Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01
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"Three- and-six. niss. II you please"
said her Jehu. not meeting her eye.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" she repeated,
pausing ere she sought in her purse the
sum, and speaking with surprise.
''Three-and-sixpense for that short dis.
lance? think YOU must be mistaken"
"From the Northwestern Station,
miss; two fares, three boxes and par
celsi amt mistaken, think-noi
much"
From the Northwesteral The ras.
cally thiefr' murmured Hermann
Berghaus below his breath, as he con.
tinued TO watch with undated interest.
''Of course can not contradict YOU, :"
she replied. as she looked for the sum
required, ''but it really seems &c
me-"
ASK those ere gentlemen. miss.
They II tell YOU" said the cabman, af
fably. as he pocketed the fare, and
pointed toward the window In which
they were sitting.
Naturally, she turned with . swift.
surprised movement, before either Phil
Up or Hermann had time TO draw back
She saw their intent visages, and they
saw n pale, delicate face, still more
beautiful when fully viewed than il
profile. A pair of liquid, deep blue
eyes; long, wavy. dark hair, parted 10
heavy masses from low white fore
head. forehead a low and danger
ously beautiful as that of the Towncley
Clytie; a dubious expression. half sur.
prise, half recoil upon the face; an ex.
preston which soon resolved itself into
nf
realized that the two faces she saw were
intently gazing at her. must have been
gazing at her for perccptible length
of time.
You have got your fare" she said,
in a cool, unrufiled voice. "GOod-even.
ing
''Evenin'. miss" said he, with some.
thing like grin at the success Of hi.
riIse; while she, not vOuchsafing another
glance toward the spectators, swept uI
the little red-tiled walk. and was lost &c
view
Philip Massey had sprung up, hi.
dark face deeply flushed, his eyebrow:
meeting in frown.
what an ass you are. Berghaus, &c
come poking behind me! What must
she have thought he exclaimed, i'm s
voice deep with ANNOYANCE.
ut was that COMPOUNDED. meddlino
fool Of a cabman. I'd like uncommon.
~ well TO give him a hidingr' said Her.
mann. recOiling, his face. too, flushed,
and looking intensely foolish.
" hope she's pleased with her ncig1.
bOrs," said Philip. the flush still on his
face. rs he plunged his hands into HE
pockets, and strobe about the rooms
performance rendered less impressive
than il might have been from the fact
that two strides and half of his long
legs devOured all the space ut his com.
MIND.
well, it doesn't much matter. "
said Hermann. consolingly. "No one
knows his next door neighbor i'm streets
like this. And If she's musical she'll
soon have her revenge. for you'll hear
every blessed note she plays. and you'll
soon wish her-somevhere. "
You ASST was all his friend said,
planting himself in a chair. in the dark.
est and remoteSt corner of the room.
"Well, come, Massey, Draw il
mild suggested Hermann. with a sus.
picion of piGue in his tones.
AltNtN iboiS VIZ must DOln nave
looked!' Philip continued to mutter &c
himself. land so beastly rude. too"
well. shall we so Out?" said Her
mann.
"Out -wherc?"
ITO the cricket-field. Orr believe
the girls said they were going to play
croquet tonight. Come to our place,
and lets see what they are DOING
We'll" said Philip. Perhaps
we'd better, and had favor TO ask of
Miss Berghaus, too"
Come along. them said Hermann,
ioyfully; and they left the house. care.
fully avoiding so much as a glance
toward the windows next door.