The Lamar register., 1902-12-31
Of * T T A
THE CASE OF TIE CUB.
oc,yr,sht, locs by Daily Story Pub. Co,
By II. s. cANFIELD.

Among the other women in the
woodland hotel, far in that massive
forest which parallels the southern
shore of Lake Superior, Constance
l'enrhyn stood alone by reason of her
beauty and her wealth. She was 2S
years old, of large graceful figure,
dark gray eyes, black eyebrows,
raven hair and complexion of pure
white and red. Her splendid race
wore a sweetly serious look and she
seemed self-contained woman OF
mind and heart. In her ten seasons
of society she had seen no man whom
she could love. She had been wooed
ardently, but had remained ice. 1t
had been her fate to arouse the desire
of possession in many men. Wherever
she went there were lovers signing
in her train. They could not say
that she treated them unfairly, or
that one was more esteemed than an
other. One and all they were cour-
teousIy received and, when their times
came, as courteously though frmly
dismissed. She often told herself that
she could not understand love; that
she had no Inherent incapacity to love
and that she would die an old maid.
She believed this.
1t must be understood that she had
no irremovable prejudice against
matrimony or insensate desire to pre-
serve her freedom at any cost. She
was convinced that woman is incom-
plete without marriage and she would
have assumed gladly the duties or
wifehood if she could have found
man to win her heart. This man had
never come. and now, although she
did not look to be older than %, she
viewed the near approach of the thir-
ties with disquietude and the prospect
of a loveless, childless age had no
charms for her.
These were the men at this hotel
who loved her and wanted her:
Erasmus Moody, professor of politi-
cal economy in state university
a slight, nervous man with eyeglasses
and tendency to dyspepsia. who re-
5oiced in flow of language and had
a belief that wisdom must appeal to
q woman of Miss Penryhn's intellect
ual brow. She discussed coinage with
him, consumption. production and
kindred topics and seemed to enjoy
him nightly. He was afraid of the
water and as she spent much of her
time on, or in, the lake he was handi-
capped.
Herbert Graham, So years old; law
yer in excellent practice; good look
ing, but not so good-looking as he
thought himself: rather cocksure
man and bold wooer. He valued the
other lightly and had felt certain of
success since she had told him that
to put jury in tears or sway the
multitude from the hustings seemed
to her the greatest and most desir-
able achievement possible to man.
George Trevanion, physician. clean
and modest fellow enough. somewhat
bashful, who never had thought of
gaining the prize and effaced himself
greatly. worshiping from afar and
gloomily.
Claude Mayne Delay. poet and writ
er for the magazines. In long hair,
Nan6yke beard and bob-tailed coat
with velvet collar, who spoiled much
good paper inditing verses and made
Constance" rhyme with chance"
glance" ''lance" and pants" A yell
low visage had Claude Mayne Delay.
and calf-eyes which rolled in ecstasy
on slight provocation, a strong aver
sion to bodily exercise. but n PEN
chant for moonlight strolls and quiet