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Updated: June 17, 2025
"A very foolish young man to treat me so when I am still your best friend." "Here comes the north-bound train. You hop aboard and go on back to New York." Seething with rage, I caught Penton Baxter by the arm and thrust him up the steps.... Next morning came a letter from Darrie, from the Martha Washington. We were the talk of the town, she told us.
Penton immediately whisked out of my sight, full of uncontrollable emotion.... Darrie and Ruth almost fell upon me, trying to persuade me not to rejoin Hildreth. I evaded by saying that I was now on my way to Europe, that possibly I might see her before I went, but I had an hour till train time. My MSS. was packed again, my Josephus, my Homer, my Shakespeare, my Keats, my bath robe.
And I went. "They have never discovered to this day that I appointed myself. Penton thinks I am some relation of the proprietress, and in consequence everybody treats me with marked respect. Mrs. Wallace herself, the proprietress, thinks I am the discovery of Penton, in whose judgment she has great faith; and with her I get on admirably.
The preceding memorial to the king was signed by the Earl of Sandwich. Mr. Buller, the Earl of Lisburne, Mr. Penton, Lord Mulgrave, and Mr. Mann; and the several officers of the Board of Admiralty seconded the ardour of their superiors, by the speed and generosity with which his majesty's royal grant to Captain Cook's widow and children passed through the usual forms.
But there's nothing between them ... not even a kiss ... of that I'm certain. Darrie is as cool as a cucumber ... and Penton is as shy with women as you are!" I smiled to myself. If Ruth had seen us that preceding afternoon! "Of course the fault could not all be on Hildreth's side."
"Drag back a little, Johnnie ... Penton and Hildreth are having a private heart-to-heart talk, I can tell by their voices." We hung back till they disappeared around a bend. We were alone. Darrie began to laugh and laugh and laugh.... "Oh, it's so funny, I shall die laughing".... "Why why, what's the matter!" For I saw tears streaming down the girl's face in the moonlight.
"You needn't look that way, Darrie!" "Please, please, Hildreth!" "You and Penton have taken walks in the moonlight." "Hildreth, dear, I'm not rebuking you ... and you know my walks with Penton are all right, are harmless." "Yes, I know they are ... but you mustn't rebuke me, either."
Penton was pleased to hear, she said, that Daniel and I had got on so nicely together, while he was down at West Grove.... So, as I rode in the dusty, bumping train, my mind reverted to our whole friendship together, and tenderness welled up in my heart for Penton Baxter.
"The hell it doesn't make a difference! if you professors are worth your salt, you won't let a Chautauqua man get by with such bunco." The writing of my fairy drama progressed amain. I mailed a copy of it to Penton Baxter, who said that it had genuine merit. Was not great, but showed great promise.
"I wish I could get rid of it." "You can say in court that you are convinced of the young man's innocence." "And I will! And afterward I shall insist on Mr. Sherwood's driving home with me and making me a visit." Great was the surprise of Mr. Crane and Mr. Penton when they saw the horse thief approach the court room arm in arm with Colonel Owen.
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