The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-26

OF water upon your face" rrf
Martin laughed. go
Now we will climb the little pss
that runs up one side. Then we shall
be above him and he may roar at u
all he likes"
She moved around IN front Of hin
and took his hand, for the first tim.
since they had met al the station
Now hers lay snug and warm ant
! hidden from sight IN his grasp. a
: she backed slowly up the marrow
wood path.
The weird Woods.
There" she said. I'VE. are facini
the woods. Stand here. You viii
have the best view Can you smell
the hemlocks7 There are only a few
OF them. Just a handful that haw
strayed away from the rest of theiI
kind. Some day, when 1t is yer,
warm. ] will take you to a wonderful
weird spot. where the wind whistle
and all is dark and eerie. and the all
4 is pungent with the odors Of pine tree
and sweet shrubs The only trees
there are pines, and one can scarcely
walk over the slippery floor
This is different
In front OF US stands a giant cal
4 tree. and two squirrels are peerinI
at us around the trunk. only a few
| feet from the ground. There IL
woodpecker at work higher up. bU
he won't deign to turn his head. OveI
to the left is a clump OF whits
birches. They are so grouped tina;
they look like the pillars Of a NINA,
ture Greek temple.
| Farther on are a score or more OF
maple trees. When spring begins. We
tap them for maple syrup. Mex
spring you shall see the who'll
4 process
Rebecca was quite unconscious thai
her tone implied an indefinitely pro
longed stay at The Elms on Martins
part, but he noticed Il and his eyes
frightened.
And everywhere" went on Re-
becca, ARE little tender trees JUS
springing up. They all in all the
spaces with their waving branches
The sunlight shines through all Their
leaves and turns them TO the pales1
I green, as have sometimes seen Il Dc
at the seashore when il shone through
a wave Upreared and ready to strike
the sands. Now come"
/ She slipped her hand through his
arm again, and they began 20 ascend.
We are under the trees" said
Martin.
Yes" replied Rebecca, and in
few more steps we shall be in thu
glen. Now I shall not speak AGAR
until we are there. I want you ts
be surprised"
Slowly they picked their way. The
ground had become uneven and rock
strewn, but Rebecca moved cautious
lily around the distractions or backed
down into little valleys leading Mar
tin by the hand
How sweet the air is growing
said he, and isn't that the broos
again."
Martin Is Surprised.
You must play fair" warned nj,
companion. Wait for just five more
minutes. and then you shall see
! Martin smiled as he would were ne
lhumoring a child. Before his minds
eye there passed a vision OF long
dark years TO come, when she would
not be by his side, but he pushed il
from him. He would remain here, at
last until she married. That she
would marry. and night speedily, he
never once doubted.
The worries which had beset HE
legal practice. the intricacies OF the
case which he had Just settled TO the
they? Until he had come here 20 this
home OF Peace. they had cIamored
around him like horrid little fends
intent upon his destruction
Now" exclaimed Rebecca. now
look,
You see a sunny hollow. and every
where are great warm rocks. This
one beside you Is your chair A tree
is right behind it-an oak. II will
make for you a back. There. let me
take the basket. SoU are on the bank
OF the brook. It is quite steep here.
Throw in that pebble and listen 10 its
fall"
Martin obeyed.
I planted forEet-me-nots up here
too. and there are violets with long
stems. and Just opposite, peeriuE Uu-
der my rock. are nssturtiums. But
all that is not the surprise.
In the middle OF the hollow. and
far enough away 50 that the smoke
from the fire will not trouble you"
1t is a picnic" exclaimed Martin
Il guessed it"
Yes. but a different kind OF a
one from what you think. The fire
will be in a stove. made il myself
with fathers help. years ago. II is
built OF nice round stones and over
the top lies a great fiat rock. just a
bit scooped In the center. II is only
two inches thick Didn't YOU ever
hear OF a flat-rock fry"
Never" said Martin
Then YOU will learn something
new" said RebeCca. And what do
. you suppose ] am going TO cook on
the rock"
. u never could guess
Trout RcbeCCa's voice sounded
triumphant. And thin-sliced pota-
toes and coffee and corn and some
, thing else. too"
Treat for the Gods.
"A treat for the gods laughed
Martin But are YOU a woman or
: only a little girl with pigtsils hang
ing down your back ] can't b.
. lieve sometimes that you have ever
grown up"
4 never did grow up really" said
RebeCca thouEhtfuny. now that I
come TO think of il"
81 don't believe that ever did
either" said Martin. 1t WAS all just
a bad. bad dream. How much longer
have we to wait for dinner
Two good hours"
And MEANWHILE"
I'VE will sit here and listen to tho
birds and smell the shrubs and feel
the sunshine"
Il want to feel YOUR presence. too,
o Queen OF the Roses. want TO
know that you are really here. II
you don't talk how shall I know"
u have brought a book OF poetry
with me-" said Rebecca. u will read