Richland beacon., 1880-05-22
WHO WAS FOOLED?
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A look of tender expostulaion; the
swift moving of aged lips to a smile.
Two faces almost touched as a 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
SOD, Lynn, d." l thought you had enough
to carry"
Lynn Naples arms might have been
said to be full, for he carried a dry
goods bundle, a valise, a well-packed
shawl-strap and an umbrella; but he
took quick pos: ession of the books, and
then. liter an instants evident regret
that he had no arm 10 offer sd turned
70 nall q -nOrse-car.
A fair face, that had been turned
steadily toward the two since they
emerged from the store, leaned forward
now into the sunshine, as Annie Lorraine,
among the velvet cushions of her phae.
ton, follow ed with her brown, attentive
eyes the movements of mother and son.
"Amusing, watching the crowd some
t:mea," remarked an elegant yOupg man
at her side, reconciling hi nself with
what grace he could to Miss Loraine's
inattention.
'~Yes,' 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 bOasted repOse of manner, Percy
Dudley followed her.
~vno,o~ hap hoant;f,,l o:1vovu
hair disheyelet her black dress covered
with dust, had just been lifted from the
ground by burly policeman, and was
instantly claimed by young man.
"Will some one call q carriageT
cried Lynn Naples, his mother lying
senseless across his breast.
"Take mine! pray, take mine!" the
astonished Dudley heard Miss Lorraine
saying.
But.before he could get his breath, he
was shouldered one side by Lynn, who
had accepted Miss Loraine's offer with
out . thought, and was only anxious to
get his mother to place of safety.
He laid her in the deep seat, and sup
ported her with one arm, while Miss
Lorraine put the lines into his other
hand.
= "Turn down this side street-quick
out of the crowd" she said; "and
leave the phaeton at the st. James Hotel
for Miss Lorraine"
The burly policeman had finished
placing his packages and bundles about
bis feet, and mechanically Lynn Naples
obeyed the mandate given him by TIE
. silvery voice and sweet brown eyes.
The pretty ponies bore him quickly
from the scepe, and through several
+, quiet streets 10 his home.
By thhs time MrA Naples had re-
Gained consciousness, and could descend
from the vehicle, with his assistance,
though much shaken.
In stepping from the sidewalk to take
a horDecar, she had been interrupted by
the passing of Q carriage. and stepped
baek bepeath the horses of another.
Lynn Naples WAS blue-eyed, tender
hearted fellow, with nothing remarka-
bIe about him but his purity Of charac-
tex and domestic tastes, contrasting
strongly with the habits of the young
men Of the day.
Though six-and-twenty, his mother
had hitherto been the sole lady of his
love. and she was q little surprised to
hear him exclaim suddenly, out If .
revere, the next day:
3Wasn't she beautifulr
"Who, Lynn
"The young lady who offered me her
carriage."
"You forget, DEAR" placldly. over
her Knitting; II did not see her"
- And Lynn continued to wonder. He
had, left the phaeton at the st. james
Hotel, and the proprietor had assured
hin that all would be right. Apparent
II the episode had closed.
On the contrary, Annie Lorraine, . re-
msfkably independent young lady for
or of but twenty years of age, had
z tahsn pains To inform herself that Mrs.