St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-28
Carrie won't wait long before Mr..

Carrie won't wait long before Mr..
Fred'Il be on hand"
The captain danced up and down on
the floor i'll all ecstasy of rage. as Sam
disappeared over the crest of the hill.
He knew very we'll if he possessed thu
hangs of Boreas he could make no one
hear.
He sat shivering down on the hay.
starting nervously at the sound of
horses feet below, and thinking how
disagreeabIy bar OF moonlight which
streamed down from crack in the rot I
resembled tall white figure standing
under the center beam. He could al
most fancy the rope around his neck.
Pshaw! And the captain jumped up
again with starting dew OIL his temples,
even i'll the freezing atmosphere of the
barn chamber.
what is TO be done?" he asked him
self.
An echo. if echo has any common
sense, would have answered:
Just nothing at ALL"
Sam had outwitted him. And pretty
Carrie and Fred Jones, with his red cut
ter ana great chestnut horse! he
captain was wild at the thought. Surely
he was vanqulshed.
Il won't wait another moment for
him." said Carrie Brown. colorng up,
with tears in her blue eyes. 60 on,
girls. l shall spend the evening al
home.'
There's plenty of room for you in
our sleigh. Carrie" coaxed her brother.
BESSIE Andrews will be glad to have
you along"
mo, she won't, either" pouted Car
rie." AS if l would spoil all her fun!
No, if can't have an escort of my own
l'lI stay at home and mend stockings,
and l never will speak to Capt. Logan
again
Charlie Brown was on the point of
arguing the matter with his sister, when
the door opened and in walked Fred
Jones.
mot gone yet. Carrie? Where is tho
captain?"
II don't know" said Carrie tartly.
land l don't care Am Capt. Logan's
keeper?'
"Will you go with me?'
Yes, L WILL" Sa d Carrie, her eyes
lighting and shy smiles dimpliHg her
face.
"Of course" said Fred, Il can't ex-
pect 10 make myself as agreeable as the
city captain. but"
The captainI The captainT' cried
Carrie, little irritably. ''I'm sick of
the sound of his name. | never want TO
see him again. What nice new cutter
this is, and how cosy the wolf robes
are!"
Carrie" whispered Fred. as he
touched up the horse and felt her nest
ling close to him. lis it for always"'
''Yes, always" she answered.
''JeTuSalem :" said Farmer Kendrick.
1t was past 10 o'clock ut night, and the
old gentleman had come out as usual to
see that the dumb members Of his fam
lily were all straight and comfortable,
Il do believe that's old John Hendricks
ghost come to life again, pOundiu' Ike
all possessed on the barn chamber
floorp'
Its m-ee! It's m-eep' bawled the
captain. ''Unfasten the trap door and
let lue out.'
Slowly the farmer lifted the ladder TO
its place. With rheumatic awkardness
he climbed the creaking rounds and I'M
did this hook from its clasp.
How III all creation cams YOU hereW
he demanded. why, l thought you
were out sleighriding with the gals"
1T was all the doings Of that villain,
SAM" gasped the Infuriated captain,
his teeth chattering with mingled rage
and cold. IL won't stand this sort OF
thing. Pll leave the place tomorrow. :"
LAS you please" said the farmer. TO
whom the prospect of losing his guest
was not unpleasant. Pm dreadful sorry
this should have happened, though.
FL talk serious to Sam"
80 will l." CRASHED the captain. "PII
break every bone i'll his body"
But Sam had taken particular care to
go over to his grandmother six miles
across the snow fields, to spend the
night, and the only person the captain
saw was old Mrs. Kendrick sitting by
the kitchen ire.
You've lost your chance, captain. -
she said. good humoredIy. ''DorcaS
Smith has just gone by on her way
home from the Sleighing party. and She
says Fred Jones brought Carrie Brown
in his new cutter. and they're engaged"
The captain lett the next day and
Mrs. Fred Jones has never seen him
since. And when the affair came Off
Sam got a piece of wedding cake big
enough to give him dyspepsia for a
week.