The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-23
"Meet me by moonlight alone. p"
UWhd stole the simmer 2o

Meet INC Dy lHOoHllSlI alOue.
"Whd stole the slipper ?''
Need l say more. Mrs. Pottle
walking about the room, he lrd some
of these remarks, and gave me,
thought, a look of malicious tri
umph.
''Be merciful to a fellow for once
I said desperately, "and keep the af-
fair secret till l give you leave tc
split"
when will that be ?" asked Harry
Dawson.
"Give me month, Harry"
"And you'll let us know in a
month how it goes OH p
Eyes, if / know myself"
"Haley hasn't cheek enough to
carry on courting." said Dawson
HE hardly knows what's what, OF
who's who, or when's when. /
think, my boy, you'd better come to
me to drill in the art. I've had plenty
of practice, and am up to nice lit
tie thing or two. | should advise
you to get the other foot, and have
a pair of them"
You're dreadful nuisance, ,Daw-
son, said Frank Jones. ''Let the
poor fellow rest in peace now, and
come away homie; it is getting late y
But | had no rest that night; for
continually that little slipper walked
round my bed, and over my chest,
and on my forehead, and round my
bed again.
Next day I thought Mrs. Pottle
looked at her spoons and furniture
suspiciously and appeared ill at ease
the day after that 1 found her hunt
ing behind my sofa when l came in
to breakfast, and I ventured to say,
''Are you looking for anything, Mrs.
Pottle %
"W ell, no, sir, thank you, SIR she
said, hesitatinglg, and Immediately
went down stairs for the cofee-pot.
When 1 returned home in the ev-
ening, there was ayoung lady in the
passage talking to Mrs. Pottle; but
[ passed up without close investi-
cation. Just as l turned the stair
case [ heard these words in pleas
ant voice, could find it; it is such
a ridiculous thing to lose. l
am almost sure I must have left it
in the parlor when brought it down
to show to grandm other, and forgot
to carry it away. lam sory to have
troubled you again, Mrs. Pottle, and
it is of no very great consequence" "
"Shall | ask Mr.. Haley p
80 no. OF course, if he had seen
it he would have given it to you
1t wasn't his And she laughed a
girlish, silvery, merry laugh.
[ softly opened my room door and
went in. Would she think me a
thief, then? Who was she? The
front door closed after Good ev-
ening, Mrs. Pottle," and / looked
out of my window, and watched her /:
then taking my hat again ran down
stairs, obeying sudden impulse, and
followed her.
Soon she turned into wide street
then another, and then calling cab,
she stepped into it-but / heard the
address-No. IA, Victoria Terrace.
So called another and followed her.
On we went till the terrace was
reached, and stepped out, dismiss
ed the cabman, and waited for Gin
derella to alight. A curious acci-
dent occurred here; the horse took
fright as the driver descended to
open the door, the poor man fell
on the pavement, and the young
lady, whose foot was on the step,
fell into my arms but I could not
avoid her receiving a bad sprain,
though she acted bravely, like true
hero inc, and did not faint.
sYou are hurt, I fear,' I said,
carefully lifting her up in my arms,
and ascending the steps. Just then
the door ofNo. IA opened-an old
lady and gentleman and one or two
servants appeared. The old gentle
man began to cry. He was evident
ly childish. Look to the poor cab
driver | said to the servants as |
passed. MADAM, where shall !
carry this young lady p
"In here, sir, if you please. am
so very much obliged to you; ii
would have been the death of Of us
both if anything ever happened to
Katie"
The old lady led the way to 9
handsomely furnished dining room
and l said Katie on the sofa. She
opened two very mischievious brown
eyes, and looked in my face.
I'm very much obliged to you
sir; I'm afraid I'm very heavy
Where is that poor cabman Will
you see to him for me? and dom
let him want for anything
q promised to do so, and tc
come back at once and report to her
and | fastened down. The driver
was lying in his own cab, to which
another horse was heing harnessed
whilst his own, rather badly wound
ed, was led off to the stables, as he
requested the bystanders it should
be. l got in beside the poor fellow
and accompanied him to the hospital
II should like to see my wife, ht
said.
"Of course you would" I replied
II viii 60 for her at once; where
does she live 2''
He gave me her address, and I Sc
off, feeling 1 was fulfilling Cinderel
las wishes I told my tale to the cab
mans wife, was naturally thrown
into much distress.
/ "Yon say can go to him at once
sir,p'' .a,asD st6t s#I ao
eyes, surely You can"
'sAnd stay the night wita him :?
Il really don't know about that
you must ask the matron. Th'
young lady wished me to say tha
she hopes you will allow her to hell
you in every way she can" | thel
put a sovereign into her hand
and left a card on which I had scrib
bled I'D, Victoria Terrace. Sh'