Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-01-25
CHAPTER XXI.
EVELYN

usas og an entirely dIfFOTeIaa natuF
from the occurrences related in tn,
Iasl chapter
II was just about week after tn,
visitation of the Ku-Klux that me-
Charlie Douglas riding away ons
evening. as ! galloped up the water
oak avenue on my way home from
school
Hello. frank. he called out. q
left those flies for you at the house
you said ycu wanted. but reckon y6u
WON'T need them until next summer
THANK you, Mr Douglas / called
back "l'li give them a try anyway
though ii is late.
/ well bully luck he answered
and rode on
| His face looked 50 pleased and
happy, and there was such Joyous
ring In his voice, that thought to my
SELF. " ne la in q jelly good hHnaor, .
and came verw near turning and rid
! ing after him, 10 ask him to bring me
out bullpnD the next time he came:
| for had long been wanting one 10
match against heg Arthur Hawkins
had But before came to any deci-
zion on this important question, Cep-
| hales II had carried ME around the
curve in the road where il bent to-
yards the house, and forget all
about it, and pulled np suddenly and
spiang from the horse: for thefe
stood Evelyn alone, looking across the
park in the direction Charlie had
gone
have never described Evelyn. who
was twenty-six at this time. and In
the very perfection OF her woman
hood. for ii would be task beyond
my powers But as she stood there
in the soft glow of that September
evening, dressed in the simplest or
shite muslin gowns With half sleeves.
no hat, her soft, thick. wavy brown
hair--witl just suspicion OF rnddy
glow la 1t. not enough TO call il au-
barn breaking in wavelets about the
fairest brow in the world, and loosely
coiled behind in great coil rather
low on neck that artists dream of;
her left hand resting lightly against a
great oak tree nearby. the right hang
ing idly by her side. both rounded
arms barred to the elBow-one could
not see hor arm and hand without
longing to kiss them, they were so
white and beautiful: and with her
dark gray eyes. with violet shades In
them. shaded By long dark lasfes; and
with a light of happiness in them as
they followed Charles retrea.ing
form through the trees; and with a
smile playing about two lips that
Cupid would have stolen, y6E stfoag
witl1al thought her the most beat
tiful creature on Gods wide earth:
and | think so still--witlH one excep-
Gion.
She had been SO absorbed In her
own Thoughts that she had not seen or
heard me until stepped the pony so
abruptly. and jumped to the ground
almost at her feet Then che started
slightly. and light blush. caused by
something In her own thoughts, rose
family to her cheeks. making her
more beautiful still
why Frank dear. You almost
startled nae,'' she said, and bent down
and kissed me; for though was al
ready Eve FEEL four. she over-reacsned
me By nearly four inches
"Evy. darling, you are the most
beautiful woman in the whole world. /"
/ replied. not very rolevantiy, as I
looked at her. and gently rubbed the
hand she had laid on my shoulder
against my cheek.
This remark made her blush aadin:
hut she said nothing more, and We
turned and walked slowly towards the
house whittier Cephalus was seaate-
" making his own way-her rigln
arm resting around nay neck
After we had walked q little dis.
lance In silence, Something new ID
| The expression Of her eyes. that had
never noticed before. attracted my at
tention, and asked suddenly.
| What makes your eyes SO bright
today, sweetheart
AHappiness, dear, she answered
and blasbed again.
certainly thought she was a. tip
top blusher that day, and wondered
why.
Il am happy enough. too; but nay
eyes don't shine Ike yours re-
piled.
They will some day. darling. she
answered. and dropped into silence
/ again.
we continued this way until we
reached the house enclosure. which
under my sisters and uncle Richard /
care had resumed something OF til
/ former beauty and then Evelyn
stopped and faced me, laying hel
other hand on my shoulder at tho
/ same time
Il want to tell you something
Frank. dear" she raid. Her voice wal
/ always low. sweet and musical. and
made one dream of the essence OF al
sweet sounds; bat today. there was al
/ added softness 10 it. that would ilays