Telegram-herald., 1889-08-10

away, up which they scrambled together
loosening avalanches or straw, and slipping
several times before gaming the top.
Once there, Judith cast herself down.
max ng little hollow OF her two arms. into
which she thrust her face. She was shak
ing from head 70 foot, not trembling, but
wrenching with convulsive movement.
which went 10 BOughtoI ; already not too
calm heart.
De leaned over and put his arm about her
as she lay, and then as she did not pull
away or demonstrate verbally, he ventured
10 rest MS other hand on the red-brown
curls- Something In their soft, almost
living clasp upon his fingers went through
his -eIns strangely
Judith" be said, in voice that he did
not himself quite recognize Then he
cleared his throat ard said it over again
judith and then darling"
That aroused judith better than sal
volatile or a pail OF ice water would have
done She sat up, and little away from
him, and said:
There comes Priddie-and Dick
frlddie, armed with a pitchforS, was run
nlnR with al his might, and Dick in the fur
background, was running also, out with very
little Of ms. he had made at least thrice
the time when he went for Prlddle.
Then the bull was secured, and marched
On meekly, with q prong of the pitchforh
through the ring OF his nose. and ths
wniom pedestrians also oetcok themselve.
tiuuerward.
Ine Colonel swOre extensively when he
heard about IL all, and eailcd Priddie some
very ugly names. which gave the soul o..
boughton infinite comfort He vowed, more
he 4 l.
bed until that bull was made into beef.
And Cad if wouldn't Ike TO make that
d fool eat every square inch Of hin ~ he
ended. thunderously, listing the table unit
the spoons and glasses gave tongue shrillv.
Boughton did not see Judith alone after
that fer more than a week II was within
ten days Of Christmas. and she was end
lessly occupied abOst something or other.
But she found time. however, 10 give hin
plenty Of smiles and gay words IN passing
And be had sent 20 N.w York Tor some
thing which be knew that she very much
wanted. 80 that altogether. though tanta.
hzng. II was not very unpleasant Philip,
moreover. was rather anxious 70 find ont
whether be was only pretty deeply smitten,
or very much in love, and he thus found
time 70 discuss that momeutous question
with his inner man-that individual who .
always such loose or tight 81 for MS outer
representative.
OF course the Colonel had insisted upon
his remaining unsfl Christmas. and ne was
20 hang I'D his Sticking. OF course-haf haf
And there should be some young folks,
and oO1fres, end wat not Also. there
were some sieighs sen up from Richmond,
and the place was htsra is resonant with
the voices Of expectsnt nigs. bix and little
On CHRISTMAS Eve, however. Boughton
managed tn find her alone. although Dick
bad arrived, snd she seemed basler than
ever
lie wac z,ing along TIE corridor 70 his
room. when Re caught q glimpse Of her
through the hA.f-open d0oro a iirrie paneied
room. whica she called her Tea Caddv."
she was standing on che gray deer ssin rlg
before she ne. in roe cream w.ate frocs re
-Sed. and wearing sac identical blue beads
and bow which he reueul ,ered so wei Her
feet were sunk ouf ~ sight i1 the tri-x f-r.
olt be ianciei that she sro-fsd the bronze
shoes
There wss a gsten In h-r srss which
Bos-hron ola n0t f1i1x wa. al f-e frlt.
and sac cIfrSei the beads of her necklaca
harrief tc-etaer
-1o et ne renia iu. he sa'i pushing the
door f.~faer open
SEE .oosed $50 vaguely. re- though from
dream. su3 sail ~Uerfanlrr So in he
went. sartunz tle door -ea.ri h.m b wa
a rret-v rorm. v-a Hae1 h1e rh.u-z ca
vrsovs anl fl-u-e ara rsr- hsrrirz
traps aesat There rars $50 g arson
either ste GO roo f-e-e ace. vr.a could
have te SIX 5ee-ts rsre $40 IN 5rer
aess SIC aow -i ae-se st seerrz
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