The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-11
SHE THREW APPLES
BY c. 3. LEWIS

certain country district that AM.
day were two hearts not MOI 4sS
a mile apa7t, which were nro,".a
happier than Any other two '''l
One belonged To Miss Ruth o.,
and the other 10 Clyde Belmo,, lug ~
Gordon was u teacher in tho ,.ss
schools of the city and had h. 'a'
vited down 10 The CedarS to mo- u
month of August with friends W
Mr.. Belmont was a iunior
In Il department store and had ~
weeks in which to take needad '
ton.
At nine o'clock on that morn,,,
toned Mr.. Belmont sat on the ro...J
Of manor house beIongin,
friend and smoked good cigo.
heard the robins and bluebirds s,a.
This was a novelty to him.
Miss Ruth wasn't on any vs,..
She was out in the orchard ,ns,-,
wandering over the grass. which \,
been dewy three or four hours h.,,-
She felt like young colt, and sh. !. |
most made up her mind TO climb
of the apple trees. She was vista,
her friend, Jane Craven. 1t WAS Ia,
who led her into trouble. She nicI,
up apples and began to throw them
a tree, and. of course, Ruth foIlOvs
the example. They were in mar
the orchard bordering the highu,
and such apples as missed the trs
which they were thrown fell into !
highway.
There were plenty of apples On A
ground, for the worm had been ge,u,
In his work during the hot DAYS N;
1t was great fun. The girls were NJ
throwing when young man sudden
appeared before them, coming nm
the highway. He held his buucAs
handkerchief to his left eye and ths
was pretty fierce scOwl on his tsc
Neither girl had ever seen him. an
they stood with apples in their ham
to see what errand he had come on
A few minutes before this epIst
Mr.. Belmont had finished smoking M
cigar. He did not feel like waikiki
but when the auto came around an
the chauffeur said he was going TO n
village. four miles away, the junIW |
partner made up his mind all at our |
that he would go along. and he took
seat in an easy and cOntented manner
He was enjoying the scenery aud p /
Ing to drive the price of fall hats mt|
of his mind. when a bird came saIlns
out Of tree at his face. That L. bel
thought II was bird. but when n
struck him In the left eye and fell n
his feet, he saw IL was an apple-na|
a yellow harvest apple good to eat Il
any hour Of the day. but a dried.u
green specimen. 1t was solid, thoua|
and he felt that eye swelling in les|
than a minute. 1t had been delibsr|
ately thrown at him.
Mr.. Belmont wanted TO know whp|
had thrown that apple, and the Why's
and wherefore OF 1t. He leaped from
the auto and penetrated some bushes
and 10, he stood before two good.loolI
ng young ladies. where he had Ell
Dected to find a farmland or two o|
.hree bad boys. He was expected ID
say something. and. after recovering
rom his surprise. ne stammered out
"Some-some one threw an apple
md II hit me In the eye!"
"Yes, we were throwing apples" re
,lied Miss Ruth. who stood nearest
lin. 81 threw one with all my might
{ missed the tree and struck out and
am very. very sorry"
But he shouldn't have been passing
list at that moment" protested the
'ther girl, in rather impudent tones.
Perhaps not" said Mr.. Belmont. be-
ny little indignant.
"Oh. yes, you should" answered
Hiss Ruth. "You had a right on the
Dad, of course. / am afraid we were
cry careless. Won't you come and
ave the eye treated"
II thank you. but-but-"
And Mr.. Belmont got out Of the hr
y walking back to the road and ask.
lg the chauffeur TO take him back to
is friends house, where he found
reatment. That eye turned black and
lue. and for the next ten days Mr..
belmont had something new to care
or. Then he rode out, and who should
e meet but the two girls driving IN
n opposite direction In their auto
Iiss Ruth looked her sympathy. she
sked half a dozen questions aboul
nat eye. and vowed that she could
ever forgive herself. Why couldni
lie apple have struck the chaufeu
stead? There was a little more tan
nd then they drove on.
once more before each one returne
the city the junior partner and d
'hool teacher met. and affairs pr
-essed well with them. The black al
ne left that eye, and II was as god
Oking an eye as the other. and bJlh
yes could see that Miss Ruth Gordon
nd a very pleasant personality. 1t
asn't three months later, and after
everal calls at Ruth's house, that the
Inior partner made bold to say:
Ruth, you extended your sympathy
,r my black eye which you created
hat wasn't ell the havoc you did that
ay. however. and / am going to ask
on for sympathy for my WOUNDED
cart"
And, of course, Miss Ruth was ven,
cry good to him, and the dry g0cos