Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-01-23

at last a psep AT Phemie's watch told
her how late it was, they hurried back
to tho boat 1t was gone
"You tied it, OF course, Mrs. Rus
sellP" said Roder.
And Phemie's conscience smote her
She had forgotten to tie it-forgotten
it altogether 1t had foated away,
and in vain did Roder run along the
bank and peer down the river. 1t was
not in sight
And" said Roder, II don't know
I'll try, though"
He did try, but though he spent two
hours in the search, no boat was to be
had.
And we can't walk home" he said
in answer to Phenio's declaration that
they must "YOu can't imagine the
distance by the road, or what a road it
is. All we can do is to go on little
way. There is hotel up yonder on
the hill; we will take lunch-you must
be starved-and we can hire trap TO
go home in. Walk? My dear Mrs.
Russell, it would take us until mid
night"
Poor Picnic yielded to necessity
and they went to the hotel together
and lunch was presently placed be-
fore them. AS for a conveyance one
was expected in an hour. But, "
added the informant, 1--WE can't be
sure. No calculating, positively
YES" said Mr. Roder Eyes, it is
certainly 3 o'clock. Fate has been
kinder to me than / hoped. | shall
have the whole day with you"
But Phemie was thinking OF Tom,
and the delicate morsel set before her
seemed to CHOKE her. What would
Tom sayp Yet perhaps she would be
home before he was. after all. She
prayed that she might. And yet it
served Tom exactly right, too; and il
he could only be moderately jealous,
not furiously so, "all would end we'll. 4"
Then she tried TO talk to Mr.. Roder,
watching for the carriage all the
while, but the hour passed. without
bringing it; md another had done
when the landlord came out upon the
lawn and remarked encouragingly,
that dinner would surely bring back
the folks with the carriage.
"And when shall we be homer"
asked Picnic OF Roder.
about 10 o'clock tonight" said he.
but there was n carriage"
That's not one OF ours, though, Z"
said the landlord. Those are stran-
gers"
The carriage ratified up. Three gen.
tlmen sprang out
Il protestr cried oEa. my wife
will be anxious.
ut does wives good 10 90 anxious, "
said another, who had evidently had
something TO drink. Begin AS you
are going on. Don't be too attentive;
it makes 'em troublesome.
Women" said the third, who had
had more to drink than his friend and
had been made very solemn by it
women are exacting by nature. You
must show them that man is the
superior and has (hic) gotariterdoas-
hesaminter. Let's have some cham.
payne"
well, you may be right in a meas
ure." began the first. Then he paused
and started, and made a rush forward.
"Phemie." he cried, ''how do you
core here?' and he regarded her es-
cort with a frown.
Il didn't tie the boat, and it got
away" said Picnic.
THE pleasure of a row with Mrs.
Russell has ended in little accident"
said Mr. Roder. I'VE are waiting for
n conveyance which was expected bac k
ut the hotel"
Tom looked at his Picnic. 1t was
decisive moment But she found
herself equal to it.
"You know / wanted a row this
morning" she said quietly. Il always
have what l want somehow. and AS
you had no time. and Mr. Roder had,
why, Mr.. Roder took me out. I've en-
joyed myself very, very much. Mr..
Roder is better oarsmau than you.
Tom, really, and we have had a most
delightful lunch"
The party went home in two wagon
cites that night, Mr.. Roder between
the two gentlemen who had aired their
views on the woman question. Picnic
and Tom together.
"And when you desire to go any
where. Phemie." said Thomas as they
drove through the moonlight, "remem-
Der am always ready to escort you
And Ihemie always found him SO.
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