The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-01

sendssks prefers 70 live In the woods"
"w:S" echoed f's Sf her father. impa,,en.y. hos
' @ s$"a az On" %. KY him. h: MUSTN'T
'" But yea Forget" said Nellie imparturbabay,
:" that It was you who, invited him hero. and
ihase RAstern c,-rxywsn a. magnificent
what an occasion zoe made OF hts coming
ShI,c On snd how vow male Sn nm IN
street With you after .seryiosi"
Yes. yes." said Tie ksv Mr.. Wynn. hur-
And. continued Nellie. careisssly. how
l6hlarsn q our fs.hsT sFeld.., and how vow
her SSt Known
then he was an Iniir, and they are irightinly
yinssd that when Brace said the only good
sxirsvs9anf perhaps. rcaily voccd tho sent!.
ments 81 the majority. II would be only kind
s .Ss to sas sH
ySS better tel ,s.1 him ,s sssn ,SS
n. Wynn cas-! Quick GLANCE a. her but there
. hHli;bored tndifference as she walked to-
warp sh1 . ~ %Is von to tho ooa.b oc, s,,d
paternal duties the pronounced character Of
p"i H. i hardly WORTH r While" replied Miss Mel.
it: iye TO stop az the Wstsons': At tho foot
| It passes. Good-by."
| Neyerthe!ess, es soon as Nelli: hnd departed.
Bill. Tie driver con, n,sndea his daughter 10
hood Of man and the Christian ira.ernity.
Carried away by his heartincss he forgot his
Ss Ss. e Sss 1 regrets that sSe not to
have that ,gentlsman's company. The result
@ asa Sis Ssr VIII snsd
and wrsathed smiles AT the Crossing and the
box seat iron which An uniortnna,e stran-
sunmsrly eiseiodI at hcr service beside
Yubn Bill who had thrown AWAY his cigar aud
honor. But . more serious result to the young
beauty WAS the effect OF the Rev. Mr.. Wynn's
Braes. the ea" E L has bsen already
intimtted that it was his day on" Unable to
ma ms usual Ss
and ashamed to 20 30 raipnbly as u mere pas;
ssnger he was forced 10 le, the coach proeessd
was not. However,. beaten. He had lost the
b!issful journey by her side, which would have
to indian springl could he not anticipate her
there MIGHT they not meet st in - ,hs h., most nsi
come from that meeting away from ihs pry:
ing eyes OF their own town9 Mr.. R;nce did not
tns Si I'M ms efI H.,
the high road he had mounted the hill and was
,iashing along the cut oil " IN tho same dlrec-
ton. u full mile In advance Arriving Mt Indian
Spring Ito loft his horse at Mexican posa,ia
ON the confines Of the settlement. and from
the slow arrival of tho coach. On mature. re-:
Election he conld giy. no reason why he had
cert n certnin bnshful consciousness Of his
own folly. and belief that It might be gar-
ssss q, sad the hsa %ns" ns
consclousn it was too late. iub4 Blu
ss ea his s.1 t Nss nan9
Ia the settlement. but where? AZ time
passed he became more desperate and holder.
He walked recklesaly up AMI down the main
street. giancing in at the open doors OF shops.
aud even in the windows Of private dwellings,.
Miss Nellie. but it was an evidence OF his com
pete prsoccnpation when the sight OF a female
perhaps painted. caused his heart to bound. 81
the ginncin9 OF skirt in tho distance quick
III Ss. aSi s Ma
vaguely accustomed n ~ Nh Miss Nellie,
q, action that II fully declared itself
ieeiiy MAIDS up his MUD , that = n. ..
psos Sss Sa me ss o.
only alternative. He regretted he had not ne
SomaGsd her nn rsrsl,sd ne had not nl de
course OF future action that tw" hours r aE.
There clearly but ono thing 10 do-to de-
clare his passion the instant he met her. ant
return With her to Excelsior an accepted suito
suddenly he was vexatiously conscious o
hearing his name laziiy called; and. le.kns up
and Intercepted by two horsemen.
Got down to wax and the coach got nwaI
A little ashamed Of his preoccupn'ion Brace
stammsred something about collection, ne
al ii,Si fn
Tor NY miles a!ong the s'S A. road t rscron
ts Garaains W"ois. dressed IN long. bow
d"ush,sr S o, Father Wynn Of ExcsIsi9r die
not get fair look at her. but i; stands * ren
wynn ihs nj s s" i
, Pike country tIainp: | took the he, -; N"y b.
knsw il shss h SIs or in p Wit,
eagernoss and ekci,smsnt But the nen
0 prospect Of seeing her presently gave IN. hi I
fully that no had left her in Esccisi1r. an,
that in his two hours soloarn ~ h.! in :! =
added. with Ca!iiorninn's REVEREND" for III
sa" md T., for %a wh henri "s Is II
: fair to say. he honesty intended to do.
wfh hSns 81 NOD 20 a s
tho settlemsnt and would moi follow 4, him 70 |.
In half an hour he passed between two 81 III
\ gigantic sentineis that guarded tho cntran'.
q | to u trail. Here M paused to collect ~
' thoughts. The woods were vast in extent "
4 | trail dim and un,%rtain-at times apparent
. brenking Off or inirrsoc ing another trail y
a faint rs itself Believing that Miss Nsl'i" had di
t versed from the highway only ASH m!inehiar
). excursion into the shade. and that shc Wou'
/, not dare to penetrate its more, somhre and IN
q known recasses. he kept within sight Of n
a skirting plain. BY degrees the se''Ht. inf1u
ence of tho silent vaults seemed 10 d"pres
him. The ardor of tho chase b.enn 70 Has
!; Under the calm OF their dim roof the fever q
v his veins began to suhside. His pace Slack
\ ened he reasoned more alternately. II wa
. by no means probable that the young woma
In brown buster WAS Nellie. II WAS not he
habituul travelling dress It was not like her I
n walk unattended in the rond: there was moth
- Ing in her tastos and habits to take her int
this gloomy forest. allowing that she had eve
a entered It, and on this absolute question o. he
= identity thu two Witnesses were divided. IL
n stopped irresolutey and cast last. long hH
" dsspuriRg look around him. Hitherto he hn
l. given that part OF the wood nearest tn
il plain his greatest intention. His glance no.
/ sought its darker recessss. Suddenly he b.
y that had pierced the groned roof above mn
N now rested against tho trunk 81 one az the dim
= nier more secluded giants? No. II was moving
y even as no gaZed 1t sipprd away. glance
i against another tree, passed. ACROSS one oil IN