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gise Flower, and one Of these
h.• toothsome airmayoombs, and I
say, what a jolly -looking palloVer!
aly faVourite Colour% WO: Twenty.
e in one and sixeencel Dirt elteap!"
"Hanknitted," said Flower
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eagerly, for Aunt Martha had spent
much time over that pullover, and
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it had cost nearly aS Clinch as that
in wool.
"Then it's a scandal it should ge
en cheaply. oweyer Ii1 beneftt.1'
He had WA for the pullover and
"Your name!" said. Robin Sofly,
"Wh74 FloWer, It's the most lovely
MUM) du the WOrldi Plower Garden!
What more could yOu. Mk for In
life?"
Flower just kelt back the retort,
feeling Aunt Martha's eyes on her.
"Why, nothing in the world! But
You don't like people to be amused
at it," said Flower.
Robin steady,
1rib en Is til eir ignorant e, ,saicl
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Lunch over, she washed op.
Robin lead gone off.
He eanne flack es soon as he had
shut up his poultry. It was late,
but still daylight,
"I'm free now," he said.
"Shall we 'swim, or would PAI
17ead.
rather not," saidFiowel, n
Plower, titing sill'
"There's nothing more I'd ask for
in life than to swim With Yea,
Plower," said Robin.
'Suddenly into Flower's mindthere
oasne another face—a laughing,
audacious, gay young 'face with
A little feeling of shame clue.
grey -blue eyes that were somehoW
kind.
Here was Robin, so dear and Idol
and faithfull, and here was she
wishing viaguely, but -wishing very
earnestly„ that it hadn't been
Robin, she, was going swimming
with but Tony Lorrimer!
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Now why should there flash ,amsessismommosmar•Wmi•Illooll•
Wee eyes! +Someone who weS
ler Blind thtother
ce? A tanned
young ftlee With rather laWY, gfer- American Coal
kflbtof dream's, somehow different
from everyone else on earth?
"Forget it," gold Robin, after one
moment's breathless pantie. "Race
you to the groyne and hackle
He was going at It hammer aad
tongs, she following. Semething
salt on her cheeks that wasn't the
salt of the sea -water, something
stupidly like -tears!
Suddenly, she callg'ht, eight (f
What looked like someone swine
Ming. She trod water for a mo,,
Jnent, then called to Robin.
"Robin! It looks like someone
in the water in diffIculties, Quick
Robin!"
They were going at it now with
a vengeance, The was a, matter of
We and death.
She was right, Someone yens'
clefinitley in difficulties.
' "Tut, tut, boy! We'll talk about that book—and do so." I had tied it round his neck, giving
another time. At the Moment you'' 0 i "You're teasing me, You knew Plower a whimelleal look.
staying down here. I've told Miss I You are. 1 sheet do any such "Wonderful how cold you can get
for ,
Watkinson that I'm looting for a 1 thing!" after bathing," he said, regardless
, , "Well, ;there's one thing, the l
ing of the 'fact that the sun was 'brilliant
wife you"
"Fechava she'll lend a hand," said i er you. stay 111 this district the better and everyone els* was panting with
Tony. "IllwerYone seems to be it'll be for trade. We can do with I the heat.
taking ray troubles ar more serious. it, too," said Aunt Martha. Ilestarted the ball rolling and
ly than I am, Honestcy, Miss Wet. „come mt,
Aunt Lavinia, let's 1 quite a nice sum went into the [Pi
f'S
klnson, do you think anyone can
i raid the shop! There's a top -hole L before `ch-eY. departed.
choose a wife for anyones else." I jumper 'that would suit you—red a d "Well, you did a good 'stroke of
"I'ca certain they can't, or, if they grey," said Tony eagerly, n- huiliness for us though y011 hinted
do, they'll soon end it's waste
, Aunt Lavinia looked' dubious, She shamelessly, auntie," said Plower,
labour. What you really want, Mr, i as she Rung her arm's round her
Tonyis for your aunt to say'The
wasn't so sure that it would suit hsr. aunt's neck.
, , .
i "Oh, it's too •youtliful for me,
moment you get married I'll out you i Tony,' she expostulated, "I say, what a morning you've
off with a shilling!' Then,
C'IntrarY- "Ribbish! Suits you beautdully been having! Your shop window
,
1 i ' loolas quite empty."wise, wise, you'd go and get ma.dony.
s
curried to- 7,
' Robin's voice! Gay, laughin.;,
morrow." ' He was laughing gaily now , his
eyes on Flowers face. deal Robin! So diffeoent from that
"Tirdee woman! You've got the
masculine sex summed up in a not- ,What's the price of that thanga- . laz,y, pleasureseeking crowd witlf
shell. There you are, Aunt Lavinia. me -jig?" I nothing to do. Robin had been up
Take a leaf from Miss Watkinson'ssince dawn, working hard, too. Why
"Thirty shillings," said Plower did he seem so ordinady after Tony?
shyly,
thought Flower remorsefully,
,„,...,......w,,,... ,,.........,,..,,,,,,....,,,...4. "I'll treat you to it, Aunt Lavinia.
to, Such a good friend Robin inc
• 2 graceless nephew,"
ing with the hundred -and -one things
"Oh, Tony, for goodness saki, that eomehow F.'eemecl too much for
hurry up. I want my lunch," said Plower. One thing Aunt Martha
Janice petulantly. I did insist on, that one afternoon a
I week the shop would 'be shut, and
"After the cinnamon buns! Surety Flower should have her free Mine.
not, Janice! Aunt Larinims got a i Aunt Martha had made a big Cornilli
--• ---'t• pasty for lunch, Robin was invited.
little more shopping to do, haven
you?" he said.. I He heard all about the parts, at
• "Sure thing!" said Aunt Lavinia,
, The Hall—heard about Anthony
chuckling. "I'd like that muffler.'' I
t Lorriiner. As they put the shuttera
"There, Inc a thought reader,"sle- ! up the 'two talked.
Glared Tony, "Is that honey? I 1
postively make a pig of myself over , "I liked him," said Plower thought -
honey." 'I fully. "He didn't seem so empty
"'You can't eat honey as a sweet, or inane as the other young men,
meat," retorted Littne. ; They were a little amused at InY
"Oh, can't Il A jar of honey, name, bot he—he was quite kind."
; Mind you wear it in memory of your helping to 'put the 'shutters up, help -
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"1 Love You, Flower!'1
CHAPTER
Ws. J she 'Preoccuindl EV_arY
now and again Robin stole a look
at her. He loved her, this dear, I
attractive little neighbour (2..f his, had
always loved her ever since the
clays when they had gone to the
same school, and he had helped he'
with her home lessons, bad been
knight errant to the sweetest little
lady ever created.
Now, the eggs collected, they went
in, emerged in the sunlit street in
swimming -suits and bathing wraps.
A quiet little street it was this
afternoon. A bee buzzed lazily
over the windowpane. The sun
poured drown on to the cobbiid
stone road, making it look like gold.
Opposite the Odd Shop lay acres of
heath. a purpl esea stretching away
TO BD OONTINCIlD.
is quite Slow Conning and
we advise everyone tc
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NOW !
As prices are advancing.
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Plower took it all in a detached :
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way. She loved it, certainly, but .!,, W. • ---« son
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Together they went down the
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with its yews and cypresses,
A quaint little village in all ways, *Se
charming enough &a the surnmor
time' -but oh, in the winter time I.
yery, very quiet. If it hadn't been
for Robin there'd have been no fun •
in the place at all Not that she
asked for much. She and Aunt :4
Martha were very happy during the I ftt
winter months knitting, knitting, y
knitting, in preparation for when the I y
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use opening before. People began V
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She gave a little shiver. When
'SePtember came would everyone goaway? Would Tony? Yes! No
one really young could stay down
here for long. There would be
ended, it came again.
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She plunged into the cold salt-
ness orf the sea,
.A funny place for a proposal.
Afterwards the told himself so, and
asked himself was it any wonder
smau
that she had refused him? Por no
sonnet' had she come up dashing
the sparkling drops from. her eyes
and laughing in 'sheer enjoyment of
the thrill of that cool header into
the water, he had told her.
"I love you, Flowed You're the
most perfect little thing in the
world! I love you!"
"I love you, Inc Robin but ---"'1 won't listen bo any 'buts.' 1
To prove it, he dived and carne
up gasping and choking beside her,
"Plower! You. said, 'I love you,
tool "
Plow el"a laughing (face gdbered.
ThIS 1108 no joke. Robin's face waa
imploring so deeply earnest, that a
t feeling of sorrow came.
"I've always loved you,"Robin, bat
Jest as a chum."
"I want you to marry me!"
Robin's voice gaveling 10 that terri,
tying way, not a bit strong and
masterful,
She'd got to hurt hint—hurt her.
self, {40,
'1 &Aft want te Marry anyone'
Robin, never, never! Ilm haPPY as
1 am. 1 couldn't get Married."
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