Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-11-19
ETHEL'S COACHMAN.

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cared to see; dressed in plain, gem
tlemanlv suit of gray, and carrying a
small yalisc. and looking with some
what puzzled astonishment at the ell
tire emptiness Of the Plainville railroad
depot, MS the accommodation train that
had brought him out from the city
steamed away.
No carriage. ii seemS-rathcr beast
n in .Anglesey to neglect sending for n
fellow. Well, dare say can feot it
to Cedar Shade wherovew that may
be--if the thermometer does stand at
ninety"
Then, after thinking some such
thoughts, Mr. Frank Stratheden Spied
the qerspiring, shirt-sleeved station
agent, in the stutlv little office.
"Do you happen to know where &C.
dor Shade is?' or how tar from here,
and what road | am to take
The official slowly came around out
side the saloon precincts of the ticket
Office, and pointed to a Shaic-emhow-
cred cottage, about mile distant, ON
the very apex of an cmincncc that
lowered against the blue sky
There YOU are, sir It's Il pity you
hadn't a-took the train ahead of this
what you come on-Mr. AngleSey was
down here with his phuton and horses
for somebody as didn't come.
Mr.. Stratheden looked disgustcdly
up the long, ascending road, then gave
his handsome shoulders Il shrug that
meant resignation, perlorce, to cruel
fate.
II see am i'll for breathcr. Well
I'm much obliged to you.
And, shifting his valise to the other
hand, he started or as unmindful Of
the broiling sun rs any healthy, hearty
veung fellow of twenty-seven ought to
he; and wondering, as he went, if
tnglesey had told the exact, honest,
unvarnished truth, when he had said
that Ethel, his cousin, was the fairest,
Ioyeliest girlupon whose golden hair
and sweet gray eyes the sun had ever
,hone.
The truth was that for some time he
had been quite particularly interested
in Angleseys letters from Cedar Shade
i'll all of which Ethel's name was fire.
quently mentioned, and Ethel. charms
elaborated upon, and when. ut length,
i pressing invitation from Anglesey
had come. for him to- spend month
II that delightful paradise called Cedar
shade away up among the mountains,
Srathcdcn had been nothing loath to
accept it, hero he was.
Ten minutes ut swinging pace, with
4 valisc, under broiing sun, would
have made nine out Of ten cross and
lll-natured hy the time the cool, shady
stretch of path alongside riotus little
rivulet, was reached: hut Frank Stra-
thoden was the tenth young man
If that imaginary number, but instead
If Tuning over what he had accom-
plishcd, lie very sensihly sal down in
the coolest, shadicet place, to rest for n
moment.
Only alittle further up was the cot
tage, It's cool gray walls visible through
the empowering foliage, the lace dra-
perics atthc windows swaying to and
ro in the crisp breeze, that was fifteen
degrees cooler than mt the sunny foot
"f the nil.
From somewhere he could hear the
sound Of 4 merrily-playing and plash-
ing fountain, and MI around him was
the delicious, exhiirating odor Of pure,
sweet air, and forest trees, and earth
For II little while he lay there,
stretched lazily and comfortably ON the
grass, then went on his way again, ar
irving Mt the private grounds of Cedar
shade almost before he knew il, and
tomeet, as he turned Il deceiving little
curve iii the shady forest road, Il
charming young girl, with a wide-rim-
med shade hat over her bright eyes.
and startled little look on her face
Us Strateden made his debut So sudden
".
lie bowed and raised his hat.
"Ibeg your pardon, hut believe this
is Cedar Shade
How you frightened me, coming 20
suddenly. Yes, this is Cedar Shade,
and we've been looking for YOU all
the morning. You are Francis, be-
lieve2'
Stratheden was just little surprised
Anglesey might have known better
than to have talked Of him rs Fran
cis," particularly as that gentleman
Knew lie detested the name.
Yes he said, my name i Fran
eis.
1T isa very good thing that you
came to-day She went on, looking
brightly at him DO You know We
couldn't have waited any longer? Pa
pa said. this very morning 1T breakfast,
i YOU didn't come before noon he
should get some one else
Ii was rather bewildering 70 he sure,
>tratheden thought; but perhaps Cedar
Shades guests were treated like those
of royalty expected to come on time,
and III turn 70 on time, to give place to
other corners.
Il am very clad, however, that you
are come. NJ cousin isn't in just At
present. and papa j. busy with Hi
partner, Just up from thc office ~ Ill
take Won around to the stables myself.
shall ~
10 the stables 4 curious way of in
producing guests 10 the hospitalities Of
Cedar Shade, to be sure, but then-he
would have gone u the pig-sty, Or the
Aen-house, with such a charming little
enaperoEe AZ this.