The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-03-06

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you are quite unmanly enough 10
do sou
"UnmanIy|
rs IL manly to wait round after me,
at my heels, like little dogT'
What, In Heavens name do you
want OF mef If rebel you have hys-
terics and call me brute"
'Vivyellar" read Miss DennisCn
aloud. what ridiculous waists girls
have on fashion plates! Have you
notlcedY
The man suppressed an exclamation.
But that's rather a sweet blouse
| she's wearing. | wonder If / could re-
member It, must make mental
notes"
| Miss Denniscon rested her elbows on
the railing and buried her chin in her
muf, rchcctiyely.
IF you think you are going 10 make
me miss that train by dawdling in this
insensate fashion, you are mistaken
Sweet sleeve" murmurcd Miss Den
nison. II Ike the cuff sou
II shall simply leave you here, you
know"
But / can't see how it's put on. Oh
It's cut all in one with the sleeve said
Miss Dennison, with "A sudden burst
Of illumination. mo, / must learn
thatw
Miss Dennlson redoubled the fxity
of her gaze
II know perfectly well you hear
everything I'm saying. Are you com
ing or aren't you;'
Il believe it's arranged with a gus
set" announced Miss Dennison.
The man opened his mouth, then sud
denly turned on his heel and swlng
down the road He had cut the Cor
dian knot. Miss Dennison must make
her deliberate way home alone. He
had gone back TO the station and his
city-bound train.
Miss Dcnnison found herself left
staring at the boarding in an attitude
Of mind that can only be described as
one of stunned ama2"mcnr. Then the
dimples reappcared. and Miss Denni-
son smiled into her muff with an air
OF happy power.
The further he goes, the further
he'll have to come back. 50 | won't look
around" said the GStutc and expert
Cnccd Miss Dennison; and the slower
he is coming back, the surer he'll ne
of missing his train. If he thinks he's
going to catch it tonight when | want
him to stay here, he is very much mis-
IL, ,t, y 81 g.
Miss Dcnnison began to reperuse the
boarding; il sheltered her pleasantly
from the wind.
"A hundred pounds reward"
An assuming little notice caught her
eyes. "Nivyella' as a subject is cap
able of exhaustion. Miss nennison wei
coined a change in literature with alac-
Gritty. .tE|..n, 7ei ,S.,Zsa
As she read Miss Dcnnlson's face
portrayed n curious panorama Of OK
preston; her cheeks palcd gradually.
The little notice bore crown. and was
couchcd in terse and simple language,
IL was IN earnest invitation TO one
eyed gentleman TO return TO his sor-
rowing friends and guardians at the
convict prison across the marshes. II
concluded with n thoughtful warning
TO lonely and unprotected travellers as
TO the gcntleman's unprepossessing ap-
pcarancc and playful disposition.
Miss Dcnnison reread the bill with
interest no longer histrionic. The sea
mist was rising on the marshes. The
autumn dusk was closing in. The
charms Of meditation in the lonely land
scape seemed suddenly to have lost
their SAVIOUR. Miss DenniSon looked
up and down the road; her despised
betrothed had vanished into the mist.
The lights Of the station glimmered
vaguely far on the horizon. ON the
other side three miles of deserted road
lay between her and her hotel. In the
direction of the station lay nearer safe
ty-but humiliation; for we'll did Miss
Dcnnison know that her strength lay
in her invulnerability. Let her once
lay down her sceptrc and her reign of
tyranny was over for ever. For six
months she had enjoyed despotism:
was she now to eat humble-pie and cry
resolution Miss Dennison turned in the
direction of the hotel.
She took five steps; then, far away
on the distant marshlaud, she saw n
moving shadow. For the first moment
she assured herself IL was but fan
tasy OF her Imagination. Then the
shadow came nearer and resolved IL
| self into a human tigure-a shutting.
clumsy. furtive figure. creeping with
bent head along the wall which separ-
ated the barren pastures. Miss Denni-
| son stood. arrested. The wind
moanCd and whis;lcd rounl the hoard
| ing. but she heard II not Her eyes
were fixed on the strange figure ad-
vancing from the mists. Presently IL
hesitated and stopped short. Had II
seen her? Suddenly. with cat-lke
swiftness. the figure left the shelter
Of the wall. and. .still with downcast
head. struck out into the open field.
| with curious. swift strides. IL was COW
cring the intervening ground: in few
minutes IL would strike the open road
beside her.
Miss Dcnnison cast one Wild glance
along the read i'm vain. Then, with n
sudden shrek. she was beating a re-
treat toward the station as fast as
fear and the kindly wind could carry
her.
Somewhere behind her hoarse voice
shouted; somewhere behind her heavy