The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-08-05

was q public room"
az am sure il was mine," said Lem
uel, hastily. It was oil rather strange
and sudden. and yet he decided at
once that sho was wellbred young
! person.
"Oh, ! am glad" she exclaimed.
'T don't see Why" ho blurted out,
in astonishment.
because you are Mr.. Springer of
Saint Matthews the Park"
He bowed, remembering with bit
of conceit that lot of people doubt
less knew him whom he didn't know
from Adam or Eve.
al need a clergyman, she said.
Now at this astounding statement
Lemuel stared his utter astonishment.
Did she need his spiritual adviser She
looked bit worldly.
"That is rather a surprising state
ment, she added.
"I don't know" he said, hopelessly.
"I mean," she said, al want an es-
cort to Greenwich, and with a clergy
man there can be no question.
81 don't know" said Lemuel again.
"You must think me strange"
He looked at her for a moment, and
made very worldly reply:
"I think you delightful"
"You will let me go with you thenP'
"Why of course, if you ask me" he
snid and why in the world did he say
exactly that.
al do-and we must be started be-
fore him."
"Him?-I don't understand"
al will explain later; we must be
started now. We have no time"
"Oh, no time?"
Scan you oblige rue, Mr.. Sprin-
gerP"
And with those eyes on him he could
and did, and having paid his rec ckoning
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 wor dering mt the impulse which
had brought him to such sudden COM
plaisance. What, if any of his par
ishioners should see him as he was
now, tearing madly up and down hill
with this undeniably very pretty
young woman, and running madly for
Him? Who the deuce was Him =
only, of course, Lemuel didn't say,
"who the deuce"
| Oh l-oh |" she cried suddenly.
"Ab, 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 unclerical,
wouldn't it?" said Lemuel.
"You must" said she.
"Oh, if l must" said he, looking at
her, and knowing he certainly would.
The road forks half mile further
with, at tho point, a bit of wood and
thicket. AS you near the wood, you
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. don't
| believe lie could have seen me-" she
added quickly.
And dismounting, 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.
"rhat would be lie, wouldn't it?"
al have no patience with 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 n turn
came u wheelman. He was young
and we'll groorned. Seeing Lemuel, he
paused.
"Have you passed a young lady,
sirP"
"What sort of young lady2" said
Lemuel, avoiding the lie direct.
"Wheeling."
"a half dozen, l think. said Lemuel
truly, breathing n 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 meanP" Lemuel
asked rather angrily.
'Is your patience worn out2" said
she demurely.
"Yos, think it is. What's your
name?"
"ADgela."
"Angela whatP"
81 am not going to tell you"
"But you know mine"
Everybody does" said she with
gentle flattery.
ooh, don't know. But what does
it mean"
Snow, please don't be angry
please" And she added:
"You've been so good"
"Have 2" said he.
eyes; l don't know what ] should
have done if you hadn't appeared just
thn. You make me able to say if any
one should see me, why, l am out
with Mr.. Springer, and he is a clergy
men.
ooh, dear2" said Lemuel.
"Now, don't bother, pleasel We'd
better be on the road.
And she mounted.
"Come on I" she cried.
And when he was by her side she
began again:
"Ill explain as ought. There was
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