The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-11-12

ran around and around her, frightened
her half out of her senses. and before
she realized what was happening Mary
found herself wound up tightly with the
calf and the rope and the stake. At first
her sense Of the ridiculous got the better
of her terror, and she laughed aloud al
the oddity Of her position. But in a mo-
ment she saw its awkwardness and hope
lessness as well, and she struggled to
free herself, while the poor calf, in blind
bewilderment, ran to and fro. drawing
the tangle tighter and making escape
less possible.
at this critical moment a cool, well
bred voice behind her broke in, Good
evening, Miss Grinnell," it said rs 30.
litely as if she had been walking down
Fifth avenue instead Of in such an alb
surd plight. All, mel The pink lined
parasol was nowhere in comparison with
the blush those few words brought out
"Oh, Rob-" she cried "Save me,
Where did you come from? Can't you
take me away from this dreadful beast?
mot until you answer me the ques
tion ] asked you the other night. Do
you think it was right to run away aud
leave me in the lurch as you did, will,
no address, and did you suppose should
not hunt you up directly? No, Mary
Come, which is it to be-yes or no? l
will drive away the calf whichever it is,
but you must answer me one way or the
other at once
The young nan had not smiled, al
though the picture was funny enough to
have sent a stole into fits Of laughter
poor Mary, flushed and fearful, fastened
up against the stake, with her white
rufiles crushed and ruined, and the IN
nocent calf, pinioned at her side, still
fastening his big, wistful eyes upon her
| face.
"Oh, Rob, she said again, "you know
l meant yes all the time. We women
/ always do when we say no.
Well, they forgot all about the poor
calf, Hours later they strolled in to
supper, having confded in Aunt Matil-
da, who bestowed a blessing upon them
and announced in majestic tones to the
Hinkleys the arrival of her niece's fance.
"He may be a fyansay," thought Mrs.
liinKley to herself, nodling sagely, "but
if he amt keeping company with her ]
miss my guess
Somehow the supper did not strike
Mary as being SO dreadful that second
night The farmer thought he had
never seen a girl so pretty before, and
tried to make conversation.
Mother" he said, what do You
think! You know that calf of Spotty's
] tbot 1-os factnpa1 ,-n,r t1,o bi11s XNou1
| vow eff the critter hadn't contrived tC
git onhitched somehow or other, and
there twas strollin round down the
road. Lone Briggs man fetched il
back this aft'noon. Curious, ain't ity'
"Why, want you up ON the hill, Miss
Grinnell? asked Mr.. Hinkley sud
donly. you didn't see nothn Of the
calf, did you, while you was thcre?"
"Well, it seems to me did see one
when 1 first reached the top, but don't
remember noticing it when 1 came
down" said Mary, dimpling and laugh
ing, The young man laughed too.
81 guess twas scaret. 1 gucss then
Aounces and FUNNY diddles scaret it.
Mr. Hinkley's great bull, shook witt
amusement. He found himself a rea
wit. Neither Horace Walr6le nor
George Selwyn ever felt any greater
satisfaction in bonnot.
Il guess they did, b" responded Mary
and the whole table laughed again
There is something contagious in recl,.
less happiness.
That night Aunt Matilda finished
Monsieur Fred by the student lamp
and Mary sat out on the piazza again
The moon peered through the pinJ
boughs, too, but this time it wore a
smile, while the cricket and the whip
poorwill had tuned their monotony to q
major key. Yet still there hung oven
all the stiffness which was not a stiffness
after all, and Mary cried herself to sleer
again. But this time she cried with
happiness.--Chicago Post.