The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-03-14
JUST ALARK
BY MILDRED WHITE.

lake me with you, Barrie" his sis
ter begged. 'Fl1 promise not to break
In on your fishing, and have always
wanted to stop at that Inn on the
shore"
but her brother shook his head.
know what that would mean," he
complained; being dragged In with
new-made acquaintance for all sorts
OF entertainments. / am going TO In
oulge myself in fishing trip. and not
to make target for lot OF angling
girls"
AS TO that" answered Miss nuicie,
you are too absorbed in your own NJ.
fairs, Barrie, to notice that I am usu-
ally target myself for confident male
attention. Unbelievable as It NAV
seem. also yearn for solitary pleas
ure. I'd rather enjoy myself IA my
own way, with books for company, ana
ne dress exactions to bother. let me
go. Barrie; I will hide away In cor
ner with magazines end ehocsfates.
and have the time Of my life"
And | suppose" her brother sesfred.
that | wouldn't be hailed at evening.
tired after a days sport. to hesp yOu
entertain Miss New Somebody or 9th
err"
You wouldn't" his sister promised.
Suddenly her expressive face bright
ened. Barrie" she said, "Tli tell yow
what: Let us pretend we arC mar
rfed couple Just for lark. Why
not? That understanding would pre-
vent the troublesome complications
you are conjurlng. No one knows us
In that out-of-the-way place; we are
not likely to see again those we. may
meet. Even in that possibility, the
thing would be considered a natural
mistake-Mr. and Miss Trent, instead
of Mr. and Mrs" Dulcle jumped to
her feet. "0hl come on, agree, Bar
rie,' she coaxed, and laughlngly Bar
rle agreed.
He was bound to admit the wisdom
of his sisters plan. after his first sat.
isfactory days fishing. The tree-sheI-
tered corner he chose was most rest
full, and the fish seemed waiting -
bite. When he returned joyously :
weary to the veranda of the inn. Dull
Gle, strangely unattended loafed hap
PLY In her hammock. Her simple mid
dy was comfortably crumpled, and herr
hair twisted itself In uncared-for,
rings.
Tomorrow" Barrie told her, 81 shall
start at five in the morning." And he !.
did. He was forcing his way through
obstructing branches, to his chosen re-
treat, when he paused abruptly. In as-
constituent. Another fisherman or
rather fisherwoman, had forestalled
him. Calmly holding a bamboo rod.
sat the prettiest girl he had ever
seen. At least that is what Barrie
thought; others might have disputed
his opinion. And Barrie all his young
life had been Indifferent to female
charm.
This girl, who was unlike any other
girl Barrie had known, turned upon
him frowningly, and babe him, as one i
man to another:
Keep still or you'll spoil my bite"
Barrie kept still. until the struggle
between the fish, which was large. and
the girl, who was small. threatened to
to throw both into the river. Then
Barrie came forward masterfully, and
possessing the rod, triumphantiy laad-
ed the fish.
A. which, the girl. whose moods
were strangely surprising, begged Bar
rie to remove the hook and set the
poor fish free.
"You see." she naively explained. Il
never really expected TO catch him."
Better take him home for dinner"
Barrie suggested.
"Pm staying at the inn," the girl OBJ
jected, $50 I have no use for him
there"
"Tll keep the fish myself. them"
Barrie said decidedly, ito add to my
days sport"
Reluctantly the girl consented. al
lowing him later to rebalt her hook.
II Is surprising how much environ
ment has to do with the Advancement
Of friendship. Barrie In two meetings
at formal affair. would have been.
addressing his new-found companion
as Miss Robinson" which she con-
fided was her name. But after a sec
ond gloriously long and Idle morning
In the isolated spot beneath the trees
he was calling the girl OF the fishing
rod Little Brown Eyes" and bis voice
sounded very tender.
"You will come again, Brown Eyesr"
begged Barrie.
The charming girl sadly shook her
head.
II think not" she said. Mrs. Trent
might not like II. We usually visit to-
gether afternoons on the hotel YER
snda.-
Mrs. Trent" Barrie's heart sank
In uncomfortable recollection. Dull
cie's ruse had been forgotten. And
now-how explaipi
"Of course the girl continued. Il
should not have become acquainted
with you-had l not kn0wn--Ars-
Trent first"
The sun had left Barrie's sky and