The Marshall republican., 1913-09-19

Hp-ALsC ~ mouth and
a,p~3 chin. Your real
ID name. be outrcat.
Peggy. sir. she said again.
For % while the gentleman OF colo.
IIal days gave up the effort. lie
larcod with the colonial dame. She
tgs lirht as a bit % thistle down aud
ucw an manner OF dainty steps. As
midnight drow near the colonial gen.
loman condosconded TO pleading. 1T
80 soon be- time TO uumaFk. surely
De fact that w are both guests at the
uarkcrsons r. an ]cfrurancc that | am
iomo % whom you may know. I give
,pu my u1mo-it ~ Phillip Moore. May
know you're. sweet. my LADY," The
colonial lady drew back from him
ftor Dos step. He followed. his hand
3~ltstrstrhHd. Please he begged.
She looked back over her shoulder.
Peggy. she said swCoily aud van.
she'd On the crowd.
Phil Moore spent the remainder Of
so evening searching for The colonial
Same ilo did not ind her and went
7owo The more determined TO search
nth this winsomc. teasing Peggy wns
discovered And 70 the months swung
lround 10 Tie month ~ loycrs-Iuno.
The read was \ workable lovers
a"c. cmhowcrcd In rogrs. bordored
9th daisies. aud shut In by hodges
whort the golden tcadrils OF love vino
-iaSpcd the green ol the hedgorows.
Phil. sW!nglag down the lane this
June evening. was glad that he was
alive. And now. as he swung down
tho lane there was the rattle Of n cart
behind him and a voice broke into u
snatch Of song:
when nrs, I saw sweet rcrgy. twas on
% whfi'st day.
\ low.tloai car she sat "a Upon o truss
% hay
PHI turned nbou; as tho rattle Of
.lc cart and the wusic OF the girlifh
voice grew clearer Down the narrow
road swung a cart drawn by a plol.
ding gray horse. There was no truss
. hsy. but on the low seat a girl sat,
erect her plant young figure sway
.ag with the joltlng OF the cart. She
vas hareheaded and the sunset lent
q dash OF gold 10 her brown hair. Her
lead vas tilted like the head OF a
saucy sparrow. and Phil caught tie
, glimpse OF a rounded cheek and OF q
/ dimple that twinkled alluringly % the
corner OF her mouth. Peggy! PhilE
heart beat high with delight and sur
I Prise. Il was his colonial dame. Phil
lifted his hat. Good evening. Peggy
Peggy eyed him and her dimple be
gan 10 twinkle although her voice wal
severe. "Will you please get out o.
he way" she said. W don't want e
trample you in the dust" She CHR
raped TO the gray horse. Phil held hi,
ground. Peggy blushed. Are you 1
koldup man?" said she.
I'm going to hold you up until yet
toll me who you are. Miss Peggy" th'
amateur road agent answered.
4 ny settled on the gray horse
flank. He lifted n restless foot AM
Peggy leaned forward TO flck the In
sect viclously with the whip. III
gray horse. thinking himself signalleI
% proceed, trotted forward, and Phil
seeing that no was really TO be walkel
over stood aside.
Il know YOU" Peggy called to Phi
l"I know, that you have come dow.
70 sbsM Isdndag'2t t,ip Ncehars. eve
thodgTyoui dSdA'ts Ad5@m thab1I al
l~topplng there. And | know thar 20
couldB19fnd Out who / swaai nthouB
you tried all rwinter. And II was just O
easy" she laughed merrily.
who are your" Phil demanded.
I'm Miss Margaret Fowler now,
J he teasing voice answered. And
spent the holidays with my siste
Mrs. Markerson and went to III
iancy ball the night before l had
20 back TO school. But ! used to
little Peggy Fowler-that was whe
, yov we're Just a big boy, Maybe yc
have forgotten about that" the vote
n was SO low that 1t trailed almost In
a silence.
r 1Forgotten," cried Phil. well.
s shopld say that1 haven't. And \ II
Q pranks you used 10 play on me. "
4 were always a tease. Bvtl hadn't al
idea you would grow ny to BIO
e beauty"
9 A minute later Phil had caught Il
v cart. He swung himself up beside Il
d driver. And he took up the Sol
p fthat Peggy had sung:
Ird rather have that cart. sir, with Pc
> KY by my side.
lrhan a coach and four and gold gale
:. and a lady for my bridei
lFor the lady would alt f~erninst me,
a cushion made with taste.
hut Peggy is here beside mo with I
a .er. oxotuI her waixt. -