that would take her
home. II had been the most exciting
day she had ever known. Il seemed a.
II every incident had borne some sig'
nlficnncc because OF her foolish dreams
Of magic horns and princes.
The man. Neal Hayden. was not I'M
moved by what had happened. Once
when he had been u little lad somebody
had sent him n valentine. II pictured
a little girls sweet face peeping from
n bower OF wild roses. and the picture
chung 20 him all through his boyhood
and youth until he had come 10 believe
that when he found bis IDEAL girl she
would have the face OF his valentine.
and she was always wreathed with
/ roses
The suddenness OF seeing the lovely
face Of Rose Lewis framed In the pink
bloom OF wild roses had agitnted him
/ for the moment. aud then 10 learn from
| the music roll that her name was Rose
set him 60 dreaming dreams OF his own
I as he slowly sought the services or the
blacksmith lie. too. Ind REDEEMED as
the yellow birds had stolen the bits OF
cotton from the bushes. Every Incl
dent had It's significance for him also.
The next day there came n big Dor
of pink roses addressed 20 Rose Lew
Il. aud inside was Haydcn's card with
out nn address lie expressed bis
hope that Rose had suffered no III ef
frrts from her encounter with the
thorus Rose told the story 10 bet
mother. and the roses occupied n place
OF honor ON the piano, where Rose
found herself softly playing tho plain
tive minor chord that sounded from
the horn OF IIayden's automobile.
Often after that Rose heard the
sound OF the horn ms the machine
whirled pnst her home. hut severn
months went by. and as she never saw
Neal Hayden again she forbade her
self 10 dream OF fairy princes and
magic horns and tried 20 forget the
incident which at the time had seemed
40 astonishing 10 her. But now. To-
stead Of dreaming % imaginary
princes. Rose found herself with q
real nesh and blood hero. who invaded
her DREAMS and refused 10 be ban
ished.
Then came day when she weni
with her cousins 20 the blg county
fair. Here were gathered many fash
ionable folks from the country estate,
near by, and here were many met
from the city. Neal Hayden wal
there, too. and when he saw RIOS,
with the Drake Lewises. her cousins
he fairly few across the intervening
space and claimed Instant friendship
with Drake Lewis. who had been mis-
classmate ut college
After that II was only question Of
time before Neal Hayden dared cou
TESS his love for Drake Lewis nttl,
country cousin All through that au
tumn, when the lane road was turnlnl
20 path ~ crimson and gold. Hay
den was seeking for words In whlci
10 tell his love Then one day wheI
the wind was shaking the leaves dow
In golden showers Rose walked IN IN,
lane road and saw Neal Hayden com
inc toward her
She waited. looking lOveller THAI
ever In her white knitted coat an,
white wool cap Just before they the
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