Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-04-30

if you carry Frou-Frou. If there is
anything ] detest, it is to see woman
going along with dog under her srm."
every we'll. said Trix. sitting down,
with stubborn look on her baby face.
"You can go alone, then. Frou.Frou
and 1 must go together, if we go at
all-mustn't we Frou-Frou ?"
IAN to understand, them" said
Robert. "that you refuse to leave the
dog behind p
Eyes"
"Then must bid you good morning"
he said CURLY; and, before Trix was
aware of it, he had stalked out of the
parlor, banged the front.door, and
was gone.
Trix sat still for moment or two,
actually dumfounded then she broke
out in savage soliloquy:
1.-THE idea suppose he thinks l
am going to give right up to him in
everything. fl began that way, l
couldn't call my soul my own, when
we were married. Catch me letting
any man domineer over me so! No,
Mr.. Robert you cant do that. l
have as much right to my own as you
have to yours, and am going to have
it."
With this rebellious speech, Miss
Trix founced upstairs and took of
her things. The next day messen-
ger was dispatched to the office of Mr..
Robert Moore, with the following
communication:
"MR. ROBERT MOORE:
81 am satisfied that we have made
a mistake. We could never be happy
together, and it is better for us to
separate than to risk life ofinfelicity.
[Trix thought this sounded very will
| return to you your ring, begging
you will consider our engagement at an
end. When you receive this. shall
have left Senator Duncan's. l am
going to travel, so that we may per-
haps never meet again. Goodbye.
l shall never marry; but | wish you
much happiness. =.
"BEATRIx BLANCHE ALDRIcH."
When Robert got this note, he
sprang into a cab and dashed off to
Senator Duncan's. Miss Dolly Dun
can received him rather haughtily.
She was evidently in Trix's confidence,
and sided with her.
miss Aldrich has gone to New
York. she said, coldly. 81 cannot
give you her address"
Robert bit his lip. Trix was in
earnest, then He went home. pack
ed his valise, and started for New
York. AS he sat in the smoking-car.
vainly trying to puff away his dis
comfiture, he said (: "If can only
see her, ] ain sure | can bring her to
: reason. But how shall l find herr"
There had been time when Rob
: ert had dreamed of the woman who
was to be his wife-a splendid regal
creature, at whose feet he was willing
/, to PROSTATE himself, in alteration Of
her rare intellectually and strong
Q womanhood. Why should he care, i
Trixy Aldrich had thrown him over
for a woolly white poodle? What &
fool he had been, to give her the
: chance! And yet there was some
!, thing about her, childish as she Otter
seemed, that had, for him, al mex
pressible charm, After all, she was
for him, the one woman in the whole
world. Hence, he was laundering
along OH his way to New York, pur
sued by cruel fear that he woult
not find her, and thinking that, if HI
I only had that wilful golden head rest
ing on his shoulder again, he coult
, somehow bring her to reason.
The next morning, he woke up il
= his room at the hotel, and made VI
his mind that he would inspect ever,
J register in the city. to see where Tri,
had gone. He did this but he coult
t not find her. AT last, coming out o
the Windsor, one day, he was moodil,
thinking he might as well 60 home
: when an incident occurred which al
once changed all his plans.
The street was thronged with vehi
cles, and Robert was standing on tn,
> curb, waiting for a chance to cross
when suddenly, from among the crowt
on the sidewalk. oft darted fluffy
white poodle, with blue ribbon il
his collar. The dog was evidentl,
Z lost for it ran helplessly first OH,
way and then the other and finally
, in a fit of bewilderment, dashed RICH
in among the passing carriages.
= Poor little dog, it was frightened t.
death and surely the wheels would
have crushed it utterly, had not Rob
rushed forward, with sudden feelin,
of pity, caught up tn, poor cog, ant
passed with it to the other side
There he stood, looking around for th'
. owner of the poodle. But no one wa
forthcoming. Meantime, he saw tina
. the dog had not wholly escapcd-ther,