The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-06-21
"Not at all,v she said.
"May / smoke -

MAY smoke2' ~
'Let me strike a match,n interposed
Master Waller. "I'm awfuIly good at
that And tell US some of your adven-
turesn
'.They wouldn't interest Miss Lew
eIlyn."
'Girls don't count, said Master Wal
Ter. "Tell me. Make itone where you
nearly lost your life.n
So ten OF fifteen minutes were thus
occupied, the small boy seated on Brad
ley's knee, and staring at him with
open mouthed establishment, while
Miss Llewellyn studied the band pro-
gram in an apparently laboriOus search
for the misprints that a musical pro-
gram usually offers. Bradley told the
story well, without obtruding his own
share in the adventure, and when he
had finished, punched the small boy
humorously TO bring him back from
South America to Regents Park.
"And is-that story true?" asked the
boy, respectfully.
at has that drawback, yeungster.'
"Well," said Master Waller, "Pm
awfully fond of adventure, but 1
shouldn't care for that sort of thing.
What did you think of when that
fierce animal was waiting TO spring
upoa you"
Guess"
''Can'pp said Waller. "Can you, Miss
LlewelIyn %
She shook her head and again became
interested in the band program. Brad
ley looked at her and waited for her to
speak, but she made no sign. Now,
silence may at times be tolerable for
grown-up people, but for impatient
children it brings nothing but weari-
ness.
rs there any chance of seeing those
orchids, Mr.. Bradley? ?'' asked the
youth. "Td like to get a sight of
them"
.'We'll all go over and have look.
Miss Llewellyn, will you come, or shall
we leave you here?n There's rather a
crush"
"Lets leave her" suggested Waller.
Miss Llewellyn likes being alone"
al will remain here she said.
I'VE shall be back in about ten min
utes, - said Bradley.
Master Waller had to trot to keep up
with the long strides Of his new friend
but be did not mind this because he felt
a kind of reflected glory in being ae-
companied by the man who had
brought home some of the rarest ol
the amazing specimens in the crowded
tent.
''Girls are nuisance, aren't they?
Waller remarked after a while, looking
up, eonfidentially.
Sometimes, said Bradley.
"She isn't so tiresome, though, a.
some.n
81 think 1 agree with you there"
"Works awfully hard too hard, my
mamma says"
mo necessity for that, surely SAID
Bradley, rather sharply.
"But Miss Lleweliyn has to live,
urged the small boy. "N.y mamms
says that she was well Off for a year Of
two before her father died, but sine,
that
"Her father dead?"
Here, / say" said Master Waller
don't grip a fellows shoulder lik'
thatv'
"Sorryr'
. They come into money, so my mann
ma says, few years ago.
~ remember that.n
"And then Miss Llewellyn's fsthe
put all the money into something, AM
? it never came out again. That's VIII.
she has to manage the ealisthenie sehoo
that go to. And say, can you toueI
, your toes with the tips of your finger
4 Without
0 'Nhere does she live now"' Nj
: Bradley seemed excited.
"In rooms" replied Master Wallel
!. volubly. "I've been there to tea alon
with my sisters. That's fine orehi
a there. You can't see it now. A girl
: hats in the way. And Miss Llewe
: lyn's got awfully nice furniture an
# photographs, and''- Waller slappe
. his knee suddenly. 81 remember 70
. where I've seen your face befor
I Mr.. Bradl-y Only without the sho
s beard.
v "Come outside, said Bradley, "an
d tell me-"
d They made their way through th
d crowd and reached the exit. Bradle
held his breath and bent to hear Il
n small boys rely.
a "On her dressing table," whispers
E. Waller, confidenlially, ''in the beaui
fullest fcarne you ever saw, and Sa
10 where are you going?'
N "Back to Miss LIewellyn," said Bra
ley.
IN "Well, but.p said Waller, protes
ingly, "wait for me-"
- But Bradley did not obey the your
o. man. He strobe across the lawn, pa
20 the band, which was playing quiz
40 march, but was not quick enough
sa keep pace with him.
Before Master Waller found the tv
- there had been a swift exchange Of 10
- sentences that altered their views Of Z
world and made them both think Of
u, as a place where happiness is to
IN found.
"And why did you refuse me befol
he dear?"
!. because all my people pressed me
: accept you" said Miss Llewellyn.
no "The excuse Of a very obstinate you
"a woman"
"Why did you-wby did you not q
- me again?7 she demanded, laughir
~ Because" said Bradley, ''it was j.
TX then that your father came into Il
money"
sol 'The excuse Of a very independ'
Is man" said Miss LleweIIyn, touchi
lid with pretty afiectation the hand Il