The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-23


strove, hardly knowing why. to release
! her hand. mo. dear" he went ON gen.
tly. Don't be afraid have come back
to vex you with my SORROWS; but listen,
they will all be here in in a moment
went away hoping to teach my heart .
friendship for you that should give me
the right TO come again and serve You
ms your friend. When / found that IL
was almost sure that / should walk in
darkness all my life, said, Now at
least can accept the blessing Of her
friendship, even as she offered it to me.
A man manned and set apart from his
fellows can learn thankfulness for
great good. though it is not his hearts
desire" And here her graceful head
was bowed, and silently her tears came
gushing forth. But time has taught
me the falsity of that, he went on,
firmly now. "You shall never misunder-
stand me. Even in the dark my pulse
beat gave the lie TO friendship. l loved
you, love you, and so have come to
saw a long goodby. I've made my fight
10 be your friend and failed. AT least
have been a soldier. l will not be
coward.
She could control herself no longer.
Though she had freed her hands, she
seemed involuntarily stretching them
forth Then, leaning upon the table for
support, one hand found the glove that
he had removed and laid there. He had
withdrawn pace and lifted his head
as though the blighted eyes were striv-
ing to peer from under their shade for
one look at the face they had gazed up
on in such passionate farewell so many
months before The strains of the
"Traumerei' were still thrilling soft
ly through the open easements, and,
overcome with emotion, tenderness and
passion, Helen bent and laid her soft
lips in fervent pressure on the senseless
glove.
Then the room rang with sudden,
startling, joyous cry. The shade went
whizzing into space, and the next in
slant Leale had sprung to her and seized
her in his arms.
"Helen, darling - not that! Don't
waste those kisses!" And she sank Sob
bling in his arms just as-grand, joyous,
triumphant-the strains Of the wedding
march burst forth, re-echoing among
the walls of Fort Frayne
Rorke was the first man to come tear
ing in to announce the return of the
wedding party and the guests, but Fen
ton was close ON his heels ION hospita-
BILE cares intent" and exploding over
Wayne's performances. There was no
time for formal reception. Proceed
ings" had been delayed well nigh an
hour as it was and the east bound train
was reported unaccountahly OH time.
Bride and bridegroom, bridesmaids, ush-
ers, bachelors and benedicts, maids and
matrons-Fort Frayne seemed surging
tumultuously up the colJnels step, sur
rounding and bedeviling poor Wayne to
the verge of distraction. He laid the
blame OF his spring overcoat, venera-
BILE garment Of the fashion Of 20 years
agone, but that he had so seldom worn
as to cause it to seem to him ever new
and available, and for this garment he
darted into the adjoining quarters while
the laughing guests came tripping up
the steps in the wake of the bride, who,
totally ignoring Helen and Leale now,
who were gazing into each others eyes
in the deep bow window, rushed at her
uncle with characteristic explosive
abuse.
"Ill never be married at Fort Frayne
again as long as l live! What on earth
did Major But she could go no fur
tber, for the shout of laughter that
greeted her sally and the ordinations
which resulted from the discovery of
Leale and Helen silenced her complete
ly. And then the bride was rushed away
to doff her finery and reappear in trav-
cling garb, and then Will was hustled
to his quarters to change his full dress
uniform to the conventional garb of civ
il life, just as Wayne came in, dazed,
, half demented, overcoat in one hand
, and a package in the other that he now
{ dreamily held forth to Ormsby, who
took it, as wonderingly opened and be-
; gan slowly counting over number of
greenbacks, sole contents of the wrap
, per, but he dropped them as of little
consequence when the ildered major
produced moment later another-a
little note from the depths of an inner
} pocket. They were all crowding around
him now, but at sight of this missive
Ellis made a spring and captured it, on
ly just in time, and was seized in turn
+ by Ormsby, who pleaded for possession
| of what was plainly addressed to him,
. and then came renewed uproar, for
I Will reappeared in uniform trousers and
unfastened blouse and a towering rage.
/ 'Of all things that could have hap
pened to man, think of this!" he cried.
1 Major Wayne, didn't you promise me
5 from the field to send that dispatch to
Hatfield the moment you got to the
4 post?'
Il did, and pledge my solemn word
: that kept it. l sent it the very first
post struck.
t "You did, for fact, you moonstruck
: oh, but just listen, all of you'll In
0 stead of my travelling suit here's what ]
Q flnd-a letter from Hatfield forwarded
a from Fort Washable. Dear Sir: In ac-