West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-27

| me- ~ Noulu YOU nllnu gong tnefe NJ n
quarter past two and telling her | can't
come, because of that bcaSty dean?
And so that you cant mistake her.
I've brought you her photograph By
the-by, her names Miss Bernard
Now will this be too much trouble for
you?'
''Oh, not Bit" said Crofton, ~
shall be delighted"
well, remember, Westminster land
inc pier. at a quarter past NO, And
now, goodbye, and pleasant long to
y6I."
Methven. highly clatcd with the re-
suit of his scheme Immediately wrote
a note To Miss l.. Bernard that III. G.
would meet her at the Westminster
Bridge pier at "A quarter past two
punctually, and that she must come up
and speak to him if she saw him first.
The next morning CrOfton, having
undergone that dread ordeal called
collections having been bullied
alternately 10y the principal the dean
and the senior tutor, hurried oil to the
station and just managed TO catch the
midday express to town. On his ar
rival, leaving his traps at hotel, he
rushed of to Westminster Bridge land
ing pier and arrived there within a
minute or two of the appointed time.
There were but few people on il when
he arrived, and certainly no one re-
sembling in the slightest degree the
photograph of Mr.. Mcthvens cousin.
He looked up and down, but no-there
was only one young lady there, and she
wasn't IN the least like the photograph.
She was standing close To the ticket
Office. holding the hand of "a little boy
of ten or so-and she seemed to watch
Crofton with an amused smile as he inn
patiently walked up and down, looking
now at her watch and now at the Parlia-
ment clock tower. The little boy, get
ting tired of waiting, had slipped away
under the protecting chains around the
side and began TO play with little dog
that was vaguely roaming about. The
young lady did not miss him, and when
! Croiton happened to turn he saw the
child, in trying to avoid a sudden bound
of the dog, stumble and fall over the
pier into the river. The child yelled,
the girl shrieked and the dog barked
FOR sympathy, but Crofton, who FORUM
ately had plenty of presence of mind
and was good strong swimmer, dived
quietly into the water, caught up the
child in couple of strokes, and i'm a
very short time had restored his drip
ping burden to the young lady she
was OF course most grateful TO him for
having saved the life of her little
brother Qor so the child turned out to
be-, aud as Crofton put them into a
cab, she asked him to call on them at
home and give her parents an oppor-
tunity of personally thanking him
Crofton At first pooh-poohcd the idea
OF being thus made hero of, but there
was pleasing look in her pretty eyes
which quite Overcamc his scrupies;
and, having ascertained that her father
was Mr. West, and lived at No. 1876
Cavendish Square. he promised TO call
there the following afternoon And
rs there was still no sign of Miss Ber-
nard. and as he was dripping wet, he
hailed passing cab and returned to his
hotel
The next day according to his prom
Use, he called at No. 1876 Cavendi5E
square, and was received most kindly
by Miss West, his acquaintance Of yes
terday, and her mother, an old lady,
who thanked him most volubly for hav-
ing saved dear Bertie's life, who, she
added, was none the worse Tor the
ducking, and was at that moment in
bed, with mustard plaster on his
chest and basin of Cruel by his side,
probably thinking the drowning would
have been infinitely preferable to the
doctoring.
Oi course Crofton was invited to STAY
to dinner, so as to meet Mr.. West, who
ana not return from business till after
SIN. About that time he arrived, and a
fine CHEEKY fellow he was. and right
heartily did he welcome his new nc
quaintance. After dinner. as he and
Harry were discussing bottle of 81
port Mr.. West found out from the
simple-hearted fellow that he was n
native of Australia, and that, though
he was happy enough during term
time with his college chums, he found
1t very dull during vacation, having
but few relations and friends i'm the old
country; and so MIR West, liking the
honest, manly lad, and feeling, of
course, intensely grateful 20 him for
having saved his child from
drowning, invited him to spend
month with him at his shoot
ing-lodgc in Scotland. CroftOn. being
pasSionately devoted to sport, snapped
at the offer; and SO it was arranged
that he should 90 up 70 Mr.. Vests
shooting lodge, in Cromarty. on the
tn of August To this day he swears
/ ,"", 'i'' ii'H'h W. spent NJ BalDTlGgan
Lodge was the happicst time Of his life
good sport, nice men in the house.
and, ah, far bet Of all, the society Of
Lillian West At first IT struck him
that she looked upon him for some rca.
son or other as rather a puppy, which
considerably surprised him, for what.
ever hi, faults might be, cOuceit was
certainly not one OF them But as time
wen; on, and she had plenty Of oppor-
tunltl o seeing what modest sterling
fellow he was lbcsidcs being the best
shot of the party the feeling seemed TO
pas, away. and soon gave place {, q
ncere regard. Sunday afternoon
ramble- through the heather, cory chats
IN the cleaning after dinner. lessons in
ihe mysteries Of "gobang' and chess.
have brought together less susceptible
hrart- than those of Harry Cronon and
Lillian Wet, and the day before he was
returning 10 England he pluckcd up
courage proposed. and to his delight.
was acceptc i The next morning. how
ever Just before starting home. Lillian
came up 10 him and said
Harry dear, before YOU 20 I want
T you to forgive me for the silly Joke
played YOU about that ADVERT .crnrnf rr