The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-05

give him q wide berth, and he passed
through the house door, whilst the little
dog barked furiously at a safe distance
at tho end Of the passage
Give mo hand with this" said he
to Bax. "rhis Is no business of the con-
stable. The box belongs to young lady
who wants 1t, and intend that she shall
have It."
''Mr Hardy" answered Bax, "Pd rather
not NEEDLE with the box till the consta.-
BILE cooms; he'll be ere In q minute. He
allus smokes his pipe by his Preside at
this hour. II it should be the wrong
box"
ITS. the right box" exclaimed Hardy,
standing with the trunk on his shout
der.
I'D rather walt for Rogers to make
1t all right" said BaX.
Hardy sent sea blessing at his head
and without another word walked rapid
ly to the cart, threw the box In, took the
reins off the gate, sprapg on to the seat,
and drove off.
stop, sir; stop. for Gods sake! shout
ed Bax, beginning to run. But he was
too fat to run. He was blowing hard
when he gained the road, and stood star
ing after his cart. Hardy whipped the
mare into a gallop, and gained the farm
in half the time that Bax would have
taken to measure the ground. He drew
up at the gate, secured the horse by the
reins, and, shouldering the trunk, march
ed to the door, and was admitted by Miss
Rax.
Where's father?" was her first cry.
81 left him enjoying yarn with Mrs.
Armstrong" answered Hardy, thrusting
with the trunk into the room, where
Julia was still sitting just as he had left
her. There are your clothes, Miss Arm
strong" said the sailor, lowering the box
on to the floor
Fathers come to no urt. 1 hope?"
said Miss Bax, addressing Miss Arm
strong.
Hardy related exactly the story of his
repulse by the insolent stepmother, his
briE ging the box down stairs alone, Bax' 5
fears of the law, and SO forth,
And now said he, las you've not
gone to bed, Miss Armstrong, I'll sit down
and keep you company, and smoke one
more pipe, and wait for the consta Die
well, if fathers all right" said Miss
Bax, hell be here with the constable,
and soon, 1 hope; but it's all up hill, and
his wind don't favor him. I've got help
at the back, and will put the mare Up"
and thus speaking she passed ,out, and
left the young couple alone.
$50 she actually sent for a constable!"
exclaimed Julia, whilst Hardy filled his
pipe, and looked at the grog bottle on the
table. Gould you imagine more hor-
rible wem9n?"
Here are the goods anyhow" said
Hardy, striking a match. It's your box,
Of course mean, Rye made 10 mistake.
L hope 5Ja
Certainly it is my box she exclaimed,
slightly flushing and poisihg her hands OH
her lips. and dropping her head at him
In posture that bright e1ed his eyes with
delight, land all Irpossess in this wide
world is in it, - b
II would rot Ike to be- the constable
If he touches it OF IS even insolent oven
it, said Hardy, stretching backwards
himself In the little Unprotected mirror.
He then poured out some whisky AFRO
water, and sat down near Julia
She did not express any establishment
at my leaving homer said the girl
THE dog did most, OF the talk" he
answered, land made for my choicest
corn" and he looked at his boot, which
exhibited the indentnof che beasts teeth.
How your father could have
WAS sine drunk asked Julia.
Il daresay she was. Some people get
drunk without showing It, Miss Arm
strong, am no longer surprised that yeu
should run away.
She smiled, but with mingled sadness
ness and bitterness, and said, IF my
father comes In with Rax and the con Ia
bic shall walk OUT and beg you to give
me your protection, Mr.. Hardy and 10
save me from seeing him.
Hardy bowed, but made no answer He
was a man of careless thoughts and
many Needless views in all sorts of di &C.
lions, sailor, in short, whose no: lion
was salt and limited, vet he could not
help feeling shocked at the extravaganza
of fear and dislike which the half-pay
captain had, by bitter neglect and a
Christless marriage. excited il tie bre:s
OF girl who seemed a triie-heartad, he
roic young woman, beautiful Of figure,
and with a face af romantic interest.
Can the constable do anything If he
comes?" she asked.
oh yes, answered the Tor, ''he can
walk out. In what law book is it Wrlt-
ten that man may not possess his own?
That is yours" said he, pointing to the
trunk and if Constable Rogers touches
it We'll have him before the magistrates,
of whom, by the way, my father IS one"
He looked at her very thoughtfully, and
she looked at him till her gray eyes drop
ped to her lap. The Persian kite. had
left the room, and she had nothing to tcy
with but her handkerchief. Now. by tn ?
expression of Hardy's face you could
have said that he fastened his eyes upon
her not out of feeling, nor out Of the sense
of being alone with her. Dor Of the enjoy
ment of the spectacle OF her mat .hle S
figure, but because he was maturing
thoughts concerning her well-being. lie
had certainly a most honest face. and
you tasted the Elanlinesslof his nature in
each utterance and in every smile
Il want to talk to YOU said he, "about
our arrival in London. i must get you
close to the docks. I'll put you Ia the
way of making a few inquiries whilst I
am busy on board my ship; meanwhile /
shall be asking questions"
'Oh, Mr.. Hardy, what should ! have
done had l not met your she cried n
an irrepressible outburst of GRATITUDE and
again he saw tears in her eyes. for sh 2
had lived hard and had Jared hard for
some years now, and Kindness easily
broke her down, rs one long divorced
from home will melt on her return to the
sound OF the music that her mother loved
and sang to her.
DO you know Lonaen?" said the sail
or.
II never was IN London" she answer
ed.
Have you ever seen a ship?"
came home in a ship from Trdia -
she replied, but 1 was too young to re-
member the vessel
Xou will not like the East End ri
London, said Hardy. ''T don't know whv
sailors should make the places thew
live in dirty, yet 1T is true that after
leaving Whitechapel the closer Won draw
10 the docks, the grimier life looks. Jack