The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24


was NV lI,cI cA1 iJ- 80 breu Va ap-
pear when we intrude waking interests
on inanimats things that have also their
hours of rest and refreshment
"Get me some brandy, Blake, II you
don't want another crime on yoLr con-
science" she said, and when be had
brought and she had drunk it she look
ed more herself, and even felt for her
toupee TO see if it was straight.
"Now then, Blake" she said brisk
| ly, you've got rough time before
you, but you ii survive it. Because that
little fool has fluttered into your arms
you think she loves you; not bit of 10.
She is bowling for her Willie at the
present moment, or / am much mis-
taken"
Trelawny grimaced, it was so true.
This terrible old woman was voicing
what his inmost soul was aware of, but
she should not know it. Though his
back were broken, he would ride it out
to the end, and then-what then?
"Those two babies adore each other"
went on Lady Lirriper, "but that Gre
gorias devil has come between them,
and if, when she ran off to you, you
had done what as man of honor you
ought to have done (the old lady locked
at him very straight), tied her hat on
and trotted her home again, "a great
deal of unpleasantness would have been
averted, and l should not have sat ON
your doorstep catching my death for the
last two hours this morning, though,
thanks to your servants sleeping ike
the dead, there won't be any scandal
You brought her in here after they wee
in bed last night!" she added sharply.
He nodded.
"Then it's all plain sailing. l shall
swear l brought her, not found her.
/ here; that Cassilis was with her
: there's no need to mention the doorstep
: and that when l retntncd home SO
. did she-and her husband"
@ "And tie Grogorias?" said Trelawny,
who was leaning against black oak
= cabinet. voice and eyes sirgularly life
. less, chow are you going to explains
} away that elopement?"
: "Will Cassilis had an accident in the
wood, ard she nursed him." said Lady
a Lirriper stoutly.' 1.-THE man was I'M
Q conscious the whole time, and I'll I'M
4 dertake to explain away more than
J that, " she said, with formidable an
u that made good her boast.
y you'll probably hear something
\ ,shout her soon, said Trelawny nCall
u gently. "The advertisements inquiEine
= as to hey antecedents appear III the pa
: pers this morning. And now, he added
: as calmly rs if he were not signing th'
e death warranA of his happiness, ''yo'
e will like TO go TO NannIe Aid he Ied
d the way with unfaltering steps.
The girl sprang up as the key turned
in the lock, but her hungry gaze went
past them, seeking her beloved.
4 "Willie. " she said piteously, II want
8 Willie" and without look or word
= : for the man to whom she had Offered
= her love so lavishly few short hours
: before.
e "And you shall have him, " said Ire
lawny, and strobe out to find Cassill'
y in so deep a slumber that only on heine
= violently shaken did he awaken.
Z mamie wants you" said Trelawny
;, as he turned on his heel, but as Viii
- stumbled up, Mamie, who could no
- wait, flew TO his arms, and there in thu
q chill dawn they chung together, hear
Z, beating against heart, lips to lips. care
II less of the whole world SO they haC
found one another.
!, Trelawny staggered slightly as h
~ crossed the hall, but he entered til
- study with firm step. Come, bun
ID die" he said to Lady Lirriper, helping
her somew hat roughly to rise. "The.
% are outside - And he half led, hal
g. pushed her out of the room and TOWARD
~ the open door where the lovers stoo,
locked in close embrace, from which
:, :, they parted as the Others drew near.
~ ''Trelawny!' said Will ardently AM
p put out his hand, but Blake dashed
~ away, his face terrible beyond expires
sion, changing the door TO in their faces
u but just i'll time, for as smitten GA
falls crashing to the ground SO, beref
~ of hts senses, fell he.