The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-04

damses remaining there throagh th one OF the dozen
inrston oio see and she called.up Fanny Iiv-
there MISS :. LIVINGSTON there's man around That is.
place along s ira man gradually approaching this
Hea Is tn every cry day for the past
"only as ,as lobe to be notified. maam?" asked.
ladies' are to visit Maple to- morrow The grove
Is on the river Should that man be fishing in the
vicinity and dare to approach you and the young ladies
ne me must be emphaticay repused- EN- p h-at-i-
understand me2" trust 'hat you
I'll, me next day Mr. F7emming went fishing down the
,h; ne had hitherto fshed up te stream He knew
ladies' but the TO yoa the g on the
s ~ MIN he had been in the grove for a couple OF
, when the grove invaded. He heard song and and
rausn'er' and he soon reasoned who his callers
AT was very proper of Mr.. F1emming To sit there
s ana nsh and fish and not spying BY akuktng
come upon the happy band in a dell but he didn't
ana watched the bubbles the froth
More than an hour had gone by when Mr. F1em-
see the sky darkening. There was going to be thnn
aerstorm He heard exciamations and calculations
from the young ladies and knew they were preparing
to take shelter in a. farmhouse a quarter Of mile
away He didn't propose to get wet but he had noted
great sycamore tree with hollow that would
give him shelter.
;, The voices of dozen running harum- scarum girls
, aa aea away In the distance. and MIR. Flenning had
laid down his hshpole when he was startled by crv
,op nep was near at hand 1t the voice OF
Woman. me hsherman made rush OF fifty feet
CONFRONT young woman whose foot had been caught
was hanging to the limb of a tree and twisting her
foot. but the heel damned fast
oy her foot soaking old thunderstorm coming along
ana .he man she had been commanded to repuse-em-
phaifcaiy Notwithstanding before her and the only
person on earth she could AJAX assistance. II she
emphaticaly repused him.
Il ace the trouble and beg pardon" said Mr. F1ern-
ming after an instant and he dropped his knee
ming and Miss Livingston screamed
Ihen the frst big drops of rain heard the
the fisherman with tears in her eyes and moaned
What shall dowhat shall do?"
The hollow tree forty feet away The coming
downfall was ffty Mr. F1emrntng picked up his bur
tree accommodated them both The noodgates opened.
put the retreat was as dry brick house The huu
but Mr.. F1emning soothingly declared that IL didn..
come within fifty rods OF comparing with earth
like good fellow he slipped around the young
womans waist and let her hide her head his
1t was an hour before the storm passed over and
another half hour before the leaves dripping
The two In that hollow tree did not remain dumb all
this time.
Mr.. F1emmng told about fishing and Miss Livingston
told about the cause of education Mr.. FTemming be
moaned his poor luck and Miss F1emming as
she conaded to him that she would receive the
gigantic reprimand from Miss Prm and perhaps lose
her place She had been ordered not to let gir
been ordered to repulse and-and-she hadn't done
But the girls had from the storm protested
the fisherman
Yes but Miss Prim makes exceptions in favor
of thunderstorms,"
But you caught by the foot and but for me
mo exceptions"
And after had released you there time
to follow tho girls"
she would expect Just the Same"
They found the girls who had taken shelter the
farmhouse had gone the school. They would
report Miss Livingston missing and perhaps dead.
tear stole down her cheek.
But you couldn't get out minute sooner" said Mr..
F1emming,
Miss Prim win ask why dtdn, the coming
storm half hour IN advance"
Suppose you had been left there caught root
until some one had come from the SCHOOL,"
IN that case. she replied with a ruefui smile Miss
Prim would have asked II had a man. when
satisfied hadn't might have got off with light
reprimand."
Hang Miss Print" exclaimed Mr. F1emmlng with
great vigor i propose to go on TO the school with
But orders repuse
She even spelled the weFd length II intended
to repuise emphatcally but when "a girl Is caught
by the foot-in thunder and lightning-and it's going
to rain
why. she'd be to repuse"
And you stop here and let go on alone
Perhaps If tell Miss Prim that repused the
oh. but you haven't. you know"
Weir" queried Miss Prim the delinquent reached
home
81 started leave the grove girls but was
caught by the foot:
II make exception that account. You should
have been watching your feet"
THE storm awful
You should have found shelter in advance"
"And then, when man came and released my foot
"a man. you repused him emphaticaliy? You
babe him begone--vanish? However. whether you did
or not can make exceptions
That's what thought. Miss Prim. and So"
Miss Livingston | shall be pleased to accept your
resignation without further INQUIRY indeed fear to
draw out further details. fear should learn
you had fallen in love"
Miss Livingston went horne to her mother and Mr.
Ffemming hadn't visited her half a times
when he asked her to make exception in his case
and after making him walt six weeks longer Is a
punishment for his conduct IN the hollow tree
scented
That Fiostsr Vote.
We shall look with interest to whether the Taze
well Republican will describe tho Democratic district