The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-02

she at last descended to the front
steps, expecting to find her waiting
thor. \ splendid fuil moqa was high
in the heavens, making everything as
plaialy visible as in the light Of day,
Carriages were crowdlng up TO the
door. and girls were being appropriated
and driven of as rapidly as the unsys-
tematIc arrangement would permit, but
no Polly was In sight Rose vas be-
ginning to wonder what she had better
do, when she felt touch on her elbow
and heard sim Budd saying.
Get right In here, Miss Mitchell"
where's Polly and Mr., Mlller?' she
asked, looking up at him suspiciously
Gone this quarter of an hour" was
the ready answer 81 told Mac I'd
bring you home all right, and he dlln't
seem to need much coaxin' to lsGve you
behind"
There was no help for 1t, so the next
moment Rose found herself seated be-
side him in the new bar buggE. she
was very angry with him. as we'll as
with her cousin and the perAdloIs Ma
than, who had been 50 ready to go on
without her Her companion made one
or two attempts tn engage her in, con-
yersatlou. as they drove along. but shc
was in no mood to be propitiatel by
rommonplaces. At last she burs! forth
Indignantly
II suppos, you think It's very smart
to make girl ride with you when she
doesn't want to. Up where live folks
would be ashamed to play such mean
tricks"
I'm awful sorry, II I'd known you
was goln' to be SO mad about It
wouldn't have done it," replied the
young man, apologetlcally. II see you
come over three In buggy. and l
thought you might as well go back COM
Portable with me, and let Nate and
Polly so BY themselves. supDoss.
they'u be getty ElapEied one Of these
days. but they're a powerful long TINA
about Been keepln' company most
two years
Have they?" asked Rose, her in
terest getting the better OF her wrath.
"Yas, he's there every Wednesday
and Sunday evenings, regular"
You don't say"
Eyes, and Mates steady. good Eel
Ter" pursued Sim. with determination
to keep up tha conversation or die, TN
dustrIous, sober and religious You
ought to hear him pray In meetin'.
Some folks think he ought to have been
a minister. But about courtin' he amt
one to be in hurry, Now that ain't
like me at all. l always said that when
l found the girl was goin' to marry
wouldn't waste no time"
But suppose the girl you wanted
didn't want you" suggested Rose,
pleasantly.
"rha; would be kinder hard" re-
spondcd Sim, gloomlly.
They drove along in silence for soma
time. and then Sim asked casually.
What did you 81 was the name of
the place where you Iive?'
Il didn't say. returned Rose, smiling
amlably
He saw that She was lncline': to be
wilfaL so wisely refralnea from repeat-
ing the question, and led the converse
ton Into other channels When they
arrived at the Bradleys' gate Rose
thanked him rather CURLY. ana hurried
into the house.
You are as mean as you can b., Pol
iy Bradley she said to her cousin, who
IVES sitting at the front window watch
ing FOR her
1t wasn't my fault Rosie" was the
protesting reply, Nate and Sim ar
ranged It between them"
Rose had intended to express herself
mitch moro forclbly on the subject. but
somehow her anger cooled during the
drive, besides which she was beginning
to feel very sleepy The last regollec-
ton that Polly had that night was Of
Rose giving her arm i gentle pinch and
saying In her ear:
Il don't want Sim Budd TO know
where live, so don't tell him And l
guess you'd better say to Mr.. Miller and
the boys that they needn't tell him
either"
About ten days later, Rose stood on
the platform of the station waiting for
the train that was to bear her home
ward
Goodbye, come soon again" said
Polly, who had driven her over, and was
waiting to see her of.
The train was Just coming into sight
arounI nearby curve.
Goodbye: you must coma W and
see us next" returned Rose. kissing her
cousin; "Aad. Polly, tell Sim Budd
goodbye for me. He said he'd see me
again, but guess he forgot abou, st."
The brakeman helped her up thg steps
and was giving the signal for tie en-
gineer to 80 on. when a wagon drove np
to the station at furious speed. and
man leaped out and rushed through thu
waiting room, reaching the platform
Just in time to jump on the last car OF
the moving train. Rose, who was wav-
ing i final farewell. to her cousin, Saw
and recognized him. 1t was Simeon
BuIl
lie came in presently and took thu
seat beside her.
Most missed the train" he said. smil-
lREly, Got hot box on the way over,
and had to st1p and take on = wheel,