Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-08

@Oh. of course. I forgot. But I'm
en- afraid of being caught"
she glanced with charming nervous
ness over the compartment, and then
seeing. apparently, no one whom she
had reason to fear, turned her eyes Ia
Brandon.
WHY" said Brandon. Are you
running away
How quick you are" said the girl.
what made you think OF that?
.Oh. | don't know, said Brandon,
secretly pleased at his imputed sagac-
ity. Il guessed It,.
"Well." she said, nodding brightly at
him. you guessed right. | am run
ming away" .,
Brandon.
ooh how sillyl From school,"
"What a lark" said Brandon. Blu,
WHY are YOU running away?
ooh it's one Of those silly finishing
schools and I'm never allowed TO GO
out unless / have one OF the gov.
ernesses with me-or brother. And
7 did so want to see the boat race"
brandon reflected that he himself,
AZ a pinch. might make a very good
hrotber or. at least, a cousin. How
| did Won manage it?" he asked.
~ vent out shopping with the gov.
erness-it's a half holiday on Saturday
| Won know. And at the stores | man.
agaa 10 miss her and slipped out at
one OF the other doors and caught the
train. shall have to say I've been
looking for her."
"That will be a story said Bran
don.
ooh do YOU think It will be very
wicked?p said the girl.
| "Wen." said Brandon. "I don't think
! should worry myself about II very
much. Come TO that. I'm running
away myself, in sense. I ought to
have gone home TO our place In the
country. But country VicSraSe
DIT dull after Oxford, So
''oh. are you at oxford? I'm so glad.
I've had lot OF cousins at OXFORD
It's just like knowing you-pToperly'
isn't it?'
Exactly" said Brandon. mo one
could tell the difference"
"Then. ! suppose you are going 10
have a slendid tine in London
"Well, I'm going TO enjoy myself as
far as $50 will CO." said Brandon.
when that's gone shall have to &c
home-like the prodigal son-only ]
don't expect to have fatted calf for din
'How nice TO have $50" said the
girl renectively. And how nice to DO
a man."
"Why?" said Brandon.
Because a man can do things-go
about as he likes, and"
"You seem 10 be going about pretty
much as you like, don't you?"
"Oh, | shall have 20 get back at half
past 5-or at the very latest" said
the girl. shaking her curly head.
81 wouldn't be caught for anything.
But I mean TO see the boat race"
Meanwhile the train was nearing
Hammersmith and a scheme which
had been working az the back or Bran
don's brain for the last few minutes
took definite shape.
Where are you, going TO see tho
race from?" he asked
ooh. I don't know. Anywhere"
said the girl where are your
1T would never do for you 10 be
alone on the towing path" said BrarN
don. There's an awful crowd and)
you'd be showed about and probably
get your pocket picked,
I'm not afraid OF that" said the girl.
"But what else can / do"
Look here" said Brandon, do You
mind being my cousin for once2 l
and some other men have a room.
there will be some ladies there, and II
| say you're my cousin it'll be all right.
Tell 'em you've played truant land
they'll be delighted
The girl reflected n moment. Then
she burst out laughing. at would be
fun. wouldn't IT," she said. III
come"
by the way" said Brandon. "as
we're cousins we must know each 9TH
er's names. Mines Arthur Brandon"
mine is Daisy" said the girl;
DAISY Sweetenham."
They made their way. together with,
the crowd, toward the towing path, and
threaded their path along until they
came TO the house where Brandon's
friends were assembled, In irst-foor
room over a small shop. Brandon In
PRODUCED Daisy unblushingly as his
cousin--ipdeed, there seemed no need
for him to blush for such delightful
little cousin-to Mrs. Clayton, who
was chaperoning the party and eY-
planned, to the general amusement.
that he had eloped with Daisy for the
afternoon. Bob Clayton, who was an
undergraduate at Exeter In his first
year. was lost in admiration OF the
| pretty truant, and even Miss Clayton
and her bosom friend, Miss Bagshot.
! were friendly. In few minutes
Daisy was comfortably seated in an
easy chair muncing piece OF cake
and slipping a glass OF champagne,
which Brandon protested was much
better for school girls than tea.
Daisy was indeed tremendous ad-
dition TO the party. She was In tho
highest OF spirits and kept every ono
in roars OF laughter at the stories about
the goyernesses, and the French mas
ter, and the boys school opposite, until
Charlie Bagshot jumped up and an
nounced from the window that the
course was being cleared and that they
were now about starting from Putney
Every one rushed TO the window. -
was a small one, for windows arc at
premium on boat race days, and II vas
rather difficult for ali to see the
| course
Daisy protested that as an inter-
loper she would not think OF standing
/ in front. SO a compromise was ef-
fected by Daisy standing by Brandon
behind. Brandon undertaking 10 liit
| her nm IN a chair when the boats came