Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-14
gL0VER0f The Day.
CHAPTER XII.
Give Ne Another Chance. ("

I that was honest in him rose in revolt
and rushed to his head as he re-
called his peridy and weakness OF
the night before.
Miss Patrice would be down in a
few minutes Mary told him, and his
guilty conscience made him fancy
that there was an accent of reproach
in the parlor maids tone. This irri-
tated him and made him try to
work himself into rage with Patrice
for having allowed any fancied griey-
ance she might have against him TO
be known to her servants
He looked round the room, trying
TO discover through the mediumship
of its arrangement whether Patrice
had altered in any way since he had
! left her more than a month ago.
! Everything was unaltered. There
was the same heterogeneous acclmu-
lation Of light literature in the shape
| OF magazines, weekly and daily
papers and books from Nudes.
There were as usual lowers in every
conceivable receptacle and place in
which flowers could be put-with this
| difference, that when he went away
! they had been the flowers of spring,
and now they were the rich, ripe, red
and yellow roses of June
He stood by her table in the win
dow recess, the table that held her
special belongings. On Ii was lying
Temple Bar, an old-world novel
called 1.-THE Woman / Loved and the
Woman Who Loved Mel" (the title
smote him unpleasantly), and small
writing pad with an unfolded and
| but recently written note on it. He
read the words Internationally and
alf-unconsciously they were only:
Dearest May: Dad and ] are de-
lighted to accept Mrs. Thorbugns in
vitation to dinner tonight How
happy you must be to have your
brother back with you safe and sound
and how proud you must be Of him.
With love. yours, patrice."
Curse the fellow! That she should
be going to dine with him the first
evening l have been able to come
here! It's a little too much Of
cess Of unreasonable Jealous wrath.
AT that moment the door opened and
Patrice came in. and he found him.
self scarcely able to lift his eyes to
hers. But he was a fairly good anna
teur actor. and he called his slight
histrionic powers into play now.
"Patrice, my darling, are you as
glad as | am that we are together
again."
He had made movement toward
her with outstretched arms, but
gesture from Patrice checked him.
Are You glad Sholto?" she asked,
in low, thrilling tone that made him
shiver There was no gladness in
your face when | came upon you ac-
cidentally at the academy the other
day"
Il was staggered at seeing you
there alone" he began to stammer
out, but she cut him short by saying:
oh. nonsense! Think of some bet
ter excuse for the look of fury and
resentment YOU gave me when | came
MP to you and the woman you were
with. so Internationally Why didn't
you tell her who | was and what |
was to your"
The woman as you term her, is
Mrs Cumberland, my sister Lady
Gwenaps greatest friend" he said.
stitily. II you are going to get upon
stills every time you see mo being
civil to ladies meet at my sisters
house | shall have pleasant time of
i'll"
He spoke angrily, but underlying
the superficial anger there was very
real uneasiness and shame
Are the ladies you meet at YOUR
sisters house unfit to ne my $3.50
ciates that YOU passed my falher ard
me as II we had been strangers -
You shall not insult Mrs Cumber-
land! Unfit to be your associate, IN
deed! Why. she's one OF the smartest
women in
Then you were ashamed Of me?
Ashamed Of the girl you hava asked
70 be your wife,
Her words cut in through his agi-
tated explanation clean AMI sharp.
like rapier. She seemed to have
grown in dignity. and stature, too.
since last he had seen her, az size
stood there denouncing his cowarGice
so ois.etly.
II you'll only let me explain, he
entreated. almost humbly. She was
looking 50 charming, wearing just
that subtle admixture OF gray and
pink thar he liked to see her in best
There was such spirit and breeding
too, about her. and with it such sweet
ness and gentleness, though jealousy
and indignation at having bsen
slighted had possession of her or he
time He could not bear 10 los ftr,
AT least not yeti
Explain she said. Tell me why
you degraded yourself by offering an
insulting slight TO my father AMI my
self"
liz didn't see Capt Kelly lntil he