The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-07-21

Jerry looked at her q moment, walk
ed over ~ her and asked her. "What's
the natter"
Zone Of US girls has been brought up
all wrong. | cried to make friends
with her just now an only made her
angry. as ] dotevery mi in this house
wheneyer9i open my mouth"
"Aren r-yol rriendsT"
not.
None OF them are with me-"
"What h shame!!"
wait until god bear what me aunt
says when Se ask her about the
danee"'
"Don'i sou think she'll let you goT
mo. | do not" She looked at him
quizzlcalIy for a moment Then she
burst OUT laughing.
"Misther Jerry, will sc take me all
I the same If the, aunt doesn't consentT'
"yrhy. Peg be began astonisbedly.
But ! haven't got an evenin' dress.
Does II matterr"
Not In the least, but
Twill this one do"
Its very charming; suIl"-
"Stains and allw
my dear Peg
perhaps they'll rub out. It's the
prettiest one me aunt gave me. an 1
put II ON tonight thought
yOu-that Is. some one might come here
tonight. At least J. hoped be would.
an ye've conner Suddenly she broke
out paSsiona tely: "Oh. ye must take
me! ,He' must! 1 haven't had a bit
of pleasure since I've been here. 1t
will be wonderful. Besides would
not rest all night with you dancin' over
there an me Il prisoner over here"
Now. Peg he tried to begin.
"IG's NO use. 1 tell ye. Ye've got to
take me- Are you ashamed OF me be-
cause I'm ignorantr Are yer
mot a Bit" replied Jerry heartily.
II was Just the same at your age. !
used to sranp at school, and shirk at
college nntii | found myself so far be-
hind fellows l despised that ! was
ashamed. Then | went after them
tooth and nall until 1 caught them up
and passed them"
Ibid ye:" cried Peg eagerly. "I>will.
too" she sale. 50,
Twill you?" i.
She nodded vigorously.
II wtu-indade ! will. From now on
Ill do everything they tell sDe an learn
everything they teach me II It Kills
me-"
II wtsh sou would" he said seriously.
AN when ! pass everybody else an
know more than any one ever knew
will sc be very proud or mer'
Yes. Peg. Even more than I am
now"
Are ye now7"
~ am proud to think you are my
friend" -. F.
"Ye'd ha'. won yer wager. We are
friends. aren't weY'
Il am yours"
"Sure I'm yonrs all right"
She looked at him. laughed shyly
and pressed her cheeks. he was
watching her closely. ="
What are you laughing att he
asked.
DO re know what Tom Moore wrote
about friendshipf"
mo. Tell me-"
Peg sat at the piano and played very
softly the prelude to an old Irish song.
Jerry said, supposedly. "Oh. 80 you
play:"
"Afther q fashion. Me father taught
me. Me aunt can't hear It. An the
teacher 10 the house said 1t was
dhreadfuI an that 1 must play scales
for two years o before 1 thry a
tune. She said ! had no ear"
Jerry laughed as he replied. Il think
they're very pretty"
do ye? Well. watch them an
mebbe ye won't mind me singin' 90
much An. afther all. ye're only a
farmer, aren't yer
Hardly that" And Jerry laughed
again.
This is called "A Temple to. Friend.
Ship" she explained.
"Indeed?'
IAN it's about q girl who built a
shrine an she thought she wanted to
put Friendship into It. She thought
she wanted Friendship. Afther awhile
she found out her mistake. Listen"
And Peg sang. in a pure. tremulous lit
tie voice that v1brated with feeling.
the following:
"a temple to Friendship said Laura en-
chaneed.
I'll build in this ~garden-the thought is
divineT'
Her temple was built, and she now only
wanted
An image OF Friendship to place on the
shrine.
She few to q sculptor. who set down be-
fore her
A Friendship. the fairest his art could
invent!
But 80 cold and so dull that the youthful
adorer
Saw plainly this was not the idol she
meant.