The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05

IT certainly will, : snid Irene
promptly. Il DO not like being made to
feel in disgrace every hour Of the day.
/ know we'll what it feels like. II is un-
bearable..''
..fhat sort Of thing doesn't last
said Herr Won Kreuser. Your mamma
will grow weary Of showing her dis
pleasure, and will soon condone the Of
tense. After all. what is the offense?
A trifling act Of willfulness. It is no
more. There is no sin about it, He
broke of. adding, in tone Of gentle
raillery: "rhat Goldylocks has such a
tender conscience is really quite reve-
lation! Is this the first time she has
taken one line, and her mamma an
other? No? And has she al
ways worn such look Of distraction
when proposing to herself to carry out
her own wishez?'' g.
"Now you are laughing at me-" said
Irene; "that is not fair
mo, it isn't" was his quick rejoinder.
"You want encouragement, and first I
give you my wife's opinion-which is
hot complimentary, and next, as though
that were not enough, imply that you
suffer from the prickings of conscience.
OF course, there is really no question
of conscience in the matter. Baroness
Ley den is little unreasonable, and her
daughter, who Is no longer baby to
be told to do or not to do this or that
according to her mamma's-shall we
say caprice ?-thinks she will, for once,
have her own way, and rebels. In an.
ether, you would say it was natural
Why have different rule for your
self"
"You think to excuse me by accus-
ing mamma" said Irene, with more
shrewdness than might have been ex,
pected in one so young.
"Not at all. do not see that the
subject requires an excuse. Forgive
plain speaking, but don't you think
you are making fuss about nothing?'
His companion colored, and drew in
her lip under Der little white teeth.
''There-now have vexed you," said
he. spray, don't look 50 angry, Colby.
locks"
81 am not angry" said Irene, CURLY
"And now," she went on, after pause
land now, hsw shall we manage? Who
is to order the horses to be saddled?"
leave that to me-" was his reply
"You have nothing to do but to go in
and put on habit"
"You talk as though I were accus
toned to ride. I have no habit"
"Well, well-get some heavy skirt
Anything will do, for no one is likely
to see yoI."
81 don't know. Do you think am
doing wrong?"
1--WE will consider the ethics of thu
question after the ride" was his good
humored reply. "Why, Goldylocks, yo,
look quite pale! After all, believe my
wife was right: You are afraid"
mo, no you don't under
stand"
"Perhaps not. But do you, my fail
Amazon?"
II don't know. I have half a min(
to- She paused, adding with {
forced laugh, "do you believe in fore
bodings?"
my belief is that you are fright
fully nervous and would give anything
to have enough courage to give W
your first lesson"
1T is not that, I tell you. I wish
that is, I wish mamma were not so un
reasonable. If she had not forbidden
it, I should not have had this uncom
Portable feeling"
"'It is not too late to draw back now,
said he, stiffly. II should be sorry tt
force any pleasure upon YOU" As he
spoke, he stood still, and she, turning
so as to face him, leant against thu
smooth bole of great beech, who's;
moss-covered roots, forming verita
BILE trap for the unwary, stretched RICH
across the path.
"You are vexed with me, said tn.
girl, nervously.
| Herr Won Kreuser returned no an
swer. He was looking on the GROUND
and stroking his beard with his lef
hand, trick his friends knew we'll
Irene knew it, too.
"Come," said she, still more nervous
ly, "if I had foreboding, it is now {
thing of the past. daresay you wer'
right, and I had a momentary fit O.
cowardice. But it is quite over, and
see myself, by antici patton, flying
through the woods and meadows at {
speed to which lightning will seen
SLOW"
THAT is all very fine," said Herr Vol
Kreuser, resuming his walk and hi.
ordinary tone of voice, "all very fine
Goldylocks. Let me, however, assure
you that until you can sit your horse
properly you will not go beyond wall
If am to be your master"
"Of course, you are to be master,
said Irene, recovering her spirits, anc
fastening her steps. ''Only let us g
a little faster, or we shall have mamms
at home before I have even learnt tt
get into saddle"
a few minutes brought them to tn,
house, when Herr Won Kreuser wen
straight to the stables, with the air o
one perfectly at home, and the girl raj
upstairs to prepare for her ride.
Half an hour later Irene, dressed il
a plain, dark skirt and jacket, her hail
shining like a nimbus, round and un
| der a cloSe-fitting cloth cap. her eve.