The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-09

: cious, a yod Oily could get TO your a
, mo- and slip inter that little pink wraI
per- Ii JUS makes you look like dol
, But You can't. with Mrs. Chamblis
settin smack bang az 'inst the armC
do, and them dressed so nice. )"
don worry about that, mother.
am not competing with Mrs. Chamblis
and her daughter | suppose they hav
come to say something stupid about tina
accident.
II reckon Daughter
Liza had got as far MS the door. Sh,
turned at the pleading sound.
Don't get up ON your stills, honey
Amy Chambliss is "a good, sweet, sensi
bic girl, if she is the only daughter OF
ole 81 Chambliss, and him worth mint
of money. If She wants to be your friend
your real, lovin girl friend, like Ga
br'ella Strong would a-been all her life
if the dear Master hadn't taken her
to hisself--den't turn cold shoulder TO
her, my dear You need somethin that
me and the boys and Eben can't supply.
I've found that much out and it sorter
grieves me, darlin.
Liza came back and pressed soft
kiss on her mothers weather beaten
forehead.
1T is nothing that Miss Chambliss
can supply either, mother. ~
Il amt so shore. There's no KNOWN.
Now go, my sweetie. They'll get plumb
tuckered out waitin.
She stood i'll the pantry door, watch
ing with proud satisfaction the swift,
cool grace with which Liza Invested
herself of her bib apron, brushed the
evidences of cakemaking from her pref
ty white hands and composedly entered
the august presence of the Dell place
folks. ~
Il do believe that girl could face the
lion in Daniels den without a quake
She is as cool as cucumber" After
which equivocal tribute to the Cham
bliss ladies Mrs Martin applied herself
to the forsaken cake batter with re-
sounding vigor, but with divided atten-
ton.
And while her own mother was nerv-
ously specializing concerning the social
bestowed upon her by this
call Liza was sitting composedly, ac-
cepting the graciously worded acknowl-
edgments Of Randall Chambliss' mother
and sister.
The ordeal was short and severe. Mrs |
Chambliss sighed with relief when she
found herself once more in her own
,arriage rolling toward the mansion
house, where they We're to dine with
he Strongs.
Il am glad it is over That awful
Mrs. Martin! hope Randall will let Ms
'lone now The girl is very peculiar
,roduct "
" A very handsome one, and her com.
'osure positively enviable. like her,
Yes? l see nothing particularly OBJ.
ectionable about her. "
Amy laughed maliciously. UNLESS il
the danger Of Rams falling in love
With her ~
Mrs. Chambliss soft, flexible voice
ropped to that low, intense pitch
'hich was a sure indication of her
7rath.
"You will oblige me, Amy, by for
caring any more jests on that subject.
hey are in exceedingly poor taste. II
andal were not almost woman hater.
should still have no fears of his so far
rgetting himself and his family ira
tions as to fall in love with an over.
er's daughter. -
Amy was drumming OH the carriage
ass at her side, making dumb music.
ne turned bright face to her mother.
: What is that old rigmarole, mann
a, about King Cophetua loving the
ggar maid? 1t won't come back to me
command. j believe Cophetua was
of woman hater if there
er was such thing. / doubt it.
And then they were at the big house
a the governor was handing them
om the carriage with the stately cour-
" OF Sir Charles Grandson.