Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-06
YOne M0EorQot
By RUBY n AIRES y ssr 5 se2,:.

II such long time since | liy.
ed IN the country, that I've forgot.
ten tie way to climb a stile." Mar
said, her hear was hammering in heI
throat.
The best way is to give me you1
hands-stand on the top, bar anc
jump h edeclared. Give me your
hands,
Nan was sure that he must fee
that she was trembling, but he took
her hands firmly and steadied her.
"Now-one, two, three-jump !"
be said
His face was raised to her as she
stood above him-she could see his
eyes plainly in the faint moonlight,
with their half-laughing, half-embar
raised expression.
His cap had got pushed little to
.one Ade, and an obstinate lock Of
hair which she remembered never
would lie down and behave had
struggled out and lay across his
forehead, giving him singularly
boyish appearance.
Nan looked at him, and suddenly
the moonlight seemed blotted GUS
and the whole world to be swimming
around her. She swayed giddily, and
would have fallen but for his up
holding hands.
"Oh? she said, weakly. "Oh, I'm
falling"
But in q moment his arm was
around her, and she was safely be-
side him on the soft grass.
He kept his arm about her for
moment; he made her stand with
her back to the stile. There was
puzzled sort Of look on his face.
'Ia1ti afraid you really have for
gotten about being country girl"
he said, presently.
Nan opened her eyes.
That's what it must be-I've
never turned giddy before-how
silly of me-"
She pushed boz hair back from
her forehead.
And now, having made an exhi-
bition of yourself for the second
time" she said. Il think had bett>
er go home, or there will be a third
time, and you know what people say
about the third time?"
Peter Lyster looked at her steadi-
ly.
"Miss Marraby-will you tell me
something?" he asked.
"WiI II" she echoed flippantly.
"Why, of course" She raised her
eyes to his face. What is it," she
asked smiling.
But Peter was grave.
"Tell me why you were crying
when I met you," he said.
A little bat whirled by overhead,
cutting the air with its gauzy wings
it flashed away like shadow in the
moonlight. Nan watched it mechani-
callly-the fever in her veins SEEM
ed 70 have Quoted; her face looked
very young in the pale light.
Lyster came a step nearer.
"Tell me-" he said again.
81 can't" said Nan. ooh l can't
:" Their eyes met.
"You mean that you won't?" Lys-
ter asked.
Nan laughed then-a little reckl-
ess laugh. w9
"Perhaps-some day." she sail.
perhaps some day."
Lyster took off his cap and
brushed the hair back from his fore-
head.
81 shall hold you to that prom
ise,' he said.
The morning brought Nan a let
ter from Joan Endicott. The Won
derful Tim had arrived and appar-
emily all was sunshine.
81 haven't really time to write a
letter at ALL" so she began her let
ter. Tim is fidgeting round beg
ging me to go out with him, but |
thought l just ought to write you a
note and say how happy am. l am
wearing the pink blouse you made,
and Tim says he has never seen me
look so pretty The time is flying
"a whole day gone already. Nan
Tim says that he thinks the war will
be over this year, but l can't help
but feel that he says it just to com
fort me. I think of you great
deal, and wonder how you are get
ting along, and if you have seen
anything of Peter Lyster or Mr.. Ar
mott. You know, Nan, l think Mr.
Arnott was just little bit taken
with you. He looked at you such
lot, and the day he come here after
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