Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24
!. ALIASES.
eBlitze1's" and "snickelfritz's" Lit
tie Game.
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pot at Dieutrop. Florida.
..Dicutrop" shriekcd the conductor
at the dool of the coach.
Miss Mccarthy began to collect port
manteaus, satchels, ct cetcro, into q
more compact compass.
.Ido wish Cousin George would come.
detest waiting in a depot above all
things" she unused.
She glanced through the open win
dow.
Bless my eyes! Snickelfritz, l
;swear!!' ssid young gentleman upon
the platform without.
.Blitzer! S'welp met" cried another
young gentleman who had just stepped
from the train. ..Shake."
They shook.
Business, SnickP"
mo; pleasure"
.You stop with me! 1 am patching.
Send your luggage right up and follow
it. Any n direct you. Confound
1t, l have to look after some calico by
this train! Make yourself at home. I'll
be on hand by supper time. Ia. tai
.Bye-bye! Blitz.n
Miss Mccarthy laughed softly to her
self as the two separated.
Talk about women partlng!' she
unused.
Bitter entered the car and came
down the aisle.
Miss Mccarthy, I believe" he said,
extending his hand. You were ex-
pecting me to come"
Shn r,,t hop 1itt1o r1,,nor n IN Lo~1
into his s~un-browned fist very timidly,
and her long eyelashes dropped over
her sweet brown eyes.
"Bashful!" thought Mr.. Bitter.
Rare quality in a g.rl of the day"
Let ME take some of those; you are
not at your journeys end. Got your
checks? I'll take your trunks along.
Brought a light wagon. Knew there
would be a load"
Miss Mccarthy hesitated.
us Cousin George i'll? I expected
Inn to meet me-" she said.
'NOh, he's well enough, ";sa:d he.
Wonder who she takes me for:?" he
added, mentally. I shall certainly not
undeceive her TIL l discover"
He carried Miss McCarthy's bundles
to a light top-wagon. Two trunks
were tossed in, and then she was as
ssted to the seat in front, where he
took a position beside her.
Two and a half miles to Oak Grove.
Nit up, Emma-Flora! Be there in
twenty minutes, spite of pine roots and
scrub palmetto"
"Have you not forgotten something 9,
DIR. Blitzerp" she inquired.
No." he answered, his eyes open
wide; nothing"
y heard YOU saw she said resd-
iufely, THAT you had to look after
some Calico"
ut didn't come" said he, looking
IN another direction to hide q smile
mat lowered around his blonde mus
tache.
tic failed 10 see the saucy smile that
played for an instant on the lips and
eyes OF II S companion.
That is too bad" she sad, simply.
You will have to make another trip"
"Oh, l live in Dieutrop. / can stop
aS the express Office any time"
thought you lived at Uncle
No; I just attend to odd ends for
n1la now and then. I am at their
pace good deal, however. to see
'Jul;a!n she exclaimed. ..Excu use
ne, MIR. Plitzer. l mistook you for"
.oh. L suspected as much-the hired
NAN NAN as you call 'em out in Indiana.
mhatural mistake. Fact is, I am a mer-
11Iaas m a small way at Dieutrop.
;o na. ; how | came to be expecting call
t,n;, ~ continued. seeing the oppor-
UNITY t explain away his allusion to
Ner at the station. She only blushed.
nav, rn inc promised twenty minutes they
Same to Oak Grove, a substantial.
ooulhern farmhouse buried in a dense
grove of live oaks.
How do, Julia!!" cried Mr.. Bitter
tbo young lady who cams to meet
:E t1em' : Didn't expect to see me, eh?'
d dos u.s. your brother was called sud-
My to Jacksonville on business.
a h.seeang me, says he: Tom Bitter, do
n I,osncrs part by me, as you expect
win, marry my sister. Go to the depot
WIN this wagon and get a pretty
autng lady, Miss Mccarthy by name.
b,a lake her to Oak Grove, bag and
NJ TSsage.' What do you think Mss
~afthy took me for?:"