Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-07

was not a girl to be sneezed at, and she
used her mirror. Her detection was ON
inous. The girls gazed anxiously at Mrs.
Bisbee.
~ don't want to be disagreeable," she
7 said smoothly, ''but I'm afraid it's true. :"
whats her styleY asked Sybil
Brown, replied Mrs. Bisbee, senten-
( tioosly
I Brown
eyes; burnt sienna. Burnt sienna
hair and eyes, dusky pink checks, dusky
crimson lips, silk plush complexion-all
cream and coax-and two millions from
ner UNCLE" said Harold Beaver, VINO naa
( just come up
I There was a general biting Of lips.
Haven't seen her for three years." he
continued, "and"----
"Ah Perhaps she has faded~ ex-
claimed Ethel
1.-The dusl,y browns don't fade much, :"
said Harold
ono" said Mrs. Bisbee. Il saw her
IN box at the Metropolitan last vim
ter, and She was radiant"
"Why, she doesn't belong in New
I York, sybil said.
"Eo, Baltimore" responded Harold.
Il don't see what she wants to come
away up here for" grumbled Ethel
bpitefully. Whats the matter with
Chesapeake bayf"
/ "Well, she's coming next week, said
/ Mrs Bisbee, moving away with Harold
II had letter from her mother today"
II hope she'll like him." said Ethel,
looking scornfully at Collie in his steam
er chair.
"That win not do any good, answered
/ Gertie; the other men viii all like her. +"
"Of course" said Sybil; 'wo're not
worth two millions, any Of u.s."
"And we're not dusky browns snap
( ped Ethel carcssing n stray raven lock,
"'all cream aud coax HumphI
"But she's a lovely girl sighed Ger
, tie cor She was two years ago. haven't
met her since then. was at Cape May.
You can't help liking her.
"Oh, yes, / can, and | will" decided
Ethel as they rose TO so down to the
water.
The day before this paragon Of heir
esses was expected Phil Partridge in
| vited all hands to go sailing on his sloop
And then be got "A telegram which COM
| PEELED him 70 80 to the city But he in
sisted on their going sailing just the
same His sailing master would take
them, and they could invite Der Alte
/ Chaperon TO go along as his substitute.
That made them laugh. But they got
/ Collie out Of his steamer chair and took
/ him along just the same. OF course, he
went right down into the cabin and pro
pared to go TO sleep.
"Bless my soul" exclaimed Mrs. Bis
bee, that's little too bad The only
man in the party. | wouldn't stand it,
girls
MANI exclaimed Ethoi. Call that
pudding faced gelatine a man! Lord
forgive us,
"Oh, say, Ethel" demonstrated Ger
tie, "you ought not TO talk like that"
Don't say ought 10 me. I'm tired
of doing what | ought to do
Ethel was 90 and her skin was growing
yellow under her eyes,
500 down into the cabin and keep
Der Alte Chaperon awake" suggested
Sybil.
do it yourself"
mot such a bad idea" said Sybil.
slipping down the eompanionway.
Collie Beattie was not asleep yet, He
sat up aud stared as the tall, white girl
came below.
lawfully good Of you. you know he
murmnrod
"Oh, NOT so very good, but what
do you mony
~ mean your coming down here to
keep me awake.
3ybi W01 just q rriGe pink under
the ears. Had he been listening to their
conversation on deck2 1t must have edi-
fed him, she thought
II came down to keep myself awake, :
she said hastily, and then added, iucon-
sistently, why don't You so on deck
and enjoy the breezeg
because can't enjoy the breeze" he
answered
"Its too strong for you, l suppose, "
said Sybil. with a touch Of scorn.
Eyes, much too strong"
Makes You chilly"
eyes, makes me chilly
"Might spoil your complexion
"My WHAT
''Your complexion"
didn't know had any
You're as white and pink as a baby"
"Thats true, but don't think that's
much of % complexion for a man, You
/ know"
"Ncither dol should think you'd
get "a little sunburn on You just from
shame.
Collie laughed. He seemed to be inn
menscly amused, He had q funny way
of beiug amused ut things that didn't
amuse other people. 1t was jolly for
him, bus it made the other people angry.
III you're going to laugh at my con
yersation Im going back To the-the
I girls, exclaimed Sybil, springing up the
( steps.
Collie laughed some more Then be
stretched himself ON the cabin locker and
f.. laughed again Next he closed his eyes
and smiled \ minute later he was
sound uss.p All thewomen came down