Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-04

slipped out Of my arms and was gone
before could hold him.
II is 4 lonely house across the gar.
den with the big and the tiny man in
it all by themselves And tears. from
another corner OF my heart entirely,
rose TO my eyes at the thought. but
they, TOO. never fell. for ! heard Mrs
Johnson calling, and had to run
down quick and see what new de,ica
cy had arrived for my party.
Uncle Thomas Pollard had sent me
quart bottle of his private stock with
the message to put the mint TO soak
just one hour and twenty minutes be-
fore the men came | made room tor
it beside the ease of champagne on the
cellar shelf and wondered how they
would stand it all We don't have
champagne often in uillShoro, and
when we do nobody seems to wan. to
cut down on the julepS. consequently
well, nothing ever really happens
However it must have been the cham
payne that made Tom act as he did
He WAS never like that before
Somehow | didn't enjoy dressing to-
night for my dinner rs | did for the
dance. and when | was through | stood
before the mirror and looked ut my
self long time WAS very tall and
slim anG suppose might say
regal in that amethyst Grape with the
soft rose point. but | looked IT, myself
about the eyes rs | had been doing for
years when put on my sunday clothes
to go to church with Mr. Carter He
was always in hurry. and | didn't
care about locking at myself in the
mirror anyway Nobody else ever
looked ut me and what was the use:
And tonight that Reno triumph made
me feel no different from one Of Miss
Hettie PrimmS conceptions that | had
been wearing for ages With inditfer-
ence and total lack of style | shrug
ged my shoulder almost ont of the
dress with what | thought was sad
ness. though it felt a trihr like tenn.
per, too, and went on down INTO the
garden to see if any of my flowers had
a cheer up message for me.
But it was Il bored garden | stepped
into Just as the last purple flush of day
was being drunk. down by the night
The tall white lilies laid their heads
over on my breast and went to sleep
before | had said word to them, and
the naSturtiumS Snared around my
feet until they got my slippers stained
with green Only Hjtly'S bachelors
button stood M stin ana sturdy. slight,
~ flushed with imbihinG the night dew,
and tipped me an impertinent wink
felt cheercd at the sight of them and
bent down to gather Il bunch of them
to wear even if they did swear 1T my
amethyst draperieS when an amused
smile that was done out loud came
from the path just behind me.
Don't gather them all tonight. Mrs
Peaches" said DR. John teasingly as
he stopped beside me. Leave Il few
for--for the others | walked up in Il
half second and so did all those prying
flowers, | felt sure
Il was just gathering them for place
bouquets for-fOr the girls | said stu
pidly rs | moved over n little nearer to
him Why it is that the minute that
man comes near me | get warm and
comfortable and stupid. and as youn&
as Billy and bnbbly and sad and haI
by and cross, is more than can Sas
but do
never possibly know how to nj,
swer any remark that he may happen
to make unless it is something that
makes me lose my temper. His next
remark was the usual spark
Better give them the run of the
garden-alone. Mrs. Molly No show
for EN- unless you do" he said laugh
ingly, or the buttons either he added
under his breath so | could just hear it,
| wish Mrs. Johnson could have heard
how soft his voice fingered over that
little half sentence, She was so eX-
pcrienced she could have told me if 1t
mcant-but, OF course. he isn't like 9th
er men
There are lots of questions I'm going
to ask Alfred after I'm married to him
Mr. Carter didn't know anything
about anything and | never cared &c
ask him, but wonder how you know
when
Al
Toms voice from the gate. just as
was making up my mind to try to
think up something to wither the doe
tor with. and he and Ruth came up
the front walk to meet Ms. wondered
why | was having party in my house
when being alone in my garden with
just neiEhbor was so much more fun,
but | had to begin to enjoy myself
right off, Tor in few minutes all the
rest came
don't think ever saw my house
look so lovely before. Mrs. Johnson
had put an the flowers ont OF hers and
Mrs Gains garden all over everything,
and the table was a mass Of soft pink
roses that were shedding perfume and
noddinc ut one another in their most
society manner There is no gIimmer
in the world ike that which comes
from really old polished silver and
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