The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-11-09


Slipped down stairs aud out of the
now deserted main entrance aud
ran home.
Everybody was in bed, ahd |
Went to my room, had crying
spell, and rOmiortsd my half.frozen
body in double blankets, where /
soon fell asleep.
All this was on Friday night, aud
had TO teaching to do until Mon.
day; so | slept late, but comiug
down found all the family pre-
pared to make heroine OF me.
81 never knew until mother told
me this morning. said Tom, "that
it Wasn't grandpa who sent the tel.
gram TO c.. By Jove, Olive,
you're spunky, if you are little.
TOm then described in detail his
experience, aud added:
IL gave up when four of them
p0unced on me from one OF the up.
per rooms. They must have got in
during the day and hid there"
tried TO make the Knights
promise not to tell my adventure,
but could not. Before night all
Baysville knew how Olive Hudson
caught the burglars. l was in the
Office with grandpa, when over the
wires came this MESSAGE:
"What does Olive Hudson look
like. Everybody in Dry den is talk.
ins about ergreat exploit
/ flashed back:
"W hat do you supbos- such
womaa would look llkei Size il
nearly six feet tail, broad. shoulder.
,etl aud loud yOiced-a perfect Ele.
phaut.h
"Was it really yourself, Ele.
plant N
"Dear Lion, it was y
"DOyou know, I wahito see yoh.
| am going to New York to-day,
but III be back next spring.
Ii be came to Baysville he did
not see me. ran away in Il lit of
| [Shyness.
In March u wonderful thing hap.
peued. Nv mothers brother, who
had been II years-nearly all my
liirtime-in Cuba, came out to New
York, found me out, and took me
into u lie vi ease aud luxury, max.
ing me II pet in his splendid house.
He was bachelor, over fifty years
of age, handsome aud wtll.intoim
ell, aud with large wealth.
He introduced me TO old friends
OF his. and iny circle of acqnaint.
aiIocs wideued every day. | was
entirely happy, for we loved each
other well.
One day Uncle George brought
home to dinner Il stIanger, who he
introduced as.
''The sou of my old friend, Olive,
Mr.. Roberts,
| made myself agreeable. as in
duty bound, to Mr. Roberts, man
OF thirty, or therea6outs, with u
face that WAS downright ugly, but
pleasant from the expression of
frauk good humor and intelligence
upon it. We talked OF every thing,
aud ] was surprised at tho con.
geGialily Of taste we soon discov.
cred. In an animated discussion of
heroines, Mr.. Roberts, turning TO
uncle George, said:
"iou were kindly inquiriug this
morning about my fortune since my
father died, but did not tell yon
one little episode. Before | was
fortunate enough to obtain my
present lucrative position / was tor
u time telegraph perator in n
small place called Dryden, and
there | heard of a real heroine, OF
whom The world will probably
never hear.'
| knew what was coming, but
kept my face perfectly composed to
listen. When the story was tiulsh.
ed, giving Uncle George sly
punch to keep him qniet, said:
"What kind of a looking person
was this wonderful heroine
81 never saw her; although Bays
vile was the next village to Dry.
den, | never went there. But she
was described 10 me as tall, strong
aud masculine.
'sin short, MY dear Lion,'I said
grayrly, "she was a perfect ele.
phant.'
Such stare as greeted me | am
certain never came upon leo Rob.
erts tace before or since that hour.
His eyes dilaied till | thought they
would pop out of his tear, ugly
face, aud his mouth opened in utter
amazement. Finally be remember
ed his iiianliers, aud gasped:
"Pardon me, WAS 1t really
you"
"Uncle George" | said, twill you
be kind enough to introduce me
properly TO Mr.. Roberlsf | be.
lieve he thinks your niece must
bear your name"
With a flourish Uncle George
arose aud grayely introduced
| uMr Leo Robprts. Miss .Oliya
Hudson; Miss Hudson, Mr., Rob.
erts."
= After that We could not certainly
be strangers, and Mr.. Roberts came
often to dine with Uncle George Il
Aud one day there was we'd
ding, where the bride was very
smalb buried IN lace aud orange
blossoms, aud the bridegroom was
ugly and good.natured ; but it wa;
true fove-matcli, "a tlt ending fDl