Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-02-04

skif. and the oars being lost Auberon
swan his horse ahead. while he held the
painter and AccringtOn swan BY the
stern. guiding her course The current
swept them still further down the river.
but they landed in safety on the mill
bank. among an astonisEed crowd Of
men and boys
Brief were the explanations made
while the half-frozen lady was being
carried TO the milier's house on Auberon's
horse, supported on either side by
rival AecringtOn was the explainer;
being IN the diplomatic line he felt quite
at home as an improvisation.
The three had started out with the
Stafford Hunt, he said; the lady's horse
got famed and they tried boat 10 the
railway station. and got capsiZed by ac-
cident He deigned no fine links TO per
feet the probability Of the tale; and the
honest rustics, though much puzzled to
account for some Of the facts, thought
it was all right, only they had not heard
clearly.
II was nightfan when they entered
the wide, bright kitchen Of Miller Grow
er's substantial stone cottage; Auberon
leading in the lettering figure OF Miss
Dellamere on his arm, while Acerington
lowered around her with a distinctly
pOssessiVe air, though, in truth, he
dared not touch her.
SHot blankets and hot bath, as quick
as You can, my good mother hustled
he 10 the mistress of the cottage. who
came forward with kindly ejacu atoms
OF concern; and he il was who ordered
round, expressed unbOunded anxiety,
and showed the greatest distress about
the pale exhausted lady; while Auberon
only pressed close TO her, and held her
trembling hand under cover OF her
wraDS; and wrung the water out OF her
long, long hair-at which his rival
turned white with envy!
Its easy to be seen which is lover
and which is the brother observed
Mrs. Grover, nOdding sagaciously, as she
and her red checked daughter Betty
stripped the bed in the %best chamber
for the young lady.
@The Oldest one is half out of his mind
about her, while the brother takes it
easy enough"
Il don't know, mother, objected
Betty, with a conscious look, Ethe
youngest one stands closest to her, and
looks at her the whole time as If he
could fairly eat her. And doubtless,
Betty being younger, had more recent
experience OF love affairs than had her
mother
When Loveday was just going to the
bedroom the good people had prepar ed
for her, she brought both gentlemen to
Il am quite safe here for tonight. n
said she, looking down, Sand 1 know how
much mamma Will be suffering on my
account; will you both go home and tell
her the whole story? Both; 1 mean it u
AccringtOn ground his teeth in bitter
chagrin. Well he knew why she would
send them both away from her-she
trusted in Auberon, and set him as a
guard over himself, lest he should come
back to her before she could return to
her home
But he chOked down his emotion, and
promised all she wished. Auberon, too
cheerfully prophesied that they would
be at the Pavilion before dawn; that
AHMED" should be searched for and re-
stored to her stable, and everything else
that was comforting.
Then the rivals babe her good night,
not daring to take hand since she
seemed so shy and unresponsiVe; and
she shut the rough door between herself
and them
So after having borrowed dry clothes
from honest Grover, ard eaten supper,
the pair set forth for Stafford in the mil
ier's tax-cart driven by Grover junior,
and reached the Pavilion without ads
venture.