Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-02-02

CAUGHT IN STORM.


oouAlnI atter ALL
He addressed Angelica, who sat op.
poslte him. All about them was deep
blue serOnlty--on one hand stretch.
Ing away TO meet In a line with q
fainter azure, on the other merging
Instantly into long shining masses OF
greenlsh-browIl rocks, With ragged
cliffs towering above them, Angel.
cas- hands were thrust into the peck
els OF provoking REFER coat, her
hat was Tilted little forward and
The breeze darted 10 among her curls,
tossing them merrlly about her face,
She was dlmlnutive person In all
respects save fwo, which two were
particularly large, brilliant, Ian
gushing, and In every way danger
Dus.
But on The whole, Angelica"
added Ronald, deliberately, II regret
that / am In any way related to or
connected with you"
"RonaldW she exclaimed 81 really
cannot allow you TO be so llatterlng.'
"A cousin Is nondescrlpt, variable
sort OF being--at times an absolute
stranger, at others q sort OF second
hand brother-ln that capacity eX'
tremely useful. or course, that is
something; but still
IL think It's great deal; but 1 see
you are the same as ever. You al
ways were greedy little boy" said
Angelica,
Thanks. You, on the other hand,
were rather nicer as little girl than
you are now-in some ways--oh you
could stlll be nice IL you tried"
IF tried? How funnyl II
shouldn't know--you see most people
think"-she regarded her shoes In.
quirlngly.
IL dare shy; but | am not most
people, | stand alone"
III thought you were sitting down.
interrupted Angelica. (She certainly
was provoking to.day,) And WASH
aware that you were alone. But per
haps | don't count"
MY dear, that's the worst OF It,
You do count, and there's no one else
In the world who does. | just wor.
ship you, Nan! Have startled your"
mot at all" she answered politely
you see they all say that or some.
thing equivalent" She turned her
head little and dabbled in the water
with her hand.
ooh, yes, / know! OF course, I'm
presumptuous fool. All the same, ]
have thought lately"--he paused and
then added "Do you remember last
week at Cowes"
yes" said Angelica, radlantly
ION that afternocn--I don't mind
telling you, Ronald very seriously
considered falling in love with you
There is yacht quite close to us,
she added, hastily; 81 considered, and
after due delberation, decided"
"Well, Nan?"
Not to fall in love with any one
vt ALL"
"You mean"
Ronald, II you don't row, how can
l steer? We don't want to he
swamped, Love is so inconvenient."
You're pulling the wrong rope. il
confess don't quite see how"
well, 1t doesn't always go with
other things"
But is it not worth more than
other things?"
Ronald" replied Angelica, some
what irrelevantly "ha~ you any
idea of the price of a Paris hate"
"The left rope again, All, now we're
safel A Paris hat? I-well, | have
heard that they're something ridlcu'
lous."
"They arc-absolutely ridiculous.
That fact alone' said Angelica, sol
EMMY, us enough to make any
thought of love impossible and wick
ed"
Except for any one with heart,
with soul, composed in fact of any
thing but shallowness and vanity"
"NIy dear boy, il you go on" she
said, encouragingly you will in time
make the most accomplished ilatterer
OF the age"
Don't jest with me, Nan, It's moth
ing to you, perhaps, but to me it's
everything, j love you, IL you knew
what the word meant" he burst ont
vehemently, you could not sit there
cody breaking my heart in your
hands"
"Hushl Not so loud. Yes, know
I'm wicked (penitently). 1 oughtnt
to be here with you at all, when I'm
going to marry some one else"
You're going to--Nan, is this
true?"
"Mr. Rathbone," said Angelica
dropping.
"Are you engaged 10 hm?"
"He will ask me tonight"
"How do you know that?" CURLY.
ooh, Ronald, don't be so absurd!
How do | know?"
This was convincing.
swell, he's consummate fool"
said Ronald, savagely,
Thanks" she murmured.
"And, moreover, he could not pos
sibly love you"
"Thanks--once more"
"0r anyone else, except himself.
But, of course, / see that he has ad
vantages. Oh, don't trouble to ex,
plain what they are! l see them
How pleased everyone will be, espe.
cially mamma! 1t will all be quite
delightful"
There was n silence. The sun had
disappeared, and the blue sky had
turned to gray.
ITS not SO pleasant as IL was, Is
it2" inquired Angelica, presently.
NO." shortly
II felt rain drop. Are we far
al