The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-01-06
THIRTEEN.


Tor. modern girl.
oh DOM! 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 must,
Glee, said he. ''Pater writes he
must leave Tor the West directly we no
married, and Is or no l3 land it's all
nonsense anyway. pet) tho cards must
60 out to morrow. You're not super.
stitious are you dearp Come now"
We'll don't blame mo II we no
forever unlackyr' she warned him.
The Immense manufactures OF
Cameron ~ Son were world famouA
and II was imperativcly necessary
that Donald should be ut the mills on
bis fathers departure. MIR. Gamer
on. sr. could not possibly defer his
Western trip longer than two weeks
and 30 with u bit OF haste and con-
fusion the cards were got on out and
On June Is Glee would become Mr.
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 long de.
lfghtful trip through Europe.
Finally amid shower OF rice and
old shoes laughter aud kisses the
young couple drove away to the sta.
ton.
They positively coUh not get seats
together For time Donald snt on
the urn OF his wife's chair. but n
surly old person in tho next seat oh
iected strongly to tho scarcity OF
room this occas stoned And the train
was IN hour latel
Hot, dusty and tired. Donald looked
Eagerly about the station for the
familiar carriage and dark-bluc Cam.
sron liveries In vain. In hired
cab he must take his young wife out
10 his fathers home
A little later. ia the dainty blue
and gold room made ready for Cleo
Z maid was on her knees before tho
great gray trunk struggling with the
lock.
i'm sure that's the key said
Glee decidedly. Try it again.
Chrissie
. The girl bent 10 her task with re-
Uewed vlgor surely II was tho most
nnmanageable lock ever created
by and by tho lid yielded TO her
efforts and flow open disclosing
Merciful Heavcns.-a promiscuous
Assortmeu, Of mans apparel shirts
cuffs and collars socks garnet
smoking Jacket
'Goodnessr cried Giee. That's
not my trunk. and Donald didn't have
one"'
'Hhaterer shall doP Ring for
Mr.. Cameron. Chriss o."
Of course the mistake was rcotihed-
and In due time Glees trunk came
Among hor wedding gifts had boon
. superb diamond pendant from her
husband. Tho stone, were magnifi-
cent very pure very large and very
valuable, more thnn all else they had
been heir.ooms in the family for gen.
ernt ons and were. to the Cnmerons
we'll nigh priceless
They had been reset for Glee by Q
famous jcwcler In Paris. Ono even.
Ing there had been grand dinner
party given for Cleo and Donald at
Elmsdale. the country residence OF
friends mile or two over
She had worn her dainticst gown OF
gold.colored crepe and about her
neck on n tiny chain tho diamond
pendant Imagine her horror on
returning home to find pendant chain
aud all gone gon' Hoping 1t migh I
b. found she said nothing 10 her hus-
band for day or two Tho grounds
and house nj ElmsdRle were thorough.
ly. but frlitlessly searched One
evening Gloe waited for tho dogcari
that would bring Donald from the
station then meeting him on the
steps she told him all. He was ~
she had expected intensely shocked
and grIcved.
why they were my mothet's
diamonds Glcer no said slowly. Il
wouldn't havo taken half q million
dollars for them What WM tn.
| governor say? But there" soothing.
". IN shc leaned her head on his
shoulder md burst into tenrs THERE
Don't go on like that Won lind IT,
of COURSE" with nm assurance no
scarcely felt You're getting lonely
here by yourself III send for Doro-
Thy 10 come out and stay with US for
bitr' Glce dried her tears and
aoddod hor head In approval tho
days w-rd long without Donald and
little later her sister arrived. Doro.
Thy was n pretty dark eyed lass
mcrry Ms a cricket and hard 10 keep
In bounds n n dancing sunbeam.
You're looking pale Don't" sh.
said tho night Of hcr arrival NJ they
sat n, dinner Has Cleo proved fair
but falsc'"
Donald pushed back his plate
wanrlly. Trouble Mt tho mills :"
said bo ut NIL comes from dis.
charging finnegan but RI DO
han2cd" vchcmontly ~ III take
that drunken dovil back
''llow pretty Kitty Dun,on has
grown Cleo" said Dorothy who
was swinging In ono Of tho sllkcn
hnmmocks hung across the piazza
'%hc-oh for goodness snkei" sud.
dcnly. SEQ that rod light OF thorc,
] hadn't noticed II before There's
nm awful nro somowhsr. Harkf'
She -nt up 10 listen. What was
that" A horse came gniloplng mad.
ly up tho driveway. Tho rider
sprnng from tho saddle, md cnmo
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