The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-13


a small gate in tho garden, and
made all haste for the suburbs of
the town. After an hours brisk
walk through back streets and al
ways on the shady side, away from
the tell tale moon light, we came
beneath il high brick wall with
the branches of tall apple trees
showing above. A great sOmbre
stOae building stood within aud far
up We could see the dim light of a
lamp. The guitar was quickly tun-
cd and sentimental song com
menced. The voices were rather
shaky IRON fear and the excitement
of the position. The song was
hardly flushed, when q shower of
apples tell from the trees above,
and half dozen close cropped boys
heads appeared above the wall,
amid a general applause.
"We rushed off not having antic-
ipated such a clamorous reception,
but were met and forcible kept
back by Father MullIgan, who met
us at the corner of the wall. He
took out key and opened a small
door and thus we we're turned into
a small Office where he Inspected us
closely to see if we belonged to
Sister Tberesa's school.
"HOw we shrank from that cool
inspection; how we covered, one
behind another and wished our
selvs thousand times out of that
dreadful scrape. remember, even
then, that the thought of being dis
missed from school was not the
cause of my bitterest tears but
the thought of leaving Hal was
worse than all else. The dreadful
thought of Father Mulligan seHd-
ing tor Miss Vim had not presented
itself uutil he started the messen-
ger.
"We sat on in speechless misery,
for the longest hour that time had
ever given to any of us, only now
and then broken by one or another
whispering that Hal would be so
glad that the party got caught, and
they only wished that she had come
SO she could get her part of the
storm that was about to burst. Our
ears we're sharp to catch the sound
of wheels aud soon Miss Vim and
the Professor, one scarlet and the
other ashen, tramped majeStically
into the Office, and with one wIther-
ing glance transfxed the seven
girls who crowded each other iuto
the nearest corner.
"With wave of the hand the in.
dignant and Mortified old lady mo-
toned us into the vehicle, and turn,
ed to silence the tongue of the Ger
man who was giving a storm OF
invectives against women in gener-
al. We were whirled through the
streets in the middle of hot night
in June, yet l remember hearing
distinctly the teeth of all the girls
chatter as if they had freezing
chills.
ave arrived at the High School
in Il high state of excitement, and
many heads with curl papers, were
put out the doors as we were
marched to our rooms to await the
dread decision of the Faculty in the
morning.
"Oh If [ could only get to Hal,
and be consOled. The next best
thing was to write on a slip of paper
aud by leaning out beyond the win
dow sill to attempt to toss it around
into her window. A space of sever
al yards interviewed, bat Hal must
know before l could sleep. The
weighted paper reached its destina-
tion aud | feel even now, too much
excited to tell what followed"
"Ohl Aunt Kate, don't stop.
What did happen-did it hit her u
"No, my children, it was some
thing more serious and would have
saved great deal of trouble to
those related to us If that had been
all. l must hurry on now to the
close. l Sat on the window sill
waiting aud listening. l feared to
call AS all the house had opeu eyes
aud ears. In about ten minutes q
scrap of papers came flying in and
1 hurriedly read:
"MY DEAR LITTLE GIRL: You will all
be expelled before noon tomorrow and
am resolved to cheat the old dragon By
leaving on the early train. / shall take
you with me to Br0wnsville-p
"What could 1 dot 1 was so
wild at the thought of losing Hal
that l forgot the disgrace of leav-
ing the school, and Elfie's sobs
nearly drove me crazy. At last the
fear of my father, as 1 must meet
him, decided me to go go with Hal,
let Sokdt IcONld follow. Hal had Sc
cured keys from the servants the
day before, found, and so we left
all save the travelling suits, and
slipped out at day break. Hal paid
the gardener a dollar to get us safe
IL out, and not give the alarm until
VIC had gone on the Eastern Ex-
press.
"I cried all the way, fOf I was
cheating my father. Hal tried to
console me, and at last promised If
/ would not make myself snch a
fright she would tell me the most
wonderful scrap Of news as soon
as we reached the residence Of her
Aunt in Brownsville
"Did she tell it, Aunt Kate !
What vas it, tell quick p
Aunt Kate was looking towards
the door.