The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-07-28

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good highway. but rather stony, the
road being, in places, on the bare rock.
It paid not the slightest attention to
Euclid's definition Of a straight line,
and in this respect was rather well
dome change from the average Ameri-
can road. Sometimes they passed along
avenues OF overbranching trees, which
were evidently relics of the forest that
once covered all the district. The road
followed the ridge, and on each side
were frequently to be seen wide vistas
of lower lying country. ALI along the
road were comfortable farmhouses; and
it was evident that prosperous COM
.munity fourished along the ridge.
| Bartlett spoke only once, and then to
the professor, who sat next to him.
You Canadian?"
YES
.Where's he from"'
''My friend is from New York" an
swered the innocent professor.
''Humph!'' grunted Bartlett, scowl-
ing deeper than ever, after which he
became silent again: The team was
not going very fast, although neither
the load nor the roads were heavy.
Bartlett was muttering a good deal to
himself, and now and then brought
down his whip savagely on one or the
other of the horses, but the moment
the unfortunate animals .quickened
their pace he hauled them in roughly.
Nevertheless they were going quickly
enough to be overtaking young
woman who was walking on alone.
Although she must have heard them
coming over the rocky road. she did
not turn her head, but walked along
with the free and springy step OF ono
who is not only accustomed to walking,
but who likes it. Bartlett paid no at
tention to the girl; the professor was
endeavoring to read his thin book as
we'll as man might who is being jolted
frequently; but Yates, as soon as he
recognized that the pedestrian was
young, pulled up his collar, adjusted
his necktie with care, and. placed his
hat in somewhat more jaunty and
fetching position.
care you going to offer that girl a
ride?' he said to Bartlett.
mo, I'm not"
added, forgetting the warning he had
: had.
"You do, eh? Well, you offer her q
ride. You hired the team"
by Jove, I WILL said Yates, placing
his hand on the outside of the rack and
springing lightly to the ground.
Likely thing" growled Bartlett to
the professor, "that she's going to ride
with the like of him.
The professor looked for a moment
at Yates politely taking off his hat to
the apparently astonished young wom-
an, but he said nothing.
EUR two CENTS" continued Bart
lett, gathering up the reins, 'tI'd whip
up the horses and let him walk the
rest of the way"
''From what know of my friend, y
answered the professor, slowly, II
think he would not object in the slight
est
Bartlett muttered something to him
self, and seemed to change his mind
about galloping his horses. 80
Meanwhile, Yates, as has been said,
took off his hat with great politeness
to the fair pedestrian, and as he. did Sc
he noticed with a thrill of admiration
that she was very handsome. Yates
always had an eye for the beautiful.
"Our conveyance" he began, els not
as comfortable as it. might be, yet I
shall be very happy if you will accept
it's hospitalities. -.
The young woman flashed a brief
glance at him from her dark eyes, and
for a moment Yates feared that his
language had been rather too choice
for her rural understanding, but be-
fore he could amend his phrase she an
swered, briefly:
''Thank you. prefer to walk
"Well, don't know that I blame
you. Might ask If you have come all
the way from the village?''
''Yes''
''That is a long distance, and you
must be very tired There was no re-
ply; so Yates continued; cat least
thought it a long distance; but perhaps
that was because was riding on Bart
let's hay-rack. There is no 'downy
bed of ease about his vehicle" Z
AS he spoke of the wagon he looked
at it, and, striding forward to its side,
said in husky whisper to the pro-
fessor:
'.say, Silly, cover up that jug with
flap of the tent"
''Cover it up yourself" briefly replied
the other: sit isn't mine."
Yates reached across and in a sort Of
accidental way threw the flap Of the
tent over the too conspicuous jar. AS
an excuse for his action he took up his
walking cane and turned toward his
new acquaintance. He was Aattered
to see that she was lettering some dis
lance behind the wagon, and he speedi-
ly rejoined her. The girl, looking
straight ahead, now quickened her
pace, and rapidly shortened the dis
tance between herself and the vehicle.
Yates, with the quiekness Characters
tic of him, made up his mind that this
was case of country difidence which
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