The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-06-08

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and went to spot beneath the plat
form. He fixed his eyes upon the young
man and said: GIVE been speakin' to
Lizzie. You better attend strictly to
your own business or there1l be new
man here next week." It was as if he
had blazed away with shotgun. The
young man reeled upon his perch. At
last he in measure regained his COM
posture and managed to stammer:
"A-al right, SIR" He knew that de-
malls would be futile with the terrible
Stimson. He agitatedly began to rat
tie the rings in the basket and pretend
that he was obliged to count them or
inspect them in some way. He, too,
was unable to face the great Stimson.
For moment, Stimson stood in great
satisfaction and gloated over the effect
of his threat. eve fixed them" he
said complacently, and went out to
smoke cigar and revel in himself.
Through his mind went the proud re-
Election that people who came in con-
tact with his granite will usually ended
in quick and abject submission.
PART II.
One evening, a week after Stimson
had INDUCED in the proud reflection
that people who came in contact with
his granite will usually ended in quick
and abject submission, young femi-
nine friend of the girl behind the sill
vered netting came to her there and
asked her to walk on the beach after
"Stimson's Mammoth Merry Co. Round"
was closed for the night. The girl
assented with nod.
The young man upon the perch hold
ing the basket for the rings saw this
nod and judged it's meaning. Into his
mind was born little plan for defeat
ing the watchfulness of the redoubt-
able Stimson.
When the merry-go-round was closed
and the two girls started for the beach,
he wandered off aimlessly in another
direction, but he kept them in view and
as soon as he was assured that he had
escaped the vigilance of Stimson, he
followed them.
broad band of tremoring light, ex-
tending parallel to the sea, and upon
the wide walk there slowly paraded a
great crowd intermingling intertwin-
ing, sometimes colliding. In the dark
ness stretched the vast purple expanse
of the ocean, and the deep indigo sky
above was peopled with yellow stars.
Occasionally out upon the water a
whirling mass of froth suddenly flashed
into view, like a great ghostly robe ap-
pearing, and then vanished, leaving the
sea in it's solemn, mystic darkness, from
whence came those bass tones of the
waters unknown emotion. A wind,
cool, reminiscent of the wave wastes,
made the women hold their wraps
about their Threats and caused the men
to grip the rims of their straw hats. It
carried the noise of the band in the pa
vilion in gusts. Sometimes people I'M
able to hear the music glanced up at
the pavilion and were treasured upon
beholding the distant leader still ges-
ticulating and bobbing and the other
members of the band with their lips
glued to their instruments. High in
the sky scared an unassuming moon,
family silver.
For time the young man was afraid
to approach the two girls. He followed
them at distance and called himself a
coward. At last, however, he saw them
stop on the outer edge Of the crowd
and stand silently listening to the
voices of the sea. When he came to
where they stood, he was trembling in
his agitation. They had not seen him.
"Lizzie," he began. Ct"
The girl wheeled instantly and put
her hand to her throat. "Oh, Frank,
how you frightened me-" she said bril-
liantly.
| 'Wel, you know H." he suffered
But the other girl was one of those
tragedies She had for love a reverence,
an admiration that was greater the
more she contemplated the fact that
she knew nothing of it. This couple
with their fine emotions, awed her and
made her humbly wish that she might
be destined to be of some service to
them. She was very homely.
When the young man faltered before
them, she, in her sympathy, actually
overestimated the crisis and felt that he
might fall dying at their feet. Shyly,
but with courage, she marched to the
rescue. "Won't you come walk on tn
beach with u.s." she said. The young
man gave her a glance of deep graft.
tude which was not without the patron.
age which man in his condition nat,1r-
ally feels for one who pities it. The
three walked on. .--,.- - r.
Finally the being who was born to
attend at this tragedy said that she
wished to sit down and gaze at the sea,
alone. ....*.A. -. .-.-@
They politely urged her to walk on
with them, but she was obstinate. She
wished to gaze at the sea, alone. The
young man swore to himself that he
would be her friend until he died.
And so the two young lovers went or
without her. They turned once to look
at her.
"Jennie's awful nice," said the girl.
! You bet she is" replied the young
man, with great feeling.
I. They were silent for a little time.
At last the girl said: "You were
angry at me yesterday.