The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-03-20

~ am not In the least worried about
my horse. It's borrowed. As you re-
marked, this is nice orchard. / like
II here"
IF you are going to be silly you will
find me little inclined to nonsense
"Shall we talk OF the Asolando?
haven't been back since / saw you
there, and yet-let me see, isn't this
| your day there?"
She seemed greatly amused, and
her laughter rose with a fountain
like spontaneity and fell, splash of
musical sound, on the mellow air of
the orchard. She had changed her po-
sition as / Joined her, sitting erect and
kicking her heels lazily against the
wall.
| "Mr. Chimney Man, something terri
BILE happened just after you left that
afternoon. | was bounced. fred-I lost
my job"
Incredible! I'm sure 1t was not for
any good cause. can testify that you
were a model Of attention-you were
surprisingly discreet. You repealed me
In the most delicate manner when I
intimated that should come often on
the days that you made the change"
THE sad part of 1t was that that
was not only my last day, but my firstl
| had never been there before. except
for nibble now and then when was
In town. But / couldn't stand It, 1t |
was like being in Jail-ln fact, l think |
Jail would be preferable. But I'm glad |
/ spent that one day there. They dis
pensed with my company because re-
marked to one of the silly girls who |
are making the Asolando their llfework |
that l thought the English pre- RAJ
phaelites had carried the dish face
rather too far The girl to whom ut
tered this heresy was so shocked she
dropped a teacup-you know how brit
tie everything is In there-and l came
home. You were really the only adj
venture | got out Of my day there.
And l didn't find you entirely satisfac-
tory"
THANK you. Francesca. for these
condolences. And having lost your po-
sition you are now free to roam the
hills and dream on orchard walls.
Your scheme of life is to my liking.
can see with half an eye that you were
born for the open and that the walls
Of no prison house can ever hold you
again"
She nodded a dreamy acquiesence.
Then she turned two very brown eyes
full upon me and demanded:
what is your name, please?"
7 q Il
"And you doctor chmneys? That
sounds very amusing"
Ppm glad you like it. Most people
think it absurd
What are you doing here? There's
not a chimney in sight"
"0h, | have commission in the
1eighborhood. Hopefeld Manor You
nay have heard of Miss HOLSTERS
)lace."
"Of course, every one knows OF her."
And now that | think Of it, 1t was
he about whom you asked In the Aso-
ando that afternoon. You wanted to
now what she said about the tea
oom."
~ remember perfectly"
She was quiet for moment, then
he threw back her head and laughed
hat rare laugh of hers. You might
Il me into the joke"
ut wouldn't mean anything to you.
have lot of private jokes that are
Or my own consumption"
Your way Of laughing is adorable
hope to hear more Of it. In the Aso-
ndo you repulsed me in manner
lat won my admiration, but l venture
say now that, II you roam these
lstures, | am the grass beneath your
et, and if yonder tuneful water be
Icred to you / sit beside the brook to N
arm its song"
you talk well. sir, but from your >,
ne | fear you can't forget that we ce
ct first in the Asolando. That day
my life is past, and l am by no n
cans what you might call an Asolan- 40
ID. l don't seem to impress you with N
at fact Pm human being, not to In
picked like a red apple, or trampled dc
ION like grass, or listened to as though tb
we're iooiish niue orook' III great ei,
given to the highway, and / prefer t,f
acadam. / like asphalt pavements. a
D, for the matter of that | should go
re a motor, but lacking the coin I va
dal a bicycle My wheel lies down N,
ere in the bushes. You see, Mr.. tn
imney Man, | am plain spoken 90
rson and have no intention of deceiv- IN,
! you. My name was Francesca for nm
e day only. 1t may interest you to th,
ow that my real name is Hezekiah." 90,
Hezekiah! Then you are Cecilia's \
ter and Miss HOLSTERS nieceT nm,
Guilty. mr.,
And you live 20,
Over there somewhere beyond that kin
ge." And she waved her hand of
yuely toward the village and laugh :.
again. the
Pray tell me what this particular mi
e is. 1t must be immensely fun az
. | urged, struggling with these new II
is. twi
Oh, it's Aunt Octavial She will be tina
death of me yet. You know the wal
who waited on Aunt Octayia that 90
ernoon took all that artistic nom hay
Sc as seriously as funeral, and she The
me after you left, with the great pro