Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-10


select. assure you, Harry Halliday
goes everywhere"
"Oh" said Mr.. Lyon. You see,
your New York ways are quite new
to me. In London, now, or, Man
! chester"
May l tell you great secretr'
murmured Miss Yardley, playing
with the boutonniere that was at
tached to her wine-glass by hello
| trope ribbon.
by all means!''
The representative Of the great Eng
| l'sh clearinghouse smiled more effu-
sively than ever. He even yentured
! TO press Miss Yardley's hand under
the tablecloth.
I'm engaged to Harry Halliday,
softly said Lilith.
Mr.. Lyon took his hand away some
what jerkily.
you'll promote him, won't your
pleaded Lilitl, with the Lalla Rookh
eyes full of soft appeal. "All he
| needs Is little backing; and he's so
dreadfully impecunious. Oh, you
can't think how impecunious he is!'
''Of course" said Mr.. lyon, look
ing rather blank. "Apy friend Of
yours is entitled to my best wishes"
"And there's one more favor"
coaxed Lilith. Mamma opposes his
suit; but a word from you"
st shall be yours" said Mr.. Lyon.
Lilith rewarded him for his COM
plaisance by fastening her own
orchids in his button-hole. "Yours are
only violets," said she. Mamma at
taches so much Importance to your
good opinion, Mr.. Lyon"
Mr. Lyon, after he had seen Miss
Yardley go to the piano after dinner
ON Halliday's arm, drifted naturally
into the siren-like charge of pretty
Kathleen. He really had fancied
Lilith: hut what says the old Arabian
proverb? 'She is not the rose, but
she hath been near the rose" and
Kathleen glanced sweetly at him as
he drew near to her.
miss Yardley," he began, rather
stiffiy, "this beautiful conservatory in
spires me with"
''Oh, yes. know" said Kathleen.
Poetry and symbolism, and all that
sort of thing. Do you know, Mr..
Lyon. / was just longing for Il
chance to speak to you, contidentially,
you know.
Mr.. Lyons heart beat. He sat down
beside Kathleen just where a lux
uriant passion vine swung its purple
bells and lemon tree made partial
screen from the great ballroom be-
yond
about Cecil Capron," said Kath-
leen. "Were such old friends, Cecil
and lin fact, we're engaged, You
ow-condtionally. Of course, on his
success In business and the first
thing is to secure mammals consent.
Mr. Lyon, would you intercede for
u.s."
And Mr.. Lyon assured Kathleen
that he was her most humble slave.
There, Cecyv' cried Kathleen, beck
oning to a tall young figure in an i'm
maculate dreSs-suit, which was Turk
ing behind the trellisses of SmilaX
beyond the fountain, Il told you so!
Mr.. Lyon is our Champion
And somehow Mr. Capron seemed
to usurp the stout bankers place
among the orange blossoms beside
Kathleen before he knew it. There
was a great deal of demonstrative
gratitude, and all that sort of thing
but Mr.. Lyon distinctly felt himself
to be de trop.
There he goes" murmured Kath-
leen, her head sinking on Mr.. Cap
ron's shoulder, as the stout figure
crushed through the scarlet-bloomed
branches of a pomegranate. Now
let FloSSy manage for herself! We've
done all that was possible under the
circumstances. Don't Cecy! What is
that you're saying: \ position as
cashier Mt eight hundred year. I'd
live on eighty sooner than keep up
this hollow semblance of things. oh,
Cecy, but you see mamma has entire
control of our poor little fortunes, and
If she is displeased-'
Don't worry, darling" said the EN-
bryo cashier, Tightening his arm
clasp the least bit around her waist.
"That old duffer with the double
chin will set it all right
Mr.. Lyon looked doubtfully around
as he emerged from the conservatory.
Miss Flossy Yardley was waltzing
with Captain Davidson, of the Gov
errors Island garrison Mr., Lyon had
never acquired the art Of waltzing,
and he glanced across the room to
where Mrs. Yardley sat, more Juno
like than ever in garnet velvet and
diamonds. CHow was the nortly
banker to know that these sparkling
gems were hired for the occasion0
II may as we'll get this interceding
business over" he thought IF it's
rot to be done Pretty little creatures
how sweetly they did coax, TO be
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