The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-03


set. Half the ladies in the city were
in love with Mr.. Linmere He was so
distingue, carried himself so loftily,
and yet was so CALAMITY condescend-
ing and so inimitably fascinating. He
knew Europe like book, sang like a
professor, and knew just how TO hand
lady her fan. adjust her shawl, and
take her from her carriage. Accom-
/ plishments which make men popular,
/ always.
Early in July Mr. Trevlyn and Mar
/ gle. accompanied BY gay party, went
| down to Cape May. Mr. Trcvlyn had
/ long ago forsworn everything OF the
/ kind; but since Margie Harrison had
come to reside with him he had given
mp his hermit habits, and been quite
like other nice equity old gentlemen.
| The party went down on Thursday
Mr.. Paul Linmere following on Satur-
day Margie had hoped he would not
come; in his absence she could have
enjoyed the sojourn. but his presence
destroyed for her all the charms of sea
and sky. She grew frightened. some
times. when she though. how intense
~ she hated him. And i'm October she
vas TO become his wife.
Some way, Marg.c felt strangely at
ease on the subject She knew that
arrangements were all made. that her
wedding trousseau was being gotten mp
by fashionable modiste. that Delmon-
leo had received orders for the feast.
and that the oranges were budded.
which, when burst into flowers, were to
adorn her forehead on her bridal day.
She despised Linmere with her whole
soul she dreaded him ineXpressibly. yet
she scarcely gave her approaching mar
riage with him a single thought. She
wondered that she did not: when she
thought of il at all. she was shocked
10 find herself so impassive
Her party had been a week at Cape
May. when Archer Treylyn came down.
with the wife of his employer. Mr.. Bel
grade. The lady was in delicate health
and had been advised to try sea air
and surf bathing. Mr.. Belgrade's bust
ness would not allow OF his absence at
just that time. and he had shown his
confidence in his head clerk by select
ing him as his wife's escort.
Introduced into society by so we'll es-
tablished an aristocrat as Mrs. Bel
grade, Arch might nj once have taken
a prominent place among the fashion
ables; but his singularly handsome
face and high bred manners made him
an acquisition to any company. But he
never forgot that he had been street
sweeper. and he would not submit to
be patronized by the very people who
had once, perhaps, grudged him the
pennies they had thrown to him as
they would have thrown bread TO a
starving dog. So he avoided society,
and attended only on Mrs. Belgrade.
But from Alexandrine Lee he could not
escape. She fastened upon him at
once. She had habit of singing out
gentlemen. and giving them the dis
tinction OF her attentions. and no one
thought OF noticing il now. Arch was
i'll at ease beneath the infliction. but
he was a thorough gentleman and could
not repulse her ruGely.
n lew udNS diltI inc arr val VI WIS
Belgrade, Arch took her down to the
beach to battle. The beach was alive
with the gorgeous grotesque figures OF
the bathers. The air was bracing, the
surf splendid
Mr.. Trevlyn's carriage drove down
soon after Mrs. Belgrade had finished
her mornings dip and Margie and
Mr.. Linmore. accompanied by Alexan-
drine Lee, allghted. They were In
bathing costume, and Miss Lee. espy-
ing Arch, fastened upon him without
ceremony.
oh. Mr.. Trevlyn." che said animat-
edly, II am glad to have come across
you ] was just telling Mr.. Linmere
that two ladies were hardly safe with
only one gentleman. in such surf as
there is this morning shall have to
depend on you TO take care of me. Shall
81"
OF course. Arch could not refuse, and
apologized to Mrs. Belgrade. who good