Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-04
aLOVER OfTHED Day.
CHAPTER XIV
Sir Andrew is Late.

release the latter dined again with
Mrs. Cumberland. He went into inc
temptation with the most fixed deter
minatlon his mind was capable OF
forming OF remaining stanch both IN
spirit and Ia lettet to Patricc. But
when he had dined and smoked Few
cigarettes and watched Mrs Cumber-
lands thousand and one graceful atti-
ti,dinations as she moved about the
room. the determil alton which had
been muscular at starting gre% iiaccld,
DO you know" she said. coming
back from an artfully artless progress
round the room, during WhiCh hef
round white arms had frequently been
litter above her sleek dark head 10
straighten pictures and other wall
DECORATIONS, edo you know, Sh0lto,
have had real serious quarrel with
Guy Vereker to-day on your account
He says you ought to marry miss
Laugherne at once, now that you are
30 well off. and not let her'bear the
burden of that old lunatic step-father
alone, and i-~deferdeG you.
II wish Yereker would mind his own
business. am no. going to be driven
into matrlmoney by him or any one
else before | feel inclined for 1t" he
said cautiously.
Naturally YOU are not | told him
so. [ told him that any one VINO
thought you were made of soft, Yield
Ing. easily nodded material would ma
out that he or she was very much mis-
taken
Her implied u,iction that he had
an iron will grdti6ed him intensely.
"You understand me" he said SO
few people have the brains to do 1T.
You can tell Mr.. Guy Vereker If he has
the cheek to canvass my affairs again
that am under no more obligation 10
marry Miss Laughorne than he Is.
clained and ragained my freedom to-
day, | found that | had no vocation
for the post OF keeper of IA iunatic. Miss
Laugherne aud | are engaged no lon
ger"
For moment she was unfeignedly
startled and distressed
But. Sholto." she said, "Sir Andrew
will be furious
Not when he hears the ms and outs
Of the case" ne said with an assmp-
ton Of ease ne was very far from feel
ing Then gong wildly Oft at a tan
gent, he asked.
What on earth has Vereker to do
with it?
II think en- not sure--bu' thlnii
he has fallen a victim to the blond AMI
massive charms OF certain Miss MAY
Tborburn. who is the bosom friend -
your tiancee."
"She is not thai any longer I tell
You Everything between us is defin-
itely at an end II Is not for me 10
say which was the one who broke II
off | am MOI the nan to boast of haN
ing thrown woman over, All will
say ia that thank God | am free
ooh, Sholto. Sir Andrew will never
forgive YOU if Won have thrown Miss
baughcne over"
II shall explain matters to him IL II
Is necessary he said loftily Mean
while, Lena, YOU will reward me for
having made stroke for freedom
won't YOU? | did it for your sake.
Il dare not believe you" she whis-
pered. but she let him take her hand
and presently On his saying
you must believe me and trust me
You must promise to be mine in the
teeth OF all opposition What | have
done was for your sake Defy every
one and trust me-
81 W." abe said emphatically
She had scarcely said these words
before a chill fell on them The sensa-
ton Of his not being in earnest enough
20 justify her IN encountering unpleas-
antnesses and losses for his sake smote
her, and The reflection that II he had
not been 80 impetucus he might have
done better for himself smote him
However, there they were now, pri-
yately engaged and Il behooved each
OF them to make the best Of f.
I'VE will not say a word about this
10 any one just yet ShoHo muttered
TO his new berpthed As he was saying
good-hy to her that night "Unsuitel
as she was TO me have a great regard
for that poor girls feelings She sim
ply adored me, but It would have been
worse for her II had married her with
my heart In another womans keeping =
Keeping is secret sayors Of dup
icity' she said, and he replied
My dear Lena substitute the words
'dalicgpy Of feeling rnr tdup1irity' and