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     Had David but known it�察�he was at Sunny´crest�察�Hinsdale's one ;show 



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place�察─  �the   country   home   of   its   one   really   rich   resident�察  �Miss   Barbara 

Holbrook。 Had he also but known it�察�Miss Holbrook was not celebrated for 

her   graciousness   to   any   visitors�察  �certainly   not   to   those   who   ventured   to 

approach her otherwise than by a conventional ring at her front doorbell。 

But David did not know all this�察�and he therefore very happily followed 

the shady path until he came to the Wonder at the end of it。 

     The Wonder�察�in Hinsdale parlance�察�was only Miss Holbrook's garden�察�

but in David's eyes it was fairyland come true。 For one whole minute he 

could only stand like a very ordinary little boy and stare。 At the end of the 

minute he became himself once more�察�and being himself�察�he expressed his 

delight at once in the only way he knew how to doby raising his violin 

and beginning to play。 

     He had meant to tell of the limpid pool and of the arch of the bridge it 

reflected�察  �of   the   terraced   lawns   and   marble   steps�察  �and   of   the   gleaming 

white   of   the   sculptured   nymphs   and   fauns�察  �of   the   splashes   of   glorious 

crimson�察�yellow�察�blush´pink�察�and snowy white against the green�察�where the 

roses rioted in luxurious bloom。 He had meant�察�also�察�to tell of the Queen 

Rose of them allthe beauteous lady with hair like the gold of sunrise�察�and 

a gown like the shimmer of the moon on waterof all this he had meant to 

tell�察�but he had scarcely begun to tell it at all when the Beauteous Lady of 

the Roses sprang to her feet and became so very much like an angry young 

woman who is seriously displeased that David could only lower his violin 

in dismay。 

     ;Why�察�boy�察�what does this mean�拭─�she demanded。 

     David sighed a little impatiently as he came forward into the sunlight。 

     ;But I was just telling you�察─�he remonstrated�察 �and you would not let 

me finish。; 

     ;Telling me� ─�

     ;Yes�察�with my violin。 COULDn't you understand�拭─�appealed the boy 

wistfully。 ;You looked as if you could� ─�

     ;Looked as if I could� ─�

     ;Yes。 Joe understood�察�you see�察�and I was surprised when HE did。 But I 



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was just sure you couldwith all this to look at。; 

     The   lady   frowned。   Half´unconsciously   she   glanced   about   her   as   if 

contemplating flight。 Then she turned back to the boy。 

     ;But how came you here�拭�Who are you�拭─�she cried。 

     ;I'm  David。  I   walked   here through the little   path back   there。  I   didn't 

know where it went to�察�but I'm so glad now I found out� ─�

     ;Oh�察�are you� ─�murmured the lady�察�with slightly uplifted brows。 

     She was about to tell him very coldly that now that he had found his 

way there he might occupy himself in finding it home again�察�when the boy 

interposed rapturously�察�his eyes sweeping the scene before him�此�

     ;Yes。   I   didn't   suppose�察  �anywhere�察  �down   here�察  �there   was   a   place   one 

half so beautiful� ─�

     An odd feeling of uncanniness sent a swift exclamation to the lady's 

lips。 

     ; 'Down here'� �What do you mean by that�拭�You speak as if you came 

fromabove�察─�she almost laughed。 

     ;I   did�察─  �returned   David   simply。   ;But   even   up   there   I   never   found 

anything   quite   like   this�察�with   a   sweep   of   his   hands�察�nor   like   you�察  �O 

Lady of the Roses�察─�he finished with an admiration that was as open as it 

was ardent。 

     This time the lady laughed outright。 She even blushed a little。 

     ;Very prettily put�察�Sir Flatterer; she retorted�察 �but when you are older�察�

young   man�察  �you   won't   make   your   compliments   quite   so   broad。   I   am   no 

Lady of the Roses。 I am Miss Holbrook�察�andand I am not in the habit of 

receiving   gentlemen   callers   who   are   uninvited   andunannounced�察─  �she 

concluded�察�a little sharply。 

     Pointless   the   shaft   fell   at   David's   feet。   He   had   turned   again   to   the 

beauties about him�察�and at that moment he spied the sundialsomething he 

had never seen before。 

     ;What is it�拭─�he cried eagerly�察�hurrying forward。 ;It isn 't exactly pretty�察�

and yet it looks as if 't were meant forsomething。; 

     ;It is。 It is a sundial。 It marks the time by the sun。; 



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     Even   as   she   spoke�察  �Miss   Holbrook   wondered   why  she   answered   the 

question     at  all�察 �why   she  did   not  send   this  small   piece   of  nonchalant 

impertinence about his business�察�as he so richly deserved。 The next instant 

she found herself staring at the boy in amazement。 With unmistakable ease�察�

and with the trained accent of the scholar�察�he was reading aloud the Latin 

inscription   on   the   dial�此   ─  �'Horas   non   numero   nisi   serenas��'   'I   countno 

hours    butunclouded      ones��'   ;  he  translated   then�察  �slowly�察  �though    with 

confidence。 ;That's pretty�察�but what does it meanabout 'counting'�拭─�

     Miss Holbrook rose to her feet。 

     ;For   Heaven's   sake�察  �boy�察  �who�察  �and   what   are   you�拭─  �she   demanded。 

;Can YOU read Latin�拭─�

     ;Why�察�of course� �Can't you�拭─�With a disdainful gesture Miss Holbrook 

swept this aside。 

     ;Boy�察�who are you�拭─�she demanded again imperatively。 

     ;I'm David。 I told you。; 

     ;But David who�拭�Where do you live�拭─�

     The boy's face clouded。 

     ;I'm Davidjust David。 I live at Farmer Holly's now�察�but I did live on 

the mountain withfather�察�you know。; 

     A great light of understanding broke over Miss Holbrook's face。 She 

dropped back into her seat。 

     ;Oh�察�I remember�察─�she murmured。 ;You're the littleerboy whom he 

took。 I have heard the story。 So THAT is who you are�察─�she added�察�the old 

look of aversion coming back to her eyes。 She had almost said ;the little 

tramp boy;but she had stopped in time。 

     ;Yes。 And now what do they mean�察�please��those words�察�'I count no 

hours but unclouded ones'�拭─�

     Miss Holbrook stirred in her seat and frowned。 

     ;Why�察�it means what it says�察�of course�察�boy。 A sundial counts its hours 

by the shadow the sun throws�察�and when there is no sun there is no shadow�察�

hence it's only the sunny hours that are counted by the dial�察─�she explained 

a little fretfully。 



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     David's face radiated delight。 

     ;Oh�察�but I like that� ─�he exclaimed。 

     ;You like it� ─�

     ;Yes。 I should like to be one myself�察�you know。; 

     ;Well�察  �really�   �And   how�察  �pray�拭─  �In   spite   of   herself   a   faint   gleam   of 

interest came into Miss Holbrook's eyes。 

     David laughed and dropped himself easily to the ground at her feet。 He 

was holding his violin on his knees now。 

     ;Why�察�it would be such fun�察─�he chuckled�察 �to just forget all about the 

hours   when   the   sun   didn't   shine�察  �and   remember   only   the   nice�察  �pleasant 

ones。   Now   for   me�察  �there   wouldn't   be   any   hours�察  �really�察  �until   after   four 

o'clock�察�except little specks of minutes that I'd get in between when I DID 

see something interesting。; 

     Miss Holbrook stared frankly。 

     ;What an extraordinary boy you are�察�to be sure�察─�she murmured。 ;And 

what�察 �may  I   ask�察 �is it   that   you   do   every  day  until   four o'clock�察 �that   you 

wish to forget�拭 ─�

     David sighed。 

     ;Well�察  �there   are   lots   of   things。   I   hoed   potatoes   and   corn�察  �first�察  �but 

they're too big now�察�mostly�察�and I pulled

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