The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-12


herself on the bed in state OF great
excitement, whilst Mrs. Dalton lam
gnldly peruses the letter thrust into
ls.r hands.
IL call it a great lmpertinence, she
remarks. returning it to Dolly.
Imp pertinence!!' with wide.open
Cert ainly. Z And Mrs. Dalton,
taking it back, quotes nom it:
Though cannot pretend to offer
you the one great passion of a life
sad passages bey yond the ken of other
nortals have tarnished the pure lus-
tire which once surrounded my soul
as with q alo-yet, il you will take
heart weary with the doubts with
which an intimate knowledg ge OF hui.
manity clouds the spirit, take me to
your tender breast, and let me find
shelter there from life's griefs and dis
appointments. What recompense a
heart blighted as mine has been can
bestoW, will strive to make to your
angelic sympathy and goodness"
s5 Is it not beautiful" cries Dolly, in
an ecstasy. 81 wonder what he means?
lsuppose some horrid woman threw
him over once"
II think it is exceed ;ngly imperti-
uent, and hope you:will resent it."
Resent It'll" almost sshrieks Dolly.
why, lisa declaration!'' "
"a Get me my blotting.b book of that
table, " commands Mrs. Dalton reso-
=1utely. "Now," she says, beginning
to write, 1"you will answer it in this
way, or wash my hands of you. and
to morrow he will have reduced you
to astate of abject misery again., =
She writes hurriedly for few minu-
tes,then with a heightened color,reads
thedrait aloud.
Dear MI. Lascelles-I have received
yoar mslancholly letter, and am truly sor.
~ for all you seem to have suffered. But
for my part, / look upon the world as q
very pleasant place, and have made up
my mind to enjoy myself as much as posi-.
bic; so, as I could not console you, and
you, with the ideas you express, would
make ma miserable, think you had much
better look for somebody whose tempera.
mert is more like your own. I suppose
| you mean me to understand that
| you ha - been much ore in love with
some one else than you have with me,
which, to say the least, is not very fatter-
! ing. No! must have an undivided heart,
| OF mono at all. Your sincere friend D.S"
There is desperate fight between
Mrs. Dalton and Dolly before the lat
ter can be persuaded to copy and for
! ward what she considers a heartless
and fippant missive. In the end
Marian triumphs. Mr.. Lascelles>does
mot appear at breakfast, and Dolly,
1 though her soul quakes within her,
] laughs and talks to Dick: -. @.jzs +
Later in the morning, when they
were playing laWn.tennis, Clement
4 Iacelles. feeiing much SIN aller. thanshe
I. / ever done in his life, seeks counsel
! from Mrs. Dalton. With an angelic
smile she alternately pr1cks him with
/ daggers and makes him gulp down
bowls OF poison; but she does him an
excellent turn by taking d good deal
OF the nonsense out Of him. He con.
fesses that he adores Dolly. How, oh.
how, is he to win her9 Has he the
ghost of a chance?
Mrs, Dalton looked solemn, declares
her inability to reply to this. She
hints at Dolly's youth and love O!
amusement. She hints, too, at Dicks
unf1aggging good spirits and temper
And the upshot Of it is that when
Dick returns crestfallen from his after.
noon ride with Dolly, having spoken
and received his answer, Clement Las.
celles carried off the young lady to her
boudoir on pretence OF wanting to be
shown something, and, replacing the
melancholy of Hamlet by the con-
querlng airs OF young Lovela;e, takes
her in his arms, swears he has been a
fool, and has never loved any one but
hersweet self, and that if she accepts
I him her life shall be one, round OF
pleasure.
Twenty minutes later, Dolly has
passed on all his embraces and more
to Marian.
"How clever you ale darling!" she
says, admiringly.
To which Mrs. Dalton replies, ssNow
you know how to manage him, make
good use OF your knowledge."-L
don World.