The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-09


lodging his mothers look and retreat
ing ungallantly, leaving the girl alone
on the field.
"Ah. yes, to be sure. Miss McGinnis," !"
she repeated after him. looking straight
over the girls head and taking Algie's
| chair, which, considering Its change of
occupants, was drawn unpleasantly
close.
| You are most ill-advised young
| person" the woman began, wasting no
! time on preliminaries, land seem to
have no one to tell you so. DO you
know it is highly improper for n girl
of your age 10 be travelling about alone,
without chaperon?'
Nope the girls rosy lips lisped in.
| dierently. You never hear of such
things in Gold Gulch."
Can it be that there Is no attempt
TO preserve decorum of any kind in
these western wildsg" asked Mrs.
Warde, incredulously.
Yep, COURSE" answered Miss Nc
Ginnis, Indignantly. "If things go
wrong, much, somebody gets shot.
See:"
Then, for your own good" the won.
an continued, finding the Gold Gulch
code inadequate to the occasion. and
still looking over the girls head, ~
shall tell you that every one on board
is Mortified by the way you are carry
ing on, and the rest of the voyage you
must either mend your ways or stay
below, Or"
"Or what?" the girl interrupted. rest
ing her eyes calmly on the heated face
of the older woman. with q look of
deep interest.
"Or let Algie alone" commanded his
mother surprised off .her dignity by
the girls cool question.
"Oh, I'm not doing thing to Algle,"
the girl answered, innocently. And it
was owing to the, matron's ignorance
of American colloQualism that she
was made no wiser by this frank con.
fesslon.
ut would do you no good TO try to
win his esteem, you know. for it is ar
ranged that he is to marry his cousin
in England"
Il did not try to win his-esteem,"
the girl interrupted, hotly. He just
up and
He what?" the British matron al.
most screamed
He just up and said 'how-d'y-do?
when we met on deck" the girl ex
planned. "And now you'll have to ex.
cuse me while l 20 and dress for din
ner' And with Il sweeping bow the
girl sprang up and was gone.
At dinner the terrible girl" MS she
was designated by the elect changed
her plan of campaign. Instead of con.
yulsinS her listeners with her amusing
prattle, she sat silently listening to Al.
gle. hanging with breathless attention
upon his every word. until he began
to feel like great hero. The stern
British matron sat glarlng at them. not
knowing whether she had been routed
or not but gathering her forces for q
furious and final attack. As the girl
noticed these signs her spirits seemed
to rise beyond all precedent and she
telegraphed messages across the table
that said unutterable things. appnr. |
entity quite unconscious that others
had been there before and understood
her cipher.
The elect gathered at the rail as they
reached the deck and waited apprchen.
sively to see what the outcome would
be- The girls skirmlshing. they pro.
phesled, would have to go down be-
fore the heavy raking fire of the Eng.
lishwoman's wrath, and they watched
her approach with feeling akin to
pity. They certainly Were not pre-.
pared to see her walk up to Mrs.
Whitewall-Warde and say coolly: "Wn
you walk a little with me? 1 have
something to say to you"
And neither was Mrs. Warde herself
prepared to hear the girl, with wom- |
anly dignity quite new to her: 81 tbinl, !
1t only fair TO explain to you. Mrs
Warde, before this feeling goes anv
farther, that | am going TO be married
MS soon as the steamer lands. so your
mind VIII be relieved of any unjust
suspicion that have been flirting with
your son."
OH The woman's gasp of relief
came like an explosion $50 Won are
going TO be married as soon as we
landF she asked. as soon as she courd
command herself TO say anything
wen. as you have no one to look af |
ter you It Is quite the best thing Won
could do. | hope he is a good young
man You must let me be present"
she was determined to see this was no
ruse on the part of the girl to make
her relax her vigilance.
oh will you, really?" asked the
GIRL eagerly, will you promise TO
Gomez l have no parents, you know. !
and l should be so grateful" This. |
with slight break in her voice that |
could be attributed to nothing but sad. |
ness.
During the remainder of the yoynco
the prophesy anent the lion and the |
lamb was fulfilled. Mrs. Warde seemed |
10 look upon the girl as a sort of deliy. |
erer and she was taken to the bosom |
or the elect as protegee OF their ring. |
leader. For all Of which the girl |
showed her gratitude by having her |
trunks brought up and her trousseau
exploited for Mrs. Warde's approval
But are they not much too elabor- |
ate for the place you are golng?" she
yentured.
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