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Show "No, no," he said.And Dorothy May was so frightened that she also cried, No, no," and ran into the house.The stranger never came again and Dorothy May was"Will you let me come again, and talk to you here by the fountain?" Dorothy May would have said yes, for she liked this young man, but looking up she saw that Little Love was frowning and shaking his head."No, no" he said, and Dorothy May was so frightened ,, .,, T .,,, T * , , , J, ,' ' j j . ,, crosser than ever with Little Love, but he only beamed asthat she repeated "No, no. Good-bye, I must go in, and she , , , ., (iT, , ,, ..... . , T. ,,1 J before and said, it was a close call, little girl. I let the arrowran into the house. a i • 1 1 T 11 t u\*. »fly, but it missed you, and I am glad now; 1 can see better.The stranger never came again, and Dorothy May was rather cross with Little Love; but he was all beams again as he said, "You would never have been happy with him. I wason the point of sending an arrow into your heart, but am glad I saw in time."1 And so the second month of summer passed and August came, hot elsewhere, perhaps, but cool and pleasant in the princess' garden.And once again it happened that Dorothy May looked So the first month of summer went by and July came, but lU> while arranging her flowers and saw a man standing near it was not hot in the princess' garden. Every day as she sat her. He smiled when he asked for a drink of water. As she on the fountain arranging her flowers she thought of her handed him the cup she looked from a bunch of violets in her visitor, and more often a sigh escaped her lips than the song as hand, straight into the eyes, and they were the same color. before. She dropped her own quickly, for there was something in hisBut one bright day she was again surprised, on looking look that she could not stand for long. Her heart beat wildly, up, to see a man standing near her. He, also, asked for a and as he said, "Thank you, gentle maiden," she could not drink of water, and drinking it, said, "Thank you. Never be- TCPlY- She sat down> almost wishing he would go and yet fore have I tasted such a cup. It must have been because the fearing that perhaps he might."Would you think me bold in asking to stay but a few-minutes in this beautiful place?" he said."No," said the girl. "Won't you sit down?"But she had dropped her flowers when she gave him the drink, and he stoopgd to pick them up for her.And a third time the sun went down in the western sky. It was almost dusk when the stranger said, "I had forgotten I was to stay only a few minutes. Now I must go, but may Ifairest lady in the land gave it to me," and he touched the tips of her fingers with his lips."May I help you with your flowers?" And he took some from her hand. Thus another afternoon was gaily chatted into the big past."Oh, I must go in. See, the sun will soon be gone.""May I come again?" said he, rising.But Dorothy May glanced at Little Love. "Surely he will say yes this time," she thought. But Little Love wore the same frown and shook his head.come again?"170 |