The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-07
A PAIR OF THEM.

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So that's what my doting papa In
veigled me to Newport for?- to, make
the distinguished acuaintance Of the
paragon they have selected for my wife!
very considerates Of them, ftrulyw
Edmund Winslow bit yiciously at the
end Of his unlighted cigar, and fumbled
savagely through his pockets after his
silver match-case. ..%.
THANK Fortune, I've had sense
enough to establish a business for my
self,' he continued after long, lux
urious pull and puff at his fragrant So
lace. TIN not dependent upon my low
ing family, as the average rich young
man is. [ can enjoy the delights Of
having my own way, And my way
takes me out of Newport tonight as
fast as steam can carry me.'
He chuckled little to himself, and
his fine keen blue eyes sparkled with
boyish amusement as he strolled leis-
urely away in the direction of the rail-
road station.
He was picturing to himself the dis
may of his father and sisters when they
should discover that he was gone.
II must wire an apology, suppose" :"
he said to himself as he pushed his blue
banded, white straw hat jauntily back
from his handsome forehead; 81 should
not like them to be anxious about me.
And then 1 m off, for a months fishing
in some secluded corner of the globe
where matchmaking relations and sim
pering heiresses intrudeth not"
It was late in the afternoon when
he finally boarded a train. An hour
later he alighted at a station whence
Ihe purposed to continue his journey
I to a certain delightfully."- quiet retreat
Iamong the hills and valleys Of New
| England.
There were not many people about
the station just then.
The lamps were not yet lighted, and
chill, depressing drizzle was driven
before a fitful wind.
| "Forty minutes to wait. I might as
well so somewhere and get comforta-
BILE dinner" he 1nuttered, after con-
sulting his timetable.
| He turned corner Of the platform,
and he was stepping down to a tagging
I Of a street at it's farther extremity
| when he heard the sound Of woman's s
low weeping.
| AS he paused and looked back, he saw
a girlish figure leaning against one of
the columns which supported the broad
roof Of the platform.
| Through the gloomy, misty dusk he
could not determine whether she were
sugly or beautiful, some coarse rustic
or gentlewoman. -:
He knew that she would not be weep
ing there alone in such a spot, unless
her difficulty, or trouble, were serious
And Edmund Winslow possessed the
very soul Of chiyalry.
gentleman would have felt, he walked
respectfully over to her.
''Are you in trouble, madam? Can
I assist you in any way?" he inquired.
It was pleasing, manly voice; and
it was one, the simple kindness and
honesty of which would have been felt
by the most distrustful of people.
The girl dropped the gloved hands
which had hidden her tear-drenched
face and looked at him.
And just at that moment some one
lighted the great swinging lamp which
platform roof nearest to them.
AS the. girl stood there in that sudden
clear light, young Winslow fairly start
ed at the sight of the beauty revealed
to him.
The young stranger was no taller than
womans ordinary stature, but her fig
ure was slim and lithsome and of -ex-
uuisite grace. Her hair was like the
golden f!oss-t -tassels of the ripening corn.
while her eyes were dark, large and
almond shaped, with straight dark
lashes and dark level brows. Her skin
was like ivory, and her little mouth
was a Cupids bow carved in scarlet
coral.
Those oriental eyes searched his coun-
tenance shyly for a moment.
But there never lived a man, woman
or &ild who would not have trusted
Edmund Winslow after an observant
look at that frank, high-bred and most
noble face. Nor would that trust ever
have been betrayed in the smallest de-
gree.
"You are very kind" she said after
that attentive little silence. "And if
you can help me out Of my difficulty
shall be grateful, and, oh, so happy"
her travelling bag. or that it had been
stolen from her seat, and that it had
contained her purse with a small sum
Of money and also her tickets. She
was in 4 town which was totally
strange to her, and she was without a
penny. And she had been afraid to
appeal to anybody, because she might
be sent home! "And-and the fact was,
she had run away! -
At that faltering confession the young
man eyed her quite as narrowly as she
had eyed him. al. .,:...- ;~
She could not be much more than
seventeen, and it was evident from her
language and manner and dress that
she belonged to refined family of
abundant means. What then, he won
dered, could have forced her, or in
Mced her to fee from home and
friends? = -. y. ' -. r -
/ E.'I'n tell you,'' said she. reading his
thoughts apparently, and speaking with
an access Of emotion; "they want me
to marry a man whom::I have never
/ ret=some odioAs old fellow who is
vary RIGHT And they wanted to send