Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15
THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE.
A Broken Engagement Cemented by "a
Little brown Glove.


"Does it please you, KatyY
ooh, it's splendid / should not
have suited myself half 50 well had
been left 10 chose.
"But you have not seen the wine
cellar yet. It's treasure of It's kind.
Let's go down again,
They went down the stairs together,
he talking gaily, she with a troubled
look on her face After duly admir-
ing the place she put timid hand on
his arm and said But Arthur, dear,
let's have no wine in it.
"Why" he asked in surprise.
Because I have resolved if ! am
everthe mistress of a house there shall
he no liquors kept in tho social
glasses for friends.
"Why, Katy, you are unreasonable.
/ did not know you carried your tenn
perance opinions so far as that. VI
course, | shall keep wine in my house
and entertain my friends with 1t
too.
She raised her face appealingly.
Arthur she said, III a tone of
voice which he knew how to inter
pref.
but Won cannot fear for me, he
said with half.oifended pride.
81 must fear for you, Arthur, If you
begin in this way And | fear for
Others besides-for the sons and hus-
bands and fathers who may learn at
our cheerful board to love the poison
that shall Stay them
They went up the steps again and
sat on a SOTO in the dining room for IA
few moments, while Katy put on her
hat and drew on her gloves.
The argument was kept ur. 1t is
unnecessary that we should repeat
all that was said on both sides. 1t
ended as similar discussions have end
ed before. Neither vas willing to
yield Katy because she felt that her
whole future happiness might be in
volved in it; Arthur, because he
thought it would be giving away TO
woman's whims and would sacrifice
too much of his popularity with his
friends.
lie had bought this house, paid for
it and furnished il handsomely, and
i'm few weeks was to bring Katy as
its mistress. All the afternoon they
had been looking over it together,
happy rs two birds with a new finish
ed nest. But when Arthur closed the
door and put the key in his pocket, m
the chill waning light of the Decem
Der afternoon and gave Katy his arm
to see her home, it was all broker
up" between them, and a notice ''TC
Let was put over the door the very
heA' morning 40, 1....
was tilo l'os' 'O',l9n 'i't's W. ""
huI theh lovers can AWAY > 'i'''' so'''0
lhliig 7" P""'ie' "po"''
They parted WIN co9l .''oou eve
h'ug; one NcuV " 2 ~ i'oI 5oo I'LL ~
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guy s,vIe1lS 'oNol ,,,'s :" s,C ,a s,
CIV ,rron,, Rnt he Chance neve,
came \7hen he called aoain sh,
had loft Town and he rnnld find n,
trace of her
All n,ie barnern6 mora than ~ vooi
hofnre sow totv. INIT we tbree Grac
to,.,, o;rIs :, Who inl,rsJ at Nlrs Unv
,llSs sS,;tL Lo,. If ,o,I,..e L,,a,y notbin,
IL, ~ GLo co,,,o ~ Tho r,rto,S
aVd ",,,l,o5 f,,. ,yn,.l. The srr,or;n
ten1ept ,ho,,nbt ber too delieate e.,
s,,cL iatnr I'M ,I,c ,,a,sistoJ aud /,
Foci che i,,,,ro,.J IL, hnaltb snnst
MI LII aftor she berone usad T.,
H. a. , nj AMI s;r,nIa f,re nf thc M
Ton. c,;rIs
She was a stranger to us all and i
seemed likely that she would remain
so. But one day Mary Bascom s. dIes
caught in part OF the machinery
p, and before any one else could thlnI