Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-04-18

lon, were unable to show her further
attention, and the newly presented
almost all women, said $50 very
pleased but failed to look it, or other
wise to manifest their pleasure. She
couldn't 60 in the rain. The butler had
'phoned for cab. She wouldn't sit
there alone and neglected. She DELHI
erately signaled Mr.. Prime. "The Ia
dies are all busy" she said, with a
charmingly appealing. smile, 'but I
know you can tell me. have to dress
for dinner after get home, and must
be at One Hundred and Tenth street
at 1880. How long will it take car
riage to drive me there? Oh, is that
your society pin? Why, are you still
in college? Why, I thought"
That cab was rs minutes coming,
and when it came Mr.. Prime went with
it and her, whom he had not left an
instant from the moment of her ques-
ton. Moreover, he discovered she was
nervous about taking that carriage
drive all alone away up to One Hundred
and Tenth street, yet what other way
could girl go in evening dress? He
left her at her door with a reluctantly
given permission to return in an hour
and escort her to the distant home of
her friends and entertainers. He drove
to the Waldorf and had light dinner
with a half pint of Hook, devoured her
with his eyes as they drove rapidly
northward, went to Harlem theater
while she dined and forgot him, and
was at the carriage door when she
came forth to be driven home. Seven
hours or less had done the business"
so far as Gouverneur Prime was con-
cerned.
1t was the boys first wild infatuation
as mad, unreasoning, absurd, yet in
tense as was ever that of Arthur Pen
dennis for the lovely Fotheringay. Mar
garet Garrison had never seen or known
the like of it. She had fascinated others
for time, had kindled love, passion
and temporary devotion, but this-this
was worship, and it was something so
sweet to her jaded senses, something so
rich and spontaneous that she gave
herself up for day or two to the de-
light of studying it. Here was glori-
Gus young athlete whose eyes followed
her every move and gesture, who hung
about her in utter captivation, whose
voice trembled and whose eyes i'm
plored, yet whose strong, brown, shape
ly hand never dared so much as touch
hers, except when she extended it in
greeting. He was to accompany his ia
Their and sister to Europe in a week, so
what harm was there? He would for
get all about it. He knew now she was
married. He was presented to Nita,
but had hardly word and never a look
for her when Margaret was near. He
was dumb and miserable all the day
they drove in the park and later dined
at Delmonico's with Col. Frost. He was
sick, even when mounted on his favorite
English thoroughbred and scampering
about the bride path for peeps at the
drives, when she was at the park again
with that gray-haired reprobate, that
money shark, Cashton-a Wall street
broker black-balled at every decent
club in New York, Why should she go
with him? He had been most kind, she
said, in the advice and aid he had given
her in the investment of her little for
tune. She told the lie with downcast
eyes and cheeks that burned, for most
of that little fortune was already fritz
tered away, and Cashton's reports
seemed to require many personal visits
that had set tongues wagging at the
hotels, so much frequented of the army,
where she had taken room until Nita
should have been graduated and they
promised to be at home to her boy
adorer that very evening and to go with
him to Daly's, and he had secured the
seats four days ahead. Poor Gov" had
trotted swiftly home from the park,
striving to comfort himself over his
bath and irreproachable evening
clothes that there, with her by his side,
the wild jealousy of the day would van,
ish. Sharply on time he had sent up his
card and listened, incredulous, to the
reply: "Mrs. Garrison has not yet re-
turned" He would wait, he said, and
did wait, biting his nails, treading the
floor, Tuning in doubt and despair I'M
til nearly ten, when carriage dashed
up to the ladies' entrance and that vile
Cashton handed her out, escorted her in
and vanished. She came hurryiEg to
her boy lover with both little hands out
stretched, with face deeply flushed
and words of pleading and distress
rushing from her lips. Indeed could
not help it, Gov" she cried. II told him
of my engagement and said we must
not go so far, but away at the north end
something happened, l don't know
what, wheel was bent, and the harness
wrenched by too shorta turn on a stone
post at corner. Something had to be
repaired. They said it wouldn't take
ten minutes, and he led me out and up
to the piazza of that big hotel-you
know, we saw it the day drove with
you
(''He was blackguard to take you
there!" burst in Prime, the blood boil
ing in his veins.) "Then we waited and
waited and he went to hurry them, and
then he came back and said they had
found more serious damages-that it
would take an hour, and meantime din
ner had been ordered and was served.
He had telephoned to you and the butler
had answered all right
Hes a double-dyed iar!" raved
"Gov," furiously.
"And so what could do, 'Gov?' The
dinner was delicious, but l couldn't eat
mouthful. (This time it wasn't Cash.
ton who lied.) l was worrying about
you, and-and - about myself. too,
Gov 1t had set my heart on going
with you. It was to be almost our last