Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-17

iile cried, miraesi.
rousing herself wild roses 1',l'''
and get some this instapt~n,Sla ma
You want some, don't You. M e
ner?' -''s t'gls.
"oh, yes" Miss Faulkner c,i.s.
took the lines from Dick s's q
lyon shall have all | e,,....
murmured, anxiously. s7 =
Jim followed him, and cs,a.
lowed Jim. @'ile y
Il know they'll overlook thu,
test spray. Just for mimi. ~
Faulkner" She said. ~
IT was far more than a ninu,a :.
horse gave a sudden plunge. ~. =.
eighteen years old and soberBsss ~.
he chung to the habits of vors,
white paper was driven NM.
sorrel nose by the wind. ana =
frightened animal gave spo,+ Z,
galloped down the road at higb - y
There was turn not far aw,v ~. =
Dick had not recovered his brea,b
fore he saw the last flicker a M,
Faulkner'G blue dress in a clopa !,
dust The old horse flew round 4.
corner.
"She'll be killedtn shrieked e,-..
while Jim stood petrifed.
But Dick swung into the road ,,i
ran. He had not been aware that sr1
powers of swiftness lay in him.
OF course she would be killed..
fearfully injured, at best He sboua
find her lying somewhere-that he ",
sure of. But when9 He had turn.i
the corner, but he could as vet !.
nothing How far he had run he didD,
know. 1t was nearly mile. sm,g
wonder that then he did make ON
something ahead Of him at last Trims
were swimming before his eyes an
his head was buzzing. The object wa
a person, and not recumbent person
either. 1t was Miss Faulkner hurryin,
toward him.
MIR Corwin." she painted "0h. al
you think / was killed. How absurl
it was! Nothing but a newspaper
But how you look You've run ali
the way She dropped down on the
grass and pulled him down beside her
"I'm afraid you've almost killed your,
self" she cried do take off your
hat and loosen your collar. You're
purplel"
''l'm all right" Dick gasped Its
you. thought should find you lying
dead somewhere. ! saw your hat back
there"
THAT came off. Of course
Il almost gave you up then"
She half pouted.
Didn't you think ! had a BIT Of
nerve to let myself he killed Just by a
frightened horse? just sat still and
held the lines with all my might and
let him run till he got tired was
sure he would stop sometime. Hes up
there uader that big maple See hint
] tied him to The post and ran back
thought you'd BE- worried, she fin
ishcd, demurely.
But you're pluehy." cried Dick his
heart humping a trifle less furiously
why. not so awfully," said the girl
glancing at him half-frowningly. "Anl
other line of conduct would have been
stupid, you know. And why shouldn't
| know something about horses? Va
have one, and drive all over Earring
ton every day
"Farrington?"
Don't go back to monosyllables
Mr.. Corwin. Yes, Harrington VIII
not2 I've lived there nineteen year
and three months.
"In Farringtong" said poor Dick
iazedly. My sister said you wer
from the city"
Hardly. Harrington has only tel
thousand inhabitants, you know 1
hat the reason you were afraid
ne?"
She lowered her mischievous eyes
THAT and a few other things
What other thiags?"
my sister said she heard that 20
we're very rich, high and mighty, and
nut if it had been true | ought not t
lave acted like a fool. I'm bashtu
naturally, Miss Faulkner, and wa
bout ratified out Of my wits Oh ye'
heard you had been to Europe twice
She threw up both hands and he
'retty round chin.
EUROPE We went to the Thousan
stands once, bat we had to economic
ather to do that Father has hard
vare store, and not such very pro-
erous one, either Therel Am car
id enough for you? Are you afraid Q
&c still, Mr.. Corwin?"
What was the matter with the bllth
irl? She was smiling, but her dar
yes were misty. Dick did not know
zen, but a time came when he did
e had felt the power of her delicat
eauty, her brightness. and there wa
n answering thrill in her own heart
II am not afraid of you, said Dick
And | know now where ! saw yol
sfore: it was in Harrington. loni
me ago, and ! have never forgotten
1u.n
As he looked at her she blushed ans
niled, and it did not occur to them t
i've back till Jim and Carrie came Il
ght down the road.
Dicks shyness was not wholly eradi
ted II was five months afterwart