Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-10-19

doctor should not know. ,.
4 - Whatgo9l wouldn't dol You are
SO young he would not consent TO an
engagement, and Alyira would brawl
our affairs all over the neighborhood.
| am proud and sensitive-pride and
sonsitlveness are Characteristic of my
family"
Durand's infexion of the pronoun,
recalled to Maud Alvira's bette noir and
his 'mi-hi - family.
. Very well then, We will be simply
friends"
Durand took this again quite like
"Slster Caroiine's husband Not that,
like his prototype, he "howled, " but
he protested He dropped on his
knees and wept he accused her Of
loving Jerome. He threatened to kill
somebody. He pulled his aristocratic
moustache 50 sayagely that Maud was
at her wits end What an episode it
was, Something like her fayorite hero
ines How she would report this in
terview to Aida Smythe But she
must be calm and firm
even if she suffered dreadfully
that was the role Tor a heroine.
o cannot yield, Mr.. Durand Be
noble-be generous and, and
4 grandiloquent rpeech was cut short;
Jerome's boots came crashing down I'M
derbrush rs their owner approached,
whistling 80 We tears, this hearty
young man sang pathetic airs OF late
Durand reyolyed into seat. Maud eX
claimed "Is chat you Jeromel Well
you gentlemen can entertain each other;
it is time ] was home"
That night as Maud sat III DR.. Weth
erbees's parlor, holding yarn for Alyira,
Steve dropped a letter into her lap
Alvira eyed it sharply, but failed to SEQ
what Jerome did, the large d ION the
envelope.
" | have a great many letters, STAN
mered Maud, ''Alida has written twice
since I wrote to her.
"What q big hand she wrtes-iust
like q mans, quoth AIyira
Maud dropped a few threads Of yarn.
Alvira was winding rapidly and it made
bad work For breyity's sake, we give
only the outline of Durands letter
He felt-blastcd. Maud need never
look upon his face again. He would
write to DR. Nettleton when he was
calm enough Jerome was a blaclleg
old Weatherbee a bear; Alyira gos-
sip. He forgave them all, and hoped
the Lord would punish them for turn
ing her against him, Finally-the $40
train would bear him to remote re-
giOus, there to reside forever The
$40 train had left Maud retired and
cried SO much high tragedy had
given her the headache For several
days she sighted her bread and butter,
and sang Tennyson's
'Too late, too late, ye cannot enter now"
Until Alyira declared she made her
flesh creep,
Maud was not the only one in the old
double house who who was having eX-
perience. The sight of the big ID ON
that envelope had, in some sort, stirred
angry passions in Jerume's breast. The
week Dmand left, Jerome was ready to
marry Maud himself; and it was his
opinion he would make her the best
husband in the world Moreover, be-
ing ignorant Of his rivals exact adyart-
age, he resolved to follow Alviras un-
solicited advice and TO ms " ptettlest to
trip up that pestferous foreigner As
yet, all save Maud supposed Durand
called away upon business and soon to
return so Jerome went to work wlth
will.
But Dur0nd returned at the end Of a
month or two, and demanded OF DR.
Nettletun the hand Of his daughter. -
Aslipgr time for deli iteration tho doctor
called council OF three the bear, the
bIackteg and the gossip.
Jerome was non-commlttal; Alvlra
proposed putting the SultOr on pro
baton for term of ten years. Old