Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-07-18


have the stretch of the road to the
left, and now as they came into that
view, Lemuel's companion cried out ::
ooh, saw him!"
"Who?"
"No matter; we must hide. I don't
believe he could have seen me-" she
added quickly.
And amounting, she dragged her
wheel after her into the bushes.
"You stay there" she called. eff
he asks if you have seen me, you must
say you haven't" And she disap-
peared.
''That would be a lie, wouldn't it?"
81 have no patience with Il man who
can't lie when It's necessary" came
back the answer. And all was still,
save for the rural noises of the sunny
May day. But at last about a turn
came wheelman. He was young
and we'll grooned. Seeing Lemuei, he
paused.
"Have you passed young lady,
STRIP
"What sort of young lady?' sail
Lemuel. avoiding the lie direct.
"Wheeling."
"a half dozen, think. said Lemuel
truly, breathing sigh of relief.
For our young gentleman was in his
saddle and tearing on.
Five minutes passed; but presently
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.
"Is your patience worn out?" said
she demurely.
eyes, I think it is. What's you,
name?"
"Angela."
'Angela what?"
clam not going to tell you"
"But you know mine"
Everybody does" said she with
gentle fattery.
ooh, I don't know. But what does
it mean?"
Snow, please don't be angry
please" And she added:
"You've been so good"
"Have II" said he.
eyes; don't know what I should
have done if you hadn't appeared just
then. You make me able to say if any
one should see me, Why, am out
with Mr.. Springer, and he is clergy.
men,"
ooh, dear?" said Lemuel.
"Now, don't bother, pleasel We'd
better be on the road.
And she mounted.
"Come onl" she cried.
And when he was by her side she
began again:
"1'll explain as ought. There was
a girl, and she thought she loved
man."
eyes, I have heard of girls like
that"
"But she didn't really"
Eyes, I know"
GLOW do you?"
"Hum-I have parish"
$50 you have. Well, to go on.
When she hears that man is engaged
to another girl, she tries to 'cut' the
other girl out of pique, not love
for the man, you understand.
"No, I don't"
"Well, you are not so clever as I
thought. But to return to this girl"
"Angela?"
"Yes, she was Angela, if you will.
Angela encourages the man.
1.-THE man who Just passed."
"Tom. we'll call him."
eyes, Angela encourages Tom +; and
Tom succumbs-"
"Do you think SOP" she said, look
ing at him mischievously. eyes, he
did; I must be frank with you. a
clergyman. And it goes on--in
country house in Westchester in May.
! But there's small chance in house
party, you know"
Eyes, know" said he.
"Of course you know because you
are a young Clergyman of a modish
church. Now-to go on with the story
Angela agrees to meet Tom on the
Wheel Sne wheels for long time
before the appointed hour, and, get
ting tired, stops, as You know, and.
being tired, her conscience pricks
her."
"Iknow of such cases, said Lemuel
laconically.
"And she thought of tho other girl,
and remembered how wicked she has
been, because she has been encourag-
ing Tom just for fun"
"She should have felt wicked" said
Lemuel severely.
"Just then she sees q very promi-
ninent young clergyman"
"Oh, no." said Lemuel, becomingly.
"Well, at once she snatches the
chance. She will appear to Tom when
he meets her to be out with the clergy
man. If he speaks she will ignore
him. Should he persist, the clergy.
man, who is the stronger, will knock
him down."
"Will he2'
eyes, he promised.
"Did hep
eyes, because Angela wished it."
"Well, perhaps. But when Tom APP
pears why does Angela run to the
bushes?''
Don't you think it was better to
avoid the meeting?"
Possibly"
''And now" she said, dismounting
and extending hand. 'good.by."
"You are going to leave me?"
II live over there"