The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-28
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BY R'n1y Douglas.
Copyright, 1904.
By I. C. Mcclure.

touching has forehead with his finger,
whispered, Wheels.'t - -"
!, Have you q daughter or perhaps q
friend who is to be married today9'
querled Helen, curiosity getting the bet
The man turned around. This was the !
first girl he had encountered who did
not want him to know that she was
running away. Unusually they We're
Q No, NJ" he explained. "I was just
The old man winked at the unfeeling
oars as he bent over them. =. :,
eyes, oh, yes. -: Tom had decided
that he might as we'll humor the man.
d Gssr Gid s dal. River life must be
= :; teYou II allus have somethin' to-. be
trying to draw forth "a confession. He,
with the rest. of: the world, loved
.:We11 always. be thankful to you
for: taking us over" said Tom, heartily: 4
He was beginning to feel a spark Of
e e. a.1i IN It's jolly good of you. Do
g AS. many. times as I could count.
Why. just the other night II took "a
young couple over and T. no sooner n
st the t dock wa It'll for ne ne ~ But by
that time they was married.
~ "Married9f Evans laughed, tho for
go And fooled the stern parent.
T. ".How... romanticl'' : cried" Helen.
J: g And fooled the stern parent"
8 Not much: Would you want me to
take Your pa -over if should find him
lookin' for you when I get backg' he
asked, his weather-beaten, good-natured
face wreathed in smiles, as, over his
cIo IL !, I'll,
the ri Checks M's and Lose ose i i a@ons
the brown, .curls on her forehead:
"You re mighty lucky young fellow"
he said to Tom; j." mighty lucky"
Slowly the situation-the mans mis-
take-was dawning upon them both; It
consciously, Tom moved closer to the
girl. y He was sorry the river man was
laboring under delusion.
"Shall set him right9' he asked,
seeing her embarrassment. cit seems
Helen raised her eyes to his: "No,
D Mesld b 9s pity He''-hs's so
For few, minutes no one spoke, but
the three watched the little boat ride the
waves and splash about merrily, as if
it, too, were pleased and thankful to be
alive. Then a succession Of tugs and
|
realized. that they. would miss the train
and the football game, but, strangely
he felt none; of :. the disappointment
which had swept over him when the
ferryboat had left them standing on
the pier few minutes: before. Won
! derful possibilities had presented them
selves IT, to his mental vision. Perhaps
'sThese coup les-these clipping cou-
ples,V he began, "did they get mar
ried over heres,f He knew it was not
a brilliant question, and that any man
. with a high order Of intelligence would
have left itrunsaid;. but he must start
the conversational; ball rolling and
bring himself down from the dizzy
heights to which his imagination had
The Ss;,s ss e. a End { a S sss S S
and a half queer*little half-to your
right, and one and q half north after
!: that explained the captain; with an
air Of Importing invaluable .informa-
! ton. "He's .accommodatin' and he 3
: well used to such calls.'' :. : H.:
4 "Do-are .the girls all dressed upa,'
asked Helen,: not knowing why: she
said it. --
1sBegging your pardon; miss; but
you. do at this: minute And : he
i bowed respectfully, both to Tom and
+ Helen g color came again. "What--
what time is it,: Tom?'' she asked to
divert the man s attention. = p
They were nearing the landing. : Z
'We've missed the special and will
have to wait half an hour for the other
train, :" Tom explained, eying her close
". Did he imagine 1t, or was she real.
I:1u MI oo1q" Ho1,11 'bo ,ho H.
himself conceited, presumptuous calf
Don't let him know. we we missed
the train. Let him think we've re
Eeloping,'' she: whispered, and, haG
, the boatman been looking that way
he might have seen a big, firm HAND
y close over a small, trembling one.
"Well, here We are, all right he
announced 1ae with =, pride, as he made thu
!, Tom helped the girl out with an al,
4 OF possession he had never before as
I tsumed.
"Goodby and good luck" the boat
man shouted, as Tom handed him double
the fee he had promised, and this, de
! spite the fact they had missed tiS
train.
ALONE, Iney looked eaCn OCner In thu
2 eye, each trying to read: what was up
! permost in the others thoughts Hele,
was nervous, excited, but not dis
pleased. The man was anxious, fearful
) lest what shes had determined to d.
I should 90 wrong-les the castle whicl
!, he had Just erected should tumble dow
about his shoulders.
Haitian hour to wait, did 70,
sayf,' asked Helen.
ssYes, only half an hour. - A smil
: played about Tom Evans clean cut
mouth, 1T was a brave, determined
!, smile. =
'Onlyiu,. gasped the girl.
!, s It Is hardly time enough" he ven
tured sg
) NTom p Evans a you talk in conun
Il But he had silenced her by defiber
!. ately taking her hand and leading he
al to the right. They walked block be
3 fore she could pull herself together. I
all seemed so queer. What had com
!, over hers Usually she did not let Tor
8 no, nor anyone-lead her so blindly
Il And where9
b. TON, this isn't the way to: tn
8 train, is it ~
Il No, he replied, smiling still, wit
i an amused, tender sort Of smile nov
6 No, it ISM t, dear.