The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21
80 ANGELA o.
A COMEDY OF THE WHEEL.

He looked at her for a moment keen
ly, and made a very worldly reply.
II think you delightful
you will let me go with you them"
'Why-of course, if you ask me-" he
said; and why in the world did he say
exactly that.
II do-and we must be started be-
fore him.
Hint don't understand
4 will explain later; we must be
started now. We have no time
"Oh, no tLme?''
Can you oblige me, Mr.. Springer"
And with those eyes on him he could
and did, and having paid his reckon
ing he was in the saddle, this graceful
young person beside him, again and
again looking over her shoulder She
kept up brisk pace, neither saying
a word, although you may believe he
was wondering at the impulse which
had brought him to such sudden COM
plalSance. What, if any of his parish
toner's should see him as ne was now,
tearing madly up and down hill with
this undeniably very pretty young wo
man, and running madly from Him?
Who the deuce was Him." only of
course Lemuel didn't say "who the
deuce"
4Ohi-ohr she cried suddenly.
''Ah, what's the matter?" said he,
slowly
IF he should appear, and attempt
to speak to me, you must knock him
down.
That would be rather unclericaI,
wouldn't it?" said Lemuel
You must" said she.
ooh, if L must said he. looking at
her, and knowing he certainly would
The road FORKS a half mile farther
with a af \
thicllet. AS you near the wood, you
have the stretch of the road to the
left, and now as they came into that
view, Lemuefs companion cried out:
oh. l saw him.
"Who?"
mo matter; we must hide. 1 don't
| believe he could have seen me-" she
added quickly.
And dismounting she dragged her
wheel after her into the bushes
You stay there" she called IF he
asks you if you have seen me. YOU
must say you haven't And she dis
appeared.
THAT would be lie. wouldn't it?''
Il have no patience with a man who
can't lie when it's necessary" came
back the answer. And ali was still.
save for the rural noises of the sunny
May day. But at last about a turn
came a wheelman He was young, and
well-groomed. by the hand of Hanover
street, London, w Seeing Lemuel, he
paused.
Have you passed a young lady,
sir?"
What sort of a young lady?'' asked
Lemuel, avoiding the lie direct
wheeling
"a half dozen. I Think said Lemuel
truly, breathing a sigh of relief.
For our young gentleman was in his
saddle, and tearing on.
Five minutes passed; but presently
a face appeared in leafy frame; a
laughing, tantalizing face; when she
followed, dragging the wheel.
HE didn't see me-
Now what does this mean?" Lemuel
asked. rather angrily.
fIs your patience worn out?" asked
she demurely.
yes. I think It is. What's your
nape?"
"An=ela.''
Angela what?'
"I am not going to tell you"
But you know mine"
Everybody does,'' said she with gen.
tie fattery.
"oh. I don't know But what does it
mean?'
and she added:
you've been so good"
"Have 70" said he.
Eyes; l don't know what I should
have done if you hadn't appeared just
then. You make me able to say if
anyone should see me, why I am out
with Mr.. Springer and he is a clergy
man.
"Oh. dearr said Lemuel
Now. don't bother, please! We'd
better be on the road
And she mounted.
Come on" she cried.
And when he was by her side she
began again
'I'ql explain, as 1 ought. There was a
girl and she thought she loved a man. -
Eyes, 1 have heard of such girls as
that"
"But she didn't really"
Yes, I know"
''How do you?"
"Hum-I have a parish
$50 you have. Well, to go on. When
she hears that man is engaged to an
other girl. she tries to cut the other
girl out-out of pique-not love for the
man, you understand
mo, I DON'T
well, you are not SO clever as
, thought. But to return to this girl
"Ange1a?''
Eyes, she was Angela, if you Will
Angela encourages the man"
'rFhe man who Just passed."
; Tom, We'll call him"
Eyes. Angela encourages Tom; and
Tom succumles-"
do you think SOP" she said. looking
at him mischievously.
Eyes, he did. / must be frank with
: you a clergyman, and it goes on. in
a country house in Westchester in
May. But there's small chance in a
house party you know