Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

him since dat moment" she said with
morbid pride.
He'll come around yit, comforted
Hannah. .,Dey says one weddin' brings
anudder. so i reckon you and Dan II
hitch up arter Miss Celia and Massa
Noel gifts married. =
''Twon't be me dat gives in fust,"
said Sukey haughtily
Come here Sukey; dere dey go,
a-ridin' off ON Paul and Pauline
Amt dey a handsum pair: Golly, it
makes me young ag'in to see 'em!
Hannah watched the happy young low
ers as they dashed down the west
drive. the noses of the black horses
almost touching. 1t was trick of
Paul and Pauline that they loved to
race side by side. and so delicately did
they maneuver that their races always
ended in tie.
After that happy day the people
around eRosemead grew accustomed to
seeing Celia and Noel riding side by
side obs Paul and Pauline. Noel took
Paul to his own stables at the Oaks.
but there was rarely day that the
young lovers did not enjoy gallop on
| Colonel Dilworths betrothal present
Paul and Pauline ..e..~ ....@
Hannah and Sukey sat by the kitch-
en- fire in the early twilight Of day
three months later.
| :Mom." inquired Sukey, docs 20
| reckon dey'll ever git over dis yere
I mad:"
Hannah looked up. her dim. old eyes
filed. with tears.
s"Yo'z mean Miss Celia and Massa
Noel?" she asked. g.
! '''Of co'se | do"'
The older woman shook her turban-
ed head ....
II reckon when engaged folks quar-
rel dey's obstinate as muels. l specks
| dey's as much chance Of dem two
maxim up as dey is Of yo' and dat no
count nigger. Dan Beebe."
| Sukey shrugged her shoulders.
tits mighty pore chance" she
said haughtily. Then coaxingly she
added MON. whuffore did dey fight
| ober-hey?''
"1f l knowed. which l don't. /
wouldn't tell and if | did tell. which
wouldn't if knowed. huccome it
would do 20 any good? Tell me dat.
chile" was Hannah's enigmatic reply.
Sukey sighed heavily Il reckon it
was over some no count trihin' thing"
she muttered. and she knew not that
she was speaking the truth.
Pretty Celia Dilwortl. sitting gloom
| lily in her own room. was harboring
the same thought while Noel Milton.
! galloping madly across the country on
the back of black Paul. was anathe-
MIXING the unlucky moment when he
had fatty disagreed with his sweet
heart. for it had ended in a bitter quar-
rel and broken engagement.
AS for Colonel Dilworth. he was in
| happy ignorance Of the broken engage
ment. which meant the shattering of
all his plans He was enjoying visit
in the north with his only son. and
Celia S daily letters gave no hint of her
unhappiness Meantime the colonel
took delight in purchasing various arti-
cles to add to Celia's wedding outfit.
Celia dried her blue eyes and rang
the bell sharply.
Sukey painted heavily upstairs and
appeared at the door Of Celia's sitting
| rOom
"Yaas. Miss Celia she said.
Tell Dan to saddle Pauline and
bring her around at once. Then come
back and lay out my riding habit.
And. Sukey!' Celia turned away her
face and started out at the leafless
trees
"Yaas. Miss Celia"
"About that wedding cake your
mother baked, tell her to give it to the
first bride on the plantation. shall
not need it,
Sukey gasped. Dat we're weddin'
cake wild all de white sugar frostin'.
weddin' bells and turlle dubs and
hearts? Oh. whuffore, Miss Celia.
whuffore all dis trubble:" she walled
Celia did not reply. Sukey had been
her little maid ever since the black
girl had been old enough to render
service. and Celia. knew that the girl
was almost heart broken over the can
celed wedding OF her mistress. Still
Celia would not discuss it. b.
Dan Beebe received Celia's message
from Sukey through Hannah. and
presently Pauline came prancing
around to the door. eager for a run
She sorely missed her brother Paul.
and one night she had vaulted the pas
ture fence and galloped to the Oaks
where she took up position under
Paul's stable window and conversed
with him 1n her own language. Now.
she was eager for.sa race with her
brother. Had not Noel and Paul al
ways Joined them at the gate Of Rose
mead? Today could not be any .ex-