The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-05
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the party still chatting and laughing amid
the soft light of Chinese lanterns.
He hoped that the condition OF his clothes
would pass unnoticed, and that he would ,
be able TO change without attracting atten-
ton, but IL was not To be. The sharp eyes !
of Mrs. Skimpley noted his dripping vest
ments, and her viyacious tongue immedi- |
ately made the fact public.
"Why, Mr. Abercrombie Is soaking |
wetr' she cried. "Haye you been trying |
20 get water lilies for Miss Vernon | |
heard her say she wanted some.
"At any rate my search has been vain"
| said Abercrombie coldly, for he was an
noyed at being found out and vexed at the
allusion TO Miss Vernon.
Abercrombie vouchsafed no explanation
| of the cause of his wetting, and even the
| lively hostess had sufficient tact To not
| again refer 20 the mishap when he returned
| to the com. ny in dry attire.
1t Is Gun ous how these things get about,
but the next morning nearly all Henley
| had heard of the gallant rescue of the
night before The local purveyor of eggs
| told the Skimpleys' man, and he told his
/ MASTER and much speculation was in
/ dulged in as to the identity of the heroic
| unknown, whose modesty seemed on par
| with his courage
| After breakfast stroll along the banks
| was proposed, and Abercrombie took care
TO secure Miss Vernon for companion.
They chatted idly about the regatta for
awhile and then Miss Vernon referred to
the rescue.
"What a noble thing to dol" she said.
"How should like to meet the man that
did itr (Abcrcrombie felt a thrill at the
words ''It would have been brave deed
L .t..l.e han hsa NJ NFnF
looks so terribly dark and deep and mystic
rious, it was a splendid act indeed. Don't
you think so, Mr.. Abercrombies"
81 think the gentleman probably caught
| a bad cold responded Abercrombie, land,
after all, it's only u question of being able
TO swim, and there's not much In that. P"
"Swim indeedl'' retorted Miss Vernon.
"And do you suppose that every person that
could swim would have done what that
man did,"
"Quite subject for a poem," CALCULATED
Abercrombie sententiously, but looking
with admiration at the flushed checks and
glistening eyes of his fair companion.
"Well Mr. Abercrombie," she said,
''you may not mean all you say, and L hope
| you are not $3.50 puerile as you choose to
7 | appear. l don't suppose that my opinion
is anything To you, and of course poetry Is
/
brother of mine would rather that he
| did one such deed as that OF last night than
: write 80 prize poems.
The color had faded from her cheeks, and
her eyes flashed as she spoke. AS Aber-
crombie looked into their depths his own
ordinarily impossible face showed signs of
emotion. He uttered happy little laugh
and Strengthened himself up with an un-
| conscious gesture.
! They had walked on and on, while the
; | Others had turned back and were now quite
u near the scene of the previous nights cpl
sode AS they approached 1t they saw
~ group on the bank eagerly talking.
Among the colloquists were man and {
woman, holding little girl between them
Is Abercrombie recognized them in mo
y ment. The child looked pale enough, bu
the man appeared none the worse for hi
re narrow escape As Abercrombie and hi
ie companion slowly passed, the woman look
10 ed earnestly in his face and then ran for
y ward and seized his arm.
" you're the gentleman who saved m
man and little girl, she cried Il know
you are, for / saw you plain in the moon
y | light. Tom Tom And her voice brok
- Historically.
\, The man stepped forward and took OF
50 his cap, and the others gathered around
"Was it YOU, sirg' he said, Selling Abel
u | crombie's disengaged hand and lookin
= him earnestly in the face YES, am SUI
=. it was oh, sir, take IA fathers blessing
she's our only one, sir, and it'd "a broS
- our hearts to lose her. "
=. Abercrombie stood the picture of en-
., barrassment Had he really been Poe
~ he would doubtless have been charme
~, with the situation, but being mere att
/ 4. fbnr too
ny "Don't say another word, " he manage
,s e.. to remark I'm as happy as you are
~ have been able to help you. Alter all :
a., | and he smiled at the recollection the wore
called up-'it's only a matter OF beif
| able TO swim. And how are you, my dea
III after your ducking?" And he bent dow
''' to kiss the child's pale forehead.
They reluctantly let him go with fe
,e' vent "God bless you, sir, " and as he al
y. his companion began to retrace their ste
cy an excited member of the family grot
luz called for cheer for him, and its echo
~ followed the pair as they walked away.
y" As for Miss Vernon, she was in pitt
!. BILE state She had seen and heard a
III and her mind was filled with nothing b
nus the thought of the CHASTITY, GORGEOUS mi
' take she had made.
"Mr. Abercrombie," she said in cho
Nv ing voice. "you have treated me sham
lns fully, and I'll never forgive you.
~ "Do not say that" he rcjoined, with ;
wy earnestness that seemed TO make 1t qul
u" right and proper for him to take her han
a, II assure you it's not my fault. Ii Is u
W. an absurd misunderstanding from begi
e -" ming to end Mrs Skimpley mixed
o." Wcdgewood and me- and l was silly enou
,,ss to humor her mistake. ="
s but you have deceived me, J." said Nj
go Vernon.
, 90 "If you will forgive me, I swear to y
~ that / will never do it again, plead
= II Abercrombie, still prisoning the hand II
tic sought to be free.
More than year has flown since &
,vos little episode occurred, but If you chant
;caI to be ut Henley last July and happened
pass Mrs Skimpley's houseboat, taste
nod thing in green and gold, with stril
ical awning and profusion of flowers,
- may have noticed on it "a tall and sw
ar looking girl with delicate complex
and golden brown hair.
ANY, If she was unglovcd, you will have
IN ticcd on the third finger of her left han'
';r,, diamond ring and in all probability y
aa also saw near mt hand the donor therco
60 pale fellow in most immaculate fiann'
fore Temple Bar.
IN Is The One Man Barrss Praises.
per Almost the only man who is prai
''oSs throughout the book (Barras' memoi
inst is man who by universal assent