The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-04
ABOUT A MINK.
How shc Shocked the People of
 Llndruthurpe.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oo00oo

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 Mss Betty Nluyuc had been back ln Llndeuthori.. for week. and for week I.iudruthorpc ha0 been shocked. Miss Mayur felt hurt When she re- turueL. snr haI been homcsick for the sea and thr sraboarI folks. left bel Ind when her aunt carried her up Co town vrars before and fricudllness was In her heart toward them Instead of revolving Che same. she had been met with envy and ieaiou,y and all un- chtr.tuhlrnr-s Partly is was her sault partly their, They only re- mrmber.d her as the lmp and scope eost of thr village. who played on The rock. an day bong with bar, feet. and they resented her grown up fashion ability Str couid uot help realizing that she vas bytt' dressed. knew uurc of thc world and was iu many Wuy~ a hrulr,d years ahead of Lin- druthorpr Then. a-ain. NIT Sias At- trul,urnu-u who HlWsG d.d thr right thlu-. aud whose octiouS accordiugly. Were Nurw,J with uu iudulscnt "ye. LuJ >rvmrd iu daugrt of doing the wruue thing "Nluon-fruc6." Mss Grles dvehrcd hlm co hr And the miuN was uut even ilaftcrrd
 It vas ou Sunday thst Che shock of shocks occurrad To bcglu with. sey- rral minutes after >rry.cr had begun Ms, Betty Wayne walked in- almost uttulI,d u a~ cuul as a cucumber, and clad lu tar most oUirascVu,ly hne drr,s. Jul ,touI In thv entrance Ou. stead ut mo,ltSuy uudlus herself a svat pok.ug away at tlr stones with a gr,vu parasul until Mr Attruboroush. who wa. churcuWlulcu thc youngest clllylWagdcu Llndcu,hOrpc had ever Lad rose 20 s-S sunday best Co show Der Co a place.
 pyop.r Vrrc more dIsEl~trJ than sur. pr.,el when Mss Mayu-. after flaming lrr,rlf ostcumtluu,ly for some time rn.c and >tslkyi out of che church by the fiout door, Such behavior was tO be expected from m.ac It was what followed thJt Nlt Ilajruthorpe rr- sigurJ Jo anything short ut au earth quake Ms, Muyuc wandered down toward tly beach .u a pcusiyc mood and tuUS a >..tt uu a hlt ut sandstone. Sar Vu~ pretty sight iu blue and -..I whatever Mss tir.gg,' opinion a.-lt lr N ehuvhWarIeu Is at lib- .-y to J.Grr from a sunday school i..r-->, uu 50 question llke this, and Mr. >.u- Att,uhurousl a> hr walked t..u church down to try sea and saw f.... u.uN uu tlr roc6 differed in toto from Ms, Gr.-s, IIc trlt a desirc Co u..usc rur m.uX for cnr conduct ln church that morning. lut wa, it wise t. venture t1 the ru'bs' Ie was iu his >uuJay clothc, and not very sure of t.ot among slippery w'vds NeyerJhe- b-.. his sense of duty being strong Nlr. Attenborourh crossed thc Ruhicon aud at length reached thc sandstone ro,k. The mlnX nodded to him. "l saw you in church thIs morning" she said.
 "I l.y you" said Nh Attcuborough gravr.y.
 ~Ir was worry funny" she went on. "Tlr very ur-t thing l noticed was a chalk uaft .u yur cost from ha"Ing 8L.u~t tbr r.lar>. anl do hcl."y" N.u.,r sut .t .u .tlL"
 Iii, was uarue rlc co -iyerS1t.on Mir. Atr,uhuruu-. .HI p'ctt rcd Co hii"~clf sud Ir rlH.-. cha.k away before rrplia-
 ~lt ~,ym.I y.u lcs, ,hrrch oyor. c ssuluut
 "poaIfgr ventilated. Isn't itf" she said uHilI- "i pall. wonder peopl dou't sct ....1trj soilet'mrs"
 "It wrn.H powerful -"ruuu"
 "Sl..t 0l.- pivuy~ a-r. ] think Or dJ ,.a come after m, before lt was fu.~..It"
 "J.u. after" Nr Atteuborough Va, taken ahack. Uc had hurried cer. uu.y. hut he hardly expected the mlnx tu uoiicr that
 "CUum after avorc e sermon was un- ishrdF' iIr recovered himself ndig. uauuy "l shouldn't th.lb oft But
 "You didn't cXnect Co see noe hereT
 Since thr miuN sat ou a rock in full view of the shore. Mir Attenboroueb eyad,d what seemed a fruitl"Ss Ques- ton.
 "It's agreeable by e sea here ayore dinner" be- remarked.
 '-The same as ever" she said-"au Lindenthorpa's the same as eyer-the sea. and the village. and the folks. ole who can be shocked and f l knew for certain that detested Linden thorpe I'd be content Co leave it and never see lt again She sank back against the rock.
 Would yew nowF' said Mr. Atten- borough. astonished.
 She nodded. Its quite true she aaLi