Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07

rip me! Why Gods name did you take all that
time to make up your mind my mani
ITO let you into a secret, My Lord, says
knowingly: twas all along of that handsome face
of yours, and the pleasure of looking on it:
Damned if | can see yours by good luck! say:
he with sigh, not to be dlscomposed
Well, as for that, could not make out much Of
him; for twas all of even darkness within, anc
outside only the lightness of the snow tempered
the evening.
To make the story brief, got what wanted Of
them, till l came to figure lying deeper in the
shadows, and visible dimly as a womans.
As you are delicate miss says in Joculai
way, "stap me but I'll be content with per cent.
Oh" she cries and her voice rose sharply, il
there was one man amongst them all, this outrage
would not be endured.'
You say true enough" | agreed. IF had beer
one of EN-, would ha had my two hands on some
ones throat this
Lord! I'd sooner. have ern about some one;
waist, comes over from the fops corner; and
could not but chuckle at his quip.
If it comes to waists" said l good hu1noredy
Il could prefer the same myself, and, as here s a
dainty grdle I'll warrant, faith, III cry content.
Through the twilight of the coach could spy a
white arm emerging with shaking fingers out.
stretched; but what thereon knew nor cared
not ratified my guneas, and says 5, l:
Put up, young mistress. LII be no party &c
robbng pretty hands of jewels. | have filled my
purse. Keep EN- for your beautys sake for there
that behind the darkness, I'll dare take oath
At that she made exclamation; Il will not
be so insulted!' she said angrily. Il am one Of
your victims. l will not take your mercy villain!
Lord save u.s." | said. Here's pickle-a
beauteous damsel all for hingng away her money
Well, here's for keepsake" l says lightly:
and | reached out my hand to take toll of
what she profered. But of a sudden she
snatched EN- back.
oh, for a mani" she cried, and not
these curs!"
Il will gladly give you keepsake, if l
may have mine back said the thin 4
eagerly.
But I shook my head. What's cones ";
gone" | said. But you shall have the re- XIV
fusal of MISS that have earned" and draw I'm
ing away | shouted to the coach1nan that ~
my business over, and rode off.
| chuckled little to myself as l cantered
on, recalling the spirit of the lady though l
had made nothing of her face; but presently
my mind taken up with another mat
ter; for the heaven opened and out of its #
dull vacancy came the snow. The wind ~
whipped it against the and in my face, (gM
binding went, SO that she soon fell rNWI
to trot, and then to a walk. The roadway WV
wound under the rise of the hill, and the
earlier snow had fallen thickly here, and lay I'M
in drifts upon the way. We beat up against M
it. Calypso and l. for some miles, and by N
then twas black from the approach of night
and in the swirl | was unable to whittier ~
we tended. More than once the mare went tA
over the side of the hill and foundered, and
| shot off when she plunged with
her fore feet in the resistless So l
began to that it would be impossible to
go much farther that night, until the storm
out. But in the silent wilderness, Lord!
/ knew not where | was and was CurSlng
my luck, when out of the night the
heap of some white building by the wayside.
At the first | took it for inn, but soon L
saw it was naught but empty barn
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