Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25

Hawthorne Had Climbed the Wall.
A few minul,~ l,5,,r t., ..,.uAe. ci !
In the atteruu"H ilaW thoIur mad ,.Ehin.
ed the wall, The >uund Of steps on
the path from the house beyond sent
him into hiding behind dilapidatrd
summer house just as Il very young
and very pretty girl entered the gar.
den The girl moved forward eagerly,
as il expecting some one 4 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.
II hope | didn't frighten YOU" he
stammcred "Nou-you were expecting
me, weren't you?"
why should be expecting you?"
she asked. with IN effort ut aloofness
Il can't imagine" he returned meek
ly, except perhaps because said I'd
be here Why-why were you kissing
that sundial?"
Because it said it was O'clock"
was the odd reply,
Gee" he murmured. "In my time
I've wished ! was n lot of things. But
this is the first time | ever wished
was O'Clock. But why does that espe-
cial hour make such hit with you%'
oh" evaded the girl, ''it's-it's rs
good an hour as 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 3
Over in our country we call n sundial
a lovers clock You see. when lovers
meet they forget there's such thing
as time, And n sundials too sympa-
thetic to bawl out the hours at them
the way n regular clock does. 1t doesn't
tick pious warning that the seconds
are passing. 1t never wakes lovers
from their fond dreams Good old sun
dialw
Then" laughed the girl. Pm glad
kissed it. | hate to hear It's time to
go. Don't you?'
ITS the one thing | do hate-today.
Say-not that it's any business of mine,
as you were about to repartee-w why
were you standing by the sundial the
first day came here? Were you kiss
ing at 5 o'clock then?"
mo. | was giving audience"
Giving which,
audience It's foolish little game
/ play sometimes Don't laugh at me
l was pretending this was my court.
was giving audience to hero--a pre-
server of our country Then | looked
up and saw
ME. You looked like princess out
of "A story book. wondered why you
spoke as you did Say. it's a dandy
game Let's play 1t again You can
pretend you're n royal princess-the
Princess OF Borrovina. II there is one
and I'll be-rll be-letS see. What sort
of face card shall / be-
"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 ambassadoral air as he
could summon
Hello. princessr' said he How are
they running? I'm just back from
around the world Thought I'd drop in
to report
"No, no. laughed the girl in comic
despair That isn't the way at all
You must advance and knecl 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 outstretched hand
with kisses
That's all wrong"
rs IT." be sighed What u pity. |
liked that part best Of all What do |
do next"
You have our gracious leave to
make your report" she said in pretty
stateliuess
Well detained Hawthorne, lat
your royal command I've encircled the
globe I've sure Travelled some. And
have - report that from Kamchatka
10 Kalamazoo and from Peru to Pomp-
ton I've seen not one soul that is
patch GA your royal highness. Not an.