The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-01

letter was quite stroke OF genius.
She laughed and flashed at him loo
which she meant as signal of her plea
ure.
"Do you mean that Beryl has gor
away" asked Sir Jaffray.
"How stupid you are all of suddei
What do you suppose | meant? VIVA
else did you mean me to do but to sen
her away when you wrote about chang
ing plans?' You didn't want her here
| suppose, did you?'
Il see, be answered, with goo
natured smile ''you wanted coz.
time" He let none of his vexation ap
pear.
"I've had none of you during the
whole time we've been here," she re-
piled, with an aggrieved air.
He made no such answer as she had
wished, and this annoyed her, and they
walked little way in silence. When
they reached the promenade, they sat
down, and Sir Jaffray, who was in
doubt whether Beryl's having left
might not, after all, mean that she had
wished to avoid an interview with him,
and that while Mrs. De Witt thought
she had got rid of Beryl the latter had
in reality been glad to go, tried to find
this out,
"When did Beryl go?" he asked.
"Oh, Beryl, Beryl, Beryl! It's moth
ing but Beryl with you, was the testy
rejoinder. EARLY this afternoon, as
soon as 1 could get rid of her. -
Ibid she know | was coming?"
"Oh, the conceit of you men! Of
course she did and said that after the
disgusting way you fiirted with Lola
she would have nothing more to do
with you.
She laughed again at this.
"You laugh savagely, as if you wish
ed that was true. i see she didn't know.
All right. ~
when l want good time I'm not
quite dolt enough to ask all the world
to come and take hand. / hate three
handed whist. You can ask her to play
when she's your wife. ;"
"Then she'll never play at all. "
Then it is true, after all, is it, and
Lola gets the odd trick" cried Mrs. De
Witt looking up quickly. II thought
so two nights ago. Tell me all about it.
But how about Beryl?"
Sir Jaffray smiled at her eagerness.
You've called me an odd trick,
and I'm not sure that that's compli-
nent," he said.
bah! You men are all card tricks
10 US. Some we win, some we don't,
some we throw away, and some we can't |
nope to get. A good many we win by
'luffing and finessing, and some are |
mapped up because we are fools enough |
o revoke. But it's compliment to be
allied the odd trick-that's what we're
III fighting to get.
"Are you fighting to get me?'
Haven't I unanswered now to get
on alone here, and aren't you in about
he most Objectionable and uncomfort-
BILE mood possible? You re not bit |
worth fighting about, and you're not fit
or anything but to be married.
Your bit put out, he answered,
dding, after pause: I'm glad came
yer, because we ought to have a word
two to put matters straight. Of
curse it must make change in things"
You mean your engagement with
,ola?'
eyes"
Under the circumstances wonder
on came" she replied Grossly.
Il came to see Beryl."
Il think you're very horrid," she
1pped out irritably. "That means that
m not only in the way, but that I've
cited the part of marplot in stopping or
ostponing most interesting explana-
on between you two. l think I'd bet
n go to my hotel" And she got up
'om her seat and rustled her dress
ngrily.
m sorry you take it badly" said
ir Jaffray. "But you must see that
of the kind had to be done.
Kings couldn't go on.
Il don't know what you mean by
hings, she said Grossly. Marriage
eedn't make man boor-before it
appens. There's plenty of time after.
ard for all that. OF course can quite
Understand your wanting to train for
n Arcadian existence, and you can't
egin too soon. But you needn't start
bludgeoning every woman you've
nown while you haven't lived in
ready"
Sorry you've taken it like this
eve been good friends, little woman.
nd I've many a thing to thank you
Dr."
After a long silence Mrs. De Witt said
lddenly:
Il must have seemed to take it very
riously, I'm afraid. But remember
M only woman, and when we lose
10 odd tricks it's not only that we're
'xed at losing them, but angry with
lose who have won them from us"
That's all right, but then Won and
'uld never play anything else but dou. l
g dummy all our lives, and that Is not s
riotously lively game" 6
But it's sometimes safer than who, {
10 cards are not on the table" she re-. !
rted, adding, after forced laugh and 9
changed voice: 81 think I'm Glad
agoe, after all. do really. She's n I
agnlhcent creature and 40 clo,or o. | Q