The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-06

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Tt1Sfl gLIzABpTH stuffed the
olive bottle into the top Of the
nor md pushed the refractory
Cover own tightly. She wound the
strins around and around as she
watched the clock Then she
sflatehed her gloves and ran for
4. she laughed softly TO herSalt as
slie 3riF, 'Yo1I are q great goose,
june Elizabeth. to spend 10 cents
cafefare and vi cents for lunch
wien your dinner is paid for at the
boarding house
ri SnoiB II, answered the June
elizabeth part OF her, but 1t feels
81 rood 10 be out in the air and to
oat sthfn sandwiches that are evenly
buttsFed."
coz inpatiently as 1t wendell -
Sl6y55WGy toward the park, stonp!ng
"a each block to %gather more
raople. She, 40, soon as her place
wRs reached, left the car and
StYeIled 20 lonesome spot Fear the
Isfs Tar from the other plcn!ckars,
who had wrapped up pic6Ds, Or
aHEeE aud bananas and sHEgv
eafeS In old table napkins-the
whole In huge baskets to be lugsed
a5hut by the men Of the partcs
she found the spot to which She
lsiwayS went and settled down
quietly gazing far out across the
lake, drinking in the fresh breeze
With deep breathsi She was aware
ot some presence.
she glanced around quickly but
4 saw no one except slender young
man who had a small package. He
nj already wandered on up the
bach. He settled in spot far
enough away 50 that his features
were indlBtinguishahle to her. With.
4 ont actually watching him June
elizabeth knew that he too. was
gazing far out across the lake.
June-Elizabeth like all women.
had that extra sense which allows
Of a peep now and then under the
exclusives which makes on cogni'
xant OF all that goes on. She mp.
peared 10. be gazing? at the lake.
but she knew the instant that the
slender young man glanced at her
and she knew to the second how
long It was before he turned away.
She laughed gently.
She knew when It was half-past
III, for at that moment all the wo-
man piolrnickers at the far end OF
the beach leaped to their feet and
scurrted around preparing their
lunch She knew exactly when 1t
was 12 o'clock for then every one
sat down and with hungry gestures
began to eat.
June. elizabeth. however, was not
s6 bound by clocks that she felt
hunger exactly at 10 O'Clock, and
so she sat dreaming such, dreams
AZ, all girls dream in the summer
day.
the young man, too did not seem
anzious to 70 for his meal, but sat
also looking far across the lake. He
sVgltched 4 white cloud as it APP
,tared In the. west: nearer Il came
spnd nearer( with other little clouds
following in It's wake until when ID,
reetly overhead 1t turned gray and
began to let fall large raindrops.
Then there were little shrieks OF
ifenay from the picknickers and
the sputter and thunder OF automo-
biies as they made for the holue-
Yards.
The yozng man without any APP
parent haste made his way across
the road toward clump of large
trees. He saw June-Elizabeth doing
the same thing and frowned slight
IN! June. Elizabeh when she saw
him tossed her head and looked as
Snippy as a pretty girl can.
They both made Off the same
tree and then stood glazing at each
other. 1t was June. Elizabeth who
saw the humor Of 1t all and then
Rhe laughed. But the slender
young man did not Join her. He
stood on the contrary, with his
hands thrust deep, into his pockets
and seowled at her. June-Elizabeth
was surprised but turning her back
upon him went around to the other
side OF the tree.
Don't you know any better, he
finally burst out, than to stand un
der a tree when its lightning"
June-Elizabeth made face.
! what about you?" she said quick
aoh-me-it doesn't matter about
me. No one cares anything about
me. And, besides" he went on
quickly as though afraid she would
pity him. "And, besides, It's my
tree
.Your tree?" she repeated. "If
Il comes to that Ill Just tell you
that It's my tree"
He laughed shortly. "Oh we'll,
We needn't quarrel about It. It's
park property.
I'm not quarrellng about 1t and
I don't care II it is park property.
It's mine as long rs keep my
lunch things here"
''WIhere?' he demanded.
HHere,r she said, and he looked
into the hollow of the tree and saw
a1ittIe rubber bag which when
opened out, held luncheon things
for one.
wish I'd thought Of that" he
said. "AGtne'li be all wet"
tfYour what" she said puzzled.
my lunch things" he answered.
Then he, followed by June-Eliza-
beth made his way around to the
opposite side Of the tree, and there
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