Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-08

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We knew as soon as We saw her that
saae was different 81 the light of her
eye. the sprightliness ii her step, by
her quick. defiant expression, Isabel
made Ii clear To as that she WIS no
ordinary COW.
a Jersey ms father said. But ]
think he was mistaken. don't know
much about cows. She wanted . place
ia the sun. she had q hankering for
caste, and she refused Immediately TO
herd with the everyday. miIk-g1yIng
COWS In the neEghborhoOd.
Old Mr. j.. who had taken the cows
to the pasture for years, reported %
father at the end Of the frst day that
Isabel had taken one look at her placid,
grass munching companions and bolt
ed. He had chased her the entire day
through forest and glade, and brought
her home, after spent day, rebellioua
and defiant.
4 'Taint no use talking said the oid
mar. III d COW don't act Ike q COW !
can't BE- bothered. That critters got
too much sense for an animal, faint
natural. know she jest did things
today out Of sheer spite, and shan't
chase after her no more. "
And he didn't. So Isabel stayed
home. while her companions went
meekly to pasture every day Still she
was dissatisfied. It was evident that
staying In q dreary barn all day irked
her hlgh-strung nerves. She had yearn-
ings for d higher sphere Of influence,
50 one day. the door being open, lisa
bel walked out In search Of adventure
and her place Ia the sun.
And 1t was on that same day that
Evelyn, our pretty young city cousin.
was packing her clothes TO 60 home.
Evelyn had been with us for three
months. having been sent By her pa
rents to recnperate after her illness.
Evelyn was working very hard, lips.
compressed and eyes carefully turned
away from the house next door, where
lived Howard r. She would return
his ring by mail, for she was deter.
mined not to see him or speak TO him
before she left, or anY time after
ward
1t was certainly pity that there
was nobody home that day. Mother
had gone to the house Of neighbor.
and had been obliged to substitute q {
the school because Miss F. was sick.
and ii was deemed inadyisabIe to close
up altogether. We expected 20 return
iii time to see Evelyn on, and Of course
TX we had kR0wn what was going 10
happen We would never. never have
left her alone In the house But then,
We could hardly be expected TO look
90 far ahead.
Evelyn was miserable, but she had
lots OF pride. She was going to leave
the house and the village with won
derful show 81 carelessness and
sprightly gayety. No spying eye from
across the way would discover even a
trace OF sadness. Certainly that spy
ing eye would never discover q tear
in hers. But she had reckoned with
ont Isabel, who, on leaving the gloom
OF the barn for the freshness OF the
bright sumner day, strolled slowly
along until she came 10 the back Of
the house. There, through the screen
door, she could distinctly see basket
VI greens, intended for the days din
ner, barrel 0f apples, of which she
was extremely fond. and another bar
rel Of potatoes without hesitation
the screen door being ungastened. Isa-
bel stepped In and helped herself lib
orally.
In the meanwhile Evelyn, hearing q
sound, came forward to see who the
visitor might be, thinking, too. that Il
1t we're that Howard B.. she would lei
him see. by her Icy demeanor. that his
presence or absence made very little
difference in her young life Now. the
Ice-cold demeanor might have been put
on for it's effect on Howard b. but
real chiils ran down Eveiyn's back
when she saw who the visitor was. She
couldn't help III. She knew 1t was abb
snrd. but ill her life she had had an.
aversion for cows so. after staring Al
isabel III terrified fascination for full
minute, she beat nasty retreat to the
front of the house. And Isabel LETT her
greens, and apples and potatoes, and
followed, IN q calm, dIgnIfed. unrufied
manner. Evelyn rushed for the front
door. 1t was locked and she couldn't
and the key. Mortal terror overlook
her. Scream on scream rent the air.
Howard b., Ia the house opposite,
suIlenly concOcting schemes for making
Evelyn sorry, jumped TO his feet on
hearing his name called IN frenzied &c
cents. For moment be stood stiIl
doubtful II he had heard right Again
III came. Eyelyn's voice. loud. shrill,
terror-stricken. Howard rushed mad
IL, made his way into the front of the
house, and took III the aituafiOn at
glance
Isabel, not the least frightened az
the two by this lime. received. ! am
sorry to relate. blow On her afIsto-
cratic body. and much 10 her surprise
and indignation was forced back to
her stall id the barn while Evelyn.