West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-13

All lnoSe lttle klndneSSes Que IL so
ready 10 DO for people they suppose are
dead or dying; and after It's over end
you feel sufficiently rescued, YOU can
luSt propose, and everything will be
lovely. Now, that what l call a first
rate scheme. | know what YOU re go.ng
10 say -ior he endeayored TO interrupt
her-''you want her TO 60 in bathing
and get ont of her depth and YOU
plunge in and rescue her. But chat
wouldn' do, for the simple reason that
Kick won't go in bathing. And If by
c ance she ever gets into the sea. / IN
wiling TO wager that she q get on, OF
IL qu c"er than wet cat; so YOU are the
one who IL have TO be rescued. Now,
look around and select the size of rock
l m TO put on you.
Dick had laughed at first very skep-
tically, but after little, for lack of any
oIher scheme occurring to him. he
agreed TO accept this.
Then we IL begin imme liatcly lean
iiN you up nicely and then I'll leave my
book little way off by those o,hcr
rocks send Ri k after it. and when
you hear her coming lust call for helm.
and she'll come, and her heart will melt
at the sight of your suffering, and Won
Dick ob -d.ently stretched himself on
the sand as she desired. and Mrs
Darcy gently rolled up fa'r-sized rock
AMI laid il on his chest having frs, torn
little of his shirt and put a plentiful
sprinkling of sand over him. Then she
took a small box out of her pocket, like
wise piece Of chamois
What's that forP' he asked suspi-
c.ously.
Powder. to put on your face. of
course. You see / intend to earn my
bracelets, and haven ncrle ted a SIN.
gle thing. You must be pale, YOU
know; red face is too healthy r. sign
for man who's been mashed by "A
rock. "
Dick laughed as he skill'ullv applied
the powder, and then declared himself
fixed
Begin to groan the very minute YOU
hear footstep, for it, sure to be hers.
as all the rest have gone 10 camp-moet-
ing. GIVE trial grJan, Dick, Just to
see if you do it all right.
He gave one.
Eyes, that will do-subiucd. Won
know, rs if you could make it louder if
you wanted to"
Then she departed, and Dick was left
to himself.
Mrs Darcy had incousidcra'clv pla red
him in the full glare OF the sun. 1t was
not very warm there with a light breeze
from the ocean sweeping over him, but
1t gave him kin of drowsy feeling
after he had lain thero awhile, listening
breathlessly for Rlchtl's fyl.step.
III m he began TO wonder VIVA. he
would say-what form the declaration
won d take. "Whv. a confused form. ="
he said to himself. "for / II naturally be
huttered, and probably she'll be tho
same, and-and rather sorry for me.
and viii accept while she is confused, ,
and ~ with which last word Dick =
brain began TO get confused / self, and
what with all this serious thinking. aud
the glare OF the sun, w iich was so un-
comfortable that he closed his eyes 10
shield them from it, he gradually fell
fast asleep.
IL was quite awhile before Mrs Darcy
found Rick. She was not in her room.
and IT was only after "A prolonged hunt
through the barn and garden and the
shady orchard beyond that she came
upon her and d spatchcd her on the
errand Rick proceedei TO the desired
place, but instead OF sundry groans and
sighs issuing from the recumbent figur
hind the rocks, there came tho sound
of gentle snore.
Rick started, and then went softly
round the corner and pcered cautiously
at the sleeping lover
The perspiration creeping down in
tiny streams upon the powder, gave
him rather unear h y appearance, and
Rachel mi,tOOk his snOres for those
sounds which person az their last ga .
beneath heavy rock might be apt TO
give. Exerting all her strength, she
LIED up the rock with one hand and
dragg ID him from und rneath with the
other, and then woman-like, fell faint
ing beside him.
The motion awokc him, and before
he could utter word he was able TO re-
alize how matters stood
Icnicrly he lifted her up and carried
her down 90 the 81 q. where no bathc /
her face and hands with the clear, cool
suri. AT length she opened her eyes and
looked a1xiously at him.
You are not killed? Oh Dickr' she
said. and fell back scnscless i'm his
arms.
Dick and Rachel have been married
several years, but he has never dared
Co tell either his cousin or his wife that
he fell asleep on that memorable morn
ing; and looks upon the bracelets "A
simply money thrown ayay. "For, "
be argues, whats the use Of any
scheme which puts a man TO sleep at
the wrong time? If it hadn't bscu for
Rachels presence Of mind iu fainting
when she did I'd never have had a
chance 10 propose. IN y Journal