The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-05-07

e"HEN-Good-
aNa-An ravoir ~

a bang and with a muttered direction
to the driver Dick Fenwick turned on
his heel and re-entered the restaurant
where he and Miss d'Arenyille had
dlned together for the last time prior 10
Mr.. Fenwick's marriage-not with Miss
d'Arenville Of the Aleazar, 1t may be
said.
The power which some men exercise
over women, and women OF different
classes. Is wonderful. Fenwick's popu-
larity with the actress had as It's basis
her fear OF him and also his treatment
of her, at n time caressing and at an
other violent, which. 10 her mind, ar
gued that he was a man amongst men,
her experience of men previous to Fen
wick being continual compliance on
their part to her win which she had
found monotonous.
With his fiancee Fenwick. who was
marrying her solely for the almost
boundless wealth her father had left
her, proceeded on very different lines;
he earned her respect by irmness
cloaked with kindness; her love-for she
luOhEnt 6hC AOfEA tic hO h6o
ready to give her a title to play with
by a %chiyalrous affection which he most
.cleverly assumed, with a particularly
upright and modest bearing which cap
tlyated the good hearts of the two
worthy maiden aunts who were the
girls sole guardians.
Luckily for Sir Dick, a considerable
tract of Great Britain separated the
remnants of his estate from the ancient
high-wall-surrounded mansion where
dwelt Miss Mabel Lane and her de-
voted relatives. Luckily, because there
were certain tales about-tales which
did not rebound to his credit, and these
might have got to the ears of the esti-
mable ladies chiefly concerned in the
hero of them.
Only once did he allow the cloyen
hoof to show itself before his wedding,
and that was when a fearful aunt in
formed him that, owing to the untlmely
illness of their Oldest friend, the vicar
Of the parish, the marriage would have
to be put off for a few days.
"Just to think" said Miss Pauline.
"just to think that, after all the trouble
the dear vicar put himself TO in post
ponIng the day of his resignation in or
der to marry Mabel, whom he chris
tened as a child, he should be too Ill to
do So"
1t was a small village, and the time
was too short to allow of extraneous
clerical aid being obtained immediate
ly, and for a moment Fenwlck thought
the marriage would indeed have to be
deferred.
But surely there IS some other cler-
gyman in the neighborhoodY' ne asked,
angrily.
another clergyman" said the star
lied Miss Sophia, land the dear vicar
ehristened Mabel as a ehild-impossl-
ble."
rs there or Is there not another cler-
gyman?' demanded the bridegroom,
sternly.
There is, indeed, a young curate in
the village, sent In advance by the new
vicar" said Miss Sophia In a plaintive
voice, but we do not know him, Rich
ard; indeed, he has only been with us a
few hours, and his years are too few,
had he beer here at the time, for him
our"
20, hang the christening, It's a we'd
ding we want him for now; the banns
have been published In both parishes,
and what difference does 1t make
whether we are married by a curate or
a bishop, as long as we are married
and intend we shall be-" replied Fen
wick, with asperity.
"Dick, dear" expostulated Miss
Lane.
my dear, l feel very upset about this
Idea of postponement. l may be super
stitious-I cannot help that-but | feel
that unless we are married to-day
something untimely will happen to pre-
vent u being married at ALL"
In his pocket Sir Richard had a very
awkward letter, In which threats of ex-
posture were held over his head by an
individual who was ''tlred Of the ever
lasting delays in the settlement of my
account. IL there IS Justice to be OBJ
tanned In England l shall instruct my
solicitors, Messrs. Moses, Haig & Ben
ty, to proceed" ETC., etc.
1t was not like Sir Richard TO be
thwarted by n couple of old. ladies, and
the wedding was performed at the APP
pointed time by the curate, whose years
were not sufficient had he been there
- A. 4tr.o 30 Ia.-. ~natot1I -. A..
christening of Miss Lane.
The wedding performed, Fenwlck
breathed again, and, once In the train,
he INDUCED in a fairly big dose of bran
dy, or would have done so had not an
affectionate gesture of his wife caused
the flask to fall from his hand, and ellie
tied from his lips such a term of black
guardly %opprobrium that the blood left
the brides face, leaving her pallid and
trembling.
Look here" said he, savagely, "lets
understand each other. DO you know
why ] married your" And he told her.
do you know whom | love, whose
little finger is worth a thousand times
more than your whole bodyT'
He told her that also.
Then he told her not to interfere with
him unless she wished her life to be an
earthly hell. II intend to be master
be said, the veins standing out on his
forehead with passion i'll suppressed,
Look here. hate dogs"
He opened the window and, taking
the tiny terrier which lay curled upon
the girls lap, dropped 1t from the flying