Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-09-22

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She twisted tissue scarf about bs.
head.
Hand me that end she direotAs
"No-so, that way. Well, come ON
No, / don't in the least mind q,
course. My bag is there on the hat
rack. Yes, I'll carry it, thank Won
Take my flowers, please"
She caught her skirts deity an.
was out the doorway.
Il almost wish We could walkp
she said TITS heavenly"
So Ruggles, being Ruggles. knaw
that she did mind and was four timAs
as miserable as before.
What the himmel Lush takes MA
for" he ground out privately. Then
the carriage door banged
Il hope everybody is going n r.
there" said Miss Morthallow evenly
When she was in the dressing-roorr
he dashed back to the carriage ans
drove furiously to the Percy's wbAra
was Leonore
Il believe" he told himself frank,v
and openly as he touched the bell
that | come as near loving her as an
ensemble, as l ever have"
And the her was In no wise Leonoro
There was a stir in the ivy IN .ba
corner of the verandah, and the nre,-
tiest voice in the world said 10 him.
This is Mr.. Ruggles? Well, Jact
only just telegraphed back his stupii
Concerning contrarities
arrangement. And l thank you very
much, but | prefer not to be arranged
for, and the boy has gone with a nota
to you now. l am Leonore Benedict
Ruggles looked down on the tinv
figure in white, and wished refexly
that the hall light could be a little
broader in its inclusions
Il am extremely sorry" he said
'Will you not reconsider that?
wish | could tell you how much
hope you may
You are very good she said
gravely, Il thank you. If Jack comes
down by twelve we shall come over
for the rest"
She half bowed as if the matter
were ended Ruggles took a stem
forward
IF you come" he said, will YOU
let me have the last extra-at least,
Because, he told himself as he STROBE
back to the carriage alone, amy Of
the fellows will be glad to take that
extra off my hands"
Then he leaned back on the
cushions and smiled to himself in
glee.
Skipping dance with Miss
Morthallow,' he summed up in
amusement, for one with-the
Leonore."
He felt more amusement and
dash of displeasure when he noted
after supper how he was watching
tire door. And his comment on him
self at nearly one was nothing short
OF severe when his heart beat faster
az sight Of Washington entering, but
he made his way with no less prompt
ness to the blue gown beside him.
Now who would have thought" he
put it to himself fairly when he had
made three bold Rs on her card,
that a cousin from away could show
up like that?"
Then came the skipped extra, for
which Washington had been CON-
manded brusquely to beg Miss Mort
hallow, and to brook no denial. Miss
Morthallow gave it him, and Rug
giles forthwith found her and got
through the proper thing about be-
ing allowed half, and threaded his
perilous way past that permission
and smiled indulgently at Lushing.
tons yelled merriment. Then he
went about the last extra with
L eonore.
Yes, he admitted critically when 1t
was over. Jack was right in his judg-
ment; she was like nobody else. And
yes, he conceded just as impartially,
he was more glad Of it than he had
been OF most things in his life, and
could he get through the intervening
dances with decency until a two-step
marked with a monumental white
stone, two numbers away? The
event of his senior year by present
lights, and indeed of his whole COL
lcge course, seemed to be the looking
up OF that sweet, fresh little face,
and her asserting, or taking clever
exception, or the brown eyes flashing
some denial, and the being conscious
of what he denominated the "sympa
thetic 60" in what she said.
There are more things on earth,
Ortheris,' " he misquoted at the end
OF that two-step, than your squidgy
little eyes have yet looked upon"
Stay here the rest of the week."
he put it to Lushington briefly in
the crush at the check-room.
"She?" nodded Jack; "yes-at the
Percy's. Not a sou to her name" he
volunteered cheerfully. Better anchor
where you were"
Lushington described Ruggles
with severity, you approach your
dotage. And you are a fiut-souled old
match maker besides Good night"
It's a funny thing" Ruggles held
communion with himself three davs