The morning call., 1891-09-19

pret,y head on his shoulder-she felt less
| frightened that way; "I-ean't-help 1t;
you are-sO-so-crueL l didn' n'tIthink-
| you-would-be cruel-to me-Tom."
'.And L don't want to be cruel to you, dar-
! ling" said Tom, kissing her. L want 60
love you. and l want you to love me-that S
| ALL"
They we're gliding along now easily and
smoothly, but at rapid rate, though thaU
fact was imperceptible to Jenny. Inc lana-
scape seemed to be swimming along beneatn
her, but she could perceive no motion III lhe
"What are YOU doing with the rope. Tom?"
she asked, having somewhat recovered under
his treatment. -.
smile.
| be steered."
30 yes. they can-when the winds favor
able. AT any rate Pm steering this one.
"Where are you steering it tor :,
"RIght straight to Hymen's bower.
Now YOU are beginning again to talk as
! if you were insane, and l shall get fright
! ened again il you don't hush.
! Tom pressed her closer TO him.
Don't you love me- JennyP he asked.
! She turned her eyes up 10 bis, but dldn,
say word. Her head was still lying on his
| shoulder.
"Don't you think it would be nice to sail
! along this way all by ourselves, away from
Morley and the two old aunties and every
body, forever?"
al don't know, Tom; perhaps we might
get tired"
"Never!" said Tom.
He had been dscharging gas all tile time,
and the balloon had slowly settled down
! toward the earth till now everything on 1t
was plain to the naked eye-houses, trees
and even people, and Jenny, much 70 I hef
| lovers regret, had lifted her pretty head
| from its recumbent position TO look over the
| edge of the car.
Jenny?" he asked.
| "Y eS."
well, that's what I've been steering for ;
| do you know why?"
"NO; how should I?"
"How should you? Don't you know what
| people generally do in churchW
They preach and pray and sing hymns"
Nothing else?'
"Yes, they christien babies there"
''Ho, ho; christien babies. indeed! Don't
| they do anything else in churches?"
| Yes, believe So"
"You believe SO, know 50, and that's
! just what we are going to do"
"Oh, Tom, we can't"
Cant we, though? Who's to hinder
| Come, Jenny, you've got TO promise to do
| just as 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
to make me do as you please" said Jenny.
reproaehfully. but at the same time cling
ing closer to him; you haven't got any
| right to do it,"
i've perfect right to make you do what
| you want to do, and what is for your hap
piness. Come, promised We are almost TO
Chulch, and il don't I'll let her loose; I've
only to throw out some Of these little bags,
and UP she goes" and be picked up one OF
| the sand bags.
Don't don't. Tom" said Jenny, laying
her hand on his arm; 'I'll promise"
'All right" said Tom, and in q few min
utes the balloon was skimming along not
lar from the ground, over an inclosed field.
He threw out his anchor almost immedi-
ately, and it caught in q panel Of fence,
bringing the balloon to with sudden jerk.
"Oh" exclaimed Jenny, claspipg her arms
around her lovers neck, Il thought was
going TO bounce out"
I'VE will bounce out and that right
quickly" said Tom, kissing her bushing
lace two or three times. 'Yonder's the
church. parson can't be far off, and-and-
I've got the license in my pocket"
20, TUm," said Jenny, ''aren't you
ashamed Of yourself-tO play me such a
trick?"
But Tom wasn't bit ashamed, and after
ward, Whenever his pretty wife twitted
him about it, as she did occasionally, he
said it was a trick worth any two or dozen
that he had ever heard of.-Star Sayings.