The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-16

obliged to you, = answered & gracioua
voice, most ratefully; ami Helen,
fNenlcrging from the shnd0ws0f The avn.
Ing, climbed down, by MD Of the shaft,
upon the road. .Your cart ID very com.
f0rtable am glad I missed the .omni.
bus now; / couldn't have seen tho
country half so well from it,
mo, mum, / sim as how you couldn't.
faint niue to see, however. Twas q
bit OF luck my meeting Of &c and think
Ing to ask 'ec IL you'd have q lift.'
$50 1t was; thank you very much, In
deed. I have brought you out Of your
way, too, I'm afraid" y
'sLold bles zee, mum, dorn't you
spake Of it. P0ppet and me don't
count an extra MOLE or tn; it's all in
the days job
But Helen would not allow him to
pooh-hooh his civility; she was most
thankful to him and with reason His
ready Western country courtesy had
not only saved her walk Of deadly
length and dreariness, but had re-
stored her sulf-assurance. She had not
been compelled to resort to the weak
revenge Of the foolish; she had, not cut
of her nose to spite her face, after all.
She had certainly been born under q
lucky star II misfortune seemed to
threaten her, lucky chance interven-
ing, averted it. She was elate with
self-cOngratulatl0n when a sudden
memory Of her moneyless and watch
less condition struck her; and, slightly
sobered by the recollection, she bude
the carrier goodnight and entered her
aunt's domain.
The twilight had turned to dusk, and
the moon, like a rick on fire." was ris-
ing over the sen before the elder Miss
Milford returned Too agitated to
speak, she leaned on Betsey's stifiiy-
crooked arm, with her eyes Gust on the
ground, q thousand fears Overwhelm-
ing her. The slugs, tempted forth by
the falling dew, might feast undis-
turbed for once in their lives; she was
too preoccupied to remember them.
Even Betsey was perturbed; her rug
ged face was solemn, and she gave
quite as high jump, and gasped quite
as fast and breathlessly Us did her
mistress, when girls head was
thrust through the open spare-Oom
window and lively voice cried:
"Oh, here you are at last I'm un-
packing; will come down"
And the next moment Helen herself
came out of the porch door to meet
them.
my dear, my dear, how you have
frightened me! What happened?
Where have you been? There, take
me indoors, Helen; am trembling sad
~; l should like to rest"
II am so dreadfully sorry, Aunt Eliz-
abeth; but really, upon my word, it
was not my own fault.
kiss me, my love, now that you are
here. mind nothing. Only that con-
ductor increased my alarm; know SO
little about girls; they are odd now,l-
days; quite changed since my youth.
Betsey didn't believe it, bit then, Bet
sey never believes anything, you
know"
Then Helen. her aunt and Betsey
hanging on her words and asking many
questions, gave detailed account of
the days occurrences. She omitted all
mention of Mr.. Jones' name. however,
and slurred over the explanation of
how she lost the omnibus
"And you came here in the carriers
cart-how extremely uncomfortable
YOU must nave Deen.
'It was rather jolly down the hills,
Aunt"
Aunt Elizabeth and she were having
supper. Betsey lowered about them.
joining every now and then, unlimited,
in the conversation.
1.-The carrier is civil man; he nd
mired my wall-fowers SO much in the
spring-a dark variety, Helen, and PAR
ticularly sweet-scented; would ySlr
care for some seedlings, do you think?'
''He would love them, auntie; so
should l."
II am still thinking of the carrier,
Helen; he and Mr.. Jones are 80 very
unlike. 1t is extraordinary that such
an intelligent person as the conductor
could have been so mistaken"
Here Betsey made some remark
about Annanias in an impressive aside.
what mistake did the conductor
make, auntie? What did he say about
me"
'Well. really, can't quite remember,
my love. You see, was in the stable
yard at the Mermaid hotel, such a con-
fusing spot, for the horses were loose
and SO close to me. Though they were
quiet ut the time and looking hot and
exhausted, poor things, it, does not do
to trust appearances; kept my eye on
them.'
"But what was the mistaken" Helen
repeated. "Dear Helen is so deter
Mined" Mrs. Milford was in the habit
of saying; 'she has such force of char
acter."
(To be continued.)
PULLING A DOGS TEETH.