Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-01

the speaker. 81 was mighty sorry for
that poor man, losing his cattle. But
you-you were the one who was so
wonderful to him-so generous!"
Now George had kidded his friend
numerically on his quixotic gesture.
81 did it for purely selfish reasons"
admitted Henry, the beauty and fresh
ness of this young girl touching some
chord in his heart How ideally love-
ly she looked, there in this pearly
moonlight! Dewy!
"You did it because it thrills you
to help others? l think so tool"
"No-not just that, Miss Virginia.
/ made the Offer" he hesitated, and
a half smile crept around his lips
because l had a sudden impulse to
pay toll-or tribute-to Beauty"
What do you mean?"
"You know! 1 hope you won't be
angry with me?"
"You mean, you only offered to re-
stock his poor little farm because you
thought-you thought that would
make a hit with-with me?"
eyes. 1 plead guilty. Won't you
forgive me ?" Henry asked Virginia on
the front porch of hr fathers home.
She paused only moment, then en-
tirely without coquetry replied: "Well
why ever you did it, it was sweet and
fine of you anyway. You don't know
what it will mean to those poor peo-
pie. My heart aches for them. l go
around them quite bit, you know,
seeing what | can do to help. Not
that l can do much"
"Just to have look at you would
gladden. them," Henry found himself
saying earnestly, and in an entire
ly different vein from any manner
of compliment he had used to Julie.
"But tell me, what do you do? Pm
awfully interested"
"Well, for one thing, I often help
out the district nurse on her rounds"
said Virginia in her soft sweet voice,
as serious as Henry. "In this coun-
tryside, you'd be amazed at the super
stition and the ignorance of the noun
taineers"
"Have you ever been to New
York;" The crickets and bullfrogs
were making quaint undercurrent to
their talk-a gentle humming sound
that accumulated the deep, divine sill
enceS.
mo. l was at school in the East
though. I'm not entirely savage"
and Virginia laughed merrily.
Henry laughed too. He refrained
from making the kind of an answer
that he would have made to any of the
girls back home. The sincere, frank
look on this girls face prevented him.
Soon they were talking like old
friends. Half an hour slipped away.
At the other end of the verandah,
Chotty was busily mixing drinks, the
ingredients of which a servant had
left on a small table. Chotty was in
great form. George was evidently
amused at her. They brought two
glasses to the pair who were convers-
ing so earnestly together and then
went back to their own corner at the
far end.
"Then l may come tomorrow morn
ing for ride with you?" A couple
of hours and more had slipped away
On magic wings, but Henry was loath
to leave. He held Virginia's hand in
parting.
Right. AS early as you like" Her
face had a pearly radiance, there in
the light of the moon, and her eyes
were luminous.
you've got it bad, old man." leased
George, on the way home. 1--WE new
Ell seen you fall for anyone as rapidly
as all that"
NONSENSE" rejoined Henry. But
his tone showed no annoyance. He
suddenly said, as though George must
be following the same train of thought
She's real girl! The sort that can
give man real friendship
Friendship be darned!" thought
George. Not under Southern moon
i'm Spring-between beautiful girl