The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-16
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Auu all lne LlllG ypu were HI AiH with Mamie Garison!"
 The dukes face lighted up. H turned to her frankly.
 "A very bright girl isn't she?"
 Why didn't you marry herr"
 ,"Oh, a man doesn't marry every gil he thinks bright"
 Nor every one he proposes to- sh said quietly.
 "Ah, you can triumph now" he said with an air of resignation. T wa made to look very foolish"
 She glanced at him inquiringly
 "Yes-after all my attention to her five dances, I think you said, l sat ou with her the night l proposed to you after all that she has married anothe man, a mere commoner!' he added sad ly.
 T am so sorry!" she said sympatheti cally.
 Thanks, You see, I didn't want tt marry her myself, but l think sht might have waited a little. It made me look So very intellectual, By the way he remarked, what sort of q man dt you want to marry"
 "Oh" she answered, he will be | man who has done something, mar taking some share of the worlds bur den."
 And putting some of the proceeds ir his pocket"
 Yes, if you like. Honest toll de- serves some tangible reward But above all, he must be man of action.
 Tt somewhat tallies with a descrip- tion of Hartell. the pet government ell gineer," put in the duke.
 MT Hartell is remarkable man, began Lady Vi.
 He seems to revel in horrible hard work" murmured the duke. He paused and looked at her complacently Were you thinking of him?" he asked calmly.
 T think it would be glorious to be the wife of one who had such grand schemes on foot!' she said, enthusias- ticaly. ITO feel one was the helpmate of man who" Her voice came to a stop as she caught sight of the duke face. He was smiling broadly. What on earth are you laughing at?"
 Nothing much" he replied, stroking his mustache. Tt only struck me that this desire to be a strong mans help mate seems to be spreading among my friends"
 She looked quickly at him
 Yes it's true, I am sorry!" he said, in a compassionate voice. T thought that perhaps you had heard" He paused. ''The strong man-the doer of big things-went to Cairo, and-and married there"
 A tiny wave of color swept over Lady Vlolet's pretty cheek She bent her
 And whom do you think this strong, simple fellow won for a wife," contin- ued the duke gently.
 "Whom?" she whispered.
 None other than the triple million airess, Mamie Carlson"
 Lady Vi looked up and her gaze met the dukes. There was a moments pause; then they both laughed
 Were in much the same plight" he said softly. Aren't we ridiculous?"
 There was the sound of voices, and George Alesham and Mrs. Rollofleld came up to them.
 We shall have to be going back, Dick" said Alesham to the duke. Then he turned to Lady Vi. Has he told you of his exploit coming over?'
 NO; he said he was stupid enough to get wetl'
 Charming modesty,' laughed the You must know. Lady Denham, destroyer being so low in he water gets the weather pretty badly 1t times. We got it to-day crossing the Straits, and a stoker coming up from below in his greasy boots stepped on to he steel deck when there was a bit )f a roll on Before he knew where he vas his feet slipped from him and he went under the taffrail into the seal"
 Well, what happened?" asked Lady VI breathlessly.
 He could not swim and he stood q remarkably good chance of drowning before we could get boat out to him. Dick slipped off his coat, dived in md
 Look here, George!" broke in the luke He looked a trife uncomforta- ,le and red. That's quite enough
 Well, anyway, the man was saved. And we brought 'em both in. and awful vet they were. Come along, Dlck-we must be back at Glb by six"
 The duke held out his hand. Good ,y" he said,
 You saved mans life" she whis- ,ered T thought
 That I never did anything useful? lont often. This must last a long ime"
 "I was wrong" she broke out,
 Yes, you're wrong occasionally he aid gravely. You assume I am too azy to be even sentimental; that I proposed to you as if I were asking you 0 take an ice. Perhaps l am no hand t expressing my emotions, But l hould like to tell you this-that it was ot chance that brought us together to- ay-that ever since you left England | cit l could not rest until l saw you gain. l traced you down to Gibraltar, hen heard the yacht was here. l was I a fever of impatience because there 'as no vessel crossing to-day. Luckily ieorge came to the rescue, and that's ow I got here. There never was any ne else-there never can be. I thought d just like to tell you, that's all!'' hen the old smile came again and he