Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-22

oannfli 0nnPlfD how C'tnltully YOU
will embG,tN me Il you perhSt In
this unwurnubl pursuit. appeal tt
your chlNllry, for IL eApecG my IL
ance here, with wh0lo am recently
tngag,A, lie Is dr,adluiy jealous Of
me, s1 beg Of you 10 .,aye me-"
She almOu, sobbed MS she spoke, alnd
In the distance coud hearSg cholng
hGlof. hpils, which she, too, must have
distinguished ! knew the gentleman
10 wh.m she referred, Gt ltnplt by
sight, and confess ! had no desire
for c,10er acquaintance under such
cdrcump,anpts,
used my whip unsparngly but 10
90 puipsSt Darling would Nc. bulge
In the mulnsIme the rider appeared at
the turning and greeted the young
Iady PLEASANTLY enough though he
glanced 400 me dlprsyIngly,
"PHy introduce your companion,
he said sharply Mis- Van pc'men
turned purple and licked reprca2hinIly
| W ne,
81 doat know the gentleman she
HW,amupI, "lie happenaI TO be rid
Ing N tnt ymc tIreN,on as l."
"Purly aua,d ntal, " repeGIted, bow
ing, inwJrdly PRAYING that the earth
would Crcn and Sw2,4Cw me up
"InLstd!" Aaid III, gentleman, and
turned hts back deliberately on me.
"Pcrmit me 10 accompany you, MISS
Van D,ymcn," ! hurd MS ! bent low
oeyr DNrIing's neck, apparently alb
sorbed in q saddle buckle. heard
them tr. ON, aud then felt myself
carried along at a furious lpNce, ana
an instant ntcr ! landed beside Mss
Van Deemen, bT'athless, but sun IN
my saddle Mr., Coulney-so she hnd
styled her egcort--g'arej ait me, NUT
tored something between his teeth
sir" | yentured, overcoming my
embarrassment
"Wlll you have the goodness to leave
us?" he shr'ekch
"The road Is free to adj" ! replied,
annoyed By his manner for had not
started upon TN explanation,
"But yous Is not beside this Indy,
whom you orc insulting" he ragged
81 regret N exceedingly but
II forbid you to ride beside her." he
snapped, pngrlIy.
"Iou can forbid me nothing, | am
not your servant
"Sir," he shrieked, you are an IN
aolent puppy, and | must inset upon
Om eXpunlaon for your" Here Miss
Van DrgmJn interIered,
"t1r mupy's sake, no violence!
There must be some mistake some-
where, but | am SUM 1t Is no, inten"
Ulonal."
"NsNhlng conll be farther from my
though,s," nssurcd her.
"rhtn prove tt by leaving u.s. she
imp,ol,d,
| bowed. Then, overcome with rage
at che brute that had lei me into this
pitnlcl, hlGhgd Darling numerically,
But Dazzling merely whirled around in
b. bewidering tnrnntellu until | could
scarcely hear or sue, then finally flew
acragE the country i'm wtcl ga.,IIop.
And tnmr behind me 70 steady illlm-
Pile, Nmmple, Was Mr., Courtney de-
Germlned to punish what he called my
ins3,lnre, Or
Darling stopped Ns suddenly us he
had slInlt3d and, a tearstlined lace np'
peaupd at my elbow, and behind her
like Nn Wcyng,ng angel, stormed her
furious admhrer, and then we three
halted once more,
80 this was preMranged," he
snapped, 81 thought 50, You have
simply hcum leading me on, to make
n fool 5f me att last, forgctful of every
womanly-"
"Jack! Jeck!" cried Miss Van Dee
men impioringly,
Confess it!", he shouted, furousy'
"But / don't even know him." she
SobbtA
"Then, sir, answer like q mani" he
said trrnlng to me. "Ocnfess THAT
you know this lhdy."
A sllvory laugh startled us both at
this juncture,
ave dcnE know each other" cried
Miss Van Dccmenn, "but our horses
apparently do"
AlII, lnNtNih III lnt Hllh0I VI 'hlS
hugN' and strife lour two horses pre-.
scented an idyllic picture as they stood
gently rubbing noses,
ayes, Elo It seems. But how could
1t happen? Isn't THAT yom ownP
asked Mr., Courtney
"Why, Jack, how could | have ever
gotten away OF course, | had to hire
u hGrsc, You know papa never lets
me ride without the groom. ! gCIt this
one ait 'nlG2rsNll's."
$50 did l." | exclaimed. THAT'S
why the hrutcs stick 80 CLOSE
And then we m,l laughed together
After which, as W. c)ulln' separate,
continued our ride, and at the claSe
had ccmcWtcd VI friendship 80 firm
that when Miss Van Decmen finally
married Jack Courtney ! WAS asked
ito Ohlciate as best man,
But in spite Of this happy conclusion
! determined to take mo part in morn.
ing hides until | knew n little more
about thu mount. 1t does not do To
temp. fat too often. York
A. IA. Ia.