The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-12
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No, thanks.''
I" Eat 'em ~
"All right, thank you. They were
for the country girl, suppose"
Yes, meant to elope. Could set up
housekeeping with 'em."
"That's So"
Cathie began to eat and Carruthers to
whistle. They did not fall to talking
again after she had finished. Presently
it grew darker. Night came on rapidly.
There was not star visible; everything
seemed shrouded in a pitchy blackness.
The storm had been gradually decreas-
ing, and now, although the seas were
still very high, boat could weather
them. Frank gave up all hope of de-
liverance until morning. He told Cathie
SO. She bore it quite heroically, con-
sidering her repugnance to being held
in the arms of any gallant except sea-
god or something of that kind.
''Go to Sleep" Frank said.
60, mercy, no indeed, wouldn't If
could. Don't mention such a thing"
He kept quiet. Yet, in spite of her
vigorous disclaimer, by 10 o'clock she
was fast asleep, and did not awake until
morning.
She was rather ashamed of herself
He was tired sleepy and hungry, al
though he didn't say anything about it.
They didn't look extraordinarily hand
some as they sat there; she, frownzy
and untidy, he, white and worn.
Have 1 been asleep, i wonder ?" she
said, blushing. 81 didn't mean tol''
"Snce 10 o'clock. How awfully you
do snore. If L had heard you, with
out knowing who it was, 1 should have
thought it was some elderly male or fe-
male, obesely inclined"
Indeed, o dearl"
Thanks"
"What for 2"
You called me DEAR"
81 did not"
"You did. / return the compli-
ment.'
Hark, what's that ?"
'Oars; by Jove, somebody is out
after us. They're around the corner of
the cliff"
"They won't go off and leave us, will
they p''
"Not if can make noise enough for
them to hear"
I'll risk that"
"Thanksr'
Welcome"
Boat ahoyl" shouted Frank.
"Where away ?" answered voice.
Here |"
"Where's here?"
Come and find out.''
I" Are you on Comfort Ledge Y''
Don't know. May be that's the
name. A lie, if it is.'
"I'll be there in a moment"
Frank looked at Cathie triumphantly.
She was blushing like peony.
whats the matterp He queried.-
"Just see how he will find us ?'
"Pshaw, it won't amount to any
thing. He'll only tell the servants, they
their masters and mistresses, masters
and mistresses each other. Report will
say we are engaged. When leave, it
will say you have been Tilted. That's
ALL"
"Isn't that enough ?"
" Not half as bad as it would be = for
myself, mean-if it were so."
He didn't have chance to reply, for
just then the boat came up. The fellow
in it looked as though he appreciated
their relationship. They soon landed.
Cathie Immediately went to her room.
She did not come out of it for two days.
During that time some of her views
with regrad to persons and things alter
ed. The most thorough change of all
was the revulsion of her sentiments
toward Frank. She found out that she
loved him. When she again went down
stairs she determined to win him back
to his former allegiance but she was
disappointed. The bird had flown;
whether to North or South, East or
West, she could not tell. He had only
left a note bidding her good-by. 1t quite
overwhelmed her.
After good long cry, she packed up
her things, and writing to her father,
merchant in New York, telling him she
was coming, started. 10 was fortunate
that she did so. Had she stayed in
Compton Shoals brooding over her mis-
fortune, 1t might have soured her tenn