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better than I doand think how I should feel if I knew that only a wretched 

pledge to me kept you from loving them� ─                �She stopped�察�and cast down 

her eyes。 

     It  was    her   first  attempt    at  coquetry�察   �for�察 �in   her  usual    charming 

selfishness�察�she was perfectly frank and open�察�and it might not have been 

her last�察�but she had gone too far at first�察�and was not prepared for a recoil 

of her own argument。 

     ;If   you   admit   that   it   is   possiblethat   it   is   possible   to   you� ─  �he   said�察�

quickly。 

     She saw her mistake。         ;We may not have many opportunities to meet 

alone�察─�she answered�察�quietly�察 �and I am sure we would be happier when 

we   meet   not   to   accuse   each   other   of   impossibilities。   Let   us   rather   see 

how we can communicate together�察�if anything should prevent our meeting。 

Remember�察�it was only by chance that you were able to see me now。                         If 

ma    has   believed    that  she   ought    to  have   been   consulted�察    �our  meeting 

together   in   this   secret   way   will   only   make   matters   worse。  She   is   even 

now wondering where I am�察�and may be suspicious。                      I must go back at 

once。     At any moment some one may come here looking for me。; 

     ;But   I   have   so   much   to   say�察─  �he   pleaded。  ;Our   time   has   been   so 

short。; 

     ;You can write。; 



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     ;But     what    will   your    mother     think   of   that�拭─  �he   said�察  �in   grave 

astonishment。 

     She colored again as she returned�察�quickly�察 �Of course�察�you must not 

write    to  the  house。     You    can   leave   a  letter  somewhere       for  me    say�察�

somewhere about here。            Stop� ─�she added�察�with a sudden girlish gayety�察�

;see�察�here's the very place。        Look there� ─�

     She   pointed   to   the   decayed   trunk   of   a   blasted   sycamore�察  �a   few   feet 

from the trail。      A cavity�察�breast high�察�half filled with skeleton leaves and 

pine´nuts�察  �showed   that   it   had   formerly   been   a   squirrel's   hoard�察  �but   for 

some reason had been deserted。 

     ;Look� �it's a regular letter´box�察─�she continued�察�gayly�察�rising on tip´toe 

to peep into its recesses。        Don Caesar looked at her admiringly�察�it seemed 

like a return to their first idyllic love´ making in the old days�察�when she 

used to steal out of the cabbage rows in her brown linen apron and sun´ 

bonnet to walk with him in the woods。                He recalled the fact to her with 

the   fatality   of  a  lover   already   seeking     to  restore   in  past   recollections 

something   that   was   wanting   in   the   present。       She   received   it   with    the 

impatience of youth�察�to whom the present is all sufficient。 

     ;I   wonder   how   you   could   ever   have   cared   for   me   in   that   holland 

apron�察─�she said�察�looking down upon her new dress。 

     ;Shall   I   tell   you   why�拭─  �he   said�察  �fondly�察  �passing   his   arm   around   her 

waist�察�and drawing her pretty head nearer his shoulder。 

     ;Nonot   now� ─  �she   said�察  �laughingly�察  �but   struggling   to   free   herself。 

;There's   not   time。     Write   it�察  �and   put   it   in   the   box。   There�察─  �she   added�察�

hastily�察 �listen��what's that�拭─�

     ;It's only a squirrel�察─�he whispered reassuringly in her ear。 

     ;No�察    �it's  somebody     coming�      �I   must   go�    �Please�     �Caesar�察    �dear� �

There�察�then; 

     She met his kiss half´way�察�released herself with a lithe movement of 

her wrist and shoulder�察�and the next moment seemed to slip into the woods�察�

and was gone。 

     Don Caesar listened with a sigh as the last rustling ceased�察�cast a look 

at the decayed tree as if to fix it in his memory�察�and then slowly retraced 

his steps towards his tethered mustang。 



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     He was right�察�however�察�in his surmise of the cause of that interruption。 

A   pair   of   bright   eyes   had   been   watching   them   from   the   bough   of   an 

adjacent     tree。   It  was    a  squirrel�察  �who�察  �having    had   serious    and   prior 

intentions   of   making   use   of   the   cavity   they   had   discovered�察  �had   only 

withheld   examination   by   an   apparent   courteous   discretion   towards   the 

intruding pair。     Now that they were gone he slipped down the tree and ran 

towards the decayed stump。 



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                               CHAPTER III 



       Apparently      dissatisfied   with   the   result  of  an   investigation�察   �which 

proved that the cavity was unfit as a treasure hoard for a discreet squirrel�察�

whatever      its  value   as   a  receptacle    for   the  love´tokens      of  incautious 

humanity�察 �the   little   animal   at   once set   about   to put things   in   order。   He 

began by  whisking   out   an   immense   quantity  of   dead leaves�察 �disturbed   a 

family  of   tree´spiders�察 �dissipated   a   drove  of  patient   aphides browsing   in 

the bark�察�as well as their attendant dairymen�察�the ants�察�and otherwise ruled 

it with the high hand of dispossession and a contemptuous opinion of the 

previous      incumbents。       It   must    not   be   supposed�察    �however�察    �that   his 

proceedings       were    altogether    free   from    contemporaneous         criticism�察  �a 

venerable crow sitting on a branch above him displayed great interest in 

his occupation�察�and�察�hopping down a few moments afterwards�察�disposed of 

some worm´eaten nuts�察 �a few larvae�察 �and an insect   or two�察�with   languid 

dignity     and   without    prejudice。     Certain     incumbrances�察      �however�察    �still 

resisted   the   squirrel's   general   eviction�察  �among   them   a   folded   square   of 

paper with sharply defined edges�察�that declined investigation�察�and�察�owing 

to   a   nauseous   smell   of   tobacco�察  �escaped   nibbling   as   it   had   apparently 

escaped insect ravages。          This�察�owing to its sharp angles�察�which persisted 

in catching in the soft decaying wood in his whirlwind of house´cleaning�察�

he   allowed   to   remain。    Having   thus�察  �in   a   general   way�察  �prepared   for   the 

coming   winter�察  �the   self´satisfied   little   rodent   dismissed   the   subject   from 

his active mind。 

     His rage and indignation a few days later may be readily conceived�察�

when   he   found�察  �on   returning   to   his   new´made   home�察  �another   square   of 

paper�察�folded like the first�察�but much fresher and whiter�察�lying within the 

cavity�察�on top of some moss which had evidently been placed there for the 

purpose。      This   he   felt   was   really   more   than   he   could   bear�察  �but   it   was 

smaller�察�and with a few energetic kicks and whisks of his tail he managed 

to finally dislodge it through the opening�察�where it fell ignominiously to 

the earth。     The eager eyes of the ever´attendant crow�察�however�察�instantly 

detected it�察�he flew to the ground�察�and�察�turning it over�察�examined it gravely。 



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It   was   certainly   not   edible�察  �but   it   was   exceedingly   rare�察  �and�察  �as   an   old 

collector of curios�察�he felt he could not pass it by。           He lifted it in his beak�察�

and�察    �with   a   desperate     struggle    against    the   superincumbent        weight�察�

regained     the   branch    with   his  prize。   Here�察    �by  one   of   those   delicious 

vagaries of animal nature�察�he apparently at onc

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