"Don't be foolish, my dear girl. It is a fine chance for a poor vest-maker to marry a man in my position."
Rose did not deign to answer, but tried to escape. He attempted to seize her by the arm, when his hat was violently knocked over his eyes, and he came near measuring his length on the sidewalk.
CHAPTER XXII.
The Romance of a Rose.
Mr. Parkinson adjusted his hat, and darted a glance of indignation at a fine-looking young man who had come to the rescue of Rose Beaufort.
"This is an outrage, sir," he said, angrily.
Clinton Randall paid no attention to the discomfited Parkinson, but asked Rose:
"Has this man annoyed you?"
"He forced his attentions upon me," answered Rose.