Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-26
For Better, For Worse.


chun3s since their school days
When Mary has done with her GOV :
erness. and your 10y has seen a cou-
pie OF years service, we win marry
them" said Colonel Give TO General
Verrinder
Their wishes were communicated in
due course TO the young people con-
cerned.
And, humanity being by nature con-
Trajectory, the inevitable result OF all
this too palpable paternal planning and
maneuyering was that, when they met
for the first time since early childhood.
the young man and the girl at once
conceived a mutual aversion to each
other.
They called Frank yerrinder
Dandy in his regiment. and she hated
fop She was a high-spirited, indie
pendent damsel, who rode and
tramped the rugged Cornish county
about her home in all weathers.
She mentally accused him of effem-
macy. he regarded her with languid
disfavor, and suspected that she had a
temper The old men watched with
dismay the threatened collapse Of their
cherished scheme
One morning Colonel Give TOOK the
girl TO task for her conduct-the worst
course he could have chosen. probably,
for she vas not a young lady 10 be
coerced. She was waiting for her
horse TO come round from the stables.
Mary" he said, won pretend to
care for me little bit, don't your
You dear old dad, what question"
She patted him on the arm with her
silyer-mounted riding whip.
Then way don't you show it, my
dear. by being little more civil to
Frank"
Il am civil 10 him.
Are YOU" said the colonel. with a
pickering smile. II don't like to con-
tradict young lady, but ! am under
the impression that you were posi-
lively rude to BIN last night"
"He was irritating-very / am sure
| was right and, anyhow, he shouldn't
have contradicted me fatty" She
paused. was / rude?" she queried.
The colonel nodded.
She threw a careless arm about him,
and leaned her bead back against his
breast
Dad, I'm afraid I'm little beast I
she remarked pensively, with her eyes
on the glow between the tears.
Scarcely era little beast, think.
Only a wee bit thoughtless and willful,
child. You should try and remember
he is our guest, and it is your place to
make him welcome"
"PlI be nice to him, to make up for
last night. ri ask him TO forget what
I said. and ride with me-
Mary crossed the hall with the
swift gait OF woman of perfect
health and proportions. and opened the
library door In big saddle-bag arm
chair on the hearthrug reclined Dandy,
with a cigarette between his lips and
unutterable boredom in his face.
Going out, Miss Cliye?" he queried,
throwing away the cigarette and rising
to his feet
rive come to tell you" she began
VITA 4 gulp, that I'm afraid I was
rather rude last night, and to say that
I'm sorry"
ooh, pray don't mention it. Miss
Give It's 50 wholly unnecessary"
They looked at each other.
Il am going for a ride" she said,
jerkily.
80 concluded from your dress. Is
1t wise? TN rain in half an hour.
You'll be caught"
81 thought would you care to
accompany me?" She spoke almost
neryously
Il think not; thanks" he re-
sponded. 81 hate getting wet for moth
ing, you know; it seems foolish"
She had made an advance to him,
and he had rejected il. The light Of
battle shone in her eyes.
"One would think YOU were made OF
sugar that would melt" she cried. Il
wonder what you would do If there
were d war and your regiment was or
dered 10 the front. believe you
would exchange.
DO you?' he said placidly.
yes" she painted And If | were
man and anyone as good as called me
coward | would never speak to them
again"
Aatone and she or he, not
them it isn't grammar he corrected,
gently Il shouldn't 80 too far # |
we're YOU. I'm sure we're going to have
d storm.
she so far permitted herself 70 Sorget
her manners as 70 slam the door
Mary. viii you marry me-
mo. thanks.
He had asked her to share his HE IN
The same tone rs he would have asked
Ter for Il valse.
N was couple of weeks later, and