Telegram-herald., 1890-03-03

A51&A o>Tscz-S a. 4 EGe- ne Dflo .
aercto attsuapt zt conversation
at u hesuttfnl nighE" Re said
His voice sounded husky aud strange
% himself This was his azst drive,
frst real tete-s-tets sith the girl he
loved
is itS" shecried. with sslvery lsugh-
~Sow | think It's rather cold and
DARK"
This was rather disc0uraging. What
Reuben wondered rather delectedly.
would Bob have said next?
-The moon will be up pretty soon. :"
he nurnGret-
How horribly fast shs horses were
going he felt tremendously grateful
10 Bob for giving him this opportunity
II he only had enough courage 70 profit
BY is,
"Do you know" he said. II was afraid
you'd be offended at my coming"
'Otendedl" she echoed why, /
was glad you thought of bringing me-
Its very good OF you 10 say So"
She Was trite puzzled by his en-
barrassment-
after al. she remarked; "the stars are
coming out.
The little face IN the white rephyr
hood was upturned 10 the kindling sky.
And then, very suddenly, be did an ex-
trsordinsrily strange thing for bashful
man to do. He never afterward could
comp~hend how he had been valorous
na kan .x-A
kissed the girl beside HIM
She drew back trembling.
"You have no right to do thatr she
cried
"Give me the right he pleaded.
grown bold an at once. ''I'm awfully IN
love with you. Sylvia Give me the
right"
"I can not" she whispered
..Why not7"
She WAS silent Distinctly sounded tho
clatter Of the horses hoofs on tho hard.
white road. Onward the sleigh sped, by
farms and fences and O few red-gold
window panes-
"Is there" he asked. 'any one else?"
She hesit
"Yes"
His heart sank Hke lead. There was
no hope for him. then. In silence they
drove on. The moon had risen and was
swinging up the sky. globe of pearl.
Evidently they were late. When they
reached the small wooden school-house
where the reunions were held they saw
several teams hitched without. From
the windows Of the structure the light
stresmed. They could catch pleasant
murmur OF woes
Brighter the moonlight had grown.
As Bsssett assisted Sylvia to slight she
started, cried out
What is it?" he asked.
His face was pale, and, she fancied,
rather stern
'1s ityouf" she painted. Reuben Bas-
sett?"
"Who," he asked. culver in his
grave voice. did you think IL was?"
She had not Withdrawn the hand she
had given him when about to descend.
Now it futtered In his like a captured
bird.
II thought" she fsltered. ~ was with
your oousinI'
Bob Benham?"
"Yes."
He went step neareH
Sylvia" he questioned. q queer, Wild
hope tugging at bis sorrowful soul and
making him desperately brave, "did you
mean mo- to him?"
He could hardly hear her low assent.
And the-the man you cared for"
He broke of. She leaned towards
him. She held out her little mittened
hands 20 him. Blushing and fearful IN
the radiant winter moonlight, her ten
der young face smiled down upon him.
Never a word she said. He needed none.
Darling he said, and sprang into
the sleigh.
"You don't care to go IMP"
"No-oh, no!''
Just then the door Of the school-house
was opened Light billowed mellowly
forth. Those within called to them to
hurry, that debate was in progress.
But Reuben snatched up the reins.
shouted out laughing refusal and
turned his horses homeward. He was
not at all tinid now. Indeed, It was as
tonishing how nssertive and nasterful
he had suddenly become.
why did you ignore me so? You
never were civil to me. dearest"
The idea of reproaching me. when
you used hardly to notice mo!"
That was because | loved you sol"
"Well, perhaps was afraid you would
think that Hkcd your
And then they both laughed out hap
PLY like the blissful and ridiculous
young people they were.
Such splendid ride as that vast
Surely never the stars shone so superb
ly, or was the air so sweetl
The following day Reuben went 70 see
his cousin.
Hello" be cried. why didn't you
tell Sylvia that you couldn't go last
night2"
Had no chance. Got stuck in a snow
drift and didn't get homo till nine.
What's up
For Reuben was besming.
Congratulate mer'
He held out his hand.
"You don't mean. cried Bob, thunder
struck, that you're engaged 20 Sylvan
"Oh, yes, do"
We'll, declared Bob. with vigorous
handshake and friendly grin, Il must
say that you have done fanously-for
. bsshfui manr'-Kate N. Cleary. In
Detroit FREQ Press
Queer Things Dc Come - Psss.
There is now living in Washington .
married couple, Paul and Albins He'll
muth. Who were born in Baden. Ger