Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07
"Heighoy" he sighed.

you try Deadman's Pool, I'll war
rant you will not leave with an
empty basket"
"Deadman's Pool!" Egerton re-
marked. "A rather ominous name
that"
sand one without reason dare
say" returned Captain fairfield;
"but it has borne the name for
many years, and | do not care to
give it any other. 1t lies just under
the weir, which dare say you no
ticed is spanned by wooden bridge.
Don't trust yourself to the bridge
every plank is rotten, and / mean to
have it down next spring and throw
an iron one across"
Just then the gong sounded as a
signal that luncheon was ready, and
Marie corroberated the information
in person.
Captain Harfeld took a strong
liking to Egerton, and invited him
to stay to dinner.
1--WE are homely people," he said;
land as you see us so we always
are. Don't say no! If you will
stay, I'll trot you round my estate
this afternoon, and show you my
system of farming. | really believe, y
he added, laughing merrily; "that
every truss of hay my horse eats costs
me twice as much as | could buy it
for in the market; but / have the
satisfaction of seeing it grow, cut
and ricked. And beside we get
some fun at hayingtime; you should
see Marie disguised as village
girl, going about with a long rake
and making extra work for the
men,"
"Well, papa!" Marie retorted
"they don't give me sour looks as
they do you, which imply as plainly
as words: Il wish you would get
out Of the way"
TITS fact" said the captain
beaming with smiles. II am afraid
that | do upset the good fellows al
times; but they generally look
pleasant enough when pay time
comes. Look here, Mr.. Harrington
let ME send one of my men to your
inn and bring your portemanteau
You are our guest, and we refuse
to part with you until the morning
at least"
"Our prisoner you mean, papa"
Egerton felt that her eyes were
upon him, and it was scarcely like
ly that he would try to escapes
he said yes, and became the happiest
Of mortals.
sin the evening when the cur
tains were drawn costly, and tn,
lamps glowed, Marie brought ;
chess board to light, and challenged
Egerton to a battle.
"You will find your match il
Marie" Captain Harfeld said. Ssh,
beats me every time we play"
Because you generally fall
asleep at a critical point of the
game, when it is my turn to move.
They played on for some time
and then Marie went to the piano
and sang and played, in natural,
unassuming manner that charmed
Egerton.
All his old resolutions flew to the
winds, and Egerton lost his heart
that evening.
81 will make some excuse and
leave early tomorrow" he said, as
he lay in bed, wide awake, long
after midnight.
But EgertOn was only mortal
and in the morning, when break
fast had been disposed of, the ex-
cuse for departing died away; and,
taking his fishing rod, he started
for Deadman's Pool.
"Marie shall run down and see
how you are getting OIL" Captain
Harfeld said; land | will join you
later on"
The fish found an Insignificant
enemy in Egerton Harrington that
morning. He whipped the stream
in an idle, aimless style, thinking
of nothing but what the captain
had said on the previous day.
Marie would never leave her faith
er while he lived, and Prince Charm
ing must ride ON with a sorrowful
heart. Suddenly the line tighten
ed, and the 1.-the rod bent nearly
double. The anglers love of sport
returned, and Egerton was all ex-
element in a moment.
"Well-caught" cried voice.
Egerton turned his head, and
saw Marie leaning upon the rail of
The bridge he had been warned
against crossing.
"Miss Har6eldw he shouted,
you surely must know"
"Please don't trouble yourself