Middletown transcript., 1895-01-26
overhead They heard carriage wheels

4 overhead. They heard carriage wheel
and singing voices. Two prancin
horses came around a sharp curve il
the road, carrying large load Of bi
and little folk, and tall flagstaff
with long streamers. The girlsswerve'
around quickly, but Roses wheel cam
in contact with large stone in tn
road. She lost control of the machine
The horses reared at sight of the ap
paration among the shadows, and II
a moment she was down under thei
hoofs, helplessly entangled in hel
wheel.
There were screams and shouts. A
man sprang from the barge and drag
ged her away from the horses heels
while the driver coaxed them under
control. Gertrude had dismounted
and was bending over Rose, crying
Historically: "Rose! Rosel are you
kllled?''
The young, man, on one knee, sup
ported her head and shoulders. Her
face looked white and still in the star
light. Presently she gave a little
shiver, opened her eyes, looked up into
the face bent over her and recognized
it. The eyes were too grave to twinkle
just then, but Rose felt ridiculously
mirthful under the circumstances.
"Oh:" said Gertrude, joyfully, "she
isn't deadw
"Of course Pm not dead" Rose
said, distinctly. 81 was born for hair
breadth escapes. This is MY ninth
life-my arm hurts terribly" Then
she tainted away.
But she revived again in few
moments. A place was made in the
barge for her, and girl of the party
held the reins while the driver took
her up in his arms like baby and
placed her therein. Room was found
for the bicycle too, but by dint of econ
omy of space. Gertrude mounted and
rode off, and the barge with its load
moved on again.
Rose felt her bruists, but kept up
bravely. And they told her all about
the party. The pleasant girls were
"King's daughters" Who were aiming
to be ''Ail glorious viihin," as well
as without. So that day they had
taken party of poor children Oh an
outing, instead Of merry making with
their own circle of friends as usual.
And Bert who by the way, was sup
porting Roses head all this time, for
she was too weak to support herself
Bert was young "King's Son." who
had lately come into more money
through no tault of his own-than he
knew what to do with. So he had
begged them to draw OH him for cash
and service whenever they liked, and
up to date they had not been found
backward. Then the children sing
again, showing how well the s'King's
Daughters" had trained them, and in
the midst of it all Rose was lifted
above the pain and felt happy.
"Beit az ked the hero's ten-year-old
sister, In the midst of a profound
pause. Ebert, What did the staI-man
say about the pretty brown eyed girl
with brains and ambition whom you
were to marry? Did he say-?"
CPL tell you all about it later" Bert
said hastily.
The question was fashlight! Rose
bs gan short sum in addition. When
they came in town she saw that each
child wore bright knot of ribbon on
breast or shoulder. And the bright
streamers were flying.
To make long story short, Rose
was taken to Gertrude's home. Ard
Bert found an excuse about every day
TO call there while she was regaining
her normal condition, for though no
bones were broken. her nervous sys-
tenn was under terrible tension.
1t looks now as if the journalistic |
bee in her bonnet would stop buzzing |
for time at least. For Bert is in |
dead earnest and wants her ali himself. |
He had recognized her at once that
day, at the ribbon counter, as "the
girl of Destiny" and "why should
they fight against the stars in their
he asks.
Rose has no desire to fight against
them.