The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-08-14
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aPolly bore herself well. You
see, the meekest woman has a spark
of coquetry, and Polly, 1 am con-
yinced, half enjoyed it, in spite of
her amazement and the spleen of the
red jerseys 1 haven't any proof of
it-but Polly looked demure.
aColonel Marlow and his insects
took themselves off before the end
came
"Well that he did Icouldn't have
answered for the consequences if he
hadn't.
"Well, it came with. crash, and
1 had the real pleasure of witness
ing it. was reading on the side
porch one afternoon, just the day
before 1 came home, and Fosdick
put in sudden, hurried appear
,,,,,..s
asHave you seen Miss Polly, Mrs.
Gerry2 said he, Pm looking for
her.
"sIsn't that she2' said 1 sweetly.
Polly was coming round from
tho kitchen court. She had her
hat on Pierson was with her.
"Fosdick turned a little palo.
Then presently the pent-up storm
burst. 1 put my book over my lips
and serenely listened.
az have my trap waiting, Miss
Polly said actually he
did, it seemed. Il wish the pleasure
of your company for a drive. L
mentioned the matter yesterday,
you remember
s didn't say 1 could go, Mr..
Fosdick, said Polly
''I could see the poor girl was
frightened Her voice fairly trem-
bled.
"rm going home to-day" said
@If Miss Polly does remember, >
said Picrson, superciliously, "she
will not be able to accompany you.
1 have engaged her company for the
afternoon.
"Mr. Piorson," said Polly, family,
I'm going home. I'm expecting
somebody to get me"
"Not to-day, Miss Polly" said
Fosdick. "Don't tellHme that you
are going to-day. You are going no
further than the Peak to-day, with
me-"
"I beg your pardon, Mr.. Fosdicls, :
said Pierson, glaring.
''No more words, sirl' said Fos.
dick, savagely.
"PolIy broke out crying from
sheer fright, siding up to me.
think Polly felt all through thai
affair that was her friend.
ga big fellow in a flannel shfrr
and straw hat came around tn,
porch just then, with whip in his
hand, light-heartedly swapping it.
ga good-looking fellow, too, will
light curls and sharp, dark eyes.
Gle stared at Polly, standing
there with her two adorers; but hi
recovered.
"Comc on Poll" said he; hoss's
waiting"
"What do you mean?" said Pier.
son, turning on him.
He began to look scared, and Eos
dick was getting white about the
gills.
81 don't mean much" said Polly'e
young man; it had dawned upon ms
instantly that it was Polly's young
man. "only I'm going to take Pol
ly home. Glad 1 got here when ]
did," said he, and he fingered his
whip rather suggestively. 81 guess
she's ben here long enough. Guess
I've got the right to take her. I'm
going to marry her"
"Wocl the bomb had burst. Oh
course they looked CHASTITY. Iwon't
dwell on the way they did look.
"only if Colonel NARROW had been
there at the moment, l think his life
would have been endangered
Making abject fools of two conceited
and snobbish fellows at time isn't
safe, you sec.
"There was an awful stiffness
which poor Polly didn't fully under
stand. She thought merely that
they had rather liked her, and were
put out She dried her eyes, and
even smiled at them apologetically.
81 think that attitude of Poily's
at that moment-her timid commits
GRAFTON of them; hers, penniless
country lass-was. after all, the
bittercst drop in the bucket. They
fairly withered under It'll
"Well, they went home-or some
where-on the evening train. They
went together but they didn't go
as friends, and wether they have