Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-03

"Why didn't you tell me that You
. were coming tonight, you sly rogue 2
. said she, tapping Alison lightly on the
arm with her jeweled fan.
Because | did not know that Wa.
= coming until afternoon" said Alison
cody.
. "Oh" and Nell took his arm ano
/, went away, with the feeling that Ali
son, with all her calmness, was more
than match for her.
On the following morning Lee called
on Alison, and met David Lagrange
just descending the front steps. They
exchanged greetings, and Lee went up
wondering why David was so cool and
compliment.
He cannot fancy that she would
marry him, the old dotard," said he
as he waited for the opening Of the
door.
He found Alison working as usual,
her face calm and unmoved, but guilt
lily happy and restful.
ALISON he said, reproachfully,
"are YOU really flirting with David LIE
grange?
Flirting? No|
. 81 would not" he said, looking in
tently into her beautiful eyes. Men
at his time of life take such thing
more at heart than fellows like myself.
If you must firt, firt with me"
81 am not disposed to firt at all,
she said, lifting her work carelessly,
and running her white hands inditfer-
emily over it. Flirting is not my
forte"
But all this time she was becoming q
curious enigma. He knew that she
was very poor, so poor that day after
day she wrote stories for magazines,
copied law documents, sewed for her
friends, and gave lessons in music to a
little class of children, to help earn her
daily bread. And yet, all the while,
she maintained such dignity and re-
spectability that everybody loved to
own her acquaintance and claim her
society.
But she would never marry unless
she loved She had said 50, and there
could be no doubling her word" rea-
soned Lee hurry, "and she will love
me some day"
One evening, Mrs. Temples house
was crowded with fashionable people,
and Alison was there. 1t was her first
appearance in society for two years,
since the death of her mother and the
downfall of her fortune, but she was
welcome in spite Of her poverty and
peculiar disadvantages.
She was radiant. There was no visi-
bic attempt at display. Her dress was
a simple combination of black silk and
white lace, with set of dead gold or
naments, and sprays Of lilies and green
leaves to relieve it. But there was the
rare face, with its beautiful expression, ,
the starry eyes, and roseate lips, and
the crown Of splendid hair, and all the
gay company looked and admired
Eyes, she is worth having said /
Lee after she had entered. II will not !
defer my proposal to another day, /
III know tonight
But for long time he did not have
an opportunity. When over he saw
her, there was the inevitable David Lee
grange at her side.
At last, he put in his claim for Il
quadrille, and when it was over, he led .
her away into the cosiest place he could /
find.
You are fairly splendid, tonight, I
Alison, he began.
Thank YOU she simply answered.
II am taken by storm"
Indeed !"
Eyes, Alison, indeed Although it
is nothing new. ] have been in love
with you for years.
Lee hurry"
Eyes, Alison. And do you think .
you could be happy as my wife? Will
you marry me !"
mo"
"Alison -
Il am already engaged"
TO whom ?"
TO David Lagrange"
His eyes shot forth scornful light.
II thought you would never marry o
man whom you did not love, or who
did not love you"
Il would not / love him with all
my heart, and he loves me"
If he had any doubts of the truth of
this assertion, they vanished when he
led her to her affianced, and saw the
tender welcome David gave her, and
the wealth of true womanly affection
her eyes gave him as she took his arm.
And he walked away with the know
ledge that he had been shamefully
beaten at a game he fancied all his
own.
When Nell Temple came up, she did
so with futter as usual, and cried:
"Oh, Lee, Alison is going to marry
David Lagrange after all. Her en-
gagement ring is worth thousand dol
lars. Now, where arc your"
"Euchred y