Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

athlete. How fortunate that all students are
athletes in those days! And now" she con-
tinucd, in buried manner, as il Badger had
already eagerly fallen into her plans, 1--WE must
be of Immediately. The horses are harnessed,
saddied and waiting-althoush. poor, dear pets.
they don't know what it's for" And her ewes
noistcned little for these honest. unconscious
stceds of the farm. for whom she evidently
cherished genuine love.
"Who the, that is who the dickens bnr-
messed and sadlled them2" said BADGER.
II did, replied the young lady, jast before I
came in here. Imustnow go to my room and write
q farewell note to my parcnts-and brothers
| and sisters"-she burst into tears for the first
time but recovered herself immediately.
''Steal softly through the door and meet me
twenty rods down the road, to the west of hero.
Don't make any racket; there's no need of il.
The doors are all uniocked-the hinges oiled.
Now. be suren' And this singularly deter
mined and high-spirited girl tough, back her
| tears. gave Badgers hand hearty comrade-
| like pressure and was going.
And you think will join in such an insane,
such a thoroughly wicked expedition?" groaned
the student
What are you backing out2" exclaimed the
girl, turning round with a whitening glance.
Afraid to do little thing like that to save my
life from being wrecked, when ouly few lours
ago you were ready to die for me. You don
dare do it! Oh, you don't look 80 very much
like acoward!'
O.. H..
piled Mcpherson. but am afraid to help YOU
in course that will not only wreck your life,
but your soulI'
Il tell you you don't know Huehie." shouted
the thoroughly infatuated girl in a half whisper
HE doesn't go around wrecking souls, or
hearts either. He is as good, as true as honest,
as you are! Oh, you don't know him, YOU
don't know him-you don't care or dare to
help him or me! Then haven't one friend.
till get to him, and will go alone! Good.
byer' She started to leave the room.
| Badger was thinking very fast. He thought
| he saw the RICH. way out of the difficulty, II
| would certainly be no sin to deceive this way
| ward headstrong girl, In order to keen her
from ruin. He let himself down ginserly into
| a bit of piotis strategy.
We'll, if you put, it that way" he said, 81
| can't resist you. don't know as little lark
like that would hurt me, after all. You are
sure can get back in time?''
'Oh, certainly, certainly" exclaimed the de-
lighted girl. You are 30 good, SO kind, SO
| brotherly."
Hardly brotherly," replied the assembling
youth. "A brother wouldn't do this sort OF
| thing for you. He'd lock you up first
More than brother you are." exclaimed
| the girl "A brother that understands me: u
brother that helps ono tine way she wants to be
helped. On, 1t was lovely-Iucky that you hap
| pcned TO come here. You are SO good
She threw her arms around the Young man 8
neck and gave him thrilling, noyer-t to be- for
gotten kiss. 1t was an innocent though intense
caress OF gratitude. but bewildering one.
Poor Badger forgot tho Delaware young lady
entirely for moment. But with the reaction
| came more than ever q feeling that he must
save this glorious creature. must keep her from
the criminal who had somehow entrapped he 4
| in the meshes OF his destinations and was try
ing to drag her down to himself
Il must hurry" she exclaimed. at is al
most time we started. Oh, l shall soon be i'll
dear Hughes arms asain!' And she, who had
just had poor Badger for one stunning moment
In her own, had flown softly to ner room.
That last sentence did not decide the young
man, but FASTENED him. He happened to know
where her fathers bed room was, for the
courtly old gentleman in last evenings CONVEX
sation. he remembered (slthough it seemed
now about century agone) ha Il been explain.
| ing the peculiar and a,iyanta ,ec Us coIstruc.
| ton of his little rural mansion.