Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-18

with his disengaged hand; ''come,
dear. wen be all right. so don't cry"
Il can't help it, said Jenny. laying
her pretty head on his shoulder-she
felt less frightened that way. Il can't
help-it, you are-so-so-crueL !
neutrality-suspicious. be cruel
to me-Tom."
And | don't want 70 be cruel 10
you. darling. said Tom. kissing her
IL want 10 love you. and ] want you
to love me-that's all
They were gliding along now easily
and smoothly. but at a rapid rate.
though that fact was imperceptible 70
Jenny. The landscape seemed TO be
swimming along beneath her, but she
could perceive no motion in the bal
loon.
What IRE you doing with the rope,
TomT' she asked. having somewhat re-
covered under his treatment.
I'm steering her" he said with a
comical smile.
Steering herr l thought balloons
couldn't be steered.
"Oh. yes, they can-when the winds
favorable. At any rate I'm steering
this one"
Where are you steering it tor
Right straight to Hymen's bower.
Now you are beginning 10 talk a
if you were insane. and | shall get
frightened again If you don't hush"
Tom pressed her closer TO him.
Don't you love me. Jennier he
asked.
She turned her eyes up to his, but
didn't say a word. Her head was still
lying on his shoulder.
Don't you think it would be nice 10
sail along this way all by ourselves,
away from home and Morley. and the
two old aunties and everybody. for
ever7'
II don't know, Tom; perhaps we
might get tired"
'Neveri' said Tom.
He had been discharging gas all the
time, and the balloon had slowly set
tied down toward the earth till now
everything on it was plain to the naked
eye-houses. trees and even people.
and Jenny. much 70 her lovers regret
had lifted her pretty head from its r.
cumbent position 10 look over the edge
OF the car.
DO you see that little white church
jenny he asked.
Yes"
well. that's what I've been steer
ing for; do you know whyf'
mo; how should IT,
How should your Don't you know
what people generally do in churchr
They preach and pray and sing
hymns"
Nothing else2"
Yes; they christen babies theref'
"Ho. no! christen babies, indeed.
Don't they do anything else in church
esT'
Yes. | believe So"
You believe so. | know so, and
that's just what we are going TO do"
"Oh. Tom. we can't"
Cant we. thought Who's 70 hin
der7 Come. Jenny, you've got %
promise to do just as I say, or I'll carry
you up in the clouds again and keep
you there forever
"Oh. Tom. you ought to be ashamed
Of yourself TO take advantage of my
situation { make me do as you please.
said Jenny reproachfully, but at the
same time clinging closer to him; you
haven't got any right to do it."
I've a perfect right to make you do
what you want to do. and what is for
your happiness. Come. promised We
are almost 70 the church, and II you
don't I'll let her loose; I've only TO
throw out some of these little bags,
and up she goes" and he picked up
one of the sand bags. as If to heave it
out.
Don't, don't, Tom" said Jenny,
laying her hand on his arm. I'm prom
ise."
IAN right" said Tom. and in a few
minutes the balloon was skimming
along % far from the ground, over an
inclosed field. He threw out his an
chor almost Immediately, and it caught
in a panel of a fence, bringing the bal
loon { o with a sudden jerk
''Oh," exclaimed Jenny, clasping her
arms about her lovers neck, II thought
| was going TO. bounce out.
I'VE will bounce out, and that right
quickly, said Tom. kissing her blush
ing face two or three times. Wonders
the ehurch-parson can't be far on,
and-and-rve got the license in my
pocket"
'Oh. Tom" said Jenny, aren't you
ashamed of yourself to play me such a
trickT'
But Tom wasn't a bit ashamed, and
afterward, whenever his pretty wife
twitted him about it, as she did occa-
sionally, he said it was a trick worth
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