The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09
A TALE OF RUE.


s. A TALE OF RUE.
4 all the tired passengers Of the mid
3 express bound eastward over the
Colony road, perhaps there was not
hore thoroughly used up than John
lam, Esq, of the law firm of Cole
& Riggs, Ashland, Massachusetts.
the morning of November l, when
IA started for San Francisco, till the
he of this December /, he had been
antly on the wing. TO aggravate
$tigue, the trip, in business view,
een highly unsatisfactory, if not
essary.
las he drew nearer home his scowl
led, and the lines about his firm
n softened. Stretching his long
pring limbs across the seat, he spread
5eniag JournaI between his aching
md the glare of the bobbing lamps,
indulged in tender speculations.
Fwould Rue look when he appeared
pIe her next morning. two days earlier
Hke had promised? She might be
esing her plants in the bay window,
u would walk in nonchalantly, as
bad left her the evening before,
Eey, Good morning, Rue" and she
"a drop her watering pot and rush
"a him, all smiles and bushes, cry
Oh, John. John! how glad l am
gou. how I've missed you"
- warm-hearted, impulsive little
Sic certainly was fond of him.
ahed he had never been such a
t as to reproach her about Mr..
I'd He was convinced now that
hSd not really cared for the fellow.
Lad only been cordial with him in
.3fee, oirlish way. What charming,
Saabie ways she had, The lovers
Efe merged into a dream. Mr.. Cole
&sWas unconscious of the lacking of
ffain at b. and of the ell trance of
tsSoung gentlemen into the seat in
lt; but the name of Miss Rue Hay
ts spoken almost in his ear, aroused
Ike an electric shock.
I'd. Lyndc is bewitched with her,
continued the voice "He's
8 fine time out of Coleman's alb
! hperfcct, said an answering voice
say Miss Rue wouldn't mind
Z IAN S taking himself off for good"
es an able man. You know there's
kM running him for Congress.
SM yes; he's "a Dig and ali that; but
fellow. Makes Miss Rue
spanish, | hear. Blythe way, how
e and Mr.. Lynde coming on with
peretta2 l had to cut last re
mously. Miss Rue's solo will bring
The house. Lynde thinks the en-
t4inment will foot up at least one hun.
Il dollars toward the new organ. He's
|fient. | believe that instrument
- next to Miss Rue in his affections.
I he get the music out of it, though?
20, here's Ashland."
ncing beneath his newspaper, Mr..
ban had recognized the voices IS
OF two college students returning
"a lecture at B. Forgetful at last
avel- stain, WEAKNESS and headache,
aited till the youths had left the
sthen walked out at the opposite end,
Nhole energies engrossed in weigh
the evidence so gratuitously afford
& How far could he rely on current
sip? What attitude should he as
ae toward Rue? Morning found him
lecided He must be governed by
Is own manner. AS test of her
6ngs toward him he would ask her for
Sake to withdraw from the operetta.
Pc loved him she would do this cheer
y. If she would not do it-Mr. Cole
had not provided for the latter con-
ency when Bridget ushered him into
Haywood's parlor Miss Rue and
lynde were practicing duet for the
&etta, both too rapt to observe the in
4er-a fact inexplicable on musical
mds to poor Mr.. Coleman, who did
'know the notes apart, or care to know
m According to his inference, the
mg people were absorbed in each
n, and he was off in limbo. Under
q circumstances it may not be STRANGE
his face, that instant spied by Miss
was not the face of an amiable man
Promptly reminded Mr.. Lynde of a
ling pupil, and having congratulated
| Coleman on his safe return, he
led his music under his arm and de-
ed in haste.
iss Rue wheeled the big asy-chair in
of the CRATE, playfu.ly forced her
fn suitor into it, and perched herself
is arm TO hear about his journey.
he been i'll? No? Then he must
earfully tired She knew his head
FL; Shouldn't she try to magnetic
nd put him to sleep?
10, he preferred that she should not.
had kept his eyes closed too lorg al
by.
Is well might zephyr have attempted
BET an iceberg. With a shiver Miss
sisipped from her perch, and seated
ei1 with her work in q neighboring
er. What had come over John2 She
PeVer seen him like this before. He
Pot seem bit glad to meet her. He
~ away from the distracting vision,
ally preparing his brief-this astute
u, as ignorant of the nature of a
I an elephant of the structure of a
PRESENTLY he began about the fes-
lie admitted that Rue had once
Gu 10 hlm her intention of par. .ici-
In an ope-etta, but he had sup
an oneretta TO be something like
LOTTO. not a jumble of silly love
pld she think it becoming in her