Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

~ tutll was Wnat sne was diOSi' - ,o'
en-? tell you, miss, you had narrow sI,ave' n
d as hef meet hungry wildcat as old i'rai,
ny Muldoon when she wants money Ior
dram | was going along the lower foad
there with a wagon load of stutf When
heard you call and left the team a-standing
and bounced over the rocks to see what was
the matter. Just got here in time to sec TN.
old hag scramble away, If | could have pui1
my hand on her once she'd have remembered
it, | tell YOU"
81 think can get up now" said Irlx, MT
ing her head with some difficulty. i THINK
| can get home"
Can you?' said her companion doubtfuly,
as she tottered in the attempt to stand
you amt quite so strong as you think. But
IT you ii tell me where your home Is, II take
YOU there, safe and sound enough. I'm Joe
Pepper, the carrier, and | travel all over
these parts, night and day
Trix hesitated. She was still little dizzy,
but things were clearing up rapidly to her.
She felt her adventure might have very scri-
Gus, consequences to her yet If she could get,
back to the Institute alone and unseen, all
might still be well.
"My wagon is just a little piece down.
continued the obiging Joe. '1m on my road
up to Strong,s with three barrels Of POTATOES
'Strong's' repeated Trix. "Fhe school,
you mean, Oh, please don't tell anything
about mel
you don't mean you belong there?" said
Joe, in amazcment
Eyes. | do, replied Trix. "I slipped away
this evening to buy Thanksgiving treat for
the girls, and there will be an awful fuss if
it's found out"
Fuss" exclaimed Joe "Wcn, I should
rather say there would. Why them three old
women teachers will never let you see the light
of dav again. They'll strait Jacket you.'
''Will they?" said Trix, her face paling still
more.
.''Why, of course they will The idea of one
OF the arlstocratic pupils of that highly-re-
spectacle establishment allowing herself to be
Trnft -. A Z
They'll think you're stark, staring mad"
But You needn't be mean enough to tell"
said 1rix.
How am to get you back without tell
ing! asked & Joe rubbing his head thought
could sS, ~" ''''D ' say 20" was A'dH'Pp'a'
NO, you couldn't" admitted Trix. shortly.
Amt gwen to walking In your sleep, are
NO, I'm not replied Trix. who was he
ginning to think her preserver was very SIN
pid indeed.
"Blest if l know, then, how to account for
carrying you home IN my wagon said joe
desperately.
Don't account at all Just let me out at
the gate. and III take care of the rest"
And with this understanding, Joe helped
lrix over the rocks and down a little by.path
10 the old post road, where a big, white
topped wagon stood waiting his coming
| It's deal better than walking bo s.;5
after he had seated his companion on an old
carpet cushion and they were ioltinp ALONG mn
the rough, steep road. Feel pretty comfort
able now. eh?' N0'''o''
"Yes," answered Trix.
Been at Strongss very long?" asked Joe.
who was determined to be sociablc.
Not very was the brief reply.
Thought not" laughed Joe "Old st.,ars
made cat s-paw of you That's the wav tIev
always do, Them girls up there gets as sbarn
before me told me their tricks. They had
regular postoffces in the ash barrels also
bottom. you know-where they put the letters
and the man that dumped the ashes tool,
them out. And three of them stole ont m n
dance at Squire Fairchild's, and tumbled into
one on OF the quarnes and am had to stay there un-
them girls, / tell you. Held too hard, /
reel kon. Young colts won't stand too tight n
curb. Mothers ways is heap the hest
"Yes," sighed Trix, who, between her cbok.
ing and her anxiety, was in no very cheerful
mood tonight; but every one hasn't a moth
-, mo, they haven't replied Joe, "and more's
mothers, and they can't be anvtb;na la 1la'
Here we are at the gate now, but dont lie
leaving YOU out in the cold bit, Hadn't Won
better come in and make clean breast of 4 ~
"No, for I'd get the other girls into tro,,.
bic. | promised to stand nv them upu
will" "e"'' "nu
Good for you!" said Joe, heartily. "rbors
amt, one girl in hundred that would have
cared Tor any one but herself after what
you've gone through tonight. But things lonlr
nightly unpromising for you about that honse,
: ten You Everything is shut up for the
night"
A glance at the dull, blank front of the In
stitute corroborated Joe's word
u promised to be back at six" said Trix,
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