The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17


Cayendish one day. Don't under
stand whatp" said Miss Gay. the fore
woman.
/ That Miss Morel Is so feverishly
anxious to attend personally to all the
wedding orders. used to send
Mademoiselle Florina but Miss Morel
has asked 1t as a favor to be allowed
to 60; and she really has an excellent
idea OF styles and tpimmings,1 and
gives great satisfaction. But what
her fancy Is can't tell. " -
Some girls have an absolute mania
for the subject Of weddings, (" said Miss
Gay. elevating her brow.ifo'p,in
But Valencia, Norel's, motive was
deeper. far, than, any OF which Mrs,
,Cayendish and her forewoman could
dream. And one day her quest met
with Its reward. ''f'' q 4 (" fr'N
Mrs Dorrance was a widow, fat fair
and forty; and Mrs. Dorranee contem-
! plated a second matrimonial alliance.
And whila she was giving Mrs Caven-
dish's young woman her opinion about
the wedding dress. Valencia's eye fell
upon a photograph on the mantelr--,
/ Hector Maurice's fair, false face,
Her, heart gave a great throb-the
deep crimson famed into her cheeks,
T. so you are to-, be married ;againp"
said she, drawing ! a. long. breath.
But, ! beg your pardon for, tho rer
mark--isn't It running. . great, riskp''r
:qa 'Oh, don't know said Mrs Dor
rance. laughing. iie, ,Life is, full of
prisks': "A friend Of mine is, going to
be- married. to a widow. tool,, said
Valencia ',And you should hear him
'talh abodt her. rfBut then. 10 be. sure,
widows diffor"i5; tf.r't.f iiepy -.
foit.'Very much in love- ehp' said tire
widow fsfmpering, ,',Well,, not exact
ny that" said Valencia. Ills widow
must be dreadfully old. He says she's
about the age of his 'motherr'"' -
I. ',Oh, dear me. /" said Mrs. Dorrance;.
that is dreadful. But she.'was evil
IDENTITY Interested and sas with the
samples OF. white reps and dove colored
satin IN her hand looking at Miss
Morel. $1,000 ~.
/" "t.Ahd plain, too" added, Valencia.
He calls her his 'Medusa!n'' Hateful
"oid thingr' said MIS- Dotfance brisk.
". What business has She to be
angling for a husband at her time Of
but she's rich. Y added Valencia.
THAT accounts Tor it, said Mrs. Dor
rance, lob, yes. said Miss Morels
that accounts for it" ,,.You.Eyou
meyer heard him mention her name,
. did youa" said Mrs, Dorrance, q little
uneasily, ss, ..-ato T.. >
~. oh. dear, no, ma'am." said Valen-
tcia:4 did you say you would prefer
the stone gray faille orr-r-f''!!, Il really
don't know, why should feel any
curiosity upon the subject y interrupt
sed the widow, laughing artifcially;
'-';bpt IT, your, friends name Isn't a
sepret-7r--n,, A.. e,ii'. .Nod p!
~ Ohyno secret at all, y said Valen-
cia. 'aIti 10 Maurice---Captain Hector
Ma,fricsp .1nn ,nnt,. y RI v ivi @'f
,ttaood graoiousW. said the widow;
dropping aiI her samples in a glisten-
ingfshower. - = ,.7rir
\ n.You don't mean to say that you
know him. rna'am?A said Miss Morel,
In @ell-feigned astmshmentg Know
hirifP' ,'isaidi Mrs Dorrdnce. fanEipg
herself violently g.It's the very man
TIN engaged Tor But / WON'T marry
HIN; no that Hover Win" ~ "a
!. vglehcia elasped nor hdhds tlfeatri,.-
ally. ''''>'sF"
ron" cried She. .+what have saida
Please, please dear madam, forget my
foolish chatter If I had KNOWN"
III I had known" interrupted the
widow, ;,Medusa,, indeed! Old enough
to, be his mother forsooth! But he
shall neyer have the handling Of my
/, mopeyr' ~. :; ,.., st.,l
And Mrs, Dorrance rang the, bell for
her maid, and went;Off into. violent
Mysteries. c.r..Na y .asi,it
Il No wedding outfit, was made up for
this, occasion, at MRS. Cayendishs cele-
brated c;astablishment-rand, Captain
Maurice was at his wits ends to know
why his ,plightedp bride had changed
her mind so SUDDENLY He did enter
tain. some vague idea, Of, s.breach-of-
prdmise' hsuit but yite4y, abandoned
\ if; but strange to shH, he never sus-
pected 'Valencia MottL who still works
OnsrpalA j,andN silent re IN the dreary
'rooms, and newer sees him now.
Captain Maurice Rad played with
edged So0ls3 and hehsd not come of
scathlesGMN. Y.fadger.
td ';'V l.xE q.
\ n-'"sr sy,l 1f.' .. saL'.ls