Show by HELEN R MARTIN MAR TIN author billic Til lic A mennonite anid R i COPYRIGHT 1907 by mcclure phillipa PHILLIP 5 G COMPANY J js fm in naf lynt L yn T iu CHAPTER vil you y ou havo looked avory place else the only place he can le tant eoina 1 reason daisy Is lio corn up no eunice was able to then what is he doin lie inn le looking to see ani Is coming i auf sue hastily l 1 I cant prove it well sihon daisy coico on deorle Ge orle to akata if golar to ad s irico irivo tonight they went away and eunice left alone to fact lier own H ait tl iou to thin 1 was up in tai windi cornfields cornfield 1 thoughts she leaned her elbows on ahe fence and pressed her palms against her burning checks to cool them the sunset palpitating tating and rich with color seemed to her as she gazed out over tho fields to the crimson hori sr on to mirror her warm passionate heart abo had aird t 0 these young ladles not iu actual words but the impression she had given was false why biad ahe dono it what good could it do her and suppose ho knew A wave of shame enveloped her the supporting glicr cheeks covered her caps as though to shut out from her sight the disgraceful soli sho beheld could she ever look at him again after this what led you to think I 1 was up lu the north cornfield out of the aind dimness of the u voicy close beside her asked the ionnis voice she did not uncover her eyes she did not more he was there beside her he had overheard her telling those girls to look for him in that impossible north cornfield a quarter of a mile away lie had been standing no doubt just within alie spring bouc and had heard her utter tuoc lies ho had curtly recognized that they lies though tier spoken words had not been literally untrue 1 I tell them you were there she faintly answered why you bent them up there to find me you ho asked ills tone puzzled yes die confessed like a guilty child f well you think I 1 was there she shook aier beau you then why in did you make them think I 1 was because chero I 1 knew you be the words seemed dragged from her against her will lie appeared to puzzle over it a bit what he really was thinking was that perhaps ho had nov stumbled upon the solution of alic mystery of tub maiden to offer as an explanation of her sent those garla to look for him in the north cornfield that ehe knew where he 10 evidently fihe was not buic right hi her mind but another dan occurred to him ah he said you wanted to alvi them a false scent knowing that I 1 prefer to keep to myself it was a beautiful explanation jor n moment jhc balc believed that was why she had pent them to the north io protect ahlm from their unwelcome aock ty anyway it was comforting fo have ahlai think so instead of real reason what washer real reason she could not have it oven to lie to hear her confirm or deny ills surmise iset she did not speak it was very kind of you he presently added to want to oblige me her fac burned hotter she had an impulse to turn to him ceibo harn to tell him abo disgraceful truth but was the truth why had she wished to keep him away from the two girls it was her entire ignorance igno ranco of life that made it so for her to understand glicr own primitive emotions it wig clever of you too ho chuckled tho north cornfield id bo just at likely to la 13 at abo north polo I 1 vas in fact gratuitously as suming that sho had wished to return his favor 0 o her in averted hor foster fathers wrath upon finding her with tha newspaper eunice of the fact that f while in am heart she felt ashamed of what she had done she wis throbbing with joy at having done lt for was ho not hero alone with her in the summer evening she exulted madly in her buiu 1 l would never have dreamed you capable little of such subtlety lie weal ou kiil yhu cougil feel ha u lii voice to think f those two poor girla scouring that cornfield jn search of aau and you look so carmle he gave short laugh as ho put his pipe to his lips was bo really so glad she wondered at having escaped them the thought was followed by an apprehension velch lier joy of tho moment if he was ao fond of being alone her own presence bore fiust annoy him but lie had come to her she had not intruded upon him 1 I roust go indoors now she suddenly said her low t voice scarcely abobo a as she drew back from alie flace must you what for he asked and her hungry heart felt or imagined a note 0 regret in his tone 1 I dont haitt if it annoy you for me to be hero again to car that something in her speech so uilke that of the rest of alio family so arrested was he by it that for an instant he did not answer her question his silence was answer enough for her and again sho quickly stepped away from the fence yo he abruptly stopped her you dont annoy no he was struck with the absurdity of his telling n young woman that her society did not annoy him he saw in the how her face lighted up at hi word s and a quick compassion stirred him poor lonely he thought but in the realized realised reali sed that her sudden radiance was clouded over by im not important enough to came her in a low sorrowful voice am I 1 he turned and looked at her now eunice he asked afir an instants weighing of il just what do you mean by that A kitten or a poodle would annoy you more than I 1 so you dont feel obliged to dodge about to be rid of me as you do of others who arc more important hello she had found her voice she 1 was become articulate was that a note of bitterness he caught in her words 1 I will go indoors now she repeated with a melancholy dignity as again hc drew back from tho fence ho had an impulse to tier to stay there was au undefined impression in lih flint lie wanted to que atson liar about ncr self but both the impulse aud the impression were too fagir to to prompt action and before lie could clarify them she was gone meantime as she sped across the orchard was already re greuling passionately that shy had loft I 1 him if sho did not annoy libin waa not that enough for her to expect why and RUG not remained to drink in at leaea the of being near him did mutter if to him was us that ol 01 a fly he was to me to me and I 1 came awall she stopped short in her quick walk and half turned to go back her eyes fell upon tv 0 o just coming into the orchard ami Val klug toward the spring house aliar were the young ladies and they had spied pete where he stajl by the feno dairya rippling shallow laughter to har on alio hicl evening air she flood still and watched would dr kinross when ho heard them coming yes ho was moving off though waa not very easy she heard daisy call out to him to stop him shu baw him hesitate then turn back and walt daisy ran up to him and caught hold of his bhart allevo with slow stately grace presently thy three of them went tho orchard together toward tho lano that bcd to the hill were they going to climb the hill together tho benset biow from there was very ciuc it was alic oue in all the region that v as dear to her boc buso here in ghobad gh ohad known some houry of peace and even of happiness and tho fid conio to seem lher her very own and now were going there with him to bior hill Sho shrunk back into the of flomo frets an iliev cainie near enough to her its ai deal af a climb shy heard dr ciuro say in u tone of warning tm game daisy declared and then they moved out of her hearing she watched them as they emerged i into the road und went up the lano until they disappeared around a bend nt the of abo hill her boom bo om roso and fell in a long deep breath as at last she turned away and slowly with her head aca rily drooping walked through tho gar dan to tho kitchen and wont into tho house CHAPTER VIII ovy mother leave y mo go abe you know that even if I 1 wonted to A yes said abe bitterly even it you wanted tho way you put it aint and you dont want if make your mind up eunice that you wanted to so dont you know that mom she have the dare to stop you because couro got your age and f mom ivia to boss you you laivo abo right to up and tell her 1 I dont bovo to ita that to be continued tomorrow 1 |