Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-03

been delayed, much longer than it was
were it not for the fact that Ned Del.
She knew he had returned. The far,
was duly chronicled In the ljttls- subur.
ban paper. And Allie Lyme had mst
him and said he was handsomer thar
eyer-had misunderstanding OF that,
Lorraine thought of that, and OF
good many other things. Between
the embarrassment Of her glasses and
the detection of her devoted young
lover she grew positively thin and
haggard-as far as 10 may. Ned, who
had been her shadow since they had
graduated together from the high
school, Ned, who had impoverishei
himself taking her to theatere and
sending her flowers. Ned, who had
written her loads Of the loveliest
rhymes and nonsense from the north
ern wilds whittier his firm had aflowes
him to go for rest and recuperation
Was he deserving her? She had an.
suered his every letter. To be sure
her replies were little airy, gossamer
things, bright and shifting as couS
of butterflies. But she had write,
,, nothing that could offend-estrange
him. She heard Of him, now here
now there She began to think that
he had never really cared for her
And she was not one to wear the viii
low publicly for any man. She would
accept Roy Millard's invitationsl She
would go boating with him ia the
park. She would
Ding-dong Ding-dong! Ding
ding-ding!
She looked around wildly. Too
late. The cable car finging frant
cally around the corner had crashes
into her resentful meditaticns. SONG
back to the Office after luncheon wrap
ped in the childish abstraction of
passionate pique, her sight dfmmed by
the fashionable pince-nez, she has
stepped unheeoingiy before the mod
ern jugger-raut
A babel Of hoarse cries arose. She
shut her eyes-stepped backward
"All right. In here. No-rm not
hurt-in here"
So much she heard in a voice that
sounded somehow like her mothers
just as comforting, as full Of sweet
and compassionate protection Then
the people. and the car, and the big
policeman, and the blanched visage Of
the motorman, and the sharp, inquisi-
tive countenance of the newsboy all
merged in waves of blacknese which
whirled, eddied, swept into cornu-
copia of illimitable perspective, and
went down with the roar Of over
whelming waters
When reason asserted itself she was
In the little emergency room back of
the drug store.
What happened?' she asked, and
struggled to sit up.
Keep still little longer dear
heart whispered Ned Delmere.
She drank the cordial he held to her
lips She looked him straight IN the
eyes. Tell mel" she entreated.
He excpaimed how the accident oc-
Cured. You were not hurt" he con
cluded. The man stopped his car
Just as 1t touched your gown. You
tainted from fright. That was all"
All she exclaimed moi | should
not have become bewildered were it
not for those dreadful glasses. wore
them because thought they were be
coming. really could not see with
them"
you won't have to wear them
again" he laughed 'They were
splintered under the wheels where
they fell. But-Loraine! Why would
you not recognize me when I got back
from the north? I stopped you on
Dearborn street. You held your head
very high. I am not acquainted with
you, sir you said, and passed on"
Did | say that-to you?"
Indeed you did"
Welt" She set up, clasping her
hands. She drew a long breath. Was
1t the mustache-or the glasses--oi
both! lon know I'd never"-her eyes
finished the sentence her lips had be
gun
Wouldn't your eagerly. He was
on his knees beside the druggist
lounge. If you only knew how Pve
suffered"
Don't |, though? You dear"
Beg pardon" The druggist re-
treated hastily from the doorway.
The young lady you rescued, sir"
Has quite recovered, thank you.
viii you call a cab? Take my arm,
dear, as if your sight"
Her radiant gaze laughed back his
quizzical glance.
How can you like vain giils?" she
whispered.
i don't" promptly Il only like
one And don't like herr"