The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-08-03
A MODERN ROMEO.


an escort. but he was a young man with
discretion and brake, and while he
would do great deal to save her he
couldn't see the pleasure in perishing
with her. So when she whrled round the
first conner he resigned himself to losing
her and wondered how he would take the
body home. The thought came to him
that the situation would be less complicat-
ed if she should be dead than if she
should be seriously. wounded, but he put
that idea aside hastily, and hoped that
she wouldn't suffer much before he
could get aid.
When he cautiously turned the second
corner he saw the victim sitting on a
stump beside the road and tapping the
ground with her foot.
Come by fleight?" she asked scornful-
ly. Her protector dismounted and looked
her over
you aren't hurt?' he said anxiously.
"Of course not, What could hurt
me?''
You really oughtn't to do that sort of
thing, you know he protested. NO
body has any business coasting that sort
of hill.
Il hope you don't think that a bad
hin.'
He did, and registered a mental oath
tna' neAl tiiiie ne shoul4 lahe slll Mleei-
~ >He "pulun oe avg - ll'io oeltei
.n"u ny pu' ne siililtu Aee"is anu 'neh
the glIl relented.
ness II Is nasty hl!i, sue salu'
sweet boI l M not alldiu u coastlhS.
Iney say me pest Wy 10 IeacH BOY 10
SWIM Is 10 'DIo" MN l., mo Htel "a.e[ anu
4el MN scramble tol llie' II ne ~ iiho's ne
gan edhe care ol hlllsell' tneh ne II never
oe dllalu AGAIN leaIhe4 70 co"st soliie
tn413 allet lhdl fashion, ''on oelieVe l
couIu ever nave screwed up courage
enough 10 ny II uellpelalely' the way THAT
so ~, men 49, ----.
Ahe Founs man looheu Iess eA"speiat
eu; anu ple-em pteu pdIt oi INC STUMP.
no" olu II hdppeh5 ne asheu' 1lei
"aAu was NICE SoiI iittle o,ie, anu ne
eoHcluQed thal u maze Iittle olllerente IL
elll ~" noe vel mere "el9 olpe-
t,ihSs 70 ne consioeIeu. on Ciie noe NC
'housit He "ouldh chahge girls LOT HIS
neAt Ilae'
we We're up al Maghoila' sue salu,
ana l mad been 1ldlng an summer out
ased brake ana PACK peoaleu Gown
mn, ana II the pace was d qaG one got
Oh ana walked. feople sald dldn nave
proper prlue ABOUT Wheehhg' oul WASH
taxing any rlsks, and the very thought OF
GoasChg maze my oiooa run colq' one
u"l we started LOT Ahnlsquanl, anu doout
4aI1 way mere we struck an awful NH.
Ii was frghtfully steep ana long, and was
lul! OF gravel linen there We're springs
III the WOODS, SO that niue streams ran
'GioSs tne Ioau u-dsolalis anu h>'d WASH,
eu uetp holio"s' AZ the oot1on lhe ROAD
tuIhed d shdIp corner IA sdho ana ran
uo"n almost 10 the oeach, out hnally Ill
Flueu' one pain gong on 10 the oeach ana
lhe otner turning along the shore.
II thought at inst that get on, out
ON went ahead' linen some dllhculrles
Will regard 10 stay ing on the stump We're
arranged ana s4e Went on with her story
several sven carriages We're coming
up me NIL ana dldn want to look IKE
Irald cat, SO pedaled ahead ana start
ed CONN trled 10 use NY brake, OUT
the WIetcheQ thing Wouldn WORK, ana
oy the ume l found that OUT mad struck
me HISt "ashout' MY WheeI gave jump
you kno" Aow-my feet Few OFT the ped
as HeW on the seat, but came down
gn lAe Sa4oit 4nQ away we went My
nov we Uld LN j ''lUh kno" WhaC 10 40
WILL ID ieeI 50 lfleG TO cur l1eln up
GU u A'Iln ; way ana Slt Pped lAe nan,
4le o"la 4ha wondered VINO "ooid 1eei
"oISl ABOUT my Death w Ial? pA' you
see you 9ldh Ano" me tAeh' SO you
woman nave known what you were los
ing
ne people 1t"nea OUT Oh thg carnage
20 N%leil ME 20 oS' anu l heafo one oid
gentleman say, 'Ofazy 1901; 9He deserves
ouL was 700 ial away oy 1hau tiihe TO
4eal me rest vi II. suppose ne thought
l was DONG my niue Sleht I0f lun. rom
was dAeau Oh me- ana coul'lh turn out
I 10 anything 50 screamed LOOK out