Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-08-16

door ten minutes later. Something agi-
tated Nellie's beautiful friend, as the for
mer was able to discover through girlish
intimacy, which is very deep thing in
deed. Genevieve's face looked calm and
pale as she said, in low, rather tragic
voice, to the affectionate girl beside her:
"My heart is almost breaking. 1 am
so wretched, and so surprised. To think
of it! Never have loved before, and
every one always on their knees to me.
And now, the very one who absorbs my
thought-cold, cold, cold!"
"Don't be silly, Gen. You're so fred
up at finding any one you can become ro-
| mantle over, that you are as blind as
/ hickory nut, beside being dreadfully
| awkward when he's around. Moreover,
Hall Balkan is perfectly splendid-so
handsome and so manly! / don't wonder
wonder you like him tremendously. And
the idea of his not coming under your
spell As for me, just know he thinks
you are irresistible. I know you are in
his mind
"You love me, and try to think me a
vanquisher of all hearts, no matter how
brave and free," murmured Genevieve.
"But my former conquests have not been
all convincing, because Mr.. Balkan is
really the only true, fine person of envia-
BILE position and means whom l ever met
in our set. There seem to be thousand
foolish bachelors to one downright
hero
II think Hall is fine fellow" Nellie
again admitted, softly, thrusting her lit
tie hand upon Genevieve's arm for few
steps, and then stopping her arbitrarily,
and letting the others catch up with
them. ''How far north we seemn she
then exclaimed ~ am sure the Arctic
Sea is over that hill of pines by the
meadow. Ribbons Of white cloud and
this exhilerating atmosphere make me
feel as if | were somebody else! Oh, we
are explorers. Is that a Polar bear or a
snow drift2" she concluded, pointing to
a white banked gate post by the cattle
lane.
Cecil Morton tried to shuttle the little
party in such way that he would come
next to Genevieve; but she evaded him,
by sheer force of desperation. And, as
luck would have it, Hall Balkan came uT
to her with his fine, hearty good cheer,
and asked her to walk with him as far as
wide-spreading elm at considerable
distance down the high road; and Nellie
Featherly heard him say it. A damask
Balkan glance round to see if the sunset
had begun yet; but the West was as gray
as flag-stone Genevieve was willing,
and they started off at huge pace,
which the rest tried to initiate; but not
too well, as every one of the girls
thought that Balkan wanted to propose
to his companion, and determined to lie,
him have a chance.
At last the two figures in advance
stopped under the delicate tracery of the
great, bare elm-tree, and seemed to bt
talking earnestly. Then a cry went W
from Nellie Featherly, for Genevieve hat
sunk to the ground, evidently in a faint
and Belkan kneeled at her side.
'The walk was too rapid for her," ex
claimed Nellie, off-hand. "Oh, Mr.
Morton, why must you always be asking
us to go for constitutionals; they'll b.
the death of u.s." And Nellie, whom NJ
one had ever seen really provoked before
gave him cross glance; and then wen
on run, accompanied by the reprovet
Morton, toward her friend, whil
the Others followed more or less ar
IDENTIFY.
T AS faithful Nellie ran, she discerned
, strange, black cloud rolling toward then
all, down the snowy road. Soon tn
motion of two prancing horses becam
apparent; and as Nellie reached Gene
, vieve's PROSTATE form, in the middle o
the road, over which Balkan was bend
. ing in absorbed dismay, the plucky gin
realized that runaway team was in full
! swing at few yards distance, and quit
G unobserved by any one but herself AM
, Cecil Morton, who shouted to Nellie t
! have care and jump aside.
But this Nellie never thought of dc
It ing. On she ran, beyond Genevieve
Y whose danger was so imminent-an
r what could she do to avert the danger
Il In her muff was ball of snow, whic
V had been reduced by careful manipula