Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-24

fore, and every one always on their
knees to me And now, the very one
who absorbs my thought-cold, cold.
coldr"
Don't be silly, Gen. You're so fred
up at finding any n you can become
romantic over. hat you r as blind
as hickory nut, besides being dread
fully awkward when he's around.
Moreover, Hail Balkan is perfectly
splendid-so handsome and so manly!
l don't wonder you like him tremen-
dously. And the idea of him not com.
ing under your SPELL AS for me, ] just
know he thinks you are Irresistible.
know you are in his mind
lyon love me, and try to think me
a vanquisher of all hearts, no matter
how brave and free" murmured
Genevieve. But my former con.
quests have not been all convincing,
because Mr.. Balkan is really the only
true, fine person of enviable position
and means whom ! ever met in oul
set. There seem TO be a thousand
foolish bachelors TO n downright
heroI'
"Ithink Hall is fine fellow" Nellie
again admitted, softly thrusting her
little hand upon Genevieve's arm for
y few steps. and then stopping her ar
b%itrarily, and letting the Others catch
up with them. How far north we
SEEM she then exclaimed, Il am
sure the Arctic sea is over that hill of
pines by the meadow. Ribbons of
white cloud and this cXhilarating at.
mosphere make me feel as if | were
somebody else. Oh, we are explorers
Is that a Polar bear Or a NOW driftf'
she concluded, pointing to a white
banked gate post by the cattle lane.
Cecil Morton tried To shuttle the lit.
tie party in such a way that he would
come nextto G%enevieve; but she evad,
ed him by sheer force of desperation.
And, as luck would have it, Hall Bal.
kan came up to her with his fine,
hearty good cheer, and asked her to
walk with him as far as a wide spread
ing elm at a considerable distance
down the high road; and Nellie Feath-
erly heard him say it. A damask flush
all over Genevieve's face made Balkan
glance around to see if the sunset had
begun yet; but the west was as gray
as a hagstone. Genevieve was willing
and they started OFF at a huge pace,
which the rest tried to initiate; but not
too well, as every N Of the girls
thought that Balkan wantedto propose
10 his companion. and determined 10
let him have II chance.
At last the two figures in advance
stopped under the delicate tracery OF
the great, bare EN- tree, and seemed
to be talking earnestly. Then a cry
went up from Nellie Featherly, for
G~enevieve hsd sunk to the ground,
evidently il a faint, and Balkan
kneeled at her side.
The walk was too rapid for herl"
exclaimed Nellie, of-hand. "Oh, Mr..
Morton, why must you always be ask
ing us to go for constitutionals; they'll
be the death of u.s." And Nellie,
whom no n had ever seen really
provoked before, gave him a cross
glance; and then went on a run, &C.
companied by the reproved Morton,
toward her friend. while the others
followed. more or less ardently.
As faithful Nellis ran, she discerned
q strange black cloud rolling toward
them all down the snowy road. Soon
the motion Of two prancing horses be.
came apparent; and as Nellie reached
Genevieve's PROSTATE form, in the
middle Of the road, e which Balkan
was bending in absorbed dismay, the
plucky girl realized that a runaway
team was in full swing at a few yards
distance and quite unobserved by any
one but herself and Cecil Morton, who
shouted to Nellie to have a care and
jump aside.
But this Nellie never thought Of do.
ing. On she ran, beyond Genevieve,
whose danger was so imminent and
what could she do toavert the dar,geri
In her mutf was a ball of snow, which
had been reduced by careful mahipu.
lation under Morton's Instructions 10
an icy consistency; capable, as her
teacher had explained, of killing any
body If rightly aimed. II is by no
means easy To swerve the direction Of
a maddened horse. But one of these
was running away because the other
wanted TO. and lie vet retained some
common sense. At any rate. Nellie
drew forth her icy ball in a twinkling
aud hurled il, by good luck, at the
saner horse flor they were now close
at hand with such splendid vigor and
true aim that il hit him furiously on
the o He plunged aside, slipped
on the hard crust of the old snow be.
side the road, aud keeled over. carry.
ing his rampant mate with him into
the ditch. They were a powerful
team belonging 10 Ncllie'S uncle and
were dragging AN empty wood sledge.
Their driver was hallooing in the dis.
lance US lac ran YEARLY along.
Nellie pondered a moment over the
success of her defense and gazed at the
quivering limbs of the foe, and then
turned back 10 Gerevieve. painting.
The girls were on the bank at the
other side of the rog,d.
Meantime, Balkan had but just
looked up, realized the peril and
caught Genevieve in his arms, while
Morton threw his weight wildly upon
the young mans struggling shoulders,
II is always in some such way thaI a
person weak in emergencies assists the
real actors.
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