Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-04-24

storm. It was comparatively calm
there, but she was forced to stand
very close to him so as to avoid the del
uge.
He looked down into her glowing face.
It did not seem at all to him as if either
of them lacked good sense in being
there. twas delightful, blissful.
would you have been as generous to
me" he said, bending down to her. eff
you had had the umbrella, and I had
been trying by every means to pick a
quarrel with your"
"Quarrel?"
She lifted her eyes in surprised ques-
ton, moment, but dropped them at
once with a vivid blush. She met some
thing in his, which were at too close
range to be evaded, that made her heart
beat terribly.
But she rallied.
81 never quarrel. It is you who dis
tract me always; and because I am not
dOclie you"
"I?@"
eyes. YOU"
eyes, love you, Annie"
There was no escape, no room Ehatev-
er for coquetry. To turn to the one side
was to be drenched, to turn to the other
was to be almost within his arms.
She was at tremendous disadvantage.
She wanted to laugh, but, instead, a lit
tie tremor went over her chin, and she
began to cry.
How he comforted her, how he soothed
! her, let the umbrella tell, for it shut
| fhoT1 oIUou from oil oh mill hoV
self-control was quite restored.
When he lifted it again to take peep
at the prospect without she was smiling
Rival showers" he said, with spark
of malice.
The spark kindled no resentment. She
would not seem to hear"
"Do you hate this umbrella ?" was hel
adroit question to turn the subject.
Observation again caused by the UNI
brella's sinking once more over theil
! heads.
Standing in the rain for length o.
time may have romantic elements in it
but can never be wholly without anxiety
or discomfort. Manchester liked one
feature of 1.-THE proximity.
| But how kindly the umbrella had LEM
itself to their purposes, it had failed tC
keep them dry.
So they started homeward, arm in arm
as they had not come. He was tender
she compliant.
GLOW much sWeeter woman is who
has been vanquished than one borE
| tractable," thought the victor.
| The wind was now at their backs anC
helped to speed them along. It must
| have had sense of the ludicrous about
it, too, for it suddenly got under the UNI.
brella and almost carried it out of Man.
chester's hands. The handle would stay
with him but the top would not. Il
made complete revolution of itself
in other words it turned the wrong
side out.
Miss Shepherd was forced to relax
her grip on her lovers arm; his energies
were conferred elsewhere. In one mo-
ment more the fatal eyes" would have
been spoken; but fate interposed a hi
atus, as fate is apt to do.
Manchester had great deal of obsti-
macy that was wont to come to the front
in emergencies. Neither his attitude
nor his gait were at the present moment
dignifed, but he manifested a deter
mination not to be conquered by al
inanimate thing he had so often re-
viled.
He was in fine chase after it, wher
his hat caught the contagion, and went
! flying off his head in advance.
| Then disgust Overcame him. He gave
the umbrella gay toss, and, barehead
ed, returned to Annie. She was laugh
ing very merrily.
"I can live without them" he said
taking her hand and drawing it through
his arm; "but I can't live without you
! Give me your answer, Annie"
"Ah; but look at yourself! You ru1
great risks in being so uncovered Pr
with the same accent of concern that h
had used about her shoes.
"No matter. Tell mep,
He was irresistible.
eyes, yes, then; but do save my um
brellaT'
He gave her broad-daylight kiss, anC
then went after the recreant umbrella
while she did the same for his hat.
They were very contented twain
when at length they reached their no
tel, neither Of them seemingly the Wors
for the weather.
Manchester found, in accordance will
the universal law, that his umbrella hat
been distracted during his absence from
the hall where he had left it. His was
nice silk one, slim as a cane, imported
| while this one he held in his hand wa
meant for bucolic uses only.
'Never mind" he said, as they parteC
at the foot of the stairs, lone umbrell
will hereafter do for both. "-BOstOl
Times.
ON THE HEELS OF A NIADMAN.