Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-03-11

adventure on the top u the castle was
certainly not q pleasant thing 70 lOos
back upon She might have been ly
ing a bruised. inert mass at the foot
OF the castle If II had not been for The
young fellow Nho even as he -gs-
cued her had looked at her 50 super
ciliOUsly.
Il bate him" she thought. aud she
stamped her little foot yic.Uusly. i
hope / will never lay eyes Oh MIN
again" But when she entered the
steam tram for Cork she found the
only other occupant Of the tram was
the Euglishmau. He looked al Der
with a smile as she entered but she
studiOusly avoided his glance. and
after that be paid no attention 20 her
He was g handsome fellow. with
broad shoulders and strong. earnest
face Gertrude could uoI uaiY gut
look at him. and before they reached
Cork she had wished more thFu once
that be would talk 10 her Apparently.
however. nothing was further # Hm u's
intentions, and when they Reached
Cork lie aIighted without ever IuuEIu-
81 her
A few days after Gertrude started
out to make tour Of the Killarney
lakes When at Ross castle Size, was
assisted into a boat for fifteen iull-
tour Of the lakes. To her usluui>u-
ment and disgust she found that her
vis-a-vis was HarCUurt- He acEuowl-
edged her Presence with nod ami
then. apparently forgetting she was
there, applied himself with diligence
to looking at the wild and mountain
Gus scenery along the shores Of the
celebrated lakes. Very soon the
treacherOus Irish skies began 10 weep.
and II was a bedraggled lot Of passeu-
gers that disembarked preparatory 10
the horseback trip through the Gap O.
Dunloe. Gertrudes mount was great
rawboned animal, and she looked al
II with dismay. How on earth would
she ever scale its slippery sides to the
saddle. Harcourt. watching her out
Of the tail Of his eye, stepped forward
TO assist her. but she turned her back
on him. led her horse over to a fence
and from that position OF vantage
mounted. After thar she lost sight Of
the Engiishman. In fact IL would
have been difficult for her 10 keep
anything in sight, for she had all she
could do u remain on her horse. The
beast stumbled and fuundered in the
mud Of the zap, and finally when the
shrill notes OF a bugle split the air the
horse ANONYMOUSLY slipped and fell
throwing Gertrude prone into the mud
But that was not the worst OF it. for
the horse in struggling to regain its
feet threatened to strike the fright
ened girl with its LOofs. Once again
she felt herself set fairly on her feet
and once again she saw her preserveT
was the Englishmau.
This time be laughed. u see we are
fated 10 meet. Miss Clinton" he said
his eyes twinkling with uerrimeut
but Gertrude did net see the funny
side, and when her horse was righted
again she mounted it in silence and
disgust
y am going to lead this horse Of
yours, Miss Clinton" said Harcourt
y have noticed all the way that it is
not at all safe" And. suiting the ac-
ton to the word. be touk the bride
with that Of his own animal and
stalked on toward Kate Kearney's cot
tage.
Humiliated and ashamed. the girl
watched him, admiring the set Of his
broad shoulders and the poiSe Of his
we'll shaped head, but she could not
and would not accept his services.
Il cannot allow you TO walk in this
mud" she said please give me the
bride. really must insist that you
ride"
My dear Miss Clinton" was the re-
ply, given somewhat with an air Of
amusement which grated on Gertrude
sorely, Il shall certainly see you safe
Iy through this gap. am sorry if my
company dIsturbs you, l will not talk
to you, but l will lead your horse"
And lead It he did until Kate Kear-
ney's cottage was reached.
But during the coach ride back to
Killarney village Gertrude was asham-
ed Of her sulkiness. She and Har-
court sat side by side and became very
chummy before the ride was over
Harcourt was cheerful and chatty, and
Gertrude made up her mind that he
was not so odious as she had first
thought him. He was communicative
and she discovered that he was a man
Of leisure. travelling about for pleasure
He, in his turn. found that Gertrude
was making her first trip abroad and
was 3 teacher in q New York city
school. He had never cared much for
self supporting women. They had, in
fact, not been common in his expert
ence. He had always felt that they
must be strong minded and obnoxious.
But how pretty this girl was, What
lovely brown eyes and hair and what
graceful figure! Harcourt. who
thought himself connoisseur in wo-
men, acknowledged that he was pleas
ed with Gertrude
They saw each other often in the
next few weeks, for both were max
ing the same tour Of Ireland, and
both were to go through the lake
country Of Scotland. They were soon
numbered with a good sized tourin 2
party and were surrounded by a gay
coterie Of friends who admired the
stalwart young fellow and the lovely
/ girl who was so often by his side
Their relations from being friendly
grew to a warmth which ought to
have opened their eyes wide to the di
rection in which they were travelling
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