Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-15

time to witness her desperate bat deter
mined sugg 'stion. She had accompanied
the four to the hall door, and stood there,
straight and almost rigid in her anxiety,
wary, petticoated general.
"Mr. Fuller" she said, II want to ask
you to draw Marian to the hill and home
again. You have lame arm Mr..
Seely." (Nlarian was starting away with
Mr.. Seely) Il don't wish her to walk
in all this snow. Her shoes are thin
why, | have my rubbers, Aunt
Sarah, said Marian, in gentle wonder.
But the young lawyer bowed politely
Certainly" and assisted Marian to his
sled, and tramped off with long strides;
and Ned Seely followed with Dolly Tay
lor
Mrs. Warren shut the door with re-
lieved sigh, and victorious smile.
Mr. Collins not only smiled, but
laughed outright; and then attempted
to disguise the laugh into a yawn.
"Well, I've still got to see Judge
Branch's gout tonight, he observed,
getting into his own overcoat Sup
pose l leave my medicine case here till
L COIle DdCh 1 Slltu lccu IL lOI ullc
Judge; shall advise him to eat less.
Then l can see if the youngsters get
home safe, said the doctor with faint
grin.
"Very we'll, " said Mrs. Warren, with
the calm dignity which the doctor had
always admired.
The long hill was white and hard,
and shone bright in the moonlight.
Behind the black pines rose, and some.
family.
"Ghostly!" said James Fuller
"1ou aren't afraid of ghosts, Miss
Morgan?" said Ned Seely. mot with
me for protection?'
"Oh, nor said Marian, laughing softly.
"If l should see a ghost, Mr.. Fuller, :"
cried Dolly Taylor, Il am afraid l should
pinch you black and blue! Once when
was driving with my cousin we saw
something white in the road, and
ciutched his arm till"
"Ah you did?" said Mr.. Fuller, in
low voice. "Oh for ghost !"
How, alack! had it come about? He
was placing her carefully upon his sled
for their five and fortieth coast together,
looking down rather tiXedly into her
.~Irw w'ns face as he dill So And Ned
=" l. a:>l Marian were half way down
the hill, %oin" at so Breathe a rat" that
Marian pat forth timid. u1ron,ciou'
hand. to b. warmly graspad t.,ougn not
so II 100 lsco'iSty, by her cavalier. BY
w at subtle, irresistible means, then,
had it co;i'e about?
Pm aIrail it's late" said Marian,
borae easily up the slope on Ned's mus
cular left arm.
He looked at his watch.
Half pns! six, he sail unblushingly,
and was rewarded by Marian's sweet
toned mirth.
For shame, Dolly" she called to the
tagging pair behind. "We must go; it
must be 10 O'clock
"Oh, cried Dolly, with gurglinS
mann ma, an l-al my bangs to put in
curl paper!'
In mockng feint of being in panic
str.c.ien urry. she ran forward
Just the"c the snow had been worn to
the sip ,rriness of ice, and her foot
slipped. Down she came with the sub
stantial thud of 130 pounds, and did not
rise.
ia 'es Fuller bent over her
"Hurt::" he gaspel, with an arm
around h,r-wh,c,l may have accounted
for Dol, ;, calnnes@.
"Y.s. s''n r'ion'd promptly. you
don't think .ould continue in this hut
mi!intiii, "ttitule if | wasn't hurt. My
ankle, : rrirel.'
"Oh. d ,Ly! Marian faltrret, in pity.
"!i Taylor." james f lIer MUIR
murc |. .lro ping on his iin'' h'si.le her;
but the pretty, plucky Nic laughed
- snnn' ii e, you know. ,.ie assured
them Il ,',ai! merely be laid up fol-
Que !! but it twin.trs!"
Il NUT take you home, said her at
tenla It, in the depths of yearning anx-
iety. "and get the Il ctor.
THE doctor. sad Ned Seely, "is lia-
bic to be found in the nei shborhood of
Mrs Warrrn''.
Dolly w;a are. dy lifted in James Full
ler's lonE a"!n,. and-he was possibly
rather si"" ah ut it-put geHtly on his
sled.
He tur'.rl h T. scarf more closely
about her n. Il. with pro r";ary copI-
ness res rcd ,.,,r muif, settled h # cloak
warm,y ;,.,u'it her feet, and strol. away
wi II her.
1t look ii suspiciou,ly as though he
WIS somewhat ;i.Xious to get heyon
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