The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-05-23

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Father" exclaimed the exasperated
Henrietta. some night will fnd that
you have taken the car 70 bed with
you" ~.
Suppose We leave the car here. +"
began the general argumentatively
I'VE can't" sighed Henrietta -Such
. superstition would be- impossible
with you the owner Of the car"
The Watermelon laughed. "Aw. cut
out the conversation" said he. Il
win be right back"
80 viii l." said Billy.
Now the Watermelon objected. He
did not feel equal to . tetea-tete with
the adorable Billy. adorable still.
though bit cross.
"Cut out the conversation" MIN.
licked Billy. and scrambled with more
speed than grace under the broken
bars Of the worm-eaten fence.
The Watermelon leaped the fence
after her. Henrietta slipped under the
fence after the Watermelon. Bartlett
hesitated one moment. glanced guilt
lily at the deserted general and then
followed Henrietta
Billy and the Watermelon were
young and light Of foot and soon out
distanced the stout Bartlett, who did
his gallant best to keep up with the
nimble Henrietta. but found that the
years of good living told against him.
Henrietta waited politely for him at
the stone wall which Billy had just
scaled and the Watermelon jumped.
Henrietta sat down on the wall and
Bartlett leaned beside her, gazing over
the field to the distant woods. He felt
thoroughly comfortable and contented.
No matter what happened now. Bat
chelor could not reach the city by Sat-
urday. The cotton ring was saved.
Henrietta drew quick sigh Of
pleasure and fell silent, with dream
ing eyes wandering into the mysteri-
Gus shades of the distant woodland.
her hunger for the time forgotten.
Bartlett broke In upon her reveries.
See that hillf" and he waved toward
the slope ahead of them.
Henrietta nodded, still wrapped in
her dream. 1.-THE hill Of life." said
she. with glory at it, top"
"A railroad" said Bartlett, prosa-
ically matter-of-fact, "a railroad has
been cut through the hill. See. there
60 the children. suddenly out Of sight"
Henrietta came back to earth.
How do you know? Maybe there IL
Just steep incline the other side
and that u why they disappeared 20
quickly"
mo. there IL . cut up there. Don't
you notice how abrupt II looks. and
there arc no trees or bushes. They
haven't had time to grow since the cut
was made. And those big Jumps. see.
covered with grass, they are the earth
thrown up out Of the cut"
Henrietta nodded and frowned.
There u no more romance" and she
threw. out her hands with q graceful
gesture Of hopeless disappointment
ct went when the first steam-ensine
came"
Bartlett looked at her, amused. with
q mans tolerance. What do you
want romance fort A railroad pays
better"
Pays. pays. pays" cried Henrietta.
Il want something that doesn't pay
that isn't associated with returns. You
men have nothing but handbook for
q heart. It's 20 lovely here, 90 quiet.
Don't you feel IT. With the shadows
creeping across the pasturei was
young and beautiful"
"And . princess"
"No, . goose maid. Ny hair was
brown and thick and hung over each
shoulder In two long braids. I was
bare-headed. with sleeves rolled to the
elbows Of my shapely arms"
You would have got malaria" said
Bartlett It's very damp here. I
think there must be . pond over there
In thetwoods. You can hear the frogs"
"Oh. yes" agreed Henrietta II
would have had malaria and rheuma,
tism, but 4 wouldn't have cared. then
for you, zee. had come after the
geese. and down here IN the tiny Glen,
with the huSh Of the evening over M,
had met him.
NWhof Nor ~
NY lover aid Flsnrietta.
ma" raid Bastjstt softly, and q
rHeas1stta's 'suspriss ~ laid M hand
gently On herA
Hsnrie<ta baushed an1 looksd awny
| Her lovse. MS stopt, grim, hArd-syol
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