Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-19

lining sacb aide Of rs rad ali seemed
dripping With sunskine. Ths ahAded
valley. the dancing 5fookS and the hieh-
way bvrdered with naples and elrse-
and then my escort beQuilsd tbs hour
with odd and merry fancies; talked about
his farm, his hopes, his aspirations, and
IL had not vilfully turned the subject
once or twice, think be might have pro-
posed. But / wasn't ready for that vet.
q In the quiet Of the hone Roin9,s
said 70 myself, - win listen 10 him,
pszhaps-S
with it, accompanying hsiahfo md
charming seenery fepGtd ~ for the iong
ride. Il vas hard to tear oorsalves ANAy.
and when We did turn the hAAds u the
spirited horses In tbs direction ct home
it Vas very late.
I'VE shall nave. Be In Tina foe tbs
party / said, - the TWILIGHT dsspaosd
into dusk. Must you pay g the toll
gate. The old man b hAk blind, an4 Il
will taks him an hour t0hunt mp change.
Run the toll lust for the fun Of IL; 700
can pay him aftervsrd."
"fhst Won't DO" said Ned. "rn have
have TO get bill changed, thOuGh. Just
take the rsins ssoood. By the vay1
I never heard the end Of the sentence.
At that moment the opartt OF mischief
ssizsd mo-. I matched the whip and
touchod the neaI hogDe. Then / only
heard tbs thunder Of hoofs and vhtEr
of wheels. saW Esd's syss dash IRE in
the ssmi-darknAas and his fAos grow
pals. Before b. could take The B0tna
from my inexperienced hands We bad
run the toll IN good earnest, and che
horses were flying over the bridge a.
only frightened horses oan. Il was -
much q Ned could do to guide them,
and twice We were In deadly pssil.
On they sped, young HaDiltoo stand
ing without Q hat, his tssth ct, his lips
white, his frame rigid, while ths veins
Of his forehead stood ont like vh1pcofd.
just sat back and held my breath, too
frightened 70 cry out, and catching at
whatever was nearest TO steady myself
a. they raced down the long, billy road
TO the village, at the foot Of which they
slacksnsd their speed and were soon un-
der control. =.
THAT was Q mad freak Of your"
was ali the young man saad - hs hslped
me out at the door: aad knew BY the
expression Of his countenanoe that ne
Yer should b asked to ride behind his
grays again.
Iwent TO the party seemingly - gay
and light hearted a. ever. II any feel
ing of regret lurksd under my careless
speech and manner, Ned should never
know IL. In the midst Of the fun, when
was holding my little court and the
laugh and the Jest wers going round,
Who should appear upon the scene but
my 70. mol, in his homely patched clothes,
quite regardless Of the figure he cut In
the midst Of that brilliant company. He
walked straight up TO me, his hair in die.
"Jsek," said he, " did you run the toll
"Ths horses ran," / said, with q
touch Of lsvity, though / trsmbled from
head 70 foot. "What did they know
about tollr'
"Wsll, the bridge keeper has bssn to
the house. Jack. He tod me the young
man was getting the money when you
caught mp the whip and ct the horses
10 running. Now there's . ans for that,
and I've got to give him i've dollars; he
Won't let me OFF, Amt got hvs cents to
my name"
tssIs ssc3o IN NJ 49,. wH ~.
an9. Ieeat1less % soo Soas"o aos ns
to0k oot nis nsnoksto,ns,eI sno We
snem away Ams8ins' IL you oan' now
Ate;;,a-v.,sus
Allow me 70 pay, s Ao Ce ~ oo N,
ing Toward; ene snas oapPeo inc GU
MaA. oouid Ave .c..S%so az. III .n ~Ua
tIuoalion. JUST run GUY OF soas .vVn,
without waiting for wraps or anything