The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-09

The singer started. and drew herself
UP.
"sir!" said she, like the affronted
lady in the play.
Il beg your pardon. said Tommie,
That was very pretty song"
What is that to you, sir? It's
Shakespeare.
You'll excuse me-" said Tommie;
but we have had a mishap. My wheel
has been stolen
'Stolenl" she cried in a crimson
glow; and then in a tone that went
despairful. Down by the lake?''
Yes, down by the lake. said the
malicious Tommie.
oh" she cried, chow can ex-
plain? There 1T is. I thought it was
Fred's. 1 thought Fred and Harry
left them there
It's no matter" said L I'm sorry.
1t was a natural mistake
She looked at me with a world of
thanks in the blue eyes. Did tell
you before they were blue? Tommie
calmly walked to his wheel
L am glad you did it," he said;
because it has given me a chance to
know you
You're atrocious,' she said; and
turned and fed up the road behind the
gateway
"Tommie," said L you're a cad"
Tommie leanded ON his wheel, laugh
ed and whistled.
Wasn't she jolly?" he said. I'm go
ing to follow"
You are not going to do anything
of the kind, cried. But he always is
stubborn; and 1T ended by me follow
ing him.
The road led from the wood into a
broad sunny lawn which was domi-
mated by a great stone house, where
a man was just stepping into high
dog-cart.
Why" said Tomrnie, cts Harry
Wharton"
At the moment Wharton saw us.
We'll, L declare" he cried, coming
forward
she didn't lie, after ALL said Tom
mie. He the Harry Of the Fred and
Harry proba bly,
Did you think she dfd?" I cried,
fieTcely, but Tommia was explaining
to Wharton that we had lost our way,
and Wharton was insisting on the hos
pttality of the Merivale house, which
he had rented for the summer, he ex-
planned; and Tommie was accepting,
while ! stood speeches.. At the mo-
ment our lady of the road came out
of the house and blushed at the sight
Of US, and looked as if she wanted
nothing so mach as to take TO her
heels-which were very pretty heels,
must assure you, topped by a delicious
ankle. Wharton presented us, Miss
Rose Burton Tommie had the au-
dacity to say We've met before
You have?" said Wharton.
81 dpmit rer71-aTo her. lid she giving
Tommie a glance that would have
troubled me- but only seemed to de-
light him. But she rewarded me by
turning to. me, and extending her hand
and saying in low voice, L don't
see why your friend is so oddous about
that mistake
4 don't know, I'm sure said. Mrs.
Wharton just then appeared and 1 had
heT-I don't mean Mrs. Wharton-quit
TO myself, an opportunity 1 tried to
deserve. 1 began TO believe that Ar
cadia. was all the poets have claimed
fer it. l told her that I knew it was
a mistake from the first; and, 20 be
frank, l didn't try very hard to de-
fend Tommie's chuTlishness. 1 told
hsa. she had rather startled me when
I saw her mount Tommie's wheel like
Like a boy she inteTposed-
OIl- L OUlI huOW, ooiAu l.
How Harry and Fred"
And Fred?" | said, beginning to
suspect every man.
"Oh, he's my brother. How they'd
laugh. I was going to say. But a joke
is with him who laughs last-wdth your
friend, I think.
He thought you Dick Turpin dis
guisad," l said, trying, I'll confess to
make his case a bit worse.
He might have KNOWN" she said,
as if much provoked.
Yes he might 1 assented.
Yet in strict fairness 1 felt called on
to let him know my perfidy; and that
night as we sat smoking and reviewing
the days adventures, 1 said:
She thinks you insufferable, Tom
mie."
she told you that already?"
''Why, yes l replied, with rather a
air.
L say. Fletch, I believe there'll be
more fun in this house than on the
road. 1 don't believe that we can have |
another dventure-like-
Like getting your wheel stolen. Do |
you want another?'
shes an amusing girl" said Tom
L.