The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-11-04

didn't deserve it. He wanted to marry
8 a widow once. but she settled that
widow i.,no time Do you know, j
think that was mean.
4 Perhaps it was, but the uncle de
served it for being such an idiot, - said
the gentleman Now here we are al
our ferry and here's our boat Z
i "Oh, are you going to Silver Beach?'
4 queried Daisy. q 555
Il am. Miss Daisy 2 replied the gentles
man, 5&"and don't trouble about the
box I'll carry it. q
people will think that you are gen.
tlemans dressmaker if you do, sir; = said
I Daisy. S8 f:5 ...@ &c .. .j ]. ..+ b B.
.'No, no, no, they'll think I'm a mar
ried man taking home his wifes new
dress" said the gentleman, whereas
I am poor, forlorn bachelor, like this
unhappy Uncle Charles, whose relations
want him to die as soon as possible
Like their inpudence, I should say;
no doubt he eats his dinner yet, and en-
joys it,. H. =. =. - zs5 FIJI. {
When they were on the boat Daisy
fernd herself taken care Of.
The gentleman picked up two seats
In a moment, and carried them up to
what Daisy called 1.-THE point of the
boat" where they got all the breeze,
and he talked and aughed a great DEAL!
Miss Charlotte and the old uncle were
such Jokes to him. T."
The trip seemed very short, and they
were at the landing in no time. And
| still he kept the box. Was he really
going to the hotel with her, and if
Madame Stitcher heard of it, what
would she say?
"You have been very kind to me, sir,
and please, I will take the box now,"
she said.
mo, you will not, Miss Daisy said
the gentleman. Miss Charlotte will
not need her dress until 6 o'clock; it is
only now. You must have an ice."
He walked up to funny little booth,
decorated with flags of all nations,
where little old woman sold candies.
PUT this box away until we come
back for it, Mrs. Grady" he said, and
tossed the old woman half a dollar, and
took Daisy by the elbow.
Il know it is wrong, but I cannot
help it, Daisy was saying to herself.
'He is so determined-and after all,
he does it just as any ones brother or
father might-nOt as if we were firt-
ing, I am sure"
And there they were in tibet pavilion,
and a plate Of strawberry-ice before
her, and such lovely little cakes, and
the band was playing, and the gentle
man was so kind.
ut is just as if an angel had given
me something to enjoy. I don't be-
Heve it is wrong to take it," Daisy said
to herself.
And then little sadness came into
her heart. She had never had any one
to pet her in all her life. How sweet
that would be-to be petted always.
But she drove the sadness away and
smiled, and then talked of the music.
And at last the gentleman said:
"Weu, Miss Daisy, business before
pleasure, suppose. We must get that
box now, and I'll put you into the
stage for the hotel. That ice was re-
freshing. We both needed it,
And have to thank you for a pleas
ant time, SIR" said Daisy, with the old
fashioned politeness her grandmother
had lived long enough to teach her.
The gentleman patted her on the
shoulder 49,,
You are a good little girl, / know,
be said.
Then they walked out Of the pavilion
together.
But what had happened? Where
were all the people rushing?
Fire" shouted every boy on the
beach. Fire" roared all the men.
"F|ire! fire! fre!' screamed the women
and little girls. There was blaze, a
smoke. Four men with extinguishers
fastened to their shoulders rushed past
them-there was the mounted police
what is on fire.? queried the gentle
man of one of the crowd.
''Widow Grady's candy booth, that's
all, was the answer.
'And Miss Charlotte Chilworth's ball
Dress" said the gentleman.
ooh. what shall do?' gasped Daisy,
as she stood regarding the turned can
vas and smoking boards, fragments
of flags, little mass of molten candy
and half black box cover, which some
how had saved itself. A little finder
blew seaward-it was all that was left
of Miss Charlotte Chi1worfh's ball
dress.
I'm well punished" said Daisy, sad.
1y. "Well deserved it, Now I must
go and tell the lady-and a pleasant
: thing that will be to do. Only poor
madame must not be blamed, and she
will lose her bill. Oh, dear!'
Daisy was crying at last.
'Don't, don't!'' said the gentleman
1T was all my fault-I'n go with you
: In half an hour more Daisy stood ir
the presence of Miss Chilworth trem
, bling and scarcely knowing how tx
begin her dreadful task
But before she could speak the gen
tlenan, who had walked into the hote
+ nar1Or with hor intorforod
3 Nov, my cbild,' he said, 'let me
7 Charlotte, this little girl came dow
on the boat with me, and by an &c
l cident which was occasioned by II,
t fault, not hers ut all, your dress wa,
!. distinguishes in despair over it, u
l Careless little wretch gasped Mis-
: ChiIworth. ''Wen may she be- III
}, "Stop, Charlotte" said the gentleman
? II shall pay the bill. and give you I
e new dress and madame is never Il
know anything about it. say it, Char
lotte.'' r.: ~ ID
"Well, do as you please" said Mis-
y Chilworth, pettishly. II can't proven
= you Uncle Charles" and she dounce'
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