The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-15

business In England as we'll as another
man. and how should she suspect the mad
desire TO see her face once more that had
brought him from tho other side of the
/ world
Thus thinking-if, indeed, the rapid
stream OF recolleotions, suggestions and
reassuring convictions that rushed through
his mind could rightly DO digniiled with
| the name Of thought--he strobe boldly out
Into the corridor, "a noticeable figure
enough from bis commanding stature and
grand breadth Of shoulder. Many eyes fol-
lowed him as he passed between the banks
Of flowers with which the wide corridor
was lined on either side, and many re
the speculations as to who he was, and
why he was ut bail. since he spoke To no
| one and nobody seemed to know him.
But he passed on, unconscious alike of ad-
miring eyes and fruitless speculation.
Meantime Maud had suffered her part.
ner to lead her To wide window seat at
the farther end of the corridor from that
where her old friend was seeking her. The
girls face looked strangely pale now that
the flush dancing had brought to IL had
died away and there was an expression OF
something very like despair in her wide
gray eyes as she listened TO her compan-
ions eager words.
"You know you promised me my answer
tonight, Maud, and we mayn't have such
q chance again. No one has found out
this corner yet but II won escape the OBJ
servation Of the crowd long. I've waited
patiently and haven't bothered you bit,
and CONGRATULATIONS upl You won't
ask me to walt any longerS' A look OF
sudden dismay olouded the boyish bright.
ness OF his face rs he spoke, but only for
moment.
"No; won't ask you to wait any Ion
ger" the gil words came slowly, and
W it'll an evident effort, "but-why do you
want mo to say Yes, when you know
that don't care for your No; hear me
OUT" as he would have interrupted her.
II like you, but don't care for you in
that way, and never SHALL
"But you will, Maud. You must when
you see how awfully fond r.
mo; never shall, / know. II you In
sist on marrying me, you shall at least do
IL with your eyes open, Mr.. Melbourne
"Oh, don't speak TO me like that
But feel to you like that, and must
speak rs l feel Foell' with swift self
scorn. what have / to do with feeling
at all9 If | marry you, 1t will be to es-
cape from my present life, to get away
from myself-from the everlasting, pur-
poseless round of dances and dinners. l
have told you this before"
yes, and have told you that | love
you.
And yet you don't hesitateS'
For myself, no." He was silent a mo-
ment, look Of most unusual indecis ion
on his face But you put things differ
emily tonight" he said at length. you
say you know you shall never care for me.
l don't see how you can know that I'M
less
"Unlesss'- She faced him bravely,
though n sudden flush showed she already
grasped his meaning.
You care for some one else," he said
very deliberately. "Do you, Maud?"
Did she?
For moment he thought she was going
to break into indignant denials; then all
at once her face softened and changed, and
the light of wonderful joy flashed into 1t
rs she sprang TO her feet, exclaiming:
"Denzil At lastp'
Young Melbourne turned in astonish-
mcnt. Who was this stately looking man
that Maud should go to meet him with
outstretched hands Of welcome and bril-
liant, rapturous smilep
No matter who he was the boy felt that
his question was answered. He took his
dismissal quietly and left them without
word, nor did any one see him again that
night.
And Denzil?
AT the sight of Maud's eager eyes and
sweet, well remembered smile he forgot
all his stern resolutions and carefully Gull
tivated convictions. He had never even
dreamed of the possibility Of such meet
ing as this, and the glad recognition that
rang In her voice fairly swept him Off his
feet, strong, self contained man though he
was.
For she loved him, he saw 1t in her eyes,
heard it In her voice, knew 1t at last-as
tonishing, we'll nigh impossible fact though
1t was-and, this being SO, nothing could
come between them; no proud disdainful
relations could part them any more, and
when DanZil Claxton returned to Aus
tralia after his brief visit was over his wife
accompanied him, and great was the wrath
and indignation among the Draycourts,
who had tried SO hard to make her In all
respects one with themselves, only to fail
so signally at the last
But Maud was happy, and once back
again among Denzil's people, and all the
congenial associations Of the past, she soon
regained tho bright serenity and sunny
sweetness of nature which she had well
nigh lost In that alien land TO which un-
kind fate and Denzil's stern sense of duty
had for time transplanted her.--House-
hold Words.