Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-14
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As he did 50 Scarborough FASTENED to him,
exclaiming:
What, Malvernl You in PARISH and
as he grasped the haHd Of his old friend,
he crowded twenty questions into one
breath. After the surprise of the meet
ing was over, they found seats aud chat
ted together as friends do who have
heard nothing Of one another for a long
time. Malyern's manner was frank and
cordial, and he had a fine, sensitive face.
but Scarborough noticed that it was full
and coarse, and that it bore traces of
acute mental suffering; There were
iapses IN hls animation, too, that indica-
ted a heavily burdened mind.
You don't seem quite well, Malvern"
said Scarborough when the conversation
came 70 a pause. "You used to be so
Jolly, yor .,now-you seem sort of-of-
why, | don't knOw--depressed perhaps.
Nothing the matter. is theres'
Malvern subjected the head Of his cane
To- searching scrutiny, polished it with
his finger deliberately, and finally said:
Eyes, the truth OF the matter is that
I'm in a BAD way, and want you to help
Inc. -
why, Of COURSE" said Stanbrough;
Should be delighted; how much do you
"Oh. mol thank you, but don't mean
that, interrupted Malvern; II wish it
We're only that"
ooh, ] see, reioined Scarborough.
"See what" demanded Malvern, look
ing up.
"Why-why-that l was mistaken"
answered Scarborough, quickly, with
smile.
mo, I've been terribly disappointed,
Scarborough" said Malvern, seriously.
I'm --Y' began Scarborough
Eyes, in love, admitted Malvern, tent
atively. He tapped the bali OF his shoe
with his cane a moment. "You see, " he
said, resuming, "more than year ago
was engaged"
"Then-"
"Well, soon afterward she fell I'll. Be
fore she recovered l was sent west"
did you see her before YOU leftY"
'No. | begged, pleaded tosee her, but
was refused. When got back she had
been taken abroad for her health. All
the letters that ! wrote to her when was
west and afterward were returned un-
opened"
"Welll inexorable, wasn't she"
eyes, and yet | Lelieve it's more the
result of combination of circumstances
than anything else; she's very willful,
though, and she's capable of being bru-
tally cruel without actually meaning to
be So you know"
"What came OF it finally"
Nothing came of it. ] tried TO live it
down but ! couldn't do it. l fought it
for a year, Tut it was useless. Finally |
got desperate. ] could endure it no long
er, SO | got leave Of absence and came
over here to find her. She"
But who is she;' demanded Stan
brough
"Why, shes-sho's the girl that was
with you to-day
"With mel where-when?'
"Why, this afternoon at 7 e-Lach-
aise."
what You were pot"
eyes, il was l"
"Then it's Minette."
eyes, Minette."
Scarborough was completely nonplussed.
There was a pause.
81 can't live without her." said NAL
vern, suddenly. Il must have he;
don't care how ! get her; 1 shouldn't
mind abducting her if it were necessary
but | can't do it alone. We must have
someone TO cover our fight, so to speak,
you know. The trouble is that she knows
that I'm hopeles5ly in love with her.
should have joined you to-day, but she
seemed so startled that | was afraid to.
a good deal depends upon the first step
----n
"Supposing that I should arrange a
meeting for your suggested Scarborough.
"The very thing wish you could"
"Well, I'll see her tomorrow. You
come again tomorrow night, and Wen
see what can be done. it's rather a deli
cate mission ought to have full pow
Err"
Certainly" reioined Malvern, quick
ly; "if you are good enough to interest
yourself in the matter, I'll consent ANY
arrangement that you make"
Scarborough walked back to Malvern's
hotel with him. Strange" he said, Il
met her here for the first time five
months ago, and she's never mentioned
your name. BY the way he continued,
chow did YOU find me out?'
Followed your cab, said Malvern;
"lost you once and saw You again fifteen
minutes atterward, YOU werea.ane them
When Malvern called at Stanbrough's
room the next night he had the air of a
man summoned 10 hear sentence pro-
nounCed upon him.
Good evening" he said in reply to
Stanbrough's s9lutation, then he sank
down into "a chair.
"Weu." said Scarborough, lighting n
pipe, Il saw her this morning-by the
way, won't you have pipe? 'No'-ard
preached the subject to her OF course
She resented my knowledge of the affair
and at first She refused point blank to
talk about it. spoke of your delicate
consideration inapproaching her through
a mutual friend rather than by letter or
otherwise; of your unhappy and depress-
ed condition and SO forth Then | told