Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

- carry out the rest of your
program for today you will
have to do il by yourself ! am tired
out And here are these home papers
| have been carrying around all morn
ing without even chance to glance ut
them"
Mrs. Curwin emphasized her remarks
by sinking down on one of the benches
in front of the Pavilion des Arts In
dustrieux Soon she was buried in her
papers, quite lorgetful of foreign sur
roundings.
One glance al the daughter showed
that she was the general Of the little
exploring party Filled with 4 de-
termination to see everything AT the
exposition she had been personally
conducting her meek minded mother
for a week Mrs Curwin was banker
/ ing for the aluremcnts of the French
shops. but Connie had been resolute.
| The exposition first and Paris after
ward was her motto.
! But today she was wise enough 10
overlook this sudden INSTRUMENTATION.
/ Besides she was tired herself So
there she sat idly watching the stream
OF passing people What contrasts in
/ figure and costume met her eye Eng
/ lish, Turks, Hindoos. Japanese. anG
more numerous than all, Americans
/ Connie saw her compatriots with a
thrill of pride. the girls 50 much moro
beautiful than their foreign sisters, the
men SO tall and broad shouldored Oh
/ the American men, She would choose
4 them every time \ tender smile part
a l.. \, ~ l,
+ her revoric
/ why | can't believe my oyos'
Well, Well" And she paused as il
overcome
Connie leane over and read the cx
citing paragraph
Mr.. and Mrs Van Iugen announce
the engagement of their daughter
Maud to James Wcrtman Pennington
Of this city,
Connie started In spite of herself.
Jim And he never told me-
That's Just what ia like to know
How did he ever work II mp in such Q
hurry2 Why. We have been gone onll
two months, and before that he wa,
always hanging round after YOU"
She fairly sputtered in her excite
ment, but q glance nj her daughter.
face calmed her II wore the look o.
one stunned by the shock OF suddor
blow
"Of course" she went on more quiet
ly. ut may have been going on for ,
long time Maud Is not pretty" viii
an admirine gaze at her own daughter
but she is kind and pleasant III
might have done worse"
10 hnI sta 81 t,, 6.rs q,
Yes. he might have done worse
she echoed "But ] shall write him
note tonight and scold him for not hav
ing told me before me whom he call
ed his best friend Now mother. /
You arc determined not TO sec anythiu,
more today Won can easily find YOU
way home ! will follow out the pro
gram alone And picking up he
guidebooks. she hurried off
Mrs Curwin ga@ed after her with
growing anxiety Did Connie realll
care?
Meanwhile the trim little figure wal
hurrying down a long aisle Her eyes
passed over y Kaleidoscope succession
of objects that somehow failed Il
make any impression on her brain
The exposition ruared and flashed
around her, and In her mind one trair
Of thoughts kept repeating with a hoIr
llblc porsistency
Jim engaged her Jim Yes he had
been her Jim. She said almost savage.
Z ly; had been her best friend for evci
so long She had been coqucttish anc
ilirted with the other boys. but he had
known all along, she felt sure Had
he only been flirting with herr No
no But here he was. engaged &c
another girl And then the Who'll,
miserable circuit began once more
She came home TO the pension 50
white and weary that her mother was
alarmed but she pleaded fatlgue and
went OF TO bed Ike q tired child
Poor Mrs CurHlp WAS much ner-
picked IN the days that followed. Con
ME seemed the usual Connie. but what
had inspired The girl with this insane
notion Of STAYING IN Paris to study art ?
She argued and scolded but all in vain
Connie was young person Of a deter.
mined mind. and on this subject she
was more than usually determined.
Her mother finally resigned herself 10
tho prospect Of being an exile from her
STEEL OF MANY KINDS.