Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-07

| | IN tisS-'.tiFsA ~ '@'tiyA <hiShCi
g. %I<>NMAiA> tossed her head,
sNNl, 81 AyT and gave long,
W sd'f" sharp glance at
the man of whom they were speaking.
and showed meanwhile, a CLEAN of
snowy teeth, in doubtful smile.
She was standing on the platform
of busy railroad station, dressed for
a journey, in q neat, stylish, rich
suit.
The man indicated was Dick Har-
rington, and he was on locomotive,
in rough, smoke -begrimed suit, with
sleeves rolled up, to show brawny
arms, hat tossed back, revealing his
black, curling hair, aud strong,
clear-cut, smut face; his head
was bent forward and his ears await
ing the signal for starting.
No one would have wondered then
at Evelyn Archer. She was so ex-
ceedingly dainty and beautiful; he so
"dreadfully coarse and dirty" And
yet once, Dare, in his Sunday clothes,
and his face as clean as other mems,
asked Evelyn to marry him. She did
not say "No!" severely. She could
not, with Dare standing, so strong
and handsome, before her, and his
pleading, earnest eyes on her face.
She told him, with all the gentle
ness of her nature, that she had
known him but little while; that she
was too young, as yet, to think of low
ing any one; that she was quite sure
he had made mistake in caring for
her-and many more such simple yet
significant words, which made him
understand that he was rejected.
She was going home now with Kate
Albee, her chum.
Will Merrill, Kate's lover, who knew
Dare well, was pleading his cause.
''You think that he is not good
enough for you, Evelyn" said Will.
''Not that precisely, but I am sure
L ought to find husband a little
higher in the social scale than an en-
/ gineer. [ can't get over it. J like
him. [ think him fine looking; but
m2n who has pride or ambition will
not plod along through life looking
like chimney sweep"
''Some day you will find him out
some day he may do something to sur
prise u.s."
eff he would only do something
now, perhaps / might like him lit
tie" ," laughed Evelyn.
"Just wait! You will not forget
what have told you?"
"No."
But the bell rang just then, and
they entered and took their seats, and
before the train left she had quite for
gotten it.
Why should she not? She could
not feel the heat of the locomotive, OF
the drift OF dust and cinders in her
face. She was clean and cool, and
could not have thought but Of pleas
ure, just then.
So on they rode, eating their dainty
lunches; reading the clean PACED
novels they had brought along; buy,
ing a great cluster of pond lilies at 6
station; gazing out on the varied,
} swift-moving panorama of towns, vii
lagos, open country and shadowy for
est, and chatting, laughing and feel
ing-as should all who have youth ant
] strength and not care on earth-pcr
} fectly happy.
, The journey ended in good time,
and still fresh and unwearied the two
D girls stepped out on the platform, ant
3 looked for the carriage which vas t.
1 convey them to Kate's home.
Some one was in the way, and a!
0 Evelyn stepped aside, voice said:
''Are you Miss Archer?"
She looked down-for the sount
certainly came up-and saw small
boy beside her, holding bouquet o
flowers.
| Eyes, I'm Miss Archer" she re
. Piled.
"The man on the engine told me t,
give them to you, said the boy.
She looked, but there was no mai
on the locomotive just then, so sh
! took them, and said:
. Tell him ! thank him."
? And she hurried away after Kate
y for fear that he might make his appear
ance, and thus compel her to speak tt
c him.
But there was no danger. Dare wa
very near-quite near enough to se
e her gloved fingers close over the flow
e ers, and the smile upon her lips, an
he asked nothing more. lie was to
9 proud to let her see him just then, 8
e she need not have harbored fear.
s. One lover was Of very little accoun
s to Evelyn Archer, for she had score
/ of them. They were all sorts-good
It bad and Indifferent, she said-an