Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-08-17

We 'een thinking, she SAID, In an
swer TO her mothers inquiries. Don
worry me. mamma. I'm going to do
what people think right. no matter what
5; critice make of myself"
My child what can you mean?'
Never mind. You will know some
dav." loftiiy. Il want you now to come
tn the picnic with me this evening. Dec
tor and Mrs Clement are going.
Now Mrs. Tanning shared Jenny s
opinion that Hetty read too many nov
els. Ii made her less anxious. there
fore, about her tragieal and mysterious
sentences. Besides the picnic was a rare
endowment in the hard lite of the little
woman. and she hurried in, pleased - a
child to prepare for If.
The doctor and his wife. And supper
OH the beach! How delightful it will ber'
she cried.
But for me-" Muttcred Hetty mood
ly. "My lite may be wrecked by this
one rash action"
However, she recovered her calmness
sufficiently to 90 in and make becoming
toilet, wearing her best merinO-a warm
maroon cOlor-and curling her hair care
fully She was shocked to find that The
red had all come back to her checks The
gentlemen she thought did not admire a
milk-maid face, and this was not the pal
lid. spirituelle cOunteEance Of heroine,
by any means.
But she put her waterproof in the
straps, secreting inside another dress and
her breastpin. Heroincs on the eve of
an elOpement always carried their Jew
cry with them! And IIeity was OH the
eve of an elopement. She was but six
teen, but fora year she had been in the
habit of meeting the youth with the dia
mond scarf PIN, and walking to and from
school with him, keeping this new and
delicious experience from her mother,
because he convinced her that old peo-
pie could not understand.
They h al arranged flight from the
beach by boat tonight. as being emf
nently romantic, and he had promised
that the marriage should take place in a
neighbOriDg village.
Her mothers going might put an end
TO the whole scheme, but Uetty loved
her mother. and there was fierce pang
mt The thought OF leaving her. which she
hoped to assuage By this last act of kind
ness.
They walked together to the little pier
in the inlet. where they were to take the
boat. Hetty's excitement was easily eX-
planned. 1t was apparently no greater
than every picnic or fishing party pro-
duccd; nor indeed was ii i'm reality. AS
for the meaning of love or marriage, she
had no thought of it; she was but IL
child swayed BY every passing emotion.
DR.. Clements. his wife and Jenny
were waiting at the pier, and crowded
about Mrs Tanning with AZ eager well
come. One or two young girls and men
came up the beach slowly, ard from the
other direction came lIetty'S lever, re-
splendent in new striped suit and gor-
geous gilt chain and jewelry.
The moment he came i'm sight. Hetty's
mother stopped abruptly i'll her CONVEX
sation with Mrs. Clements and stepped
aside. watching him eagerly. Without
noticing her, he hurried up TO Hetty.
rs all ready ?" he whispered.
Yes" she replied.
But ut that moment Mrs. Earnings
thin. pale face interpOsed between them.
''W!at do you know Of this man
Foulke 2" sha said, drawing iIetty awaw.
His name is not FoulKe, mother" she
cried passionatriy. "rhiS is LION. Leon
De Vivu. lie is the son of Il count
But TO her diSmay the gallrnt De ViyO
turned. and without a word hurried
across the sends and disappeared.
.'IIe was runner in the store. Hetty."
said her mother. Ills name is FOulke.
lie was arrested anil tried tor stealing.
and has not been ont OF ja two months.
What do you know OF him. ciiil'l! Z"
20 mother, mother = was all that I1et-
~ could say.
She stole away with her mother to n
quite place on the beach presently. and
sohbed out her story. thanking God, who
had saved her from ht T. own folly.
IL was sharp ciIre, but All eifecual
one. 1t taught her that she had no bet
ter friend Tint her mother, and she af-
forwards learned diffrreut views of lite
than can be found IN hot-pressed, eXa9
gerated novels Youths Companion.