Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-04-24
RICK AND THE ROCK.
A Bold Scheme That Won a Bach
elor a Beautiful Bride.

81 think you've jumped too quickly
to your conclusion, Helen. She doesn't
care pins point for me now, though
time once was when she did"
''And what made her throw you over?
Come, you can talk as candidly to me
as if were you mother"
"If l wasn't so sure of your friend
ship for her wouldn't dare to, he re-
piled; "for l know you are longing tc
bring us together again-not merely for
my peace of mind, but for hers, too"
"Ah, egotst! How do you know she
loves you YETI"
IL don't know. 1 want to find
out, and you said you'd help me if ]
came down.
but | didn't tell you to proclaim that
fact to the world stupid-did l? AMI
yet YOU told it to the girl herself.
When tried to patch it up by saying
September Its a wonde' you d dn't pro-
duce my letter as evidence that had
written the list of August No wonder
yon always need assistance in every
thing. You're too too
''lmbecile," he suggested meekly.
'Yes, that's the word was after-to
help yourself. -
And that's why depend so much
on you this coming week-for a week is
all | can take. Get up some nice
scheme that will straigthen matters be-
tween us and I'll give you my bic S.
ing"
'Pshaw! more than that's needed"
replied the practical Helen.
"Well, that Pearl locket at Tifianys
you want SO much-done, isn't it?' and
he he'd out his hand.
"Yes," she said, mcditativcly, IN
think of it. But as | said before, what
broke your engagement off,"
"She-she fell in love for the time
being with some one else. and-and
threw me over for him. said Dick, in
a choking voice, as he arose on Mrs.
Darcy's suggest ne it was hear the dn-
ner hour, and obediently took up the
camp-chair and followed her to the
house.
Both of them pretty well touched
that's good sign" she unused. I'm
not the matchmaker my friends believe
me to be if | don't bring my Rachael to
her senses"
At dinner Rick, by Mrs. Darcy's con-
trivance, was seated beside Dick and
from common politeness was comp lie
to speak occasionallyto him.
II was q vary nlnaSont rnna1 cho nou1J
not help confessing to herself. But q t
err dinner they were separated. Of
course, Mrs. Darcy hal not thought of
a scheme so soon, so Dick was obi g.d
to curb his impatience till the next day.
But the next day she kept her room
with headache, so it was not till even
ing that he got chance for few words
in private.
How about that scheme, Nell?n he
asked anxiously.
"Oh, l don't know" very care
lessly.
"You haven't thrown me over, have
youP" he exclaimed, in alarm
Mrs. Darcy laughed.
by no means. Only I've been
thinking I've sold the product of my
brains for too little-a pearl locket isn't
anything to speak Of p"
We'll make it pair Of bracelets"
he replied, in desperation, ''if you'd
only set your brains working on that
product"
$50 will-immediately," with sat
isiied air. Zone can do much better
with bracelets in view"
dts my impression you intend to
cheat me, after all" he said, doubtful
ly. Tomorrow the bracelets will not
be enough, and you'll want bigger
bride. But warn you, Helen, that
draw the line at bracelets"
''That's all right" with 4 smile at
his serious tone. They're exactly
what want, and they are to be deliv-
cred on your wedding day. I'll trust
Rick TO pick them out She knows
my taste-Roman gold coils in shape of
"a snake, with diamond eyes and ruby
nose"
Dick groaned aloud, but did not dare
to let word of disapprobaton escape
him.
"And you'll think it up right away
thenP" he said humbly, ''for / haven't
much time left now"
IN tell you tomorrow" she said
graciously, and with that he had to be
content
The morrow came. Taking Dick
down to the very place where he had
first come upon them two days before
Mrs. Darcy unfolded the interesting
scheme.
"You remember" she began, i'm.
pressively, 'that it was on this spot you
met her again for the first time in all
those
Months" put in Dick, YEARLY.
swell, months isn't so bad. I'm
little absent-minded this morning and
thought it was years. Now, I've Sc
lected this spot for the reason I've Just
mentioned, and intend to have her
come upon you-reverse matters fol
sake of change, you know
you'll be lying down on the sand,
Cor some one 10 come and roll
piece of rock off your SHOULDER, which
will take care to roll on so that YOU
won't be able to eXtricate yourself. She
will think it has fallen on you from the
ledge above, will believe you half XII led,
rescue you, bring you out of faint, dc
all those little kindnesses one is So
ready to do for people they suppose a'e
dead or dying; and after it's o,er an1
you feel sufficiently rescued, you can
just propose, and everything will be
lovely. Now, that's what l call first
rate scheme. | know what you're go'n
to say'-for he endeavored to interrupt
her-"you want her to go in bathing
and get out Of her depth and you
plunge in and rescue her. But that