Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-12
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"Mother ~
A look of tender expostulation; the
swift moving of aged lips to smile.
Two faces almost touched as pair of
strong arms relieved feeble ones of a
heavy package of books.
"Well, DEAR" said the mellow old
voice of Mrs. Naples, addressing her
son, Lynn; CT thought you had enough
to garry"
Lynn Naples arms might have been
said TO be full, for he carried a dry-goods
bundle, valise, well-packed shawl
strap and an umbrella; but he took quick
possession Of the books, and then, after
an instant's evident regret that he had
no arm to offer his mother, stepped from
the store door, and turned to hail horse
car
fair face, that had been turned stead
lily toward the two since they emerged
from the store, leaned forward now into
the sunshine, as Annie Lorraine, among
the velvet cushions of her pneton, fol-
lowed with her brown, attentive eyes the
movements of mother and son.
Amusing, watching the crowd some
times" remarked an elegant young man
at her side, reconciling himself with
what grace he could to Miss Lorraine s
inattention.
EYES," she answered, almost inaudi-
bly,.
The next moment, with a sharp cry,
she had sprung from the violet cushions
and was foremost in the gathering crowd.
Bewildered, and for once shaken out
of his boosted repose of manner, Percy
Dudley followed her.
An aged woman, her beautifully sill
very hair disheveled, her black dress
covered with dust, had justsbeen lifted
from the ground by q burly policeman,
and was instantly claimed by young
man. ss s @
evil some one call a carriage?
cried Lynn Naples, his mother lying
senseless across his breast.
ssTake mine! pray, take mine" the
astonished Dudley heard Miss Lorraine
saying.
But before he could get his breath, ht
was shouldered one side by Lynn, who
had accepted Miss Loraine's offer with
out thought, and was only anxious. tt
get his mother to a place of safety.
He laid her in the deep seat, and sup
Lorraine put the lines into his other hand
out of the crowd" she said; "and leav'
the pheton at the St. James hotel TO
Miss Lorraine"
"The burly policeman had Finishes
placing his packages and bundles abou
his feet, and mechanically Lynn Maple
obeyed the mandate given him by tn
silvery voice and sweet brown eyes.
The pretty ponies bore him quick
l.
streets to his home.
By this time Mrs Naples had regaine
consciousness, and could descend froI
the vehicle with his assistance, thong
much shaken.
In stepping from the sidewalk to tax
horse-car, she had been interrupted b
the passing of a carriage, and steppe
back beneath the horses of another.
Lynn Naples was blue-eyed, tender
hearted fellow, with nothing remarkabl
about him but his purity of charactt
and domestic tastes, contrasting strongl
with the habits Of the young men OF tt
day.
Though six-and-twenty, his moths
had hitherto been the sole lady OF b
love, and she was little surprised
hear him exclaim suddenly, out of
reverie, the next day:
sWasn't she beautiful"
"Who, Lynn"
s'The young lady who offered me h
carriage"
"You forget, DEAR placidly, over h
knitting, 81 did not see her.
s'I wonder who she is?"
And Lynn continued to wonder. [
had left the ph@ton at the st. jam
hotel, and the proprietor had assure
l,im that all would be right. Apparent
the episode had closed.
On the contrary, Annie Lorraine, r
1narkably Independent young lady f
one of but twenty years OF age, hi
taken pains to inform herself that MI
Naples was not seriously injured.
She asked a hundred questions of b
inforrnant-who CHANGED to know Il
Maples-and learned that they were
moderate circumstances; perfectly I
spectacle; that they lived in fat
Hotel Dighron; that Lynn was a DIR
goods clerk and supported his moth
and young sister.
Percy Dudley stood by chatting.