The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-23
SHE DE'AiMISTAKE

20. when she married Charley Forsyth.
and was sorry for her mistake within the
year However. when he died. about three
years later, she spoke of him with great
affection. could NOT tell II IL was genu
Inc or prompted BY an artistic desire to
make her manners match her mourning
I believe It was an unconscious mixture
OF propriety and gratitude. Az any rate,
she remained unmarried for some time,
and lived by herself In pretty little house
on the comfortable income her husband
had not had tims tolose was wrong In
saying she lived by herself, for friend, or
cousin, or some old schoolfellow was al.
ways staying with her.
Joan is, . popular and cheerful young
woman, and Ihavo always been very fond
of her, but she has, or had, one popularity
which could not appreciate. Until she
was widow 10 was In allegiance, but as
soon as she put of her first mourning and
began TO 60 about and see her friends IL
developed rapidly. She loved matohpak-
Ing. could never understand why, for
her own experience Of marriage had been
most unhappy. II she had been less sweet
tempered should have imagined she was
copying tho fox who, having lost his own
trail, tried 30 persuade his friends to fol-
low his example. Once suggested to hor
that as marriages were made In heaven,
and even then were not always success
full, abe would be wiser, to leave them TO
be dealt with In the usual way.
| lyon are quite wrong" she said. II
don,t know who said that silly thing
about heaven aud marriages OF course it
was O man, and OF course he thought he
was saying something very clever. but he
really was talking nonsanse. Now there is
Biddy Maohin. Shsl suoh dear girl she
deserves TO be,hsppily married."
$50 you look on q husband as reward
| Of virtue, no matter what he IL hkef'
| We were sitting In her drawing room at
| tea time. Miss Maohin, who was staying
with her, had not come In SO we were en-
| joying our tea together. Joan looked 80
oontented, so oblivious OF the past. 90 de.
termined to think we'll Of marriage rs an
institution that could not help laughing.
How horrid you are, Jim pc she said.
"You're not q bit sympathetic. You ought
TO be glad to take an interest In any one
and bother about them. DO you think IL
30 for my own pleasure do itf Do you
think I enjoy having Mr.. Stamford al
ways here, for instanoei'
"Oh, Stamford Is he to be victimf'
I asked. c. tr
81 don't know why you should call him
q victim,' ;" she said coldly. II think he
VIII be most suitable husband for Biddy
Machin. She 10 one Of the incest girls I
know, and has no money, poor thing So
she must marry"
"why should Stamsssd provide for herr
I asked. t'-i v.
HOW'LL be very fortunate II she lets
him. She Is charming and pretty. and he
Is we'll OF and a very good sort Of man. II
10 an excellent match"
docs she think sor' asked.
II have not asked her. / have some
tact, Jim. She likes him very much. and
she muss marry some one. They are very
gUud friends. ''fru- 'r-,-,.-.--. -~eiEs
| s"I thought you intended young Sim.
mons for her. Why did you ohange"
4 aid. ~ ~ "a knon tie1 1
~Hs's not we'll Oh, you know Hound
he hAd only expectations. and very distant
On sorkvthink Mr.. Stamford will dc
what q nercenary woman you are,
Of money. In your matchmaking sohemesi
"0k, love Is such Temporary thingi"
. abe said, With . cynical cir. 80 Any one
. with a ounce of reason can got ever an
sttA6k Of love In a month and DO very
we'll Without IL, but money you must
have"
; And Stamford Is to supply Miss
Machin with money! instead of Ralph Sim
mons giving her, lows. That II very bust
nessliks When do you expect to bring II
OfYy'
Tho engagement she asked.
"No, the wedding. Surely you've gct
beyond the engagement Miss Msohin hsl
been With you DIX weeksS'
.'sYes, but sthsse things can't be hur'
ried, vshe said slowly III think Mr.. Siam
ford 10 only waiting for an opportunity &c
speak,"
"surely you give him plenty" I said
with laugh.
She blushed and said hastily: You 're
not st Gil Moe today, Jim. I don't soc any
! thing to laugh at. can't help IL II the
, man won't propose.
"oh, is that IT. He wont come to thu
pointy"
: ar wish You would be nicer, she muir
INJURED.
Indeed, I will be NICE I protested
seeing she was really hurt. Tell mi
about H." flfs ~ ~
There's not much to tell. I saw from
the first he was Just the man for Biddy,
and she seemed TO like him. and he Is al
} WAYS very ready to come here or 60 any
where with us, and no brings flowers and
J sweets and things"
"For herf" asked.
"Yea at least for ~ both, and they ar
very great friends but--they don't gel
any further. He sits here for hours, and
make all sorts of excuses to leave them to
|. gether, but when come back find then
sitting opposite each other, just caiml,
talking, and I shouldn't have thought h
. was q shy man."
"He certainly never struck me rs being
shy ISaid,
"Thoh ne must be q fool she SAID
cysslyil II am always talking 70 HIN
About Biddy and how sweet she Is a
ho.nay I'vc ali but esked him 70 propose
| 10 her nd he only smiles and agrees will
everything say. Never mind. I'm de
termined he shall marry her, and I always
get my way"
.Like ali pretty women, said I. bu
take caref Matches arc dangerous thing
70 play with, and some day you will gel
. your fingers burnt 49, lAA
"Nonsenssi know what am about
lfI approved Of bettine.aI would BET any
thing thsts Philip Stamford proposes y
! Biddy villains week. 's,a rdcais9
Il arose 70 60 as the door ecpsned 70 I'd
!. mis- a VISITOR mr.. stamford, aid TIN
maid. I smiled and glanced Al Joan, bu
abe was back W the light and did not no
tios me. Half way down che street can
on Mas Machin Walking With a tall youth
, whom I recognised As the undcsfrabi