The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-12-01
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She has counted six and over, = i
With purse well filed and heart
well tried. f-,s"t. -f2.
o, each worthy. lover!
W. y: u E. B. Browning.
The warm, fragrant summer night
had closed down with a long, line Of
silver rippling 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 =loveliness7
encompassing them. a,..4. a. =;
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 revolYed in the
Kaleidoscope convolutions of two
step" and waltz. = ",;@'> e. ="
= Perhaps of them all not one experi-
enced the same fresh and enthusiastic
enjoyment that flushed rose-pink the
soft cheeks of lisa Verden. She was
only 18. She had just graduated. She
had not yet been introduced in the
world of leisure and of pleasure. But
already she was sought, flattered, ad-'
mired
Jack Lindsay, leaning against pill
lar and following with gloomy eyes Of
jealous concentration the bewitching
young figure in the glrlish, beribboneds
gown, felt his heart grow hot with
wrath toward the man with whom she
was dancing. - y - = s~,1
Halo, Hamlet" cried hearty
voice. A hand came down on his
shoulder with a friendly slap. Been
seeing your father's spirit this even
ing? You look as though you had"
Lindsay Strengthened up, turned,
looked into the ugly, cheerful face sof
Isa Verden's brother, ~ II 49,. - &c,
o"See heres. Sa1a-.t e.
deuced shame!" ,#,1s " $ssi ~. .s ~. D..
"Comrade. os 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 room.
Sure enough!"
For just then lisa foated by them a
bewildering vision Of youth and beau
ty. Her dress of silver gauze was cut
to show the full throat-the slender,
half-bared arms. There was a love-
knot Of baby-blue ribbon at her bosom
and 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
81 awas swept away in the firm guild
81. il (grasp of the best dancer and most
disliked man at the hotel.
If she only knew the kind of chap
he isl" groaned Lindsay. He's moth
ing but an adventurer-a card sharper.
He has boasted that he would marry
the daughter of a millionaire l know
two rich girls who have thrown. him
over" 49,.
Hes widower. isn't he?"
eyes. Gambled his wife's money and
broke her heart in the bargain. Tell
sssyou what, we've got to think up some
@@ scheme to stop this intimacy"
"Bet your 1life!' said Sam. He
straightened his big, awkward body
and looked determined. He was fond
of his innocent little sister-proud of
her. too.@ -'%% .". ~
Once out Of the heated, glaring hall,
they walked towards the lake, went
down the flight 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 Monadnock- your father
made his pile in wheat?" .~#
"Of course do, The Castilian beau
ty. The one for sake of whose smile
we ate steaks like shoe leather and
underdone pie! Six or seven years ago,
isn't it? And she's here. Did you
speak to the old girl? Has any one
left her a fortune?" x. =.
%;s#. Il spoke to her-yes. She's mighty
y handsome yet. Rouges.s though. She
used not need to do that. She's at the
same old place--same old work. She
was rather enbarr rrassed at meeting me.
Asked me not to say anything about
VI the cashier business. Said she had
always wanted to get in with swell
@ crowd and fly as high as the best Of
them. Think Of it! She's been saving
for four years saving on her beggarly
n salary-to buy clothes and make a
splurge! She says she has three
trunks! Poor soul! y dsay's aristo-
cratic face was gentle with compassion
3 in the moonligh ght. The shabby little
Z ambition was pathetic as she told it.''
She needn't fear we'll blab. III see
she has 9 rattling good time. Sam