The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-01

My anger was rising
Just like men; they're always self
ish, and want to keep all the sport to
themselves"
II was not viewing It, assure you,
from a selfish standpoint"
"Rcally Then fail TO see your rem
son for objecting to woman having a
little fun"
Far be 1t from me. only said
objected to seeing her IN the hunting
field. There surely nre lots of other
opportunities for fun"
'None half so NICE Why do you OBJ
ject?"
He hesitated. suppose he saw I was
annoyed, and did not wish to add fuel
to the fame.
"why?" I persisted, fixing my eyes
full upon his with judicial stare.
"well,' he murmured, I'm sorry
IL you are offended, but confess
consider II fast and unladylike."
jumped up, my face like peony.
THANK you," I SAID, cuttlngly, and,
without attempting any farewell,
walked away, my head held high in
the air.
should have liked to look back and
see how lie had taken my anger, but
my dignity refused to permit It. won
dered II he was following and hoped
he was not Yes! certainly hoped
he was not, for as began the descent
Of that wretched Tor I realized that
dignity was incompatible with bogs.
Unaided by his strong right arm,
swayed perilously to and fro, springlng
from clump to clump OF heather, but
nevertheless sinking ankle deep from
time to time in treacnerous morass.
Almost In tears 1 struggled on, but be-
fore I was halfway down the end
came. had leaped from a quaklng
mound Of peat only to land myself
right into the middle Of a bog; already
my right foot had disappeared, the left
was sinking fast. I found, to my dis
may, that I could not extricate my
self.
"Oh, ohw I cried, and looked around.
There stood Jack, close behind me,
and how truly glad was to see him
there.
"Ja'ck!" cried, piteously. "Oh,
Jack, I'm sinking. Do help me out.
IL am so frightened"
Even In that moment of horror 1
was glad to notice not so much as a
flicker Of smile on his face. If he
had laughed would never have for
given him, for although, confess,
must have looked suprcmely ridiculous
standing there, wanted any onlooker
to be blind to the fact. Stepping on n
small bowlder Of rock which stood
near, Jack stretched forth his arm,
and, clutching frantlcally at 1t, was
hauled gasping and shaking ON to terra
| firma.
"Sit down. said Jack authorlta-
lively.
And obeyed, laughing and crying
hysterlaclly.
MY shoes!" I managed at last TO
whisper. glancing from my mud bespat-
tered stockings to where two little Ok
ford walking shoes stuck up aggres.
sively in the very middle Of the bog.
But to my surprise Jack did not stir.
II wanted to talk TO you, Gwennie,"
he said gently, and 1 suddenly became
conscious that he still held my hands
In his own.
"Well, don't" I retorted, rather
rudely, for l was seized with n wild
anxiety 10 jump up and run away.
was angry with myself because I felt
n most unexpected blush dyeing my
cheeks an unlovely red. I do not blush
prettlly, and was, moreover, also sud-
denly alive to the fact that my strug-
gle in the bog had left me woefully
disheveled. was about to rise-but
alas remembered my shoes with n
pang.
"Please, Mr.. Merevale,~ said, cold
ly, will you get me my shoes? I'm
I'm in hurry"
Certainly" he replied coolly. "But,
IL you will allow me, have something
to say to you first, Miss Harrison"
Tears Of angry vexation stood In my
eyes. OF all the mean advantages that
ever man took
II won't allow you," cried. II don't
want to hear what you've got to say.
II want my shoes at once"
He still held both my hands. I had
tried to free them, but could not.
was furious ut his mastery over me,
and trembled on the verge of retalla-
ton by tears-a sure method Of subju-
CATION against obdurate mankind.
Are you quite sure, Gwennle?' he
said, changing his tone so suddenly,
and bending forward to look into my
downcast face with such strange new
tenderness on his own that I was
completely taken by surprise. So sur
prised, indeed. was that I quite for
got to reply; the shoes were for the
moment forgotten likewise. I suppose
Jack construed my silence as a sign
Of grace; at any rate, he took every
mean advantage Of the situation, and
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