The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-05-26
THE MOANING WIND.
Or, You are not such "a Such n Sucker ms I
Took you to be.
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GLOW the wind means, papa"

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GLOW the wind means, papa"
Snugly cuddled mp in big armchair, he
tiny foot peeping coy!y from beneaththe fol-
OF satin dress whose dusky richness showi
out In beautiful contrast TO the rosy cheek
and sunIily-gold hair Of its wearer, Adri
eDne Mcintyre was indeed picture Of be
wilching beauty. lie to whom she spok
was man Of erect and powerful frame, thu
few silver threads IN whose hair showed tina
he was turning into the home stretch Of life
But the face of this man, although illumin
ated and beautiful by the light Of holy
tender love, when speaking TO the girl, was
at times sad enough in the painful rlgidity Of
lis lines, and now, as the fitful glow Of the
open stove caused strange shadows TO leap
around the richly furnished room, the face
was given weird, fierce look, that one sees
in the pictures of the Vikings while wander
Ing through the galleries of the Louvre.
The man In the chair moved his head un-
easily, and presently he raised 1t and scratch
ed his other leg.
The wind moaned again, and her little
head with Its mass of fluffy, 1axen hair that
was nestled so cunningiy within the shapely
white arm, and lay with such pretty contrast
on the big arm chair, moved uneasily.
"What Is the matter with my little pet ?"
asked Harold Mcintyre, as he gazed with
grave tenderness at his only child.
The girl blushed; IL was deep carmine-
pink-red purple blush. She was chewing
New York gum; she continued to chew and
was silent.
81 see," said the father, glancng kindly at
his child, "you are anxious because one
whom might name Is not here; anxious be-
cause you cannot hear his footsteps, Is IL not
so, Adrenne ?"
The girl gave no answer. There was a
sudden lull in the fierce raging of the storm,
and nothing could be heard but the be-muf-
fed chanking of the worn out gum.
In few moments Adrienne moved unea-
silly.
"Do you blame me, papa, for being anx-
ious, and heartsick, and lonely because Ar
mand does not come? Do you blame me
that forebodings Of something dreadful fill
my mind when the one whom / adore, and
whose love is my life, fails to keep his tryst,
fails to show up on schedule time?"
No answer. Again the sound Of chewing
gum.
Five minutes passed long, lank minutes,
that seemed to Adrenne as If they never
would get by. Then the father speaks. "Any
man." he says, "who would ride in street |
car on night like this, when there are lot |
Of billiard saloons within a block of his |
boarding house, Is a chump."
"Oh, father!" cries the girl, "do not say |
that; you wrong Armand, indeed you do.
He may be thoughtless, and giddy, and even
disslpated, q heard he smoked a cigarette
last week,) but he is not chump."
As she ceases to speak the bell rings. Ad- |
rienne runs to the door and filings her arms |
around young man, who kisses her with |
Leavitt-street warmth.
"You have come at last" getting ready to
kiss him again.
eyes," he replies. "But / cannot stay, |
must speak to your father at once" Stepping
quickly iuto the parlor, he leads Mr.. McIn-
tyre into the recess Of the bay window, and
whispers a few words In his ear.
The old mans face lights up with beau
tiful childlike smile.
"All the boys going to be there, you say"
he whispers TO Armand.
eyes" Is the muffled reply.
"Half dollar ante and an oyster supper
at 1872"
. ayes"
Going to where Adrienne is sitting by the
fire, the kind father leans over aud says:
"My darling, Armand has just brought me
sad news. My old partner in business, Eth
ebert Simpson, is dying, aud has sent for
me. Armand will show me the way TO
the house. l shall not be back until
late, and IL this fierce storm, which almost
fear to face, does not subside, may stay in
town over night. Goodbye my precious
one"-and kissing her tcnderly, the old uan
turned away.
Goodbye, darling" said Armand kneel-
ing by Adrlenne's side and taking her hand '
In his. "You know how It pains me to
leave you, but duty calls me, and must
obey"
As the two men reached the gate the ia
her said TO Armand: "You are not such I
sucker as / took you TO be, and you shall be
married to Adrienne In the spring.,