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Ralph Ashley to Miss Redbud Summers; and then, with a little masonic movement of the head, added, with perfect ease: "Suppose we all take a walk in the garden it is a very pretty evening." This proposition was enthusiastically seconded by Mr.
And Verty throws the rein on the neck of his little horse, who stands perfectly still, and leaps lightly to the ground. He stands for a moment gazing at Redbud with his dreamy and smiling eyes, silent in the sunshine like a shadow, then he pushes back his tangled chestnut curls, and laughs. "I had a long chase," he says. "For the deer?" "Yes," says Verty, "and there are his horns.
Redbud, conscious of her feelings, blushed and hesitated. Just as she was about to stammer out some disconnected words, however, voices were heard behind the shrubbery, which separated the arbor from a neighboring walk, and this created a diversion. Verty and Redbud could not help overhearing this conversation. The voice which they heard first was that of Mr.
Redbud, with her simple little costume, full of grace and elegance her slender figure, golden hair, and perfect grace of movement, was a pure embodiment of beauty that all-powerful beauty, which exists alone in woman when she passes from the fairy land of childhood, or toward the real world, pausing with reluctant feet upon the line which separates them.
Rushton clasping the necklace to his lips, and sobbing bitterly, In the outer room they laughed and jested gaily. As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
Redbud was his one thought, the only image in his mind, and Roundjacket's words, "post-mark, the Bower of Nature," had overwhelmed him with the blissful expectation of a note from Redbud, with loving words of explanation in it, recalling him, making him once more happy. He tore open the letter, which was simply directed to "Mr. Verty, at Judge Rushton's office," and found his dream dispelled.
"Oh, Redbud!" cried Miss Fanny, laughing, and shaking gaily her ebon curls, "you can't think what a delightful ride I've had with Ralph, you know, who has'nt been half as disagreeable as usual " "Come," interposed Ralph, "that's too bad!" "Not for you, sir!" "Even for me." "Well, then, I'll say you are more agreeable than usual."
Piney went down the bridle-path from the Madeira grounds and out into the river road at a gallop, and the pony sped on like mad toward the little shack down stream at Redbud. All the way Piney kept a watch on the Di, which was sucking and booming.
Jinks cleared his throat Miss Sallianna blushed. "Really " said Mr. Jinks. "What children!" said the lady, with a patronizing air; "Reddy, do you know your lesson?" By which question, Miss Sallianna evidently intended to reduce Miss Redbud to her proper position of child. "Yes, ma'am," said Redbud "and Mrs. Scowley said I might come in here." "With this young man?" "Yes, ma'am.
Redbud, I think if I saw a great deal of you, you would make me good " "Oh! I'm afraid " "I'd read my Bible, and think about God," Verty said. "Don't you now, Verty?" "Yes; I read." "But don't you think?" Verty shook his head. "I can't remember it often," he replied. "I know I ought." Redbud looked at him with her soft, kind eyes, and said: "But you pray?" "Sometimes." "Not every night?" "No."
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