Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-18
THE TWO wINIFREps


Within the vine clad window sat two
charming girls in the severely simple at
tire that fashion prescribes for travelling.
Without a tall wellknit masculine
figure lies at full length III the grass, face
invisible, beng covered with the owner $
hat. 70 him there saunters up another
gentleman, dark. stylish, wide.awake.
Hello, Carlton! WaFe upl Got
something to tell you. And be unkindly
draws away the shelterlng hat, disclosing
handsome, angry face.
"Confound you! What makes you poster
a fellow III this warm weather. says the
victim, sitting up discOnsolatelv
Ibid | spoil your nap? Have a cigar
instead. / wanted to tell you of the ar
Winifred Dunbar, the great heiress
with her cousin and companion. There
is a chance for you to get rich wife, my
boyL :.
won draw! A poor man like myself
can't afford to marry a rich wife.
II should say that he couldn't afford to
marry anything else, !" laughed the other,
"and Winnie Dunbar is beauty as well
as an heiress. YoI don't often meet such
a prize!'
You had better make up to her youI-
self, said Carlton, dryly.
Perhaps | shall, and leave you the
cousin, who is also a beauty in another
style. Hanged If I'll tell you which is
which, though! And you'll never find it
out from the manner of our hosts toward
them. There are no worshipers of the
golden calf in this house
"Humph," said Carlton, and smoked a
few minutes in silence, then he broke
out:
The an that marries woman for
her money is the meanest creature that
crawls upon the earthl You have money
enough Of your own, Russell, for your mo-
tiyes to be above suspicion, but as tor-by
Jove! ! would not marry a rich women
if loved her ever so well! I've no fancy
for the name of fortune hunter.
Bravo, Don Quixote!' laughed his
friend. Now suppose we 90 and take a
swim. You need some cooling of.
They strolled away unconscious of far
eyes watching them.
Then said one young lady to the other:
IF that fellow does not marry rich
woman my name is not Winifred Dun
BARI
A few days later Mrs. Marshall, land her,
guests were grouped together on the lawn
the ladies with some dainty needlework,
Mr.. Russell reading aloud to them Jack
Carlton in his favorite pos tiCn, fiat on. his
back in the grass working at a certain
problem which had been troubling him
for some days-which was Winfred Dun
UarS That tall, stylish blonde IN pale
blue, with proud lilies on her bosom, or
his graceful dark-eyed fairy in plain
white lawn
The fair haired one for money! She
looks more like a fashionable beauty, as
Frank Russell says the heiress was. Not
that charming little gypsy. Providence
never would bestow fortune on girl
with such a bewltching face. It would be
two much partially But she doesn
look much like poor relation, either, d
give a good deal to hear one of those
young ladies call the other by her Chris
uan name.
Said the fair Miss Dunbar:
siR?"
SAID the dark Miss Dunbar:
No, Winnie; but can get you some
from upstairs.
Jack fairly gasped.
Later he learned that both the cousin.
bore the same name. Winifred Then he
began to notice that the dark Miss Wini
fred dressed more simply than her cousin
and that she was always ready to offer
small services which the other accepted
calmly. And one day the young lady ex.
pressed it as her opinion that riches must
be great burden, although 10 be sure
Cousin Winifred rad such a mind for
finances. But for her part she hoped nc
one gould leave her fortune. This was
said In a confidential way, with her great
eyes looking earnestly iuto his
And what eyes the little thing bias,
thought Carlton They look fellow
heart right out Of his body.
After that Carlton considered his FRI,
problem very happily solved. Another
had taken its place. How much mUneg
. was necessary for the luxury Of marriage
Frank Russell was counting the blonde
Miss Winifred, without any attempt al
Disguise. Perhaps his example was a
little bit infections. At all events Carl