The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03

unreasoninR anger, more inclined TO laugh
fa my e sSa looking the
:srip In the wsl sra,s saw With
ss ss'q that Fs sh sp NEEDED p GSsSs to
sGss ss uns herself 6s scnor ' fSs
nobler aide of me shrank from seeing her
pretty heed dEoop and then zen, turn sW,ey while
iost!e Itself rudeiy to Tho front ''N' "O'''
the wordnand then she eyed US hxediy Il
cant say that you look much alike"
So%nS Win b TtSSn
gailantry. 70 Mlss Brandon. Then remember.
Ing how gTotesauo l must apnear. all dis;
out With sudden irritation FOR tho w Hs4' e.'e'
Brown never wholly sbSndonsd the idea that
l was mad sat sullenly until the drink was
me furtivsy. while the other and faIae G" ON
70 s a. to Es wh
=" But sarS What was that Was ,d L only the
had / dozed3 There are. men about" l
Mh aHSseRs eosns a ss
wine and her eyes trimming with laue @
'feo 8 man ne. s9S Miss Brandon soo,hnsy
o., Il WAS downso far and YOU brought it back
Crazy, as a LOOM" l heard Mrs. Brown NUT
ter arimly. as she orept from behind the table
Sss eat sss n ss Ms so tom sna viii Gs
a. sour as vinegar
II want a horse, !, said coldly. and some;
been asleep. but dared not not, Better asleep than
of Mr.. Bfown TSsTre ns shen ems
poet Of being RID Of US. :" suppose he might
to as sSs sfa
the beef tea OF q patient who Is not to be rea-
soned with personally
to me" cried. $50 long as he caHgo
Pm sure can't say" she rctorted eyeing
from its peg. Ionly. know COUSIN John fools
away his time in the summer pgdhlin' with
,hs 6S ws n" eo ssfT dny ss Hfnl
WOULDN'T sS s, i've An minute con tell You ,hH, "
certain that stepped into. / arrived ut
the small stable In no mood TO endure the un E.
dlenined commotion set up by u roost o. old
hens and solitary cock. as we threw the light
dennS' on, "pon seeret mission as W we we're
10 note the zeal with Will ch tho cock set about
hts growing, AMI TO haye the hens com"
bodily In upon them. Even Mrs. Brown found
"shet his head" ~ we fought our way through
TO the horses stall beyond.
Accurately speaking We found no horse. but
lying prone on some musty hav We discovered
i9Sr Leg SE9y 'R,ng which; eeyHnd snort
contemptuously under his nose. took no further
,,Nothn, but ra, hole to pour good oats into
months, nut YOU may take him and welcome"
After digging IL vain aeon, hts eony fran"
.pair. hut had no choice. Together wa rriei
him from his ill-snelling bed. aud he devel-
regular carcass OF 4 horse, With great hollow
which II would lave taken the earnings ~ u
whole race Of nedlcrs 10 round out with high.
sas y "wai he he no IS to TRIP. YOU Know
1t seems 70 me lao looks awiuily shaky"
She wouldn't answer mo but Kept on drag
RinR out moudy pieces ~ harness aud moth.
eaten robes until had mn Quilt the match for
"heavens!" mnaned. as / mounted tho
se'gh s5snS the rotHn s,rsns which
tina strain OF these lines II were TO drac them
across his naked eye; Have yom no respectable
drop 20 even that for the -nke OF security. But
Mrs. Brown was at the bottom Of an old feed
box. and rose To the sur'acs with such II dis
graceful contrivancs IN the shap. OF a whip
that felt IL would be madness To appeal TO any
Csntiou-ly s,eered my beast m to ,he door
and left HIM in charge ~ Mrs Brown. while !
went inside tor Miss Brand9'n As entered
And 10 think" cSclntmnd nhsenty. Tint
lined with Flo last night at six
The statement bore In upon me no impres
startled Miss Brandon TO hear me talking 10
feeling any stronger. II soon d human to re-.
tain her confidence in my SANITY; nv own faith
-" And now you're ON, cried Mrs. Brown JOY.
fully few minutes later,ss crnck ID the whip
over the back Of Cousin John'@ max.
a ne nj N4s.Hf .NtN "a
she said 1.-THE horse IN III" road .stradding
abou, with its foot through an ash barrel, and
| on the seat with my tohoggau cap OF nv head
and filled To the brim with snow
Both women screamed. OF course picked
Inn ito to xxx himself loose irom the Barrel Sr AMI
,hen, we really we're on, with but one more
6rst dsIay whiIG Hrsssed Int thG hn-
GENTLY large 10 cover the loss OF our outfit
should i never return TO her
Mrs Brown had assured us that Tor several
miles the road could be travelled b,indioIded,
lou see, YOU got clean can on the tra!l lpm6lin'
the main travelled path But Just 90 slow. mn
give the critter the lines an you can't run int,
overhead, ana not much better under foot. and
the lines must inevitably burst under The
IL but to put our united fates into tho keerin e
OF the animals Instincts;
my sSe n a9s nnd en my SnreS
ing toes, knowing all the time that | ought to
be one OF ths most wretched creatures living.
yet conscious Of a snenking delight IN my falls,
position. rascaliy pleasure when the soft fur
sleeve next mo brushed my icy hand. which
had nothing to DO with my physical comfort in
| touching something warm. l think that
would have been content TO drive
on that way AZ night; ,. not spe.s aGIn
and wholly irrational dreaming foolish
dreams, But suddenly down went rho curtain
ing lady, and IN u rose on me. the married
man. the trusty doctor. OH" my companion
burst out. turning her face toward me. though
In that light | could SEQ nothing OF II but a
white blur. II nm sure no father could have
been kinder 10 me than you have been to- n q int.
and that, too; without showing my story. Why
don't you ask me about myseff'
Swallowing the Father" Ike quinne which
has stuck in the throat, l suggested family
that there had been no time. but no sooner did
my voice break the silence than she stopped
me with a nervous start u wonder why
don't like TO talk to you so we'll in tho dark.
she said uneaslly. Il haven't seen your poor
face really. it's been done up so but. somehow.
whom can't see your bandnges. you seem so
different. Your voice In sol don't know what
you'd call Il; hut It seems 40 changed"
Pm getting a cold IN my head" ! said
nrmly I,could not bear the sudden trembling
She should not fear mo II had to 60 down