Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-08-27

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And a tine woman she is, colonel,
ofiiciouSly added Jonas, as he pushed
in the last iron-clamped trunk "A very
fine woman, considcrin her age !
wonder shc amt married long ago.
Col Blossom opened his sleepy black
eyes wide.
why, man, who in the world are
you talking about?"
why Miss Hal Hartford Of course. %
Miss Halcyon, or Miss Hallaina 2"
There amt no Miss Haliuua." said
Jonas. "Tbere OF the same name: but
we calls the aunt Miss Hal and the
niece Miss Halcyon My daughter
she's lady's maid there, and Id orter
know if anyone does"
And which Of them is 1t that is going
to be married T'breathleSsly inquired
Blossom.
'Why. the old one in course! Beg
! pardon" huriedly added Jonas. Il
mean Miss Hal Polly she tells me that
TIERS twenty-four different gowns or
dered, let aloue the jackets and par
soils and ten-buton kid gloves fit to
make your hair stand on end"
And Miss Halcyon, the young lady. 4"
cried the colonel-'she is engaged toog"
Not any enc knows on That's au,
colonel? Got your telescope bag?
! Then we'd better be mOyin',"
Colonel Blossom poudered sefiouslv
! q A fr, Tpf e.
/ obliyious Of Jonas incessant stream OF
talk Could it be possible? No that
was utterly nonsense! And yet"
/ He strained his eyes as lac approach
ed the house Surely goldenhaired
/ ilalcyon would be there smiling to
meet him.
But no i'm her place stood q middle
aged charmer, rouged and powdered.
with hair cleaning mercuiciuusly and
teeth just a size too large for a thin
Tipped mouth.
In one hand She held his love breath
ing letter, in the other his photograph.
And during that second his heart sunk
/ like lead
He did not know, an, how much more
1 difficult would it have been to bear
| had he known-that Halcyon HART
ford's Dyes were surreptiuously watch
Dear Charles, said the elderly dam
sci, you are here at last
He set his teeth and drew one long
/ breath and allowed her to slip a ear
ressiug hand through his arm ami lead
into the house, muttering some hoarse
acknowledgement of her coQucttsll
/ smiles.
Eve brought this upon myself" he
thought, land l must endure it, The
lady is not TO blame-no. she is not to
( blame"
"He is a hero" Halcyon thought
''he is a hero"
And then she burst into a passion
of tears and ran up stairs to her owl
room.
but now I've got you fairly here,
lisped Aunt Hal, more determincdly
youthful than ever I'm really afraid,
dearest Charlie, that there's a great dis
appointment in store for you"
"Ehf"
I
listless manner. Aunt Hal held on
to his hand, still all teeth and smiles
And l may as well tell you ut once,
said she that / am already engaged
to Judge Flostroy, Of the Superior
court. OF course, had | known of your
attachment in time, there's no saying
--"
"Oh, pray don't let me interfere with
any of the existing arrangements
Blossom jumping up eagerly perhaps
under the circumstances you win let
me have the photograph back
Just then there came airing at the
door below as the maid announced:
Judge Flustroy, Miss if you please"
Below the slow ana ponder0us steps
Of the approaching visitor could reach
the room, Aunt Hal had thrust the
photograph into Blossoms hand.
"A-hem-m-m" sonoriously coughed
the luminary Of the superior court
Aunt Hal tripbed smilinaly forward
"Glad TO see you, Judge" she c9pad.
this is my old playmate, Col Blossom
just arrived from India. I dare say
colonel youll find Halcyon somewhere
about the house
Disposed Of in short order muttar
ed Col Blossom Great heavens, whar
have l done to deserve such luckT'
Two hours afterward the young
lovers sat ON the yeranda watching the
evening star rise over the bills, while
the judges basso prCfunio voice still
rolled in the sitting room Ike distant
thunder XIII
but wasn't it a narrow escape"
gasped the young colonel, holding the
| girls slim hands in his
would you really have married her?
/ colonel" Halcyon asked.
las a gentleman there was no escape
for mc under the circumstances"
But would you really have married
her|
Yes, l would" with stern set teeth
and knitted brows
Then I'll mary you, Col Blossom"
whispered Halcyon, because you are
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