The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10

nVenton, and the newly presented
almost all women, said $50 very
pleased" but failed TO look II. or other.
wise to manifest their pleasure. She
couldn't go In the rain. The butler had
'phoncd for cab, She wouldn't sit
there alone and neglected. She dclib.
erntely signaled Mr.. Prime. "Thc la
dies are all busy" she said, with n
chnrmingly appealing smile, "but /
know you can tell me. l have 10 dress
for dinner after get home, and must
he nt One Hundred and Tenth street
Mt 1880. How long will IL take u car
riage TO drive me there? oh, is that
your society pin? Why, are you still
In college? Why, I thought"
That cab was 2j minutes coming,
and when IL came Mr. Prime went with
IL aud her, whom he had not left an
instant from the moment of her pucs-
tion. 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 20 in evening dress? lie
left her at her door with II reluctantly
and escort her To the distant home Of
her friends and entertainers. lie drove
To the Waldorf aud had light dinner
witt half pint of llock. dcvourcd her
with his eyes ns they drove rapidly
northward, went Ia u Harlem thcntcr
while she dincd ana forgot him. and
was at the carriage door when she
came forth to lie driven home. Seven
hours or less had done the business"
so far as Gouycrncur Prime was con-
ccrncd.
II was the boys first wild infatuntion
--ns mad. unrcnsoning, absurd, yet in
tense as was ever that of Arthur PEN
dennis for the lovely Fothcringay. Mar
carct Garrison had never seen or known
the like of II. She had fascinated others
for u time. had kindlcd love, passion
and temporary devotion, hut ,his--this
was worship, aud IL was something 50
sweet Ia her Jiadcd senses, something 50
rich and spontaneous that she gave
herself up for n day or two To the de-
light of studying IL. Here was n glori-
Gus young athlete whose eyes followed
her every move and gesture. who hung
about her IN utter captiyation. whose
voice trcmblcd and whose eyes inn
plorcd, yet whose strong, brown, shape
~ hand never dared 80 much as touch
hers, except when she extended il in
greeting. lie was To accompany his fa-
ihcr and sister 10 Europe IN II week. 80
what harm was there? lie would for
get all about il. lie knew now she was
married. lie was presented Ia Niin,
bur had hardly u word and never u look
for her when Margaret was near. lie
WIS dumb aud miserable all the day
they drove in the park and later dincd
at Drlmonico'S with Col. Frost. lie was
sick. even when mounted on his favoriic
English thoroughbred and scampcring
about the bride path for peeps at the
drives, when She wns ut the park again
with that gray-hnircd rcprobaic, that
money shark. Cash,on---h Wall street
broker black.ballcd ut every decent
club in New York. Why should she 90
with him? lie 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 downcust
eyes and checks that burned. for most
of that little fortune was already frit-
tered away, and Cashton's reports
seemed to require many personal visits
that had set tongues wagging at the
hotels, so much frcqucnied Of the army.
| where she had taken n room until Niia
should have been graduated and they
could go 10 the scashorr. She had
promised 10 bc AT home 10 her boy
adOrcr that very evening aud Ia 20 with
him to Days, and he had secured the
seats four days ahead. Poor Gov" had
trottcd swiftly home from the park.
striving To comfort himself over his
bath and irrcprOnchnblc evening
clothes that there, with her 10y 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" lie would wait. he said. and
did watt biting his nails, ircading the
floor, fumng In doubt and despair I'M
Ill nearly ten, when II carriage dashed
up to the ladies entrance and that vile
CashtOn handed her out escorted her IN
her boy lover with both little hands out
stretched. with n face deeply flushed
and words of pleading and distress
rushing from her lips. Indeed could
not help il. Gov" she cried. II told him
of my engagement aud said wc must
not go so far. but away at the north end
something happened, don't know
what, II wheel was bent. aud the harness
wrcnchcd by too short turn on II stone
post NJ corner. Something had To be
repaired. They said IL wouldn't take
ten minutes. and he led me out and up
to the piazza Of that big hotel-you
know. we saw IL the day ! drove with
you"
('lIc was n blnckguard To take YOU
there!" burst in Prime, the blood boil
ing in his vcins.) "Tbcn we waited and
waited aud he went 10 hurry them, and
then he came back and said they had
found more serious dnmagcs--that II
would take an hour, aud meantime din
ncr had been ordered and was served.
lie had tclcphoncd 10 you and the butler
had answered all right"
Hes II doubc.dycd liur!" rayed
"Gov,' furiously.
"And 50 whnt could ! do, Cow The
dinner was delicious, but couldn't eat
n mouthful. (ThIs time IL wasn't Cash.
ton who lied.) | was worrying about
you, and-nnd - about myself. too.
Cow 1t had set my heart on going
with you. II was to be almost our last
evening. oh, II you only didn't have to
sail Saturday, and could he here ncxt
week, YOU dear boy, Nnn shOuld hnye no