The Detroit times., 1913-11-15
CHAPTER XVII
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She shrank m0mentarfly. The cape
jessamines! l shall always think or
that when | see them"
"Ah, forgive mel" he begged. But
when remember what you dtd-for
me. Oh, know! But for you, !
must have died."
''BMt for me you wouldn't have been
bitten. But don't let's talk OF It."
She shivered suddenly.
"You are cold" he said. isn't that
gown too thin for this night air?"
mo. I often walk here till quite
late. Listen!"
The bird song had broken forth
again. to be answered this time BY
a rivals in q distant thicket. my
nightingale In In good voice"
Il never heard nightingale before
came to Virginia. I wonder why
It sings only at night"
What an odd idea! Why, It sings
In the daytime, too"
Really? But suppose it escapes
notice In the genexal chorlss. L. Il .
large b1rd!"
mo: smaller than . thrush. Only a
little bigger than q robin. It's nest IL
ever there In that hedge--a tiny loose
oup OF dried 0ak-leaves lined with
hair, and the eggs are olive color.
How pretty the hedge looks now, all
tangled with freely sparks!"
Don't It! Uncle Jefferson Calls
them lightning bugs"
"The name IL much more pfctur-
esQue. But all the darby sayings are.
I heard him telling our butler once,
Of something. that when de debble
hcah dat. he gwine SEN TO- he smell
in salts Who else would ever have
put 1t that way? DO you ind him
and Aunt Daph useful?"
He has been q godsend," he said
fervently; land her cooking has
taught me to treat her with passion
ate respect. Az Uncle Jefferson says
she can put de big pot In de III one
on mex soup outer de laigs.' Hes
teaching me now about fiowers-it's
sur prising how many kinds he knows.
He's o walking herbarium."
Come and see mine," she said.
Roses are our specialty--we have to
1.-Two up to the Rosewood name. But
beyond the arbors, are beds and beds
OF other flowers. See-by this big
tree are speedwell and delphinium.
Tho tree Is black.walnut. IT'S Z
deadful thing to have one as big 40
that. When You want something
that costs o lot Of money you 70
and look at II and wonder which you
want most, that particular luxury or
the tree. l know q girl who had two
ir her yard only little bigger than
them. But so far I'VE always voted
for the tree.
Perhaps you've not been suffcient-
~ tempted"
MAY be-" she assented. and In q
bar Of Hight from . window, stopped
over = glimmering patch 70 pull him a
sprig Of bluebells. THE wildings are
hard to And," she said, 80 grow
a few here. What Ghostly tintings
they show In this hak-light! Ny
corn-fi0wers aren't In bloom yet. Here
are wild violets. They arc the single
ones, you know, the kind two chill
dren play cock-fghting With" She
picked two Of the blossoms and hook.
ed their heads together. See, both
pull till one ROSTERS head drops OF. I"
She bent again and passed her hand
lovingly over a mass Of starry blooms.
And here are some bluet. the violet
ROSTERS little paleblue hens. How
does your garden come on?"
''Famously. Uncle Jefferson has
shanghaied halfdozen negro gard
ners-from where can't imagine
and he's having the time of his life
hcctoring over them. He refers to
the upper and lower terraces az up
and downstairs I've got seeds. bu,
Il will be- a long time before thec
flower"
"Oh, would you like some slips"
she cried. "Or. better still, Il can give
you the roses already rooted--Mad
Charles and ,Narechal Neil aud Cloth
OF Gold and cabbage and rarnblers.
We have geraniums and fuchsias. too.
and the coral honeysuckle. That's
'inerenr from the wild one. YOU
know"
You are 100 good II you would
only advise me where TO set them.
But | dare say you think me presum-
ing
Sho turned her full face to him.
4" 'Presuinipg' You're puniehine me
now for the dreadful way I talked 10
you ebout Damory Court-oefore 7
kns~ who you were. Oh. II WAS un-
rardopable. And after the splendid
thing you had DONE read shout e
that same evening--with your xcoey,