The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-08-13

a holiday next week and 90 to hi,
grandfather's funeral-having a din
idea that he bad once or twice asked
leave of absence for that purpose
"My dear George so ran the note
81 am locked up in my room and am
crying all the time. Aunt comes to
the door and shouts-yes, shouts
through the keybole. Have you
heard from George? You ought to
see him with a black eye. He is SO
lovely-it's SO becoming, and other
horid things like that. She is going
TO take me away tomorrow and carry
me eff to Europe, and O George, /
shall die, | know | shall But | must
tell you how to see me once more.
She has promised Mrs. Smith Jones
Chat horrible woman) to go with her
and see the toboggan slide tomorrow
at | o'clock, and she is afraid to leave
me behind and viii be obliged to take
me with her. Do you understand
This is our last chance, but what can
we do? We leave at o'clock and my
cousin Tom will arrive here at about /
to go back with us and act as police
man on the journey. = Susan, the
housemaid, is to take this note to you
If it is little stained and yellow don t
mind, as | have to send it out in the
coffee pot with the breakfast things,
for aunt is the only person who comes
into the room-she brings all my meals
herself. Good-by, dear, dear George.
Your unhappy but loving JULIA.
"P. S.-Of course there is no posi-
BILE use of my thinking anything could
haopen-1 wouldn't run away if
could, but l will take my jewelry with
me.
"P. p. 81 have promised Susan,
through the key.hole, that you will
give her S."
rushed into the outer office, and
there sat Susan, pretty girl, whom
had often seen flirting desperately
with one of the young clerks, who is
really incorrgible, and has been caught
making love to the scrub woman. He
bushed on seeing me, and dipped the
wrong end of his pen into the ink.
called the girl into my Office and gave
her $40 instead of So, and heard all
the particulars of Julia's Imprisonment,
and how Mrs. Jupp was abusing the
whole household and raising Cain gen
orally. She had deposited a pale of
water and a broom in the hall behind
the door, and had given strict orders
tn tho soryantc to cuu, mn, bo, ;o,.,,.
ly should l present myself again at
the house. Susan Said it was quite
settled that the old lady should go to
the toboggan slide the next day and
take her niece with her, and that they
were packing up everything and would
leave in the afternoon.
"Tell Miss Julia, Susan" raid l,
shat l will be there without fail, and
wear my toboggan suit, as the old lady
i mean Mrs. Jupp-may not recog-
nize me in it at first
every well, sir" said Susan, "and if
Miss Julias a-going down in one of
them things I'd best tell her to put on
thick stockings"
| looked at Susan and Susan looked
at me, and then / burst into the other
office and borrowed S5, with which, in
addition to her capital, the maiden de-
parted smiling. Bright girl, that Su-
san; | shall not forget her.
We were in the height of the much.
Carnival" so next day | ap-
peared in the uniform of the club to
which l belonged, painfully conscious
that my legs, particularly the lower
half of them, clad in red stockings,
were out of proportion to the rest of
my person, which was much enlarged
by the blanket suit, sash, etc. AS to
my feet, they had never looked so |
large and clumsy, and l was disgusted |
at the effect.
The first thing did was to 90 20 a |
livery stable and make private and |
arrangements, which had |
20 do with q fast team, good sleigh |
and an intelligent driver-one who
inew the city well and his business.
then got my toboggan and started
Tor the slide, where | found hundreds
'f people already congregated, some
ooking on, Others dashing down the
1ill at railroad speed, one toboggan
another as fast as they could
manage. 1t was long slide, over a
nile in length, and a walk back to the
starting point was slow and tedious
natter.
! drew my toboggan on one side
md, keeping myself pretty we'll
screened from view, watched the vari-
'us parties as they came slowly up the
lill, laughing and talking, aud occa-
ionally pausing to enjoy the sight. 1t
vas a beautiful day, cool and clear,
with a bright sun shining on the gilt
ering snow, which flew into the air
ike diamond dust before the toboggans
rs they sped down the steep incline
With their merry loads.
Suddenly saw the hated corkscrew
,urls of Mrs. Jupp as she sailed into
view closely watching my dearest girl,
who looked more charming than ever
n spite of her confinement and tears.
The meddlesome Mrs. Smith-Jones was
With them and evidently in the secret
tor her lips were pressed tightly to.
5ether and she glanced about her with |
he self.conscious air of one who has a |
luty to perform and is ready for it at
any moment, and prepared for the
worst. The party passed close by me,
aud distinctly heard Mrs. Jupp say;
Il assure you, my dear, the little
wretch abused me beyond belief. lie
actually called me =" | heard no
more, for Julia recognized me in one /
swift glance, and first blnshed, and
hen turned pale-at least | thou ght
10. | touched my toboggan with my
feet aud tried to look low
ngly and meanin sly at her; but, one
'ye being black Az swollen, the effect
vas probably spo..sd, for she smiled |
lightly and turned away her head.
lust then some one bumped into Mrs.
jupp with great force, and that irasci-
Die lady Immediately rose to white
leat of indignation and poured out the
'ials of her wrath upon the offenders
lead, He, the offender, was meek |
'oung man of the blonde type, with |
IN enormous tObOppan m tow with |