The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-10-20

but here III tho wood, singing to her
self, 1t seemed singularly delightful.
J clutched Tommie and held him back.
Sing no moro dittics. sing no more,
OF dumps 80 dull and heavy,
Th' fraud OF men was ever so,
Since summer first was lcaty.
"And of women" sail Tommie,
stepping forward, cap in hand; ms
least he remembered 80 much of hit
manners. Tho singer started and
drew herself mp.
''Sir - said. she. like tho affronted
lady in the play.
~ beg your pardon, said Tommic.
THAT was very pretty song"
What IS that to you, sirt It's
Shakespeare"
''Excu7e me-" said Tommie; "wo
,havc haH mishap, My wheel has
been stolen"
".Stolen!" sho cried in crimson
glow. Down by the lake,"
/ YES, down by tho lake." said the
malicious Tommic.
ooh. she cried, chow can ex plain &?
There it is. ] thought it was Fred's.
thought Fred and Harry left them
there"
ats no matter" said !. 'Tm
Sorry. 1t was a natural mistake"
She looked Mt me with world of
thanks in the blue eyes. Did | tell
you before they were blue? Tommy
calmly walked to his wheel.
81 am glad You did it," he said
"becnusc 1t has givon me chance to
know you.
You're ntrocious," she said: and
turned aud fed up the road behind the
gateway.
"fommie, said ], you're n cad. ="
Tonrm@ leaned on his wheel and
whistlod.
Wasn't she iolly?' he said. "In
follow.
"You arc not going to do anything
OF tho kind, cried. But he Is nj.
ways stubborn, and it ended by me
following him.
The road led from the wood into n
broad sunny lawn, which was domi-
mated by great stone house, where
man was Just stepping into high dog.
cart.
Why" said .Tommie, cts whar.
ton.
At the moment Wharton saw MS.
well, | declare, he cried. coming
forward
"Sho didn't lie, said Tommie. "Hc
Is the Harry of the Harry and Fred
probably"
Odd you think she did?" | cried
iierccly but Tommie was explaining
to Wharton that we had lost our way
AMI Wharton was insisting on tho
hospitality of tho Merlvnle house,
which ho had rented for tho summer,
he explained, and Tommio was accept
ing while / stood specchless. At the
moment our lady OF the road came
out of the house aud bushed Mt tho
sight OF us, and looked as il she wanted
nothing so much as TO take TO her
heels. Wharton presented us. "NIiss
Rose Burton Tommic had the au-
dacity TO say, "we'yo met before"
''Iou have, said Wharton.
81 don't remember" she said. Civ.
ing IOmmic glance that would have
troubled me, but only seemed 10 de.
light him. But she rewarded me bv
turning and extending her hand and
saying in "a low voice, "I don't see
why your friend IS 80 olions about
that mistake.
81 don't know, IN sure, said.
Mrs Wharton just then appeared aud
had her-I don't mean Mrs. Whar.
ton quito 90 myseli-An opportunity
tried 90 deserve. ! began 10 believe
that Arcadia was ALI the poets have
claimed for H. told her that knew
1t was > mistake from the first. md.
TO be frank, / didn't try very hard 60
defend Tommie's cburIishuc.s. told
her she had rather startled me when /
saw her mount Iommio'7 wheel like
"LIsc boy, shoiutorpos.d.
'Dh, don't know. " ljI
GLOW barry nuJ Frei
'Aui Ercl2' ] said, bcgi5uu, 60
suspect every m1u
COB, he's my brother How tJcyd
laugb,:I was going to say. Bit n joke
So with him WHO laugh last with
your friend, I think"
"Hc thought you Dick Turp.u dis.
| gniscl, soil. trying 2, make his
cnsc n bit wors..
''Hq might have known, she said.
~ 10 tiurh provoked
fcs ho might assentsl.
Vet iu strict fairness lcltcllloI on
/ to lct him know my pcrily; aud that
. night rs wr s7i smoking aulrsviev.
/ ing The day adventure, I said
"5ho thinks y9u infu1ors5lc, Tom
mic.
"5ho told You that nlro,lys
Why, yes, rapliol with rather
| scIi-couscious air.
'lfay, F.et1h I btlieyo there will
be moro fun iu this house than on tbo
rool. / don't believe we can have
another adventure like"
Like getting your wheel stolen.
Do you want anolher2'
shes on amusing girl, said Ten
ME inconsequently.