The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-29

VIII go away anu Ine roihaiee VIII po
over; but l can remember it always.
You know you can get such a lot out
of remembering things. l suppose
seem terribly silly to you, but 1t
would be such fun, just for once, to
have a clandestine meeting. So please
do not spoil it by telling me anything
about yourself, for it really does not
enter the situation at ALL
He took her hand and raised 1t light
ly to his lips.
81 bow to your superior wisdom,
my lady," he laughed. you know
more about romance than you and
Mrs. Forester!
Margaret pulled her hand away.
She blushed, and the stranger saw 1t.
GLOW jretty you are!" he remark
ed.
"Ohl" said Margaret. She felt that
il was an idiotic response to make,
but no man had ever spoken so to her
before. and she could not think Of a
suitable reply. And this man, VINO
seemed perfectly self-possessed, just
stood and looked at her, evidently en-
loving her embarrassment. She telt
dredfullv uncomfortable, and was
Getting redder and redder every mo-
ment, At last, in desperation, she
raised her head and caught a tiny
clint of a smile fading from his lace.
Her own cooled instantly, and her
self-possession returned. j.,
"Perhaps you know more oil tne
game than you give yourself creulC
for" she said calmly. "Do you know
why pulled my hand away so quickly
just them" W.T., AL
you?" min. ,,l
have been making cherry pies, she
flung at him defiantly. my fingers
are fearfully stained from stoning
1 the cherries" She held her hanos up
in justification. ,, n,
Cherry pies? Oh, my soul! DO
Won mean to say you can make those
Juicy, fiaky delights of my 6oyhoSod
dyes, of course l can. Would you
like me to make one for you"
would |! You don't know how
would adorn those little hands II you
did-stains and ALL" :.
IAN right, then, you shall have it
tomorrow. That will give M, me an
excuse for coming here again"
GLOW can you?' he said reproaach-
fully. True romance would need no
excuse" l.,
Margaret laughed, picked up her
cushion and went home through the
6oids with never a backward glance.
The "bad-taste-in-t he-mouth" feel
inc returned the next day when, she
was on her way to the trysting place
guarding the cherry pie carefuliy
from the underbrush and tall weeds
as she went. She rather wished TO.
nance had never been thought OF
Rut at sight of the white fiannelec
form already waiting on the brldg,
and the cordial smile Of greeting tina
he gave her, she decided that, attel
all. it was her one chance, and sht
would "play it for all it was worth,
as the bows would say. And the MAJ
was really very nice and declueoI!
good-looking! ,-,;,u ava
the edge of the bridge and ate tn
iuicv pie from his fingers with a yer.
unromantic enjoyment, and she sa
. and watched him with that pleasur
woman feels when her cooking l
appreciated. H., ,,,+ n,orse
Of crust disappeared, that was hea
; venw g., ~, Mo-
I'm glad you like it," replied Mar
garet prosaically, as he clamoere
. down the bank to rinse his niger
! in the creek. She threw him tn
, rankin in which the pie had bee
, wrapped to wipe them on, and n
! came back and seated himself besld
2 her. ~ g >,
"How about the stains on your mn
. gers?" he asked.
, ooh" she said, 81 used lemon julc
: this time. Yesterday 1t dldnt ma,
t ter; nobody cared how my hand
; And today you know that | care
, don't you?" he said, with a smile.
. ~ hope YOU do-a little" rep!!ie
Margaret with heightened color. The
she looked at him quickly. "4o
= know | don't really mean that don
you?" g.,
Her companion laughed. w
81 understand" he said. Its a
- in the game, isn't it,"
+ eyes; of course | had to say some
= thing like that. 1t came next. =.
g "And the next thing to that is thl
isn't it," he said, reaching over an
q taking her hand in his. -,
e Furious bushes covered Margaret
e face. but this time she did not ORA
her hand away. 1t was part OF tn
@ game. 1t was part of what she ma
e meant by romance" she suppose
: and having as good as asked HIM
n do it, what would he think OF her
k she were afraid to play her part
And vet what did he even now thin
); of her for playing it? And she te
y so silly, sitting there letting him no
= her hand. every now and then glvir
it a gentle squeeze. She did not b
/ lieve really nice girls ever did sue
things. And the silence was becor
# ing dreadful. She did not dare tai
,e her gaze from the tips of her pump
but She felt that this perfect
in strange man was watching her ia
AZ c,riouslv and she lust knew he h;