River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-16

when not cab was to be found on the
staudP Mrs. Bona sent her maid four
/ streets OF 10 get one. but she returned
unsuccessful. A. % the horse-cars.
each one that passed was crammed
like box Of sarIines nay, more, men
wera hanging on the rails behind. To
sucII straits are the citizens Of Mon
treaI reduced in Carnival-time.
Lefty was almost in tears; Nelly sa,
still in silent desperation; Mrs. Bonaf
wrunE her hands.
''Whatever shall we do if we don't
/ get "a cab? You ought to be dressing
for the BAN. Oh. if / could only get 4
lnan 10 send home with your
Nelly sprang up suddenly.
'-And 80 you can. auntie." she cried,
with a laugh o! Inspiration; Charles
s'rgr-DtqR. Of course.
Mrs. Bonar looked bewiidered. then
/ demonstrated feebly a. Nelly proceeded
10 carry out her design; but the kind
soul would have been almost rs disap-
pointed "a the girls themselves had
they MESSED the bail Is to Nelly. she
argued away all objections. whilst She
attired our friend in Ter uncle's cap
ana coat, aud fastened a walking-sticll
- his mitten.
Now. Lefty. take the other arm!''
she cried; ..and. auntie. stand just
there aEf tell Us il he dou't look the
image OF uncle. "
Against h.r will Mrs. Bonur laugh
/ ed. Shc could not deny it. but was
loa;h to countcnarcc such freak.
/ They We're now in high spirits. and
carried their escort downstairs with
ease
Tine Judge is rs light a. feather,''
cried Nelly. glccfully. I'VE can hold
him ali the way home. and never get
tired We can go along the side
| streets. which (eXcuse me for saying
20. auntie) are badly lighted, and no
one will know the dear old man isn't
quite himself
Nelly" cried Mrs. Bonar, rather
i scandalized
50 the girls sailed forth with their
\ doughty protector. and all went mcrrily
about two-thirds Of the way; but a
/ good deal Of alarm they both felt be-
+ fore they reached their lodgings.
I These were situated in very quiet
T street, and shortly after turning the
Y corner. the girls heard footsteps behind
them; "a man was approaching them.
[ Ard now what alarmed the two was
! the strange conduct Of the newcomer.
7 lie came mp rapidly, a. if about TO
greet them: but just al this point the
sham Judge stumbled badly. and the
girls had as much as they could do 20
keep him in an erect position. TIE
street led up the hill; the pavement
I was covered with ice, which Nelly es-
I pecjally found difficult to walk on.
/ The judges arm To which she chung,
| alas. could afford no assistance; furth-
er, the effort to keep him straight
! heightened the embarrassing situa-
/ ton.
On. Nelly" whispered Lefty. in
+ terror again, .-some one is following
Us.
Nelly hal known il for the last five
minutes. II she had only known,
+ likewise, they were being looked after
/ by a friend. possibly she might have
4 felt easier in her mind. but probably
not. For Miss Nelly. with all her love
F Of fun. would not have relished being
f laughed AT. especially by Harry Hill.
+ H., poor fellow, muttcrcd under his
breath that those poor girls were in
I Il deuccdly awkward situation: and
who would have thought il OF the
+ judse?"
Up the long street toIlcd the cousins,
in mortal terror. with those steady.
I logging footsteps ever behind. Twice
/ they crossed the road, and a stealthy
. figure (as he thought, unobserved) fol-
7 lowed them.
oh. " sohbed Lefty. softly. II don't
think the ball &; worth it. Let rs 90
into the fret house Nelly"
With this dummy?n whispered
F.. Nelly; people would think us luna
ties. Courage. Lefty. We're nearly
home
Oh, the glad relief To get mp the Ia
miliar steps. and smuggle their escort
into their wardrobe, Then both sat
down. and Nelly had TO do her utmost
To keep Lefty from going into hyster-
les But both went 10 the bail soon
after. in high feather. as pretty a
couple as any one could wish to see;
and Nelly. waltzing with II try Hill,
never dreamed he had di- Overed the
dark secret she and Lefty had sworn
to keep. Alas that he should have
discovered only the half Of il,
Again, at the masquerade, when the
girls sat ia the Directors Gallery. and
looked down on that cleaning expanse
OF ice below. with its glittering crowd
Of skaters that seemed to flock from
every land. decked ont in bravery OF
costume that rivaled royalty, they
singled out young Bonar and his gro
tesque companion; they looked at the
Judge standing behind them in his sill
vcr-fOX coat. all unconscious of the
liberties - lately taken with that
handsome garment; they laughed into
each others eyes. did these two
naughty cousins. and made young Hill
furiousiy jealous by the whisper OF
Charlie Bouar's namc. and something
about "a friend in need being friend
indeed "
Haven't we had a lovely time?''
said Lefty. when the carnival was
over, and they somewhat doefully pre-
pared 10 return home.
That we have" assented Nelly,
heartily. But. Lefty. even tobog-
gaming was not as exciting as-you
know Our secret
Judge Laurance was due at the
Town Hall at ten o'clock one morning.
y select committee had been awaiting
him there for some time; but still he
came not. Upon the faces OF the CON-
mitteemeu were varied expressions OF
embarrassment. chagrIn. indignation,
and even amusement. The judge had
been nominated as the Temperance
candidate by the Prohibition party in
the coming election. \ grateful coun-
Is had at last recognized his sterling
worth. aud Parliament it was conf
IDENTIFY affirmed. worl3 shortly fling