St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13

face white. ''I'll go out the front way
then. Ban don't imagine you are done with
me! You'll hear from me again, it [ live"
4 won't; | won't listen to YOU"
AS he passed through the wide, decorated
hall, under convoy of the servant madam
had angrily summoned, he caught sight of
Molly herself peeping over the ballustrade
and evidently undergoing ''agOnieS" of
smothered laughter at his expense. She
had heard all. Louis shook his fist at her
behind the servants back, and Molly kissed
her snowy finger tips at him in mock de-
tiance.
Molly worried the life out of her poor
old grandmother with her performances of
one kind or another.
The old lady idolized her, though, and
while she abused the child mercilessly her
self would bristle antagonisticaIly if any
one else said word in depreciation of her.
Her heart is in the right place. Just
exactly what | was at her age" she would
assert dogmatically. Full of spirits
that's all. | used to like joke better than
eating"
Molly was beauty, an orphan and an
heiress. She was also a terrible flirt and
inveterately fond of practical Jokes. Her
grandmother, who was her guardian. lived
q
in consequence of these peculiaritieS of her
charge
Molly was secretly engaged to Mr.. Louis
Rasle, but until to-day she had absolutely
forbidden him to speak to her grand
mother about it. On this special afternoon
she had at last consented that he might
make their mutual wishes known to Madam
HOdSdon, provided he approached the old
lady strictly according to her-Moly's-
structonS. Louis had friend whose Win
dowS looked toward madam's back gar
den, and there was pretty Summer-houSe
in the same garden, where madam was
very fond of sitting with her knitting.
MOly's instructions to her eager slave
were to call upon his friend and make
some excuse to go into the friends garden.
then to climb over the wall which separated
the two demesnes and steal upon the old
lady unawareS. In vain Louis represented
the absurdity of such performance when
he could just as well enter the front door.
she wont let you come within mile of
her if she knows it beforehand" persisted
Molly.
But couldn't you let me in the front
way yourself. and then take me into the
garden?"
Impossible. That would spoil every
thing" exclaimed Molly with impressive
ness.
Il don't see why ventured Louis very
gently.
Then you don't love me, and we wont
talk about 1t any more" pouted Molly.
''Oh, all right" cried Louis in mortal
terror ANY way you say. darling"
I'VE will drop the subject if YOU please.
Mr.. Basic oStentatously staring in the
opposite direction, and drawing nm the
little, slim figure with her most naughty
air.
"Oh, now. Molly-don't darling! I'll do
any way you like-you know l will"
OF course, Molly had it all her own wav.
Basic was very wax in her artful hands.
AS his friend said. when he sheepishly con-
fded the situation to him:
You have hard row to hoe, old fellow.
Before I'd let Molly Nesselrode -"
Stop, Bob, you are speaking of my fu-
ture wife, remember, lplease," said Louis,
haughtily.
'Oh, all right" exclaimed Bob, with a
grin, Il wont say another word"
And from that moment he did all he
could to forward operations. He told
where there was a ladder in the Toulouse,
and showed him where TO plant 1.-THE
only available spot, in fact, as roguish
Molly had doubtless discovered.
ut does seem ridiculous. Louis acknowl-
edged at last to his friend. ''But, upon my
word, I've got to do it or Molly won't speak
TO me for a month. Besides, it will give
me chance at that old ogress. her grand
mother, hope and 1 only want one chance.
Pll make the old woman consent in spite of
HERSELF
The top of the wall reached, with Bob
holding the foot of the ladder, Louis peered
cautiously over on the other side. Not one
thing could be seen but leaves, millions OF