The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

iskirts; an helpless 8 catch You, shs cons ST.
Oh could ii
So s hy dOns y0u make your eseane ~
abe interpolate(i with haste.
sgs Am I not your prisoner e, he asked. 81
as J. 10 You meal to say you will come
quietly g e ne lodge and face my father g
!. AZ quiet AZ any lamb 4 he asserted.
81 Zen, It's this way. & said abe.
4. u q customary to grip the prisoner By
the arm, he ggeated. sSs
She paid him no a ttei,tion, and iii az
llenee they strolled toward the lodg
81 b. q You Will excuse me for minute i.
will gee 4 my father can attend To You
destinat ton, she had led him to the draws
ing room, lease Git down.
Surely prisoner had never been treated
with a0 much cOnsid erat ton
in minute Or two she returned, some
Whit confused f5s
. g father win not rstarh for a hour.
or 90, she slid.
6sfs al ' IS s aIss + 'Es 81
Not il the least, said he.
# She rang a bell. sSs
Do You care for ten, or would you
prefer Z she asked. s q.
S lea, please, . said the prisoner.
I And tea was brought.
in this years Academy said the prison
=er, tea and toast in hand.
Did YOU really notice it {" she said.
With pleased surprise. Il painted it, and.
Mr. Barry bought il. Mr.. Barry owns
all this property IS.
Indeed He must account himself
most fortunate to have so xealous guard
ian a; az yourself. Thank ou-half a cup.
re- hen they talked of many things-of
books, paintings, Of poets, songs, iii the
sun lost some of its youthful vigor, and
they Wandered into the garden, and there
the conversation was of other things; ijer-
haps more httmah than that Of books and
paintings, but none the less pleasant. And
mt last they happened on mutual enthu-
siasm, and they enthnsed until the sun
Just dropped behind lofty Craigavar, and
"a sudden chill fell upon the jailer and she
cried:
Ny father will be back in few min
utes; hadn't YOU betterescape?'' p
- And we were getting on SO we'll, too, y
said the prisoner with half a sigh. ,#.s
- Yes-I mean think you have been
imprisoned long enough she murmured.
Oh, nor replied the prisoner gallantly.
You have, indeed you have. Please,
please go; my father might adjourn, or
something terrible, and you, with nobody
to bail you out, would have, to GO to pris-.
Oh! / am sure Mrs. Jones, the constable's
wife would never make you comfortable
Do go! Do g0! she pleaded with hands
that were clasped in pity. :.s z5s.s,
but how about yonr duty to Mr.. Bar
~ Z" he asked. g. 81
Bother Mr.. Barry Y she exclaimed.
Then, with gravel flying and the sound
Of much crunching of small stones, came
Maj. Smith, the agent of the Barry es-
tate, and he, seeing them, pulled up his
ponies with great suddenness, and, lean.
ing to the ground. advanced, crying: 'Ah,
my dear fellow, here you are! Pm de-
lighted to welcome you to your own house
after 50 long an absence. I went to the
station to meet you, and found your bag
gage only-if we don't count message 70
the effect that you had got ont at Abera-
var and were walking. Should have been
back long ago if the COMPOUNDED rascal
Raven hadn' stopped me to ask for q re-
duction of rent-said his roof was falling
in; so / went to see it, and found, as
usual, It was all nonsense. Edith has been
amusing You, hope p s .s. 3. a
II met Miss Smith in the wood. and
s - !" explained the traveller. !.
She knew you from your photograph .
Maj: Smith suggested. Miss Smith
blushed. ssz,ss 4 5t5g5 b Ia, E:s
.'rhe photograph is not in the least bit
like the original, she protested.
Nobody ever recognizes it as me- said
the young man unblushingly: it is said
to be a speaking likeness all the same.
She rewarded him with grateful
glance ; s. 55 y s;.s |5 s&75 !
People have said to me- he continued,
!" Who is that ugly devil on your wife,
escritoireg and F. = FL :.5 Il ::=.s
Your wife p ~ .s .s 5. z7z
Haven't you heard? I'll tell you all
about it-oh, it was quite a romance! It's
"a beast of a photograph-do1 you think
SO, Miss Smith p Temple Bar.