The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-09-27

seized the oars and ~ a few minutes
had reached the boys, neither of whom
could swim, and had pulled them,
thoroughly soaked and frightened into
her boat.
1t was not a very perilous thing to do,
and perhaps the boys could have chung
to the boat, which was upside down, until
the astonished Mr.. Smith should claim
it. But some one had witnessed the lat
ter part of this little scene, and in his
eyes it seemed an act worthy of Grace
Darling or an Ida Lewis.
1t had been very warm and uncom.
Portable in the parlor, and Mr.. Illesley
had slipped out and, with cigar for
company, strolled down to the lake,
arriving just as Alice had gotten the
younger of the two boys into the boat
1t was quite light, aud he recognized
Miss Disbro as she rowed toward him.
He drew the boat up and assisted her
from it, saying, "Miss Disbro, 1 can
not express the admiration | feel for
such an act, to say nothing of the debt
my sister and myself owe you, for this
graceless scamp" taking the elder Of
the two by the shoulder, sis my
nephew"
He offered her his arm, but she did not
/ seem to notice it, for she was trying to
| hold her wet skirts up out of the sand,
and so they set out for the hotel, fol-
lowed by the two boys, who never said
word.
After leaving Alice at the door and
consigning the boys to their respective
mothers, Mr.. nlesley went to his own
room for little quiet meditation.
You are fool, he said to himself, to
be so ''stuffy" about proprieties. She
may carry a tray in the dining room,
or peel potatoes in the kitchen, she is
no less lady, and has more pluck than
any so-called lady who might look
down on her in her present position.
The next morning note, accom-
panied by bunch of pond lilies and
ferns, was sent to Miss Disbro by means
of small boy who looked, at that
time, very meek and penitent
The note begged that Miss Disbro
would come down to the lake at eight,
and allow Mr.. Illesley to take her q
row around the Point.
He was there long before that time,
half fearing that she would not come,
she had seemed so proud and reserved
the night before.
But few minutes after eight Alice,
looking very pretty in one of her last
seasons dresses-which she had not
dared to wear before, with something
white and fieecy thrown over her head,
came down the steps and they rowed
away in the moonlight together
The result of it was that when Alice
did write to her sister the letter con-
tanned very astonishing piece of news
for that lady.
However she was delighted, and
wrote to Alice that she must come ia
her Immediately, and thatshe must stay
until after the wedding, for of course
she must be married at her house,
And her husband was so pleased at
the denouement that she forgot entirely
her disappointed plans of last summer.
But still it was very provoking Of Alice
to tell her so little about it, how she had
met him, and all those things so dear to
woman's curiosity.
And so at last when Alice appeared
at the Holden's one day in the early
autumn, escorted by Mr.. Illesley, her
sisters first words when they found
themselves alone together, were, "Now
do tell me all about it-how did il
begin?"
ait began" said Alice, demurely, "ft
began, think, by splitting the soup on
his best boots. ''-AIbany (N ~ Arqus.