The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-16
OVER THE WALL
By ALICE DURYEE,


 the wall at a point precisely above that where David, in blue overalls, was planting seeds and as David was in the act of stopping the pot hit him on the head
 "The dickens!" he said, rubbing the sore spot and looking around for the enemy. Whence had the bombardment come?
 Just then head appeared over the top of the wall, or rather pink sun bonnet did. and the latter was vibrat- ing with excitement, not an emotion of it's own, but palpably that of the wearer. "Oh, did my fiowerpot hit you? Pm dreadfully sorry, but didn't know you were there.'
 Its all right" said David reassur. ingly, and l beg your pardon for saying what did. But didn't dream there was anyone around. The house over there," nodding in her direction, has been quiet so long that you are really more of surprise than was your method of announcing yourself Is Miss Wayland here, too?"
 Marjorie started, and then remem- bering that she had on a blue morn- ing dress, big garden apron and sun bonnet. decided that it was perfectly natural for the Pearson's gardener to mistake her for an underling And after all it suited her purpose ad- mirably. She was tired of the social mill of long winter and had retired to this suburban retreat for rest. It had been many years since the family had moved to the city. The Pearsons had lived next door then.
 The role the gardener gave her in- stantly suggested plan.
 No. Miss Wayland has-has gone away"
 I'm sorry, We hate to feel over here that the big house is empty. It used to be such a beautiful place."
 His eyes, intent upon the attractive face in the depths of the rosy bonnet, seemed to have a meaning that his lips dare not utter.
 "Oh, the house won't be empty I'm going to stay. You see, Miss Wayland is-she and l-that is, she is very kind to me, and she thought needed change. So here I am doing just what I've longed to do for years, plant ing flowers She laughed And the joke of it Is l don't know anything at all about them"
 "If you'll let me, I'll be very glad to teach you," answered the gardener eagerly
 Thank you. That will be nice and I'd like it very much" smiled Mar jorie. Do the Pearsons still live I mean-Miss Wayland spoke of a fam fly next door-I think Pearson was the name"
 Yes, but the family is scattered. Only two sons are at home now and one of them is away most of the time The other" he hesitated, the other was away, too, for awhile, in the war in Europe-the family is Canadian, you know-but he was wounded and sent home, He's all right now though. Improving in great shape"
 That is interesting" Marjorie cried. She was about to say, I'd love to meet him!" when she remembered.
 Wait! I'll come round by the gate and help you," which rather aston ished Marjorie. for the wall wasn't more than breasthigh and she felt that she could have climbed it her. self.
 He improves on acquaintance" she thought. It's hard to tell these days, with colleges running courses on for estry. farming and gardening, just who people are. A gentleman, that's pat!"
 So the man came through the gar den gate and lifted the pansies and set them where they would grow and mapped out beds for flowers whose names she didn't even know.
 Days passed and weeks! The gar. den fourished and grew
 Every day she had seen David and they had worked together. He looks different somehow" thought Marjorie, WdtCHiIiS HlIu OIlS udy. TIC seems healthier and stronger than he did. He never comes by the gate now"
 As she spoke she broke the seal of a letter that had come and glanced rapidly over the contents. So Aunt Mary has to come and spoil it all," she exclaimed He'll find out who I am now! Oh. well! don't suppose it matters much now! I've had mo- tion half dozen times to tell him everything anyway"
 That night she dressed as Miss Wayland. There was moon and she wandered through her garden to an old stone bench near the wall A man vaulted lightly over just then and stopped when he saw her.
 "Marjorie!"
 David! Won't you come and sit down?"
 q was on my way to your house. But this is better. l want to have 8