The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-25
,ather mlxed, and laughs N .so Of her

rather riixed, and laughs II sr1so Of her
self.
He-You seem amused, Miss Neville.
She (mendaciously)-I was just think
ing. Suppose every one has filed up their
programmes?
He Ito hinlself)-As if she hadn't prom
Used that little cadl (Aloud, meaningly.)
I fancy there is 40 great danger of that.
She ito herself)-Of course. I wonder
how many she is keeping for him? In
blue, too-the only thing those straw COL
ored girls look well ini Oh, If I'm not
very careful I shall say something-silly.
I shan speak again; that's the only way.
fSilence again. Eventually they turn 3
corner and come out oil the highroad.
. He-We shall soon be there now.
She with an almost inaudible sigh)-
Yes.
HE interprets the sigh as one of relief,
and relapses promptly into dignified ST.
ience. The pace becomes more and mora
rapid, n the rickshaw jolts from side to
side.
Hell am very sorry to bump against
you SO, but
She growing nervous)-Oh-oh, never
mindl Don't you think we are going too
fast? Please tell him not to-(agitated)-
oh, please-I don't like It'll
He shouts to the cody, who shouts
back in unintelligible Chinese
He'll can't quite make out what he
says, Miss Neville, but I'm afraid he can't
go slower. The rickshaw's got a bit too
much for him.
Then a part of the darkness suddenly
becomes solid and leaves up, and hits the
rickshaw full on the side. Presently the
girl sits up in the middle of the road and
looks round. Near her, at the foot of q
low wall, are the sad remains of the rick
shaw-one lamp Is smashed, the other still
burns dimly, and she sees lying in the
road q vague, dark heap. She looks at this
for a moment, then suddenly rises and
goes quickly to it.
She with a frightened cry)-Oh, Mr..
Davenport-Walterl Darling-don't look
like that-oh, don't, don'tl ITO the cooly)
Run quick and fetch some onei Get
waterl And we've done nothing but quar-
rel ever since yesterday morning. My
fault, all my fault He would never have
noticed that odious girl if I hadn't. Oh,
my dearl My dearl oh, wake Come backi
IL can't bear It'll
[She bursts into tears. The man comes
to and opens his astonished eyes in the
pitchy darkness.
He ito himself)-Hellol What the dew
Where am II Why, this can't be- 1t 10
though. Crying, upon my SOUL
She (sobbing)-Oh! Will no one ever
come? He will die, I know be will, and I
can do nothing for him, nothingi
He-Marionl Then d'you mean to say
you don't care for that little brute Ray
mond after all2
She-Oh, how you brighten mel (Cries
more than before.)
He (peering eagerly into her face through
the dark)-Don't cry. Tell me. Let me
hear you say you don't care for that little
brute-you didn't want his beastly ban
gle. 1t drove me wild to see you take it.
She (sobbing)-I th-threw it away
d-directly after. Oh, oh, Walterl Ill
thought you were d-deadi
He (vigorously)-Darlingi
She (presently)-Then you're really not
hurt?
He (beaming)-Not a bit. Are your
She (blissfully)-Oh, mol Only my
frock's all over lamp oil and dust. I can't
go to the dance, that's certainl But (mis-
~ohievously) you might go and-and sit
out, you know, with Miss Symes.
He (laughing)-Whatl That girlf Oh,
you ridiculous
she Observation-Disclosures I cali
her a very nice grill
He (generously)-Oh. WE'LL She can
console Raymond, poor little fellow He
he's not half a bad little chap, / think.
(They laugh.)
He (suddenly)-By Jove, here's that
fool of a cody coming back. Get up,
dearl He's got two rickshaws with him,
and your cousin, and, Oh, confound the
fellow What need he nave been in such
an awful hurry for2
She-Yesi Rushing back like that, the
stupid idiotl-St. Paul's.