The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-26

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ASS Margie locke
IVY very lovely thi
X morning and it Wa
l OF this the old man was thinking as h
I s.anced at her across the table. Sh
had more than fulfilled the promise o
her childhood. The golden hair Wa
chestnut now. and pushed behind he
ears in heavy, ripping masses OF ligh
and shadow. Her eyes had taken I
deeper tone-they were like Well
whose depth you could not guess AZ
Her features were delicately irregular
the forehead low. broad and white; hel
chin was dimpled as an infants. anC
her mouth still ripe and red az a dam.
ask rosebud. She wore a pink muslin
wrapper, tied with white ribbons. and
in her hair dropped cluster Of apple
blossoms.
"Margie. dear" said Mr.. Trevlyn
pausing in his work of buttering a muf-
fin. Il want you 10 look your prettiest
tonight. / am going to bring home a
friend OF mine-one who was also your
fathers friend-Mr Linmere. He ar
rived from Europe today"
Margie's cheek lost a trife OF its
peachy bloom. She toyed with her
spoon, but did not reply to his remark.
Did you understand me. child? Mr..
Linmere has returned"
Yes sir"
And is coming here tonight. Re
member 10 take extra pains with your
self, Marcy for he has seen all the
European beauties. and | 90 not want
my little American flower TO be cast
in the shade Will you remember ito"
Certainly, if you wish it, Mr.. Trey
lyn."
Margie""
Sir
You are aware that Mr.. Linmere is
your afIiancei husband. are YOU not?"
II have been told so"
And yet in the face Of that fact
well, of all things, girls do beat me!
Thank heaven. have none of my own"
re added testify.
Girls are better let alone. sir. II
is very hard to feel ones self bound
to fulfil a contract OF this kind"
Hard Well, now, ! should think il
easy. Mr.. Linmere is all that any rea-
sonable woman could wish. Not too
old. nor yet too young; about forty
FIVE, which is just the age for a man
to marry; good looking. intelligent and
wealthy--what more could YOU ask?"
You forget that do not love him
that he does not love me"
Love, tush, Don't let me hear any,
thing about that. ! loathe the name.
,Iargie. love ruined my only son, For
love he disobeyed me and disovned
him ! have not spoken his name for
Years. Your father approved OF Mr..
Linmere. and while you were vet q
HID you were betrothed. And when
'our father died what did you prom
Sc him on his deathbed?'
Margie grew white IS the ribbons at
ler throat.
i promised him that I would try
ma fulfil his requirements"
That YOU would try. Yes. And
hat was equal to giving an unqualified
assent. You know the conditions of
he will. believer"
Il do. II | marry without your con-
eat under the age of twenty-one,
orfeit my patrimony. And | am nine
cen now And l shall not marry with
ut your consent"
Margie. you must marry Mr.. Lin
mere. DO not hope to do differently. 1t
s your duty. He has lived single ali
hese years waiting for YOU. He will
&c Kind TO you. and you will be happy
'repare TO receive him with becoming
aspect"
Mr.. Treylyn considered his duty
'erformed and went out for his Gus
omaTy walk
At dinner Mr.. Linmere arrived. Mar
.ie met him with cold composure He
canned her fair face aud almost fault
ass form with the eye OF connoisseur
nd Congratulated himself on the for
une which was to give him such a bride
Without tho perplexity OF a wooung. She
vas beautiful and attractive. and he
iad feared she might be ugly. which
would have been u dampener on his
abstraction. True her wealth would
ave cOunterbalanced any degree Of
Icrsonal deformity, but Mr. Paul Lin
mere admired beauty and liked to
.ave pretty things around him.
To tell the truth. he vas sadly in
.ecd of money. II was fortunate that
lis old friend, Mr.. Harrson, Margie's
lead father. had taken 81 nto his head
o plight his daughters roth 20 him
'hile she was yet q chill. Nil Harrison
lad been az eccentric man, ana from
he fact that in many points OF reli-
sious belief he and M. Paul Linmere
agreed tfor both Scrc miaorable skep-
ie5 he valued him above all other
men. end thought his daughters hap
oines5 would be secured 0y the union
ne had planned.
Linmere hal Leen abroad several
years, and he had led a very reckless,
life. Luxurious by nature,
lacking In moral rectitude. and having
wealth at his command. he INDUCED
himself unrestrained, and when at last
ne leit the gay French capital and re-
turned to America. his whole fortune.
with the exception OF few thousands.
was dissipated. So he needed a rich
wife sorely, and was not disposed TO
defer his happiness.
lie met Margie with empressement.
and bowed his tall head to kiss the
white hand she extended to him. She
drew il away colby something about