Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-10


ment. She knew that her dearest
! friend had heard and comprehended
everything. So she merely smiled as
she surrendered heF1elf into Wil=oas
hapds, and Mrs. Cumberland, who was
already d,essed, rose lang,ddly, sayir
she would go down to the drawing
room"
The old physician and his wife were
there already, and In a NINA or two
Sholto came sauntering in, almost
wishing that he had deferred his ar
rival till the following day, as the pros
poets OF family dinner and a domes-
tic evening did not appeal 20 him. But
as his aunt introduced him to ronr
good friend Mrs. CtHnber, and, who ha
kindly taken much trouble Of prepara-
+ ton for the wedding off my hands, he
felt almost glad that he was going to
have a quiet time with dear little Mag
| gle this last evening,
Mrs. Cumberland held out round
white arm and cool, slim hand in
cordial greeting, as was becoming to
the brother of her friend and the nep-
thew Of her host He took the hand
and wondered at its being held out to
him so cordially. Wondered with a
! mixture Of qualification and amaze
ment and all the while he could have
| flouted himself for his unwonted hui
milityy she being, after ALL only q
woman But what woman, Not
: limo. fhosro rxroc yn {netxr nP Gil a
about her. Not Venus. II he could
have steadied himself to look at her
critically he would have seen that her
| flexible lips were trifle crooked anu
her nose triflle thick. But as it was
! all he could see with understanding
was that her eyes hauntipg>y lively
and that her shape was perfect. She
had dark-haired, sleek head that re.
minded him Of beautiful snake, and
/ her throat and shoulders, which were
bare and unrelieved by any ornament
were white with a whiteness that daZ-
/ led him, for he did not suspect that 1t
/ was kept in bottle. This whiteness
was accentuated by the black dress
bristling with jet, which she wore, and
i by the rubicund tone of Mrs. Graham s
honest fast arms and shoulders.
Mrs. Cumberland sat down on ca
pacious sofa and motioned the new ar
rival, the (for the first time in his life)
embarrassed young man, to seat him
self beside her. Then she opened fire
"Haye you got the specials billet for
the Daily Electrifyer? Pardon me for
seeming to be so curious, bur Maggie
told me Of your application for 1t and
reused my interest. Have you got 1t
Are you going? How I wish | wasn't a
woman so that I could go, too. IT must
be such a glorious life. You haven't
! It on your conscience that you're try
/ to kill any of your fellow-creatures
and yet you are in as much danger and
/ run Just as great risks of being cut
down or stopping shot as the fight
4 ing men do. l envy you you career
/ Mr.. Graham | shall watch 1t with
such pride, now that have met you.
< Il didn't get the post after all. Gle
sllrunh from telling her that he had
withdrawn his application for IT'D 81
+ try not TO IeeI dBSIleNtu dN hl' 'iAS
been cut out by another fellow" he al
i ded with laugh, for he needs the
dollars; he will need it more than do
as he is handicapped with an ailing
mother and penniless sister"
"You resigned in his favor. feel
! sure you did How noble OF you! she
said looking at him thoughtfully, with
the eyes that looked black in the shade
and violet in the light, and he mace a
praiseworthy effort to look and feel as
l noble as she thought him.
Cleaning up to them at this moment
/ came golden-haired, blue-eyed ana
/ blue-robed Maggie.
ooh. l see you two know each otnef
already" she cried in her clear, metal-
lie tones '1 am satisfied
"But / should be better satlsf1ea u
the Young lady who Is going to DC
/ sholto's wife was with us now Mrs
David Graham said heartily, amt
/ Sholto thanked ker-yerbally.
(To be continued3