Sharp County record., 1878-06-07

1t was impossible, even by q.
craning, and at the risk of bia iae
see any thing more than a bi' ba -,
some artificial flowers, a front r+' -"
hair, and the fatal letter. YatGG On
conscience instantly recognizo5.
scant facts the formidable m nrs,l r =.
of the deceived orphan. Had E
covered the trick, and was a sbo
their trail, with this terrible NV iU3 :,
in her hand? Or was she ssT ,tS 'sn s
norance-an ignorance which D
chance question and answer M, us' :
dispel, amid Paintings, sbriaI'' id
and wailing? Capt. Rats Vns "'s i'''
plectic with bewilderment he sis'l T., Z, 3
even ask a question of the drr, Il !,
was already beginning to mr y
with a sardonic leer, and had % .H.
sought information if he, the q nie
called this kind of conduct nv, be
"his time o. life" "Let the asI r'' d.
Rats-don't you see it ANITA H~ ior osl
from you she's poring over?n he y atl
q statement that again covered Il is
tain with guilty bushes. But 'Ins'
Jolt of the vehicle, q little sbT5l a
the fluttering of the letter to S tip
Jared from the readers fncag elk
the Captain providential opno. CIR
To jump from the box to the M ugs
seize the truaut epistle was the \ IN
a moment. When he approad.hir
coach to restore it to its fair Owp,ihn
other passenger had approptgi hi
own seat on the box, and tbne a
color and reason for his exchaDs
"inside. " The young lady Shal
him, the coach again started tent
and Capt. Rats fell into the seat She
her. Here was the supreme nno nonI
With profuse apology, the Cte
drew MS knees Uogetner, Slipped lor
respectfully diagonal position, Mr..
oppose the narrowest point offtf
with her, and carefully busted hi gls
and her dress softly with his hg POI
chief. The shyest nymph would,
ly have been startled, the 'cOlsIo
most antiquated of duennas vn tly
have been diScomposed by the ess
sive respect of the Captain. The no
lady, who evidently was neither
a pair CT calm, large gray eyes alt
neighbor, and sat expectant, b, r
the Captain improved his clanth
must refer the reader to his ovl ler
count of the interview delivered gete
the same evening to his brother !siv
ians: b
"When I saw we was in for it. vii
he said, rubbing his knees upwart 9,
ly, 81 kinder measured the gal arl
commenced, to see what sort Of 1
she might hold. But you couldl 5
told any thing by her looks. And g,
of axing her q downright sassy 81,
ton, you couldn't get word out 5 q
about her own business, nor Vhiay
war up to. And then-well," " d HI
ued the Captain, with languid u Il
conscious success, 81 calkilata SO
this was one o. them peculiar case *
wanted skill and science, and los
piled 'em, and in course won. ou
all. Yes," said the Captain, mt
yawn of stiAed indifference, Vol
right now, boys. Every thing tile
planned" ted
"But how?" queried the othea ur,
Well" said the Captain, la1I ny
sorter slipped into a gineral con- ne
ton about the opery, the fashiOnt Q
po'try, and sich. Speakin' O. lit1
/ told her of a yarn I'd read totis
in a magazine, and then, kinder k s.
and easy, l iist up and told iws
whole story about her father andl n
herself, giving her the name st
phina, calling you and Horton ;oc
and 'Roderigo,' and Flest Gus lie
and myself 'ROdentiO, which 81
for Rats Well, if l do say it 2 II
it wasn't no slouch of story, tuf Ian
kinder clipper and fresh, and tN es
passengers was jiSt about as ND I'D
terested as she was. Then !
looked in her eye, you know, tnnie
and Capt, Rats here achieved =, = !,
liarly Jesuitical leer, sand sal i =
allowed it wasn't true, and ask 'n'
what he thought about it as le
And she said it might be true 1stt
might not, but was quite ln'slspl
Them's her very wsrds, gentlenGS. +,
Well, 60 on" said the y 'h'
eagerly. le
"That's all!n 5'
"All! ALL" shrieked the Sas nol
together. "Didn't she say a4ye
else? Didn't YOU" !ct
Nary" said the Captain es'
"But it's all right, boys. 1.,i n,sie
Horton seizd Capt. Rats PYLE nft
der, and the Colonel grapple,a WV sr 'ea
For a few seconds they shook D' Ta
ously. ,,,,t vh
"Where is she now, you 0lS~ DC
mule? Answer u.s." r,
"Why, 1 reckon she's o ovS, .no on
Union Hotel with Fleet. lioIs me 4
that he happened accidental ia "r .sss III
when the stage KEN in. Sne ,,5,,se' %