The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
She has laughed as softly as she has

0Ao udS l6u&uSu 6S guilty 90 oA0 A"S
sighed,
She has counted six and over,
With a purse well filed and q heart
we'll tried.
o, each a worthy lover!
e. B. Browning.
The warm, fragrant summer night
had closed down with a long line OF
silver ripping across the lake and a
glitter of stars in the purple sky. But
the gay crowd in the great dance pavil-
ion of the most fashionable summer re-
sort on the Michigan coast apparently
cared little for the external loveliness
encompassing them.
The music rose and fell, quite drown
ing the gentle FLASHING Of the waters
on the beach. The place was ablaze
with electricity. Young women in the
ARREST Of summer gowns, men In the
rigid monotony of masculine attire.
whirled and circled and revolved In the
Kaleidoscope ~convolutions Of "two-
step" and waltz.
Perhaps OF them all not one expert
enced the same fresh and enthusiastic
enjoyment that flushed rose-pink the
soft cheeks of lisa Verden. She was
only IS. She had just graduated. She
had not yet been introduced In the
world of leisure and of pleasure. But
already she was sought, fattered. ad-
mired. 49,. Il
Jack Lindsay, leaning against a pill
lar and following with gloomy eyes of
Jealous concentration the bewitching
young figure in the girlish. beribboned
gown, felt his heart grow hot with
wrath toward the man with whom she
was dancing.
Halo, Hamlet" cried a hearty
voice. A hand came down. on :. his
shoulder with a friendly slap. Been
seeing your fathers spirit this even
ing? You look as though you had"
Lindsay Strengthened up, turned,
locked into the ugly, cheerful face Of
lisa Verden's brother.
".See here, Sam-this things a
1euced shame!"
"Comrade Of my boyhood days
what thing?"
lisa is dancing with that-that cad.
Second time tonight"
mo? Is she?" The twinkle went
out of Sans merry little eyes. and he
looked anxiously around the Don
Sure enough"
For just then lisa ioated by them a
bewildering vision Of youth and beau
ty. Her dress of silver gauze wal cut
to show the full throat-the slender,
half-bared arms. There was q love-
knot Of Daby-blue ribbon at her bosom
and q cluster Of field daisies in her
brown hair. She nodded to her BROTH
er and Jack ~Lindsay-her red lips
smiling, her Eyes like blue stars. Then
she was swept away in the firm guild
ing grasp Of the best dancer and most
disliked man at the hotel.
If she only knew the kind Of q chap
he isl" groaned Lindsay. Hes moth
ing but an adventurer-a card sharper.
He has boasted that he would marry
the daughter Of a millionaire. I know
two rich girls who have thrown him
over"
Hes a widower. isn't her.
Eyes. Gambled his wife's money and
broke her heart in the bargain. Tell
you what, we've got to think up some
scheme to stop this intimacy"
Bet your life" said Sam. He
Strengthened his big, awkward body
and looked determined. He was fond
of his innocent little sister-proud of
her. too.
Once out Of the heated, glazing hall,
they walked towards the lake. went
down the fight Of steps leading to the
beach, paced there side by side in the
pleasant silence possible only between
close and tried friends.
Guess who's here-came to-day"
said Jack Lindsay at last. Garment"
Carmen? Who's Garment"
Don't you remember that handsome
cashier in the Clark street restaurant
when you and / were cubs clerking in
the Observation-Disclosures your father
made his pile in wheat?"
"Of course I do. The Castilian beau
ty. The one for sake of whose smile
we ate steaks like shoe leather and
%underdone pie! Six or ven years ago,
isn't It? And she's here. Did you
speak to the old girl? Has any one
left her a fortune?"
II spoke to .her-yes. She's mighty
handsome yet. Rouges, though. She
used not need to do that. She's at the
same old place-same old work. She
was rather embarrassed at meeting me.
Asked me not to say anything about
the cashier business. Said she had
always wanted to get in with q swell
crowd and hy a. high as the best Of
them. Think Of It! She's been saving
for four years-savinE on her beggarly
salary-to buy clothes and make q
splurge! She says she has three
trunks! Poor SOUL" Lindsay's aristo-
cratic face was gentle with compassion
IN the moonlight, 'tThe shabby little
ambition was pathetic az she told I'll"
'"'she needn't fear we'll blab. I'll see
she has q rafting good time. Sam
Verden had heart Of gold. Lets
give the impression that she's q for
eigner Of position. Let's pretend-O,
! ssay, Jack, I've got It! BY lingo. I've
rot It noW!!s II
He STOPPED short, chuckling with de-
light He cut Q pigeon wing with ele--
phantins grace. r. his proportions
n~.,, ~ $500 u