The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-25
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And,he laughed aloud to think how
complskelySshe should ontgeneral his
feminine adversaries. ss-t kf :,
~"~''f'lf keep Fan in suspense for an
other month, just to pay her for thatp'
he added, within himself. ~ like the
girl well enough, but for all thati
won't be hurried into matrimony."
Knowing what he knew, therefore,
Mr.. Dewey was not at all surprised
that evening when he walked into the
hotel drawing room to see a stylish
young man in the uniform of captain
sitting on the sofa and being very de-
voted to Miss White.
LET EN- work." said Mr.. Dewey, and
he sat down to play backgammon with
| a pretty little widow. Fannie watched
him from beneath her eyelashes.
st doesn't produce any effect at all
| upon him-the brute" said Hildegarde,
who had expected to see the recreant
lover brought to captivating terms at
once.
THAT'S because we don't put it on
strong enough" said the captain.
Fanny may call you Fanny, mayn't
II" .>9's's
"Oh, certainly" said the little bru-
nette; tits all in the play"
"Well, then, Fanny, 1 think we
ought to promenade through the halls
arm in arm little while, and if we
were to whisper instead of speaking
aloud"
Fanny laughed and consented, and
the whole evening long she and the
10; Al
remarks in very confidential whispers,
while Mr.. Dewey and the widow played
backgammon serenely.
81 like this" said Capt. Kent to his
sister, when Miss White had gone to
her room. ''She's the prettiest girl
ever saw"
''Oh, but Kent. you mustn't fall in
love with her"
81 shall not fall in love with her
there's no danger" said Aymer, ''but
it's such fun! I'm so much obliged to
you for suggesting it."
Fanny cried herself to sleep that
night. Dewey didn't seem to care a
pin whether she firted with Capt.
Aymer or not.
The next day she went out horse
back riding with the captain. Kent
sat on his horse like a centaur and
Fanny came back rosy as whole bed
of carnations.
Are you going with us to the Cedar
Falls tomorrow, Fanny" asked Mr..
Dewey that evening. 1--WE said some
thing about going together week or
SO ago, didn't we?"
Fanny was ready with her lesson.
did we? had forgotten; besides, I
promised to go with Capt. Aymer."
with Capt. Aymer? Oh, well, all
right. I'll take Julia Symington."
Fanny's lips quivered, but Hide
garde shook her head at her, and she
did not call back the young English
man, as had been her impulse.
Capt. Aymer proved a most devoted
cavalier and Fanny half reproached
herself that she had enjoyed the day
so much.
Its very wrong of me, sighed Fanny
to Hildegarde, her faithful confidante.
''No, it isn't; it's exactly right" re-
sponded Hildegarde.
''I-I begin to be afraid he don't care
for me-"
Hes BRUTE" asserted her friend;
land it will serve him right if you
never look at him again.
So the glowing midsummer swept by
and Mr. Dewey held aloof, hugging
himself to think how he was outwitting
the conspirators, though an occasional
twinge of jealousy now and then
passed through his mind.
Presently there was sore outcry
among the allied forces An order had
come from the memorable war depart
ment and the captain must go some
where on the frontier straightway.
1.-THE matter was beginning to get
little Serious" he thought, land just
as soon as that COMPOUNDED puppy gets
away I'll make little Fanny a happy
woman. Maybe, though, it would be
well to punish her for a few days
longer"
ooh, Fanny, Fanny, aren't you
sorry?" sobbed Hildegarde, clinging
around her tall brother, whose face
was unwontedly grave.
Eyes, Hildegarde," said Fanny, II
am very sorry"
Capt. Aymer looked penetratingly
into her face. There were real tears
quivering and sparkling on her eye
lashes and the roses had all paled from
her cheeks.
Fanny he said, impetuously. 'is it
from your hearth"
Fanny-silly little creature that she
was-began to cry, and Hildegarde
rushed forward.
"Oh, Kent! You promised that"
IA man isn't responsible for his fate,
and have fallen in love with her." ex-