The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-05-02

nave KNOWN you at once, tnOugn you
have grown and altered. And how
does it happen that you are here, SO
far away from your mother ~
"Mr. Bushrode," she answered,
IT am always far away from my
mother nowadays-she has married
again. Do you remember Mr.. Smell
/ am sure he wanted her little prop
erty, but she thought he was In love
with her, and home is dreadful now.
He is cruel to me, and he has sepa-
rated us entirely and now he has be-
come intolerable. He has the most
dreadful plans for me, and this morn
ing l ran away. intended to go to
an intelligence Office and get a place
as nursery governess, which would
give me home at once, but ! told
you I had lost my purse, and they
want fee, and altogether it has been
so dreadful. And now I do not know
what to do"
II suppose ought to tell you to
go home, Rosie" said Bushrode. IT
can buy you a ticket and put you on
the next train"
''The thought is so dreadful" said
Rosie. "Mother does not love me,
and together they will make me marry
Mr.. SHELLS nephew if they can-that
was the last straw. Oh, how can I
go back after getting away? 1 shall
never have another chance to escape.
They will watch me too WE'LL"
Ali this time they had been walk
ing along, arm in arm, and were now
in Broadway.
"Have you had anything to eat,"
asked Bushrode, suddenly.
II had breakfast" said Rosie.
"Then we'll have tea now," said
the young man.
He turned into brightly-lighted
restaurant, and soon they were sitting
before a little table, waiting for an
order that Bushrode wrote upon the
oez4d Ltd the waiter offered Ai91ys.s, VIZ,
IlAd bren pssssy -a;.<ie girl, had be-
come lovely woman just rne sort
of woman he liked best.
AS they talked the old days came
back. One after the other they spoke
of the little merrymakings of Thorn
brae.
"I was only little girl, and went
with mamma" she said; "but you
were always sonice, you used to danca
with me-"
cit was you who was nice" he
answered, "nicer than any of the
grown ones.'
"And you always got supper for
me, even when there was a crowd,
said Rosie. "Oh, those nice old
times"
"They were nice," said Bushrode.
81 remember / did not care who was
there if did not see Mrs. Stannard's s
little girl
"Really and truly r. asked Rosie.
"Really and truly" replied Bush
rode.
"And there certainly was no fun
for me if you were not there" said
Rosie. "Other people crowded me
into corners and said: How dye do,
sissy? And ma firted with middle
aged gentlemen, and it was horrid ;
but when you were there 1t was like
like Robin Adair there Rosie
paused, blushed and said hastily
''You know I was mere child"
"But you are not now, Rosie" said
Bushrode. "And you know / was o
student then now am full-hedged
doctor. 1 came very near being the
resident physician at an important
institution, too, but I've missed il
because 1 was without a certain i'm.
portant qualification" At this In
slant the waiter returned with his
tray and the arrangement of oysters.
coffee and the rest Of the feast created
an interruption.
Meanwhile, Bushrode watched Ro
sic Stannard, and all the admiration
he had felt for the little rosebud came
back redoubled.
Yes, she was just the woman hs
had expected her to become. 1t ne
had only known it before She was
the wife he wanted, and thought II
was his duty to send her back to hei
mother, ne thought apprehensively
of old Snell's nephew.
ST do not believe that there is any
thing that you ought to know tha
you do not, Mr.. Bushrode, f" said Ro
sic, resuming the conversation whef
the waiter was gone.
"Oh, yes, there is," said Bruce
"The happiness of married life. The
would not give the position to anyon'
who had not a wife. was allowe'
time to find one, it is true. I hav
tomorrow to get married in"
"How perfectly absurd" said Ro
sic. "But you are only joking"
"I am in earnest" said Bruce. Il
could be married man tomorrow
could have the position. Some on
who is my friend would be able t
give it to me-"
There was silence for awhile-th
platters were cleared, the coffee-pc
emptied.
He paid the bill and walked on
into the street with Rosie on his arm
Pretty soon Rosie said sadly:
"Mr. Bushrode, if you will be S
kind, I suppose you had better sen
me home. I thought it was easier
run away. Don't think i'll of me,
was so very miserable before I did 1t.
II shall never think i'll of you,