Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

In the afternoon Hawthorne had climb.
ed the wall. The sound Ut steps on
tn. path from the house beyond sent
him into hiding behind diiapidated
summer house just as very young
and very pretty girl entered the gnr-
den. The girl moved forward eagerly,
as If expecting some one. A shade Of
usefulness crossed her face as she
found the place seemingly deserted.
Reaching the sundial. she leaned down
and kissed its numbered face. Then.
turning quietly. she discovered Haw-
thorne coming out Of his hiding place.
stammered. "YOu-you were expecting
me. weren't you?"
"Why should I he expecting your"
she asked. with MI effort at alOOfness.
II cant imagine" he returned meek
", except perhaps because said Id
be here. Why-why were you kissing
that sundial?"
Because 1t said It was 5 o'clock"
was the odd reply.
'Gee!" he murmurcd "In my time
I've wished I was lot Of things. But
ILLS II VIC uISl tiIuc ctcI WlSu !
was o'clock. But why does that espe-
cial hour make such a hit with you:"
"Oh." evnded the girl. ''it's-it's as
good an hour us any. isn't it?''
"A million times better. I've known
that ever since you told me you walk
in this garden every afternoon ut 5.
| Over in our country we call Sundial
!, q lovers clock You see. when lovers
meet they forget there's such thing
as time. And sundial's too sympa-
thetic to bawl out the hours at them
the way a regular clock does. 1t doesn't
tick a pious warning that the seconds
are passing. 1t never wakes lovers
from their fond dreams. Good old sun
DIAL"
Then" laughed the girl. "I'm glad
kissed it. ! hate to hear it's time to
80. Don't you:'
ITS the one thing I do hate-to1ay.
Say-not that it's any business Of mine.
as you were about to repartee-why
were you standing by the sundiai the
first day | came here? Were you kiss
ing at 5 o'clock them"
mo. was giving audience"
Sewing which:"
Audience It's foolish little game
/ play sometimes. Don't laugh ut NE.
was pretending this was my court. l
was giving audience to hero-a pre-
server Of our country. Then | looked
up and saw
me. You looked like princess out
Of story book. | wondered why you
spoke us you did. Say. it's dandy
game. Let's play it again. You can
pretend you're Il royal princess-the
Princess Of Borrovina. if there is one
and Ill be-l'll be-let's see: What sort
of face card shall be-
1.-THE minister Of foreign affairs.' she
cried delightedly. entering into the
spirit of the game i've sent you
around the world to report on other
nations. and you've just returned. Now.
enter the royal presence.
Hawthorne started forward with as
much of an ambassadorial air as he
could summon.
Hello. princess" said he. How are
they running: I'm Just back from
around the world. Thought Id drop in
to report
mo. no. laughed the girl in comic
despair. "rhat isn't the way at all.
You must advance and kneel before me
and kiss my hand and-no. no: Not like
! that" she broke off. as Hawthorne
promptly flung himself on his knees
and covered her little ouVstretched hand
with kisses.
''That's all wrong"
us it," he sighed what a pity! I
liked that part best Of all. What do
do ncxt?"
"You have our gracious leave tc
make your report. she said In pretty
Stateliness.
'Well." detained Hawthorne. al
your royal command I've encircled thu
globe. I've sure travelled some And
have to report that from Kamchatks
to Kalamazoo ana from Peru to Pomp
ton I've seen not one soul that Is Z
patch on your royal highness. Not an
!. other girl anywhere is a tenth SO beau
, tifui. So
IL must not play the game
you're going to talk like this" she in
! terpolated hastily. Then. dropping bacl
5 into her role Of princess. she continued
. Proceed with your report. sir. Speal
] nrst OF that great country-America."
, SWELL. your royal highness." answer
D ed Hawthorne solemnly. "rm violatin
, NO confidence when tell you Amesie
( has every country beaten both way
/ from tho jack"
D And It compares with Borrovinat
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