The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

WHY SHE DIDEN'T GO.

nau heen i'll Paris for some time, TOO,
partly because they were from Boston,
hut mainly because Wilhelmina mad
made there some special purchases for
her new adventure.
She proposed to sail for Christiana
from Hull in the middle of the month,
and already the papers had inter
viewed her, and Miss Wilhelmina
Perks. the Female Franklin-By One
Who Knows Her. appeared in nearly
every paper that you picked UP.
They had all beer to Lords, and DR..
Fraser and his cousin, Mrs. Valdez
share, had been brought back to din.
ner at the hotel.
WELL said Miss Wilbelmina. 'it is
no use talking. you know. My minds
set on this trip, and I'm going to do
it,"
II know, my girl" said Old Perks
81 know. You wouldn't be a Perks If
you was to give way now and go back
on your reputation"
And I'll just &C and make a name
for myself and then I'll come right
back and'-she glanced ut Dr.. Fraser
and then we'll be happy"
Young DIR. Fraser pressed the young
lady's foot a~ttectionately beneath the
table, and little Mrs. Waldershare
smiled.
Il wish you were all coming with
me-" she went OF. Amt it just pleas
ant. now. even to talk of Toes and ice
and miles of untracked SNOW, and
and so on?"
did you say the boat was ready,
MeGeer?" asked her father.
LAS near ready as doesn't matter"
answered Wilhelmina. The men are
engaged. the stores are purchased, and
when | get to Christiana | shall only
have a fortnight's work to do. And in
two or three years, YOU know, ] shall
be through" She looked at her sweet
heart with her eyes bright with en-
thuSiasm. Say. Frank. We'll be mar
ried at the Abbey, if the trick ONE
Oft"
All the time young DR.. Fraser looked
thoughtfully out of the window.
IF you won't say another word
about It," he remarked; IF you'll just
please let me say this"
GO on, dear" said Miss Perks. She
and Mrs. Waldershare rose as she
spoke, and the men rose, too.
That I'd give everything, every
thing that l possess in the world.'
said Fraser, still looking hard out of
the window, IF 1t would only induce
You to give it up"
She came up to him.
My dear boy" she said, that can't
be; but you're just the sweetest fellow
you dreadfully."
ST,s NN-o JInTc ho no lnJ s,r;l1Jol r,,,
lively a note on the menu, which she
came back to show to the young fel-
low.
Before l forget it, Frank" said the
little woman, lis this the right way to
spell compete Il fruitS?'
Under the item was her pencilled
message:
Meet INT in half an hour in the read
ing room"
YES" said DR.. Fraser, Il think that
is right
The two men had their smoke and
their coffee, and at the appointed time
fraser threw away his cigar, and,
leaving old Mr.. Perks, went into the
reading room.
He found Mrs. Waldershare there,
II for five minutes their heads were
very close together. They talked spir-
itedly. and seemed to be arguing with
much good humor.
Presently they changed their seats
n sat behind a screen in the corner,
Neal the window. Then Mrs. Valdez
share gave a confidential message to
one of the attendants.
In Il few minutes Wilhel1nina entered
the room. She was a tall, striking girl,
and everybody looked up from their
evening papers as she came in.
in that corner, l think" said the
man, carefully. Il think / saw them
go there just behind the screen, miss"
Miss W;lhelmina walked across the
large, thickly-carpeted room to the
place indicated. The two familiar
voices came to her ear, and there was
in the voice of the little widow, so unu-
Sually earnest Il ring that Wilhelmina
paused ~involuntarily.
You don't know, Frank, how much
/ love YOU" she heard Mrs. Walder-
share say. She was speaking very dis
tinctly: You don't know, and until now
you have, perhaps, never guessed that
you are everything to me. You will
call it unwomanly; perhaps some
might call Inc shameless; but l can't
help it. May may l ask you to give
me M pfomlSe|
Tell me what it is" said the voice
CT DR.. Fraser. h%oarsely.
PROMISE me that as soon as this
American girl with whom you think
you are in love"
with whom l am in love-
VERY well, with whom you are in
love, then. Promise me that as soon
as she has gone on her preposterous
expedition you will give me leave to
speak again. | am no child in these
matters, Frank
Il can give You no promise of any
kind" answered DR.. Fraser, steadily.
Il can quite understand your posi-
ton" the little widow went on. Its
very hard on you. But when she
m back, if she ever does come
back, after. say. three or four years,
aged and altered by this ridiculous
exploring business, she surely would
not he surprised if she should find
that you have forgotten her"
Il shall never, never forget her." de
clnred Frank.
"Attendez," said the little widow,
persistently, Il repeat that I know
something of these matters. Well let
her go; let her go right away, and
then weInl talk owe this matter again
If Pm not mistaken, you'll be of a diff
ferent opinion then"
-! be; you don't appreciate"
'Oh. my dear cNe," cried the little
widow. with a catch in her voice
"think again. She does not love you
really, or she would never leave yor
like this, risking her life and your