Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
an lnpllDEgT FELLOW.
Ok e. W. SMITH, JR.

Hnsnn dress waving ana nnttoElAS III
the breeze y. a,as ~.s.a
g. Glorious, Carl isn't it 2" she cried,
calling to her pet and conpaanion,
hinge, shaggy dog But where ore
you? Why don't you answer, sir?"
And, swinging more slowly, she
looked everywhere around her for the
dog.
Rose vas down ~ the4end Of the old
fashioned garden, lat the back of her
fathers farm house, wh,re swing had
been put up for her in a little grove Of
trees
-: Suddenly a n,erfyasyooico rried out :.
. "Eerel" e, ,,,s,t ~ 49,, ~. - -.
=, And a handsome young man leaped
the tow fence and adatnced toward her,
laughing nerrily4> - ~ .1-a.a
il Rose was out nf .Aogsswing and GA her
feet in an instant, her eyes flushing :an(li
her figure; drawn MP to its full height;
she leaked prettier than ever in her in
@As95ti7tllOi' ~ Vi Ts... u. d F1.o
'5a II beg your pardon" said the intrud
err, bowing half-uockinsly;; But J. was
tnking q short cut across the folds when
heard you cail ms-" 49, ~ g.
Call you?''
Rose looked as if she '~Ssoss11li1 annif,il-
ate INN. 5>,s>f zaF# ". *
Certainly" With the Utmost cool
ness. "Yo1, called Carl, didn't ,you?"
IT was calling my dog, sir ~ said Rose,
with infinite hautdur. = -: :,
"Well, I am not exactly a dog,' was
the laughing answer, but Eve often
been called an impudent follow at
your. service, Miss ...
He bowed again, profoundly,
II should think sol" snapped Rose,
stamping her little foot. %
And she r1atterel to herself, not ex-
pecting to be heard
''Impudrnco!"
The stranger heard the word, never
theless. His manner changed.
y
) :respnssing. But the path through the
field was trodden, as if one mad the
right Of way there, and J. heard YOU
call. Well, I evidently made q mis-
take
Again the 1nirthfnl look danced in his
eyes,
Good morning?"
He swept the very ground with his
hat as lie executed another. bow and then
turned and, putting his hand Oh the
topof the fence, yaulted over, and the
next moment was out of sight.
Rose did not swing any more on that
day, but went back to the house, NUT
terring, 1.-The implaent fellow" while
the real Carl, who had st.4rted off chas
ing rabbit, reappeared just at this
junctHre and accompanied her.
But. this WAS not the CARL she meant
when she said ''the impudeit fellow"
"a week passed Rose sow no more
of the strauger,' though she often won
ilered who lie could Be, and if he were
staying in the neighborhood.
At the end of that time she attended
an evening party at Squire Stacy's.
Almost, the hrst person SHE saw on en-
tering, the, room was the handsome
stranger ~ 1ts. sa't = "
b, ,5%HI wish to Introduce you to my ne
fhew,p said the squire, leading shat per
sonuge tlp to Rose. Ills name, 10y hap
.tism, is. Gail Mostiner but he is such
sbad boy thot he is best known among
his friends as that ifnpudent fellow"
The eyes Of the young people met.
CARTS were dancing Will, fun, For the
life of her Rose could not help laughing.
So they laughed in concert; and he
sad, bswing low and repeating the same
words he had in the garden: =.
Eyes, that impudent .fellow--at your
service, miss '-' i,, s..: y, =. "a .':ss
"He isrnaking sport of me-" said Rose
to herself and drew herself up haughtily )
And for the rest of the interview she
sastcold and reserved, contining herself
to. r1lonosyllable replies. &C. 49,. w.
.4aaVeiy soon, at the appearance OF one
OF her many admirers, she excused her
self and went to dance. eH->" =:
"A bit OF a Tartag, I'm afraid" snil
Gail .Mortiner. Shut how pretty she is.
She looks, too, as though She had no
HE character; and she can take her own
g,part,sas have found to my cost. But
I'm afraid she has beet spoiled byad-
IMITATION. To Set into her good eraces
one must so on his very knees to her:
amt, faith It Is almost worth while to DO
it. But 10, Carr Mortimer, my boy,
hseE your self respect. Then, With O
7 sls,asssh, SIS thy servant a dog that he
should do this'thing2'at 49, #; r. ,'.@>
4 ss$ Yet, otter that evening Carl found
. himself ], MS If by some magnetic attrac-
ton drawsl TO- Roses side @.s' -!
+ Rose, TOO, could not help occasionally
4 giancing adniringay ut his handsome
4 face and graceful figure. - 81 80
She saw very soon that he was the
best dancer IN .the. room = So when a
waltz struck up, aantt ha asked her to-
join IL it she could not resist The mvi-E
tation. I, NH 5sss5s s''&@As
1871 don i dance with him." she said
to herself, 'sthe other girls. will say he
didn't ask me, and thaeWonld neyerdo.n
Rose bad 4. ]. never enjoyed o waltz so
much. 81 II sf5la a ~ s iz.. *, / ]
a8 She forgot the ridiculous episode in
the swing; forgot the strangers cool
+ eiffarence; forgot everything but the
dreamy music and the graceful move
\ ments Of her companion
When the band stopped she sighed.
ii and wished it was all to go over again.
Balls, pienics and croquet parties
followed each other ia rapid succession, /
tor the summer was q gay one.
Hose and young Mr.. Mortimer were
together almost CONSTANT As yet!