Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-03
.aLOVER Of The Day.
Continued.

afraid I've been asleep for a few min
utes. Why, bless my heart, it's II
o'clock Servants gone to bed, do you
say. Patrice? | want some whiskey
and soda. you will have some too, Graz
ham, p
III go and fetch Ii from the dining
I'll go andfetch 1t from the dining
room for you, papa" Patrice said,
springing up and making for the door,
which was already opened for her by
Sholto Graham.
Let me come and help you" he
whispered, and without waiting for her
answer he followed her into the dining
room.
May / feel that you will take q lit.
tie interest in me and my work % he
muttered, as she collected the materials
/ for compromising Capt. Kelly's evening
draught.
Il shall not be able to help doing 1t, .
she said, simply, but you will succeed
whether take an interest in your sue
cess or not"
THAT success will be sweeter If you
watch my struggles to attain it."
Il shall watch"
Let it be something that you have
written yourself Coming, papa! Com
ing, coming, coming! | can't find the
lemon. Do take that tray in, Mr.. Gra-
| ham, and tell him Pm looking for the
lemon"
Her face was flushed and her eyes
were sparkling with the new-found
happiness the first draught of which
is more eNhilarating than anything
else on earth. He felt the potent
fumes of the flattery her looks and
manner expressed. mounting to his
brain.
Il shall tomorrow and ask YOU to
honor very large check that | shall
draw on your interest in me" he whis-
pered, and then he bent his head down
till his lips touched her hair.
Il love YOU" he said so fervently
that it was no wonder Patrice believed
him. Meet me tomorrow by the
round pond in Kensington gardens,
will your
No, you must come here" she said
firmly, and perhaps unreasonably; she
felt shade flatter in spirit than she
had felt before he made this request
Every well I'll call here at g., he
said, quickly, but there was "A touch of
annoyance in his tone and on his face.
He was young man who did not like
to be thwarted. Patrice read the an
noyance clearly enough, and attributed
it to his fearing that he would not have
her all to himself next day, as he would
If she had gone to meet him by the
round pond.
1t was only the natural and pardon
able selfishness of a lover that made
him look cross for moment, she felt
sure. The cloud lifted very quickly.
BY the time she followed him with the
lemon he was talking and laughing
merrily with the old navel man, who
already liked the good-looking, frank,
friendly young fellow warmly.
Sholto Graham compounded the
whisky and soda and lemon quite delft
ly for his host doing 1t in respectful
attentive way that was almost filial,
Patrice felt. But ne said no more
Il at night that We're exclusively de-
signed for her alone. Her refusal TO
meet him at Kensington gardens had
irritated him. and when Sholto Ora
ham was irritated those about him
knew it.
However, when he said goodnight
TO her he gave her long, reproachful
look, so she went to bed feeling happily
certain that 1t was because he liked
her so much that he had been a bit
Cross when she would not do as he
asked her.
When he called next day at with
the magazines and papers he had
promised her, he was quite his own de-
lightful, lively, amusing, unclouded
self again, and though he said no more
definite words of love this day he won
upon her by his deferential, tender
eaTnestness. more than he would have
done by any display or prematurely
eager arior. She began to feel proud
OF this man, who seemed so real and
strong and self-controlled In his en-
deayors to gee her to regard him Her
heart swelled with satisfaction when
he was gone and her stepfather spoke
good words Of him. She found herself
recalling certain little tricks Of manner
which he had and which she thought
charming in themselves, and more
charming as being the outward express
sion of certain admirable inner quail
ties which went to the making up OF
the dear fellow he was.
In short, Patrice was going at fair
pace along the high road to- love OF
the most confiding and devoted order
So the days went on for month or
two, and still he came daily and still
her interest in him deepened.
Even Capt. Kelly began to think that
the pleasant young fellow who passed
70 many hours cheerfully in his tthe
captain's) society must have some other
motive in coming than the plausible
one of bringing him the latest news.
When first this idea dawned on him
his straightforward blue eyes filled
u,itI, conditional moisture and hfo