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Show SO PRESUMING OF HIM. Downfall of a Romance Built Up By the Moonlight. The yellow moon hung by .ts crcs-cont crcs-cont hook ngnlnst tho starlit azuro of tho September sky nnd tho night was dreamy, delicious, divine. Tho man and tho maiden walked beneath be-neath the silent stars and listened to the purplo music from tho dusk. Hor Jeweled Angers rested lightly on his arm, and ho fett them thcro as trembling trem-bling hnrpstrlngs feel tho touch ot nngol hands that summon forth tho soul's high harmonies. His heart beat fast and the t blood ran riot In his volns, for love had placed Its challco to his lips and he had drunk his fill. Ho had not spoken, but he felt the spirit ot tho hopo thnt makes man dare do anything and now this night of nights should ceo him conqueror of tho maiden's heart. "A penny for your thoughts," ho whispered, bending low to look Into her sweet, soft eyes. "No moro?" sho murmured, looking up nt him, to let those bluo cyos fall ngnln. |