Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-17
BAsHFUL DICK.
TIE Difficulties That Besst Him
in HIS WooinG.

| most exciting occupation iihs Fiiao le
and when that sister and her bctrotheo
occupv the back seat and are totally
absorbed in each other tn situation i:
almost dreary. Dick was feeling
gloomy.
If Jim Gardner am Carrie were a
pretty picture of devoted happiness,
Dick was no less pleasing as sample
of sturdy young manhood sturdy and
yet shy.
Dick was bashful fellow, but he
was SO handsome and blue-eyed, aud
fair-haired and sun burned, that his
modesty was only an added charm.
Drive into Mrs. Ransom's, Dick, :
said Carrie. Mother wants me 10 get
her spiced-picl1le recipe"
Something blue and white was visi-
BILE in a hammock in Mrs. Ransom's
rear yard.
oh" Carrie murnured, its Mrs.
Ransom's niece, Miss Faulkner, from
the city-some city. Sallie Decker
was telling about her. She says she's
awfully rich and stylish; says she's
been here before, but she never dared
call on her. She says she's been to
Europe twice, and-well, that she's
too stylish for anything" Carrie ended,
hurriedly.
Jim gave decisive laugh, but Dick
sat painfully blushing. TO be forced
to encounter such creature! lie pre-
ferred being swallowed by an earth
quake,
Cordial Mrs Ransom came out at
sight of the buggy.
Come here. Maggie" she called.
''Aiy niece, Miss FaullSner-Miss Cor
win, Mr.. Corwin and Jim Gardner.
I've heard you were engaged TO "A Jim
Gardner, from Mecklinville, Carrie,
and suppose that's the young man"
1t ended in good general laugh
But Dick was too bewildered to laugh.
For there was added to his awe the
element best calculated to reduce a
shy young man to the depths of misery
admiration.
Miss Faulkner wore some airy sum-
mer garb in which blue predominated-
blue stripes,a blue felt hat, blue lacings
in her blouse. She was black haired,
dark-eyed, pink-cheelSed and the pos
SCISSOR of a deep dimple.
"You must come with us for a drive,
Miss Faulkner, said Carrie, promptly.
Coon, Maggie, " said Mrs Ransom
Dick stepped down, and Ass FaullE-
ner, with laughing word of dcpreca-
ton, stepped up; then Dick drove on.
Forgot the pickle recipe.' Carrie
cried.
II Dick could have laughed with
them, But he could not. His mood
was almost solemn. He was not only
stiff with embarrassment, but he was
startled Had he ever seen her be-
lore? Where? 1t might have been in
some angelic vision.
Miss Faulkner was charming as she
turned to him, with faint blush for
he oddity of the situation.
I'm rather unconventional TO come
ike this, she declared to Dick. Jim
md Carrie had settled back TO duet
But | do love to drive.
You do?" said Dick.
He meant it to sound genial, but he
Snew it sounded stiff.
Il think the roads about here are
said Miss Faulkner But
he names you call them! I've heard
# the crab road and the old cider mill |
DAD
And the Josiah Hinckley road"
lick managed to add.
u should think you'd call this the
iek-rack road, " she said, scanning its
winding length.
Dick laughed. If only the blood had |
Iot gone tingling into his face the next
ninutel 1t was the sudden recollection
hat Miss Faulkner had been twice to !
europe which made it.
Aunt Mary thinks there's no place
Ike Norwood, said Miss Faulkner.
rightly. 1t is very pretty"
Not SO very said Dick
Her blue sash blew into his lap, and
e did not know what to do about it.
But it is, said Miss Faulkner. Are
acre many young people,"
Not very many said Dick.
lie wished Carrie and Jim would
clip him out but they were fathoms
eep in low-toned dialogue.
thihh SDOulu know, SAID Miss
aullSner, whispering and smiling,
that your sister was engaged, even if
hadn't heard it"
ITS plain enough, said Dick.
If she were not. SO stylish, SO rich
admit been abroad so frequently
nd if he were not haunted by that
neer notion of having seen her before.
IF didn't bring my book alongr'
lie CIRCULATED, thumbing her hitherto
'rgotten pamphlet "A silly little
ing ! was reading in hammocls-a I
gular Lamm ock 'Molly's J
overs Molly has six frantic lovers
far, and I'm expecting a seventh S
cry minute.
Why couldn't he think of something S
rejoin? He should think Of the right
ing later, he knew lie fiiclxed the G
rise and thought of saying something I
'out the length of her visit, but that a
ought to mind the imposing glories +
which she would return. Rich,