Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-04
md l shall be very, very glad to have

and l shall be very, very glad to have
May"
IF he comes as he has promised and
takes the burden OF this nights work
off this dear girl III say he's better
fellow than | think him now" Ned
Thorburn thought as b made his way
rapidly out of The presence of the girl
whose loving, unseltish confidence
touched him to the quick. But some
how | don't believe in the other man.
Other men are not fond OF Sholto Ora
hams society. If he's playing the
fool with the other woman, as Vereker
limited, l."
He reflected just in time before h
made rash promise TO himself to in
dulge in the dear delight it would be
TO him to thrash Sholto Graham that
to do 50 would be to give way to the
temptation against which he had
fought such bitterly hard battle a few
minutes ago. But how he wished that
Patrice could spend ten minutes with
her betrothcd in the all-reveallng
palace Of truth, While he (Ned Thor
burn questioned him.
In obedience to her brothers request
aud the dictates of her own desire to
help Patrce in nursing sud looking
after the kind old man whose very
foibles were dear tc those who knew
him best. May Thcrburn wss soon with
her friend, and as time went on and
Capt Kelly still slept, and the hour APP
preached when Sholto would come,
Patrlce's spirits rose and things looked
rCseate -hued.
Dear, dear father, when your
brother brought him home at first
thought he had been knocked down
and run over by SON ething. 1t was
quite a relief to find that he was only
upset about some money he has lost
through that swindling stockbroker,"
she told May, and the latter said, with
a great effort to emulate Patrlces air
Of relief
"Such shocks must be awful, though
| hope Capt. Kelly was only lightly in
volyed. Ned tells me this man Jones
was not really on the stock exchange,
he was not recognized stockbroker.
An adventurer in operations with
other peope's money Ned calls him.
Il believe father had put all his saw
ings in the mans hands, but that
doesn't matter much He has his pen
sion and | have my 1900 a year We
can get on very comfortably until
marry, and then of course, father will
live with us, Patrice said, philosophic
ally.
Yes" May acquiesced thoughtfully.
I'm expecting Sholto every minute
now, he will be so grieved about the
dear father: it's 7:30. No, Mary, don't
serve dinner till Mr.. Graham comes,
He will be here in a minute
But her Confidence was not rewarded.
At $50 Mr. Graham had not come, and
the two girls sat down to eat chicken
that looked decrepit from overroasting,
with what appetite they had.
This was the reason why:
As the trio who had been floating to-
gether walked up from the river to-
ward Mrs. Cumberland's cottage, We're
ker paused at the point nearest to the
railway station and said:
eve will say good by to you here,
Lena. Graham and ! can just catch
a train Good by"
ooh, but do come and dine with me"
she pleaded; cts too bad that you
should desert me when | have borne
the burden and heat Of tie day with
you"
1--WE are not in rig to dine with
lady" Vereker said, stoutly, Come,
Graham, we shall lose our train"
"If Guy is bear enough to throw me
over you won't, | know" she pleaded,
turning to Sholto and he stood, hesi-
tating, while Vereker uttered another
impatient Come along"