Willmar tribune., 1900-11-21
'TWOULD BE A PITY.
30 She Made Up Her Mind Not 10
Spoil His Holiday.
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THE IMPUDENT young scoun-
drel," cried Mr.. Morgan Welch,
pushing back his spectacles and glar-
ing ferociously at the letter he held
in his hand. Many thanks for
berth. Am coming down by $3.50
train to have look round, if you
will allow me.-Yours, respectfully,
Leo Tunbridge.' That's a fine letter
for secretary to write to his new
master! I'll see him hanged before
I'll let him look round. It's mon
strous!"
'Perhaps he only wants to see what
the village is like, uncle" suggested
Amy Welch, diffdently. "Being Lon
doner, he is sure to think it quiet.'
II don't care a button what he
thinks, and I'm not going to alter
the village to please anybody, least
of all private secretary. I dare say
you'd like me to get switchback rail-
way and a big wheel down, just to
make the poor young man feel more
at home. Bah! I've no patience with
you."
''But you don't understand me, un-
cle," protested Amy. "It is natural
that Mr.. Tunbridge should wish to
look around before settling down.
There are such lot of curious places
to see. and young Londoners-''
II want secretary, not land sur
veyor," interrupted Mr.. Welch, refus-
ing to be pacifed. "Get your hat on,
Amy, and run down to the station.
You'll be in good time to send him
back"
''To send him back" gasped Amy.
impossible, uncle. You've engaged
him. Z, p. .d., %
Tell him. went on the. old man,
obstinately, 2."sthat have changed my
mind, and that he is perfectly well
come to sue me for compensation. I
won't have him in here at any price,"
It.was a very timid, shrinking fig
ure which stood on the platform of
Easily Station as the $3.50 train
steamed boisterously in. The girls
first impulse when she saw the door
of third-class compartment opening
to the grip of a sbronzed hand, was
to rush to the notice board and pre-
tend to beyastudying the time table,
but an oficious porter was just wheel
ing a heavy truck behind her, and
she was obliged to stand her ground,
and strive to look dignifed and busi-
nesslke. This was an uphill task,
seeing that her cheeks were already
glowing with most unprofessional
color .s-,s.s .a-... ..: - ~
~ ''Mr. Leo Tunbridge,. I presume %
she said, bravely confronting the tall,
handsome young man who had
jumped out of the carriage. IL
8 have come to meet you" -. +
e He lifted his cap and smiled at her
with every feature of his good-hu-
Emored boyish face.
THAT is very kind of you,'' he said,
1at his ease in a moment. Really, it is
quite novelty to find anyone wait
ing for me when get out of train;
All my life I've been accustomed to
meeting other people and helping
them to unearth their boxes from
sovercrowded vans, and no one ever
thought of doing the same for me
until now. I Haven't any baggage this
!, time, though; it's coming on by. a
later train. Is your father quite
| ready for me O. a
Is ''Mr. Welch is my uncle" stam-
mered poor Amy, bewildered by the
strangers flow of language. .'My IA
theirs out in India 5 =5s
How charming! Sos5is mine" went
on Leo Tunbridg dge, det termined to be
agreeable. Il shouldn't be at all sur
prised to hear that they know each
other by sight. It's an awfully small
world, and Tn told that every body
is on nodding terms with rybodY
else out there. Shall we go out now?
I'm just longing to get q look at your
beautiful village. Let me see, wasn't
Lord Byron born here? No? i was.
always given to understands z
RI Please wait moment until i ask
the porter what time you can 70
back" Z interrupted Amy, in despera-
tion. I'm afraid you will have to
{ WAlk l4OIS Oh 3AUu1 sVIssIW WOs #UUJIEOST0s8s
& copy Of Addison's Spectator in the
gcntlemen's room, and . feWaOlld yol-
umes Of Whittake Almanac. You'll
4 find q lot Of pages torn out, and some
Sof them are scribbled on, but you
won't mind thai, will you r. 3Is
don't gather what you're talking
about in the least n 'S said sthe nystiAed
Young man. 90 back! Why, j came
down here to stop. Your uncle en-
gagged me sto be his retary, and told
me Icould start when I liked. THERE'S
nothing aboat Whit takers Almanac
and waiting rooms in the CONTRACT. '''s5 Z
Go back while here Is time, 3 she
pleaded aand don ark me any ques-
& stions. Believe me- am adyis sing you
!ssfor the best nncl such nSe1;
old man, ana Ls Y d1r y fscls
almna 4Aaftd 0sI n Il iSf know