The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-12-07

ne must nave beenl
But while tho garrison was relieved
at knowing that Alice Renwick would
not be on hand for the german, and il
was being fondly hoped she might never
return to the post, there was still an
other grievous embarrassment How
about Mr.. Jerrold?
He had been asked to lead when the
german was first projected and had ac-
cepted. That was fully two weeks be-
fore, and now-no ono knew just what
ought to be done. 1t was known that
Nina Beaubien had returned onthe pre-
vious day from brief visit to the upper
lakes, and that she had q costume of
ravishing beauty in which to carry DESC
lation to the hearts of the garrison
bellies i'll leading that german with Mr.
Jerrold. Old Nine. Beaubien had been
reluctant, said her city friends, to re-
turn at all. She heartily disapproved of
Mr.. Jerrold and was bitterly set against
| Nina's growing infatuation for him. But
Nina was headstrong and determined
Moreover, she was far more than n
match for her mothers vigilance, and
it was known at Sibley that two or
three times the girl had been out at the
fort with the Suttons and other friends
when the old lady believed her in quar-
ters totally different.
Cub Sutton had confided to Captain
Wilton that Nine Beaubien was in to-
tai ignorance of the fact that there was
to be party at tho doctors the night he
had driven out with Nina and his sis
ter; that Nina had pulled the wool
over her mothers eyes, and made her
believe she was going to spend the even
ing with friends i'll town, naming q
family with whom the Beaubiens were
intimate. "A long drive always made
the old lady sleepy, and as she had ac-
companied Nina to the fort that after
noon she went early to bed, having Sc
cured her wild birding, rs she suppos-
| cd, from possibility of further meetings
with Jelrold. For nearly week, said
Cub Nine. Beaubien had logged Nina
so that she could not get q moment
with the man with whom she was evil
IDENTIFY so gmitten, and the girl was al
most at her wits end with seeing the
depth Of his Irritation with Alice Rem
wick and the knowledge that on the
| morrow her mother would spirit her off
TO the cool breezes and blue waves OF
the great lake. Cub said sho so worked
on Fanny's feelings that they put up
/ the scheme together and mado him
bring them out. Cad, if old Maman
only found it out, there'd be no more
germans for Nina She'd ship her off
to the good Sisters at Creve-Cnur and
slap her into a convent and leave all
her money to the church.
And yet, said city society, old Ma.
man idolized her beautiful daughter
and could deny her no luxury or indul.
gence. She dressed her superbly, though
with somewhat barbaric taste, where
Nina's own good sense and eastern
teaching did not interfere. What she
feared was that the girl would fall in
love with some advcnturer or-what
was quite rs bad-some army man who
would carry her darling. away to Ari-
IONA OF other inaccessible spot. Her
plan was that Nina should marry here
at homo--Some one OF the staid young
merchant princes rising into prominence
in the western metropolis, and from the
very outset Nina had shown singular
infatuation for the buttons and straps
and music and heaven knows what all
out at tho fort. She gloried in seeing
her daughter prominent in all scenes of
social life. She rejoiced in her triumphs
and took infinite pains with all prepa-
rations.
She would have set her foot against
Nina's simply dancing tho germanNt
the fort with JcITold us partner, but
81 could not resist it that the papers
should announce on Sunday morning
that "the event Of the season at Fort
Sibley was the german given last Tues
day night by the ladies Of the garrison
md led by the lovely Miss Beaubien"
with Lieutenant or Captain Anybody.
There were u dozen bright, graceful.
winning women among the DANES and
damsels at the fort, and Alice Renwick
was a famous beauty by this time 1t
was more than Maman Beaubien could
Withstand that her Nina should "lead"
all these, and so her consent was won.
Back they came from Chequamegon, and
the stately home on Summit avenue re-
opened to receive them. 1t was Monday
noon when they returned, and by 3
O'Clock Fanny Sutton had told Nina
Beaubien what she knew Of tho won
derful rumors that we're floating in from
Sibley. She was more than half disposed
to be in love with Jerrold herself. She
expected proper amount of womanly
horror, incredulity and indignation, but
she was totally unprepared for the out
burst that followed. Nina was trans
formed into q tragedy queen on the in
slant, and poor, simple hearted, foolish
Fanny Sutton was almost scared out of
her small wits by the fire of denuncia-
ton and fury with which her story was
greeted. She came home with white,
frightened face and hunted up Cub and
told him that she had been telling Nina
some of the queer things the ladies had
been saying about Mr.. Jerrold, and
Nina almost tore her to pieces, and
could he go right out to tho fort to see
Mr.. JerTold? Nina wanted TO send
note at once, and if he couldn't go she
had made her promise that she would