Evening star., 1926-05-16


Tell her I'll be in by on my way
home t. kiss her guild night"
AVA Mistress Macintosh was
too angry for further speech. ma.
yell no leave it here" she cried as he
pushed the candy back at her, and
hurried laughing from the shop. She
hurried round the counter as fast AS
her stiff knee would let her, intending
to throw his candy after him, but as
she heard the thud of departing hoofs,
she stopped to consider it. After all,
it was shilling's worth of candy. and
it had been paid for; and she could sell
it again and never let on to Sally
Ann.
THE Gype went thudding down the
= street. laughing in appreciation of
his own wit. Then he bethought him
of Sally Ann and his threat to kiss
her good night. He hadn't meant It at
the time. But why should he not?
He was surprised that he hadn't no.
ticed before how bonnie her hair was
And she had a soft:like look in her
eyes that was becoming in q young
lass.
1t would not be a very sore trial to
have to kiss Sally Ann. He grinned
at that. How would she take it? She
would like it. of course. She would
pretend that she didn't. but she
would lie knew his worth too we'll
to doubt that. Doubtless she would be
proud and brag about It. He must
watch. though. No use letting lass
think fun was more than fun. IIasses
had a way of seeing wedding rings
and the lke-queer how the least
thing could set them thinking that
way. 1t would be wise to make 1t
clear 10 begin with-that was the best
way.
Then he wondered who came court
ing Sally Ann. There was sure to be
somebody, for all her quietness. His
mother had often said that the quiet
ones were the worst. She had been d
wise woman, his mother. Maybe Sally
ann knew d lot more than she was
minded to let people see. She had
given him a look, shy-iike up out Of
the corner Of her eyes. There had
been encouragement in 1t, for all it
was shy and soft-like. Oh. she was no
guileless lamb. blush though she may.
1t might we'll be that she was as free
with her kisses as Bransbog's lasses.
for all her mouSey ways. Doubtless
she was expecting him this very min
ute. and thinking him blate that he
hadn't ridden round to the back of
the house as soon as he left the shop.
And why hadn't he? Dullard that he
was. to keep. a lass waiting! He
wheeled his horse about, his mouth
widening roguishly. "All right. Sally
Ann. I'm no. one [ keep a lass
watin' for a kiss. My mither always
tel't me I must be obigin' WI the
women-folk."
Sally Ann dumped the candy back
in the pan. and took her flushed
cheeks out to the back yard. Her
heart needed more room to beat. She
was dismayed by the pother 1t was
making.
ITS no as If thought he meant a
word o. t. she reasoned. And what
did he say. but that my hair is the
color o the candy. which is nothing
but the bare truth. Fine nonsense,
this. to fash myself DER bare civility."
She barely heard the Gype ride up
to the hedge when he vaulted over 1t,
igh-headed, thinking she was waiting
there for him. He staggered ap-
preaching her. his cap far back upon
his head. his lip lifted in amusement
over his glisteninG teeth.
Expecting some coquettish resis-
tance, he lunged toward her and cir
cled her tightly with his arms.
Sally Ann. crushed against his
breast. lay quiet. This was her dream
as she had dreamed it. This was
love. This was her lover come to
claim her. A tide of sweetness welled
up to her eyes.
Her quietness surprised the Gype,
who would have understood better
II she had given him a clout on the
ear.
He looked down at her ounce
colored head lying bright against the
rough gray of his coat.
She's a bonnie lass" he jested to
himself 1T would be ill-done to
her lie felt for her chin
and raised her scarcely resisting face.
She looked up at him timidly; tears
darkened her yellow lashes. In alarm