Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-22

i. H. SAAONe5AA
"Of whom thought every day Of my
life out there"
There were tears in her eyes that
challenged the lightness Of her good
by. The small gloved hand was
pressed in the big fist Of the man from
the Cape for one moment. and then he
gave the address to the driver.
A bright face with the tears Of hap
piness still there looked through the
glass as the hanson drove OFF, and Mr..
James Marchant strobe away with a
glad heart to see business man in
Bedford street. For men who want to
earn money must force their thoughts
away even from the direction of pleas
ant young women.
1t was by great dexterity that at din
ner In Duke Street Mansions that night
Mr.. James Marchant contrived to get
himself paired with the excellent Mrs.
Beckett. Mrs. Beckett declared her
self enchanted; but this was so fire.
quent declaration on the part of Mrs.
Beckett that it was held to mean
something less than the phrase really
meant.
Il should have thought you would
have insisted, simply insisted on TAX
ing down my dear Madeline"
Mrs. Beckett fluttered her fan at Mr..
Marchant in a manner that had in the
early seventies been pronounced be-
witching.
II want particularly to speak to you,
Mrs. Beckett. want to offer my
SELF
"S-s-sh," said Mrs. Beckett mys-
teriously. 'Not a word. 1 know ex-
actly what you are going to say.
Madeline, my DEAR" She called to a
tall, bony damsel just in front of them.
You haven't shaken hands with dear
Mr.. Marchant. How very remiss of you.
The dear girl is so thoughtless; do
you know, Mr.. Marchant, that I de-
clare to goodness I believe she's in
lover"
Miss Madeline received this raillery
with a grim smile and shook hands
with Mr.. Marchant. Miss Madeline
explained that her half-sister Ella had
remained at home because she had
some writing to do.
Poor Ella said Mrs. Beckett, with
effusiye sympathy, poor, dear girl.
I'm really dreadfully fond of her. You
must give me your advice, Mr.. March
ant, concerning her at dinner. I feel
already-forgive me for saying SOL
feel already as though you were one
of the family
Mrs. Beckett gave her little cackle
of self-approval and general satisfac-
ton and went on as they seated them
selves at table.
Il have noticed it all along, do you
know, and am so delighted. Quite
really. And my influence
with the dear girl will make her like
you. dare say you may have thought
her little-what shall I say-cold?-
but. as a matter of fact, it has only
been-O, bless my soul, thick SOUP.
is the expression? It has
only been-it has only been"
"Maidenly reserve?" suggested
Marchant.
Precisely! Precisely what I
was trying to say. How clever of YOU.
dear Mr.. Marchant. can understand
now how it was you got on SO we'll in
South Africa. And your assertion that
you had come home with very little
was, I could see, only pretense to try
us.-Yes, sherry, please"
II want to speak to you about that.
Mrs. Beckett. I'm afraid you don't
realize what I mean when I say that
haven't brought much home with me-"
Nov, my dear Mr.. Marchant."
"You must allow me, please, to tell
you exactly my position. Unless T
work and earn money we shan,t
have"
Mr.. Marchant! This elaborate ruse
is one that I have heard of before A
woman like myself doesn't live in this
world for-well, certain number of
years for nothing
"No,' said Mr.. Marchant: eft costs
money, I know"
"That is not at all what mean. Rut
when you came back from the Cane a
few weeks ago and limited that Won
had only few hundreds 1 could see
through it at once. 1t was-this is a
dreadfully slangy expression-too thin.
But the dear girl, of course, didn't sea
through it, and consequently you NAV
feel quite sure that she will love Won
for yourself alone. That's all Won
wanted, isn't it,"
That, certainly, is all that wantea
but"
"And, fortunately enough To con.
firm my suspicious, came across let-
ter addressed to a friend Of mine
she didn't know that I saw it. hut
managed to do SO all the same-from
your partner, Burchison."
"Really?" Mr.. James Marchant was
interested.
"And Mr.. Burchison said that von
and he had made a pile-such an odd
expression isn't it-of 100000. And ha
said that he thought you would both