Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-02-12


were mentioned.
Sometimes, when he was alone. Rit-
tenhouse would take the little arrow
out of the drawer and gaze at 1t and
behave in an absurdly sentimental
manner which, if anyone had sug-
gested it to him few weeks before,
he would have denounced as bad art.
He would never forget those after
moons in the Judges garden, when,
Miss Olive feigning some urgent oc-
cupation or other, and discreetly with
drawing, Miss May and he would
stroll together among the flowers.
Didn't you practice archery" VEN
tured Rittenhouse one day. He had
always meaot to tell her the story OF
the arrow, but not until certain pro-
pitious time which he meant to bring
about at no distant date-as soon as
he had assured himself that May
loved him.
"Yes, indeed" she answered. Faith
er bought us a shooting set one
day, but the bows we're left out In the
rain and got wet and useless. He's
an enthusiast upon archery, you know.
It really was his idea. He's always
speaking about ordering some new
bows from town. You ought to see
my cousin shoot" she continued. "She
can hit the bulls eye from the other
end of the garden. Some day you
must have q match with her."
81 don't want a match with her,
muttered the young man sulkily.
"Why?" inquired May with appar-
ent ingenuousness. Don't you like
Oliver"
If 1 do any shooting it's going to
be with you," cried Rittenhouse, TAX
ing her by the hand. "I want to DO
everything with you-shooting and
walking and eating and-everything.
May, don't you see how I care for
you? I've wanted to tell you dozen
times a day, but could never gather
UP the courage. Can't you love me
little II you try awfully hard?"
May looked at him and suddenly
threw her arms round his neck.
20, my dear, l think I can," she
said.
That was all, and it was not in the
least like anything that Rittenhouse
had ever written. But the two young
people paced the garden in such hap
piness as comes only once to men and
women, when they love for the first
time, which is also to be the last.
=ffttendst have heen two hours later
when they were suddenly recalled to
their surroundings by seeing the sun
drop behind the hills.
And now / am going to speak to
your father" said Rittenhouse. He
doesn't know, does he?"
"Father!" exclaimed May. why
he never dreams Of such thing about
me. He only thinks of me in connec'
ton with his hobbies. Just now it's
archery. But he's a dear and l don't
think you will have very hard task
before you. Are you really going to
speak to him now?"
Now" repeated Rittenhouse boldly,
and they went into the house together
thrilled with a delicious terror.
The Judge was in his library, and
on the table were two new bows
which he was stringing. He whirled
round enthusiastically as the young
people entered.
1--WE got them," he exclaimed ex-
ultantly. II didn't tell you, May
going to surprise you, you know. Here
they are. Now tomorrow we must
set up the butts again. Well teach
Rittenhouse and make a frst-class
archer of him"
Judge" said Rittenhouse, II want
to speak to you about something"
Eyes, my boy. What is it?"
81 want to marry May" he blurted
out.
The Judge stared at him. did you
say you want to-to marry May?" he
exclaimed.
Now, father" said May, putting her
arms round his neck, you know you
always said you could never deny me
anything. So don't make any difficult
ties, because Arthur and love each
other and we are going to be mar
ried"
The Judge sat down and stared
about him in a dazed way.
This will play the deuce with our
archery team" he said. You'll lose
your sight, May; you'll be thinking Of
of love instead of keeping your eye on