The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-12-30
THIRTEEN.

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The superstition which Glee Willis
held for the number Ii was most ex-
traordinary for dainty. we'll cared
for. modern girl.
oh Don!' she said pleadingly.
I'VE can't be married on the 18th!
ANY other day, DEAR"
The young fellow looked up from
the letter in hand. But we mast
Glee" said he. .Pater writes he
mast leave for the West directly we re
married, and Ii or no Is (and it's all
nonsense anyway. pet) the cards must
go out to- morrow. You're not super
stitious are you dear? Come nowr'
well don't blame me if we re
forever unlucky!' she warned him.
The immense manufactures Of
Cameron d Son were world famous,
and it was imperativcly necessary
that Donald should be at the mills on
his fathers departure. Mr. Gamer
ON. sr.. could not possibly defer his
Western trip longer than two weeks
and SO with a bit Of haste and con-
fusion the cards were gotten out and
'Ou June ID Glee would become Mrs.
Donald Cameron.
The young couple were to stay at
the old Cameron place in New York
till Marmaduke Cameron should re-
turn, his Western affairs all settled.
Then they were to take a long de.
1ightful trip through Europe
Finally amid shower of rice and
aid shoes. laughter and kisses. the
young couple drove away to the sta
tiOu. y
They positively could not get seats
together For a time Donald sat on
the arm of his wife's chair but a
surly old person in the next seat OBJ
jected strongly to the scarcity of
room this occasioned. And the train
was an hour late!
Hot, dusty and tired Donald looked
eagerly about the station for the
familiar carriage and dark-blue Cam
e-On liveries. In vain! In a hired
Gao he must take his young wife out
to his fathers home
A little later in the dainty blue
and gold room made ready for Glee.
a maid was on her knees before the
great gray trunk struggling with the
lock
I'm sure that's the key, said
Glee decidedly. Try it again.
Chrissie.
The girl bent to her task with re-
-newcd vigor surely it was the most
unmanageahle lock ever created!
Rsy h.
, efforts and flew open disclosing
Merciful Heavens!-a promiscuous
assortment of mans apparel. shirts.
cuffs and collars socks garnet
smoking jacket.
.Goodness!' cried Glee. That
not my trunk. and Donald didn't have
one!"
"Whatecer shall 1 do? Ring for
MIR. Cameron. Chriss;e"
OF course the mistake was recti6ed.
and in due time Glee's trunk came.
Among her wedding gifts had been
a superb diamond pendant from her
husband. The stones were magnifi-
cent. very pure. very large and very
valuable; more than all else they had
been heirlOoms in the family for gen.
erat.ons and WERE to the Camerons,
well nigh priceless
They had been reset for Glee by a
famous jeweler in Paris. One even
ing there had been a grand dinner
party given for Glee and Donald at
Elmsdale. the country residence of
friends mile or two over
She had worn her daintiest gown of
gold colored crepe. and about her
neck on tiny chain the diamond
pendant. Imagine her horror on
returning home TO find pendant chain
and all gone gone! Hoping it nigh
be found she said nothing TO her hus-
band for day or two. The grounds
and house at Elmsdale were thorough
ay. but frIitlessly searched. One
evening Glee waited for the dogcart
shat would bring Donald from the
station. then meeting him on the
steps she told him all. He was as
she had expected. intensely shocked
and grieved.
Why they were my mothers
diamonds Glee"' he said slowly. Il
wouldn't have taken half a million
QOtldrS lOC bIl0m. w udt WtGt Gu0
governor say? But there" soothing
~: as she leaned her head on his
shoulder and burst into tears There!
Don't go on like that! Well find it.
of course" with an assurance he
scarcely felt You're getting lonely
here by yourself I'll send for Doro-
thy to come out and stay with us for
a bit!' Glee dried her tears and
nodded her head in approval-the
days vsre long without Donald land
a little later her sister arrived. Doro-
thy was pretty dark eyed lass.
merry as a cricket and hard to keep
in bounds as a dancing sunbeam.
You're looking pale Don!" she
said the night of her arrival as they
sat at dinner. Has Giee proved fail
but false?"
Donald pushed back his plate
YEARLY. Trouble at the mills ,
said he 1t all comes from dis
charging Finnegan. but TIL be
hanged" vehemently. ..if I'll take
that drunken devil back!''
How pretty Kitty Dunton has
grown, Glee." said Dorothy who