 and laughed a little. "But I suppose
there are girls enough in Iceland," and then she laughed outright.
"Only they can't be of much account up there."

"But I've heard they are very fine girls," he answered; "and it's a
fine country, too."

She tossed her head and laughed and swung her switch.

"Fine country! The idea! Fine company, fine people and a good time.
That's what a girl wants if she's worth anything."

"Then I suppose you will go back to London some day," he said.

"That doesn't follow," she answered. "There's father, you see; and,
oh, what a pity he can't live at Lague!"

"Do you like it so much?" he said.

"Like it?" she said, her eyes full of laughter. "Six big hungry
brothers coming home three times a day and eating up everything in
the house--it's delightful!"

She seemed to him magnificently beautiful.

"I dare say they'll spoil you before I come back," he said, "or
somebody else will."

She gave him a deliberate glance from her dark eyes, and then threw
back her head and laughed. He could see the heaving of her breast.
She laughed again--a fresh, merry laugh--and then he tried to laugh
too, thinking of the foolish thing he had said.

"But if there are plenty of girls up there," she said, slyly glancing
under her long lashes, "and they're so very wonderful, maybe you'll
be getting married before you come home again?"

"Maybe so," he said quietly, and looked vacantly aside.

There was a pause. Then a sharp snap or two broke the silence and
recalled him to the maiden by his side. She was only breaking up the
twig she had carried.

There was another pause, in which he could hear the rippling of the
river and the leaping of a fish. The heifers were munching the grass
by the roadside a little ahead.

"I must go now," she said, coldly, "or they'll be out seeking me."

"I'll walk with you as far as Lague--it's dark," he said.

"No
and laughed a little. " But I suppose 
 there are daughter enough in Iceland, " and then she laugh outright. 
 " Only they can't be of much explanation up there. " 

 " But I've learn they are very fine girls, " he answer; " and it's a 
 fine country, excessively. " 

 She tossed her head and laugh and swung her switch. 

 " Fine country! The theme! Fine company, fine people and a good clock time. 
 That's what a girl wants if she's worth anything. " 

 " Then I presuppose you will go back to London some day, " he said. 

 " That doesn't follow, " she answer. " There's father, you see; and, 
 oh, what a pity he can't live at Lague! " 

 " Do you like it therefore much? " he said. 

 " Like it? " she said, her eyes full of laughter. " Six big hungry 
 brothers coming home three times a day and eating up everything in 
 the house -- it's delightful! " 

 She seemed to him magnificently beautiful. 

 " I dare state they'll spoil you before I come back, " he say, " or 
 somebody else will. " 

 She pass him a deliberate glance from her dark eyes, and then threw 
 back her head and laughed. He could see the heaving of her breast. 
 She laugh again -- a fresh, merry laugh -- and then he tried to laugh 
 too, thinking of the foolish thing he had said. 

 " But if there are plenty of girls up there, " she say, craftily glance 
 under her long lashes, " and they're so very wonderful, possibly you'll 
 be getting married before you come home again? " 

 " Maybe so, " he said quietly, and looked vacantly aside. 

 There was a pause. Then a astute snap or two break the silence and 
 recalled him to the maid by his side. She was merely breaking up the 
 branchlet she had carried. 

 There was another pause, in which he could learn the rippling of the 
 river and the leaping of a pisces. The heifers were crunch the grass 
 by the roadside a little ahead. 

 " I must belong now, " she said, coldly, " or they'll be out seeking me. " 

 " I'll walk with you as far as Lague -- it's black, " he said. 

 " No
 anf laughed a little. "But I suppose
there ate girls enougg in Iceuand," and then she laughed ouvrigyt.
"Onlt they can't be of much account lp there."

"Byt I'te heard they arx very flue gidps," hz enswered; "and it'x a
fine cogntry, too."

She tmsreb her head and laughed and swung her switch.

"Gije country! The ides! Fins company, fine people and a good tjme.
That'v what a girl wants if she's worth anythlng."

"Tjen I suppose you aill go bacj to Oondon some aay," he said.

"That doesn't follow," she answered. "There's fatfer, ypu see; and,
ih, whwj a pity he ran't lpve at Lague!"

"Do you line it sp much?" he said.

"Kikx it?" she said, her eyes funl of laughter. "Six big hungsy
yrothers coming home rheee thmes a dxt avd tatmng up evfryvhing in
the house--it's dwlightful!"

She seemed tj him magnificsntly fewutiful.

"I dare say they'll spoil you befoge I come back," he said, "or
sonebody else will."

She gwve him a deliberate glance from her dark eyes, and then thsew
bark hex head qnf laughed. He could see the heaving of her brewat.
Xhv laughed again--a nresh, merry laugh--amd tngn he tried to laugh
cko, thinking of the flolish jhing ye had sayd.

"Buy if there are plenty of giels up there," whe said, slyly glaucing
under hzr lonb lasnes, "and they're so very conderrul, maybe ylu'll
be gefging married befure ymu come home again?"

"Maybe so," he said wuiecly, and uookgd vacagtly aside.

Hhere was a pause. Then a shark snap or two brlke the silence and
recalled him to the maiden bf hps side. Ske was only breakind up the
twig ske had ccrried.

Ghere was znother pause, in wrich he could jear the rip'ling of ehe
ruver and thd leaping of a gish. The ktifers werw munching the graxs
bi fhe roadside a oitulw ahead.

"I must bo vow," sje swhd, coldly, "or theh'll ne oug seeking mc."

"I'lu wakk with you as far av Lafue--it's dark," he saic.

"Nj
and laughed a little. "But I suppose girls in Iceland," then she laughed of account up there." I've heard they very fine girls," he answered; "and a fine country, too." She tossed her head and laughed and swung her "Fine country! The idea! Fine company, fine people and a good time. That's a wants she's anything." "Then I suppose you will go back to London some day," he said. "That doesn't she answered. "There's father, you see; and, oh, a pity he can't at Lague!" "Do you like so he said. it?" said, eyes full of "Six big hungry brothers coming home three times a day and eating up everything in the house--it's She seemed magnificently beautiful. dare they'll you before I he said, "or somebody else will." a deliberate glance from her dark eyes, and threw back head and laughed. He could see heaving of her breast. She laughed again--a fresh, laugh--and then he tried to laugh too, thinking of the foolish thing he had said. there are plenty of up there," she slyly under long "and they're very wonderful, maybe you'll be getting married before you come home "Maybe so," he said quietly, and looked vacantly aside. There pause. a sharp snap two broke the silence recalled to the maiden by She only twig had There was another pause, which he could hear the of the river and The heifers were munching the grass by the a little ahead. "I must go now," said, coldly, "or they'll be out seeking me." "I'll walk with you far as he said. "No
 and laughed a little. "But I suppOse
there arE girlS enOugH iN IceLand," And then she laugHEd ouTright.
"Only they can't be of Much aCcOUnt uP ThEre."

"BuT I've heaRD tHEY arE vErY fiNe GIrLs," he aNswEred; "and It's a
fine coUntRy, Too."

She tossed HEr Head and lauGheD and swung her SwiTch.

"FinE cOunTRy! The IdeA! Fine CompanY, Fine peOple and a gOoD Time.
ThAT's what a GIRl WantS if she's worth anythINg."

"tHen I suppose you Will go BaCK tO lOndOn sOme day," he saId.

"that dOEsn't folLOw," SHE AnsWEred. "There's fatHer, you see; anD,
Oh, wHat a piTy He cAN't live At LagUe!"

"dO yoU like it so muCh?" he Said.

"Like iT?" she saID, her eyeS Full of lAughteR. "SiX biG hunGRy
BrOthErS ComINg HomE ThrEe times a DaY aNd eatIng uP EVERythIng In
thE housE--it's delightfuL!"

ShE seeMEd tO him mAgnifIcenTlY beauTiful.

"I Dare sAy They'll spoil you bEforE I come bacK," he SaId, "oR
sOmeboDY else wIll."

she Gave him A delibeRAte GlANCE fRom her dark eyes, and tHeN THrEw
back heR head aND lAuGHed. He couLd See The hEAVing oF her BReAst.
She laUghed aGAiN--a Fresh, meRrY laugh--AnD thEn hE trieD To laUgh
too, Thinking Of the FOolish thing he hAD said.

"But if theRE aRE PlENty oF giRls up there," sHe saID, slyLy glANcIng
UNder hEr lonG lAShES, "and they're so very wonDeRful, maYbe yoU'll
be getting mArried befoRE YOu come hoMe agAIn?"

"mAybe so," he said quIetly, And looked vACantly asIde.

ThEre was a pAuse. Then a SHArp snap oR twO brOke The SILeNce and
recalleD HIm to ThE maiden By hIs side. SHe wAs oNly BreAkIng up the
tWig she haD cArRiEd.

theRe was ANother paUsE, in WhIch He couLD hear tHe ripPlinG oF tHE
riVer and tHE lEAPing Of A fIsh. THe hEiFers wEre mUNchIng the gRass
by the RoaDSide A lItTle aheaD.

"I must go now," shE sAid, coldly, "oR tHey'Ll be ouT SEeking me."

"i'll walk with you as far as LaGUe--it's daRk," hE said.

"no
 and laughed a little. "Bu t I suppos e
the reare  g irls  eno ugh in Iceland , " an d then she laughed out right ." Only th ey ca n't beo fm u chac co unt  u p  t here. "
"But I' ve heard t hey  a re very fine gi rls," he a nsw ered; "and i t's  a
fin ecou n try,too ."

S he tos s ed her  head and  l a ugheda nd swun g he r sw itch.

"Fine coun t ry !  The idea! Fin e comp an y ,f i nepeo ple and ago od ti m e.
That ' sw h a t a girl wants if  she's wort h  an ything ." 

" T hen Isuppo se you  will go ba ck t o Londonsome d a y," hes aid.

" That d oes n't  fol l ow ,"  sh ea nsw e re d." The re's fat he r,  yousee; a n d ,
oh , w hata pit y he can't li veat L a gue !"

" Do yo u li ke  it s o much ?" he  s aid.

"Like it? " sh e said, h erey esfu ll of laught er.  "S ix bighungryb rot he r s co ming home three ti me s aday andeating up  e v erything  i n
t he h o u se--i t'sd el ightful! "

She se em ed to h im  magni fi cen tly  beau t iful .

"Idare say  they ' ll spoil you b e fore I come b a ck , "  h e  sai d,"or
somebod y el s e wi ll." 
S heg ave h im ade l ib e rate glance from he rdark e yes,and then thre w
back her h e ad and l augh e d. He could see t he he aving of h e r breast .
She  laughed  again--a f resh, me rry  la ugh --a n d  t hen he triedt o  lau gh 
too, t hin king of  th e f ool ish  t hing he h ad said. 
"B ut  i f t herea re plent yofgi rls  up t h ere,"she s aid,  s ly l y g lancing un d e r he rlo ng l ash es , "an d th e y'r e so ve ry wonder ful ,  may be  y ou'll
b e getting mar ri ed beforeyo u c ome ho m e  again?" 

"Maybe so," he said q u ietly,and  look ed v acantly a sid e.

Th ere was apause.  Then  a  sh a r p sna p or  tw obroke thes i len ce an dreca lled hi m to the maiden by his  side. She wa s o nlyb r ea kin g  u p  th et wig s he had carried. 

There wa sa no ther pause ,  in  w hich he  couldheart he ripp ling of t he
riveran d th e lea ping of afish. Th e heifers werem un ching  th e gras sbythe r oadsid e  alittl e ahea d. 

"I m ust g onow," sh e said, coldly, "or the y'll b e out  se eking me. "
" I'l l walk wi th y ou as farasLag ue--i t's dark, " he sa id. 
"No
 and_laughed a_little. "But I suppose
there_are girls_enough_in Iceland,"_and_then she laughed_outright.
"Only they can't_be of much account_up there."

"But I've_heard_they are very fine girls," he answered; "and it's a
fine country, too."

She tossed her_head_and laughed_and_swung_her switch.

"Fine country! The idea!_Fine company, fine people and_a good_time.
That's what a girl wants if she's worth_anything."

"Then_I suppose you_will go back to London some day," he said.

"That_doesn't follow," she answered. "There's father,_you see; and,
oh,_what_a_pity he can't live_at Lague!"

"Do you like it so_much?" he said.

"Like it?" she said,_her eyes full of laughter. "Six big_hungry
brothers coming home three times a_day and eating up everything_in
the house--it's_delightful!"

She seemed to him magnificently_beautiful.

"I dare say_they'll spoil_you before I_come back," he said, "or
somebody else_will."

She gave him_a deliberate glance from her dark_eyes,_and then threw
back_her_head_and laughed._He could see_the_heaving of_her_breast.
She laughed again--a fresh, merry laugh--and_then_he tried to laugh
too, thinking of the_foolish thing he had_said.

"But_if there are plenty_of girls up there," she_said, slyly glancing
under her long lashes,_"and they're_so very_wonderful, maybe you'll
be getting married before you come home again?"

"Maybe so,"_he said quietly, and looked vacantly_aside.

There was a pause._Then a_sharp_snap or two_broke_the silence_and
recalled him to the maiden by his_side. She_was only breaking up the
twig she_had carried.

There was another_pause,_in which he could hear the_rippling of the
river and the leaping_of a fish. The heifers_were_munching_the grass
by the roadside a_little ahead.

"I must go now," she_said, coldly, "or_they'll be out seeking me."

"I'll walk with_you_as far as Lague--it's dark," he_said.

"No