HOUSE AND GARDEN 
December, 19 ii 
397 
many spring openings on those same hill¬ 
sides were recalled vividly. She roamed 
through the brush and weed-littered hardy 
garden, with an undefined but ever grow¬ 
ing desire springing in her thoughts. The 
square on the slope south of the house and 
east of the orchard, where the vegetable 
garden had been, was still definable. Her 
thoughts turned back to many long ago 
Aprils — and then to the one ahead. The 
vague awakening within her mind began 
to take more definite shapes. 
Mr. Mantell came suddenly upon her 
sitting on the stone wall under the bare 
and brushy lilac hedge. He experienced 
again the feeling of the night before, and 
it made him almost bashful. He did not 
even sit down by her. 
“Helen,” he said, “What do you suppose 
I’ve done?” 
She had no idea. 
“I’ve hired a man. For once I thought 
I’d do something on impulse, since you're 
always advocating it.” He waited for her 
disapproval. “You saw that fellow I was 
talking with out at the barn. It seems the 
treasurer of the bank has been letting him 
stay here in return for looking after the 
place. He’s out of a job and wants to 
work in return for the place to sleep and 
eat while we’re here. Besides I may send 
you and the kids up here for a few weeks 
next summer.” 
“Oli-oh,” she said simply. He could 
not understand the note of disappointment 
in her voice. 
Late that night they sat alone before 
the open fire — a real fire in a real fireplace. 
And their happiness was real. Suddenly 
she got up, came over and sat down in his 
lap, and put her arms about his neck. 
“Did your new man tell you,” began 
Mrs. Mantel cautiously, for she had been 
interviewing the new incumbent, “that he 
had worked for two years on a big seed 
farm ?” 
“I believe he said something about it,” 
replied her husband, wondering; “what 
of it? You can’t believe these fellows 
anyway.” 
“But you do believe him; I know you 
do,” his wife persisted. “Do you know, 
I’ve been thinking today a lot; thinking 
awfully hard.” 
“Well ?” 
“I’ve been thinking that a certain man I 
know and have a good deal of confidence 
in, is going to leave the city and make a 
living out here in—” 
“Impossible, my dear. I’m—” 
“No, it is not. You’ve struck a lucky 
combination of circumstances. Just 
think — ” 
“I have thought. I wouldn’t like any¬ 
thing better, but I don’t dare take — ” 
But what’s the use of arguing with a 
woman? — especially when for every rea¬ 
son you want to agree with her. Mr. Man- 
tell’s resistance burned out with the fire. 
“Well, I’ll think it over,” he gave in at 
last. “Maybe — we might try it.” 
And in the flickering shadowed gloom 
he drew her close to him, and a very deep, 
very perfect happiness enfolded them. 
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