The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-03

| bix LooC ONO iucn, bCrdit ~ an arrow,
powerful in every sinew, with faxen
hair and beard and bright gray eye,
but nevertheless the calm OF this little
girl annoyed him.
"Tom," said Minnie, al hear
mamma going up-st airs and want to
speak to her. Excuse me, please"
And Minnie ran into the house,
leaving her cousin and friend together.
miss Caryll," Tom said after a
moments silence, "what rsyon read
ing2"
Dear mel Mr.. Neville" replied
| Violet, what a stupid question!
| Whenever read every one who can
not find something else to say asks
what am reading. might answer
| you, like Hamlet, Words, words,
Words but I'll have compassion on
| your ignorance and tell you. / am or
was till you came, reading "A Mad
Marriage"
"Do you like novelist"
eyes, or l shouldn't read them.
Nevertheless, l find many OF them
very provoking, especially those
written BY women"
"WhyY"
because they create ideal men
such as we look for in vain in real
life. But there are no such men,"
There have been men," said Ton,
'who gave up all for love. Antony
found it -"
stop right here!" cried Violet.
"Poor Marc Antony has been dead
and buried 1000 years. Don't for
goodness sake, don't drag him out
and make him the scapegoat of your
sex any more"
"Miss Caryll. I am sorry you are
so bitter on my sex.
what are you two discussing2"
said Minnie, running out on the piaz-
"a. "It's growing dark, hope you
haven't been quarreling"
"Oh, no." said Violet with sneer;
cit takes two people to quarrel, and
they must both have some decided
characteristics"
"Now Violet" said Minnie. cts
too bad to give Tom hard shots after
his South American experiences,
Tom, 60 and see mamma, she wants
you, and don't stay here to be abus-
ed. You have done enough in the
way OF bravery in the morasses OF the
Amazon"
And Tom, laughing, bade the young
ladies good-evenipg and went into
the house to see his aunt before going
home.
Minnie" said Violet q few mo-
ments afterward, "Did you say your
cousin had been brave in the southern
wilds?"
Eyes; didn't he tell you anything
about his trip"
"Well. no; | don't believe / gave
him chance"
"Why, he was quite heroic. When
the vessel lay at anchor in the mouth
OF the Amazon, Toms chum, Frank
Lusby, fell overheard. The bay
swarmed with sharks and Frank
can't swim. Tom seized along knife,
which the boatswain's mate carried
and, without moments hesitation,
sprang into the water. Frank had
sunk for a second time and q shark
was only few yards away. Tom
rose to the surface with Frank in his
arms, slipped the rope they threw him
around Frank and bidding the men
on deck haul up, he turned to defend
himself from the shark. When he
was hauled up on deck his arm was
broken in tive places by the blow he
received from the sharks tail when it
dived.
Tom Neville sat by his bedroom
window that night and smoked for
an hour thinking about a rich, dark
face with piquant nose, pair OF
deep eyes and a set expression of
scorn.
The possessor of the said face was
in the meantime INDUCING in her little
reveries, too, and went to sleep
thoroughly satisfied that Tom Neville
was one of the same ordinary men
she had always met.
Violet was sitting by the river one
afternoon reading. Tom came in
from rowing and went up and sat
down by her.
What are you reading?" hs asked.
1.-THE same old question" she re-
piled. 81 am reading the same i'm
possible things about the grand love
of man for woman"
"And you don't believe it,"
"No!"
Tom sprang to his feet.
"Miss Violet" he said, "this is too
much. You know that l have not
watched your every movement for the
last six weeks for amusement. You
know that love you, that worship
you. Tell me / am not mad"
He stretched out both hands to her
and stood still. But she arose with O.
laugh.
Goodbye, Mr.. Neville" she said;
and turning, she went up the path,
leaving him alone.
Tom flung himself upon the green's
ward and stared blanky out upon the
river.
A week passed. Minnie was stand
ing on the piazza and Violet was
mounting her horse for ride.
"Tom goes away to morrow, Vio-
let," said Minnie
"Does he?" said Violet, with half
suppressed sigh.
Eyes, poor fellow; your refusal has
broken his heart"
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