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haven't answered my question
The girl beside him drew a deer
breath.
"rll answer II now" she replied. ~
can't come"
"Wont you be sensible, MadelineT
he pleaded. "You know want you
to come, don't your"
Eyes, think you do-now."
"Then why won't your"
Because I think that two weeks
from now you'll be sorry you asked
me-"
"That's nonsense. You know II Is. !"
Madeline Gilman shook her head.
ut isn't nonsense. Let's look at this
thing fairly, Hal. A month ago you
came up here In the mountains to rest
from too many dances. You didn't ex-
pect to find anybody but a lot of farm
ers, and when you discovered me here,
the simple fact that I'm not altogether
a farmer was such surprise that you
haven't quite gotten over 1t. Com
pared to the ordinary run of farm
girls, perhaps, am something of re-
lief. but as soon as you get back home
and see the girls you're accustomed to
you'll forget all about me-"
"Then you won't conner
II guess not, Hal. I'm all right up
here, where an assembly ball is a
thing unknown; but down In Ridge
field with its country club and after
moon teas, I'd be out of place. You'll
like me better If I don't go to the
assembly"
For a moment, Hal Shepard was ST.
lent. 1t occurred to him that posi-
bly, the girl beside him was right. Com
ing to the little mountain village
month ago, he had been pleasantly
surprised to find her. They had been
together almost continually, and the
freshness of her viewpoint, her lack
of affection, had appealed to him no
less than the blue of her eyes and the
rose tint of her cheeks. The Gilmans
had lived in Mountville for three gen.
Ierations; comfortably fixed, they had
Ireaped the harvest season after sea-
son, and had pursued the even tenor
of their ways.
"I'm sorry you won't come" he
said. 81 was hoping that you'd change
your mind the last minute"
'No," she answered. 1--WE thought
1t all out"
"Do you mind singing just once be-
fore leave for homer
"Of course not"
They made their way together to
the cozy house on the top of the hill.
After she had seated herself at the
piano Madeline looked up inquiringly.
"What shall I sing?" she asked.
forgotten"
Hat thrilled just bit as the words
Of what they had designated their /.
song broke softly from the girls lips. :,
IF counting each moment of longing !
Till the time when I see you again, !,
If this be forgetting, you're right, J.
dear,
And I have forgotten you then" Y
When the last notes died away, Hal :,
looked directly at the girl beside him. 4
"Tll never forget you," he said rath. +
er huskily. Q
For the next two weeks 1t seemed t
Is If he couldn't forget her for single "
minute. The Friday night dances at a
he Country club were soulless af- k
airs. Even the presence of coun. n
ry-famed orchestra failed to arouse
IFS enthusiasm. The girls whom he q
lad once considered good sports" =
allied to amuse him. e;
The night before the assembly he p
ook supper with his sister. who p
,roached the subject of the dance. o,
'Do you know that Cynthia Thomp- n,
on hasn't been invited" she asked.
"How is that?" ce
II couldn't say; 1t Just happened to
hat way. Maybe she'd go with you II n
GU should ask her." III
Maybe she would" Hal manifest. al
but little enthusiasm, but his sis. ~
er, anxious to do good turn to Gym ~
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"Why don't you call her up?" she in
sked. tn
For a moment Hal hesitated. MAY.
e WILL" he said. Hal turned to the no
hone. But the number he called was sis
Mountville 420R." When Madeline, all
no had answered the call. recovered tn
'om her surprise, he informed her an
entity but firmly that he had decided M
lat he didn't want to 60 to the as
'mbly ball without her. and so he a.,
asn't going at all. be,
I'm coming up to Mountville in tn,
ead," he continued. 81 can get the
rec O'Clock train Friday and reach Ca
ere at eight-thirty. And then me
ant to ask you a question" scr
But he didn't tell her what the ques- ant
N was until no had climbed down by
ON the rickety stage and had seen Ju,
e light of welcome In her eyes.
And then. after she had answered o.,
the affirmative. he made his way moi
sitatingly into the dining room and ba,
ated his case before her father. And fpl
:. Gilman, honest farmer that he Am
is. looked fairly into Halls eyes, and Car
is satisfied. sell
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