Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-12-05

he merely laughed aloud, ard that in
her very face. But he caught her bv
the arm nevertheless, for her foot
slipped. and the place was not ore to
slip in.
What, you young shaver" he cried
as he did SO, what, made you iump.
did 4 eh: By George! it's q GIRL"
catching sight Of her face and Of q
wavy lock around her throat. Its q
girl. by all that's wonderful And q
rare pretty girl, too. Well, my lassie,
come, come," as burst OF tears now
succeeded the first shock Of alarm.
Come, come" continued the stranger,
Pattlng her on the shoulder, and still
laughing at the success of his trick,
mo need for all this din would not
have done it if had known you were
q girl; but after all, there's no harm
done. l only meant to make you lump.
And owed you one for being before
hand with me at this pool, tho best
pool in the stream, or I am mistaken.
What business have you two monkeys
to spoil the water for me-ehp Little
rascals like you can't catch the trout
yourselves, and you only make a mess
OF other peoples sport. Oh, 1 say
though" as at the moment his eve
fell upon the brimming creel, some
what ostentatiously opened by Donald,
who had drawn near, and had under
stood enough to perceive that some
one was being rated, and that his and
his young lady g fishing was, moreover,
being disi araged.
did you catch all those?" demanded
the new conner in accents which told
their own tale.
Donald nodded.
"And herein this pool?"
The brat nodded again
"Good heavens, what luck! And I'll
warrant you have had the best of
them, too, you young rascal And you,
too. you Jenny or Maggie, or whatever
they call you. you can throw a line as
well as he. l saw you from the bank.
And l say, what a nice rod" picking it
up, where did you get that rodp Wha
Gied it ye, lassie?" essaying the broad
Northern dialect in an unmistakably
SoutheI accent, and eyeing the pretty
rod, of make superior to that which
he himself held. jealousy as he spoke.
There was no sort of response. Miss
Campbell of 1nchmarew, was for once
feeling herself fairly caught in her
own trap. Granny had told her,
what might be the result OF her pres
ent disguise, and,that result had strict
ly come to pass.
, The person making the mistake pre-
dicted by the wiser head was clearly q
gentleman, and Door Jerry, fearful and
sObbing, had all the instincts OF lady.
1t was dreadful to her to he addressed
q, she was now being-not that there
was anything rude or disaRreeable
either in the strangers tone or MAJ
nsr. but it was sufficiently jocose and
familiar to ar upon the ear of a hip h.
born young maiden, accustomed to q
certain degree of Difference added to
courtesy; and although q cottage iassie,
such as she was deemed to be, would
probably have found no fault either
with the jog of the elbow or chuck Of
the chin which accompanied the last
inquiry. it is hard to say which OF the
two actions the indignant little lady
most resented.
Perhaps the swift recollection that
she had brought both on herself was
wore to bear than all beside.
Hitherto she had not spoken, being
! sufficiently occupied in steadying her
still tremulous limbs, and checking
the tears which, do what she would
could not all at once be restrained, but
the insult conveyed in the changing OF
plain English for broad Scotch was too
much, and enabled her. better than
anything else could have done, to re-
gain full command Of her small self.
She now drew hastily away, drew
up to her full fhfght-alas the cruel
yellow oilskin hid the grace with
which she did it-and with quivering,
passionate lips, strove to assert her.
self, her rights and her dignity.
[TO BE CONTINUED.