Telegram-herald., 1889-08-16

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cane l.t - Ele gz1s ~ ses - IA tx - ants1
There SIC stoee l4-kl1g g 1lm, 1er ci1.f o1
AIS resting ca f1e gste-postS. ard slnt "a
uarmly Sd a. 1lu- U1l-s col1 caL S chased
szcn oroer up arc down ~ shirtless nscs.
from = 1e@1 1aWu G. Is bare Sees beneath
t. reDe The sweat jlst oeil e. o4t ~ him.
ald ullxlrg Hlta tne Cir. FROM bis mashed
bzr ul4as muddy slezzs a. e.al e-s f-ee.
annie as1eo hlu u eel olt auc come 20.
Ne te Cl1l have tine re SD san BE
made &c i-gve % 20. h c-1nt AAs 70 ask
Ter - ple6 70 tae Ines for nS could tank
u &C excuse u give Ter noE dong q. him
SET Just theu DE lookcc down TIE read
I'D saw q o4l1 faced horse coming up,
with . m4u iu = buggy. RE knew . was
Ed Wider. and he made q desperate Effort.
blushe1 Ike rec hot stove. "a tod TIE
widow Is err4n6 Amaze said Sic be DO
lighted % 90 Bat wol.enI be come In
for minute ~ tNol N, be must hurry
a. be had q ~ 70 Colonel Greenes
~'Oh. how tortluateG sad Annie 4
was jast going 10 Colonel Greene = myself
L AK The g-rls - - 70 Galveston Tith ne
neat week Just wait till ] get nay aat and
Agn. shaw AID p go with YOU, ard she
rau u without waiting sor omolletl - SAY
= word
"Creat Cesar what q scrape." was ali
poor SMoler could say o. hLssf Any
other time be wou.c have been "a the
seventh heaven 0f bliss o. t16 way lAings
hal turned oGt, but now he wished lie was
d. The other direction ! wouldn't lex that
addlepatel I'd IS ..der see me ln thss nx Tor
two farms, be SAID. And then he grabbed
MS troWsers ana was preparing 10 svrisgls
into them wien = wagon drove up and d
little dog parked and boy ae.d Z pair OF
new boots in one hand and a pair u socks
in the other, just as the widow came out
Here's your boots and socks, Mr.
Smollett, what you eft on the bridge when
you was in swimming just now, said the
boy
You're mistaken, sir. They re not mine, >
said the Major
why, amt you the man that had the
race after the horse down al the creek lust
now' asked the boy.
tend 10 your own business II nearly
broke his heart 20 lose those new boots. but
1t could not be helped Then he said 10
Annie as she was getting in the buggy:
"'Pick up those lines, please This idgety
colt is forever switching them out Of nv
hands She did SO, and be pulled one
corner Of the robe carefully down so she
could get IN, and she settled herself con-
tentecly and said:
"'What a lovely October afternoon! Wo
don't need the robe over Us, DO wer She
had on q new dress and a pair Of new shoes
aud wanted 10 show them.
".Oh, you'n feel cool enough riding, and I
wouldn't have YOU catch cold for the world. ;
This care for her health pleased her. and
she contented herself by sticking one little
foot out. There was a necktle on the end
Of it,
"'Why, Major that's necktie isn't itf'
He said it was one he bought few days be-
fore in town, and ne guessed he'd left it in
the buggy.
That's very careless said she. reach
ing down for il and trying to stun it under
the robe on the seat. Snollett felt her soft
little hand going down there and he made a
desperate grab for Il and cutched il in his
and held it hard and fast Then they went
on in silence. he still holding her hand and
she wondering why ne didn't say something
nice 10 her as well as squeeze her hand
he WAS wondering what re should Go when
he GOT TO Colonel Greene's She wondered
why ne had his coat buttOued uo 10 his chin
on such a warm day, while the persDratOn
was boiling out of him, and why his face
was 50 dirty. and what smashed his hat,
when the meditatOns Of both were cut
short by one Of the traces coming OF the
lug as they went down a gulley
80 Lordyr exclaimed Smolett.
"'What IS the matter. Major" asked An
ME, with a jerk that came near pulling the
robe off of them.
"'Matteri Why, one Of the traces has
come OF
"'Weu,' said she, with a smile, why
don't You get out and pui it on2
"'Because I've goI-I mean I haven't
got-I mean-O Loroy, Lor6y, what shall I
doc
"'Why, George said she. tenderly. call
ing HIM by his name u q way that would
have made him get over ell his troubles in a
moment ct amy other time, what is the mat
ter, dear. Do tel me- and SIZE gave his
hand 4 little squeeze and looked up into his
face. She saw his awful look and thought
he was gong 20 falat. SO she GOT out nar
smelling bottle and stuck - under his moss
Just as he was preparing 10 heave q mighty
sigh. lie got fun wh.1 just as he was
taking Q deep breath and tae shock made
him lose his balance. as il knocked lis head
back, and he went tumbing f~ing somcr-
sault backward out OF The blEgr
The pretty little widow screamed when
she saw his bare feet and lees go iving
past her head and she covered her face
with her hand 70 hide her biushcs-or
laughter. Smo.lctt never did know which.
But he was right side up IN moment and
was leaning over the back og the buggy
spclociAng and trying TO explain when
Maggie and drove up on our way 10 the
postofiCe.
"Smollett said he'd rather been shot than
have me aui nv wife come I'D and catch
HIM IN such p scrape, bat be co4an'- help
himself thol. aal go called rne fon.-a and
soon explainct enough fer re - sec how
things wore. drove little ahead of his
buggy and go' Annie ia with my VIE and
they went on % the post-ofice
"Smo.lett aad drove back 70 my house
and we fixed nlm Up o. ;he time Tie women
returned. bar we bad tough time getting
him In where Anne and Maggie were We
81 had supper together, and as 7~e laughed
heartily ore-i 10 we managed 20 worm TIE
whole story out ~ tho MAJOR Hedrnr- the
widow home that night and trrx Ter ~
she show when .t came. and te rr.e never
sf-aid If FL " der amy re p -as
three years after their marriage -F-r.tAa
stcrv Fot olt. and be di4ut care t-ea 49,
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