Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-10-17

as they've b~reakfasted. I'll make the
breakfast as slow as possible. The bell
again! Take this ulster to throw around
you and hurry up
II darted off like the wind at first,
but afterward slowed up, fearing to
attract attention, and caught the train
just as it was moving away. 1t is only
a three hours run here. I thought it
best, however, to leave the train at a |
way station ten miles this side, be-
cause they have probably teIegraphed
a description of me to Mauvila. ] had
been wandering around some time
when I first heard your voice"
I cor1preheade1 his dilemma, yet ad- |
vised him to go to the police station
and tell his story.
"0h, no, Miss Emma. simply can't
do that. They'd telegraph the presi-
dent, and I'd be expelled. Think what
a blow to father! I've been very foolish,
and deserve all I've got. but he'd feel
the disgrace SO keenly. And l hope to
take my degree this term. You car
help me out of this hole if you only
will"
Il don see how 1 can nor why /
should" | answered, coldly. But l re-
pented my last words as / saw his
countenance fall.
"Pshaw! what a sentimental old
maid l am to feel any interest in a
sc~hoolboy's scrapa-a total stranger
perhaps a real knave-just because his
voice touched a sensitive chord in my
nature said | to myself.
Don't be SO hard on me, Miss Emma,
but listen to my plan. You told the
children that you had a gray wig and
:. beard, and some kind of harmless stain
fo,. H. Fona oo] hands yrrbiob ono ~
them was to use in some tableaux you
were arranging. Now can't you get
them for me :"
They're locked up in a closet at the
schoolho1se-and see how dark it is
~gcting!'
Yes; tits z great deal to ask a lady
TO do. but I ccaIl wait for you q little
nearcr 20 the town. II I made up as
q nan I'd defy detection. I've plenty
OF money to pay ray passage back"
The long an:i the snort Of it was that
7 consented. l walked very rapidly to
the schoolacuae, entered by my private
key, bundled up the things and put
them into my now empty basket. l
added, too, some crayon pencils for
tracing wrinkles on his smooth face.
All went well until | was about a
square from the school house, when
heard my name called. To my great
vexatiol | was accosted by Mr.. Simeon
6emple, one of the school trustees, a
pomeous, pedantic, p~retentious man
about sixty years old. lie and 1 had
often differed in the past on school dis
cipline and education, but during the
last year he had become a widower.
Since then, in his elephantine way,
he had tried to be jocose and agreeable
to me, intimating very plainly that he
desired a successor to his ''lamented
Martha" l had 50 far managed to pre-
vent his honoring me with a proposal
Though he made no secret of his inten-
ton to marry AGAIN. by avoiding tete-
G-tetes with him. ! felt exasperated at
injecting him now, for his speech was
very slow and he>itating owing to his
preference for the longest words he
could End AMI he generally had diff
entity IL finding them. l had dubbed
him s'Six-Sylla5ie Sim" TO my init
mates.
"iIov can shake him OPP I
thought, as qpickened my pace.
Useless! lie caught up withme. puff
ing a little, but with . smile on his
face: and pressed my hand warmly.
"Whither are you-er-er-er-me-
andering en- this quiescent evening,
odoriferous vvith-witll-'
Excuse NE, MIR. Semple," I rather
rudely interrupted, but I'm IN great
haste, and must say Good night
, ALLOW me to extend to you the-the
neis of my protecting arm. wish tc
ask You determinations question, on
l whick venture to think our views are
: -er-consantaneous."
AT this moment the moon, hitherto
hidden by clouds, shone out brilliant
t ", much to my dismay, for a darl
/ night would help my fugitive.
; On seeing the moon Mr.. Sempls
l struck an admiring attitude and ex
I claimed:
! "Pale Cynthia-pale Cynthia
t "Pale bother!' 1 exclaimed, as
r jerked away nay arm. turned down
side street, and actually ran away
e leaving him no doubt petrifed with as
constituent at my r~udenesss.
e I'm afraid l have bee as rockies
r rs that boy, but jast detest that sim
pleton," l thought as ] hurried along
:. l found ny boy at the place desig
e mated, and, together, we 0 trans
l. formed him into quite 8 venera bic per
son. His spirits rose as his toilet Pre-
n crossed, and I had to check his ga
Il laughter 4CI 4CGE pdoSrISby iIiSi
overhear him. He bent his straigh
D shoulders into quite a seniie stoop, a
he babe me farewell.
Il never can thank you enough, Mis-
If Emma. l 'cottoned' to you right of
and sure enough, you've been a req
y angel to me and don't even know N
;e name. It is"
lust then voices were heard al
a preaching and 1 left him precipitatel5
e, as 1 had already given him full dire
E. tons. l fastened home, tired out wit
n my exertions, yet strangely please
a that l had obeyed the impulse whic
y led me to trust him in spite Of my mi
givings.
w The next mornings paper containe
Or an account of the escape Of a notoriol
b. horsethief on the eve Of his captur'
He was known to have started for MAJ
1T villa, and was supposed to be hidin
j. somewhere in the near town. The p
IN lice had been notified the evening b.
Id fore, and had placed a watch at tt
station and wharves. Nc one suspec
I ed my share in the transaction, but,
course, l made an enemy of Mr.. Sen
he pie. He now used his influence an
he authority to hamper and annoy me
hs SO many ways that l clearly saw he i
a, tended to make me resign my position
IS, and only waited for the coming ente
n tainment to be over. I had bought
new supply of the articles l had take