Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-04

by legend, or through the narrows to
the rougher waters of the expanded
lake, lent closing zest to days with
nature. When the copper shield OF the
harvest moon rose q flaming disc in the
east and the many-stringed orchestra
hidden in the palms of the great veran-
da wooed concord, they sat in peace IN
der the soft influences Of moon and
star, and were content.
Here Marguerite, the desolate, found
her cavalier. He was a student at the
University Of Minnesota, boy Of 20.
just through his junior year, working
his way to education by the labor of his
own hands. At the big summer hotel
he served as an amateur guide, boat
man, eQuarry, escort, to those who
needed him. 1t was Henry who best
knew where lurked the biggest bass,
and to what bait they would rise. He
could sail single sticker with the in
trepedity and assurance of cup chal-
lenger. He could row for hours with
out fatigue He rode like life guards
man and knew the secret pockets OF
the woods like trapper. In addition.
Henry LeStrange was as handsome as
the young Antinous, a student who
babe fair to become a scholar, a gen.
tleman by instinct, and within his as
piring breast dwelt soul whose young
higher rungs were hidden in the SYM
pathetic skies.
This was the attendant who had been
placed wholly at the service of Miss
Carroll's party-which meant at the
pleasure of Miss Carroll herself She
viewed him languidly at first, as she
might have viewed any other domesti-
Gated creature assigned to do her bid
ding. On the second day she became
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Then she adroitly delved in the depths
of his unsophisticated mind and found
Its native keenness and its alloy OF in
nocence mine Of strange gems she
bad never looked upon. The task or
breaking heart so simple, so ingenu-
Gus, so unsullied, so limpid in its viz
ginal simplicity, seemed to her Ian
guorous pastfme quite in harmony with
her intention of restfulness. 1t would
be neither difficult nor too exciting, but
it would while the Minnetonkan hours.
She undertook it, armed with the softly
insidfous wiles a deep experience had
begotten.
But it was not long before Marguer-
lite perceived the random fire of her
ambushed batteries was Intellectual to
disturb this unconscious opposing force.
Henry was studiously polite, unquench-
ably good humored. No petulance an
when his hand touched hers as he
steadied her step into a rocking coat.
or assisted her to the saddle, or halped
her through a ferny bog seeking for
wood treasures, she could feel no ire
| NOR, could see no mantling of hot
blood to his unmoved cheek. Initial1y
this pleased her. If the quarry were
shy, more sport and glory for the hunt
er. The game promised rarer inter-
est than she had hoped.
The week Miss Carroll had marked
for her sojourn passed. She reengaged
her apartments, Indefinitely. Mime
tOnka had far more entrancements
than she had known, she said. She re-
leased her chaperon from attendance,
and defantly went upon long excur-
sions. with Lestrange alone. They
walked together in the woods rode In
the dusk, rowed in the moonlight, now
growing faint. He remained unrespon-
sive, not cold but unconscious, unap-
preciative of his conquest. One night
she cried herself to sleep. she, Mar
guerite Carroll. who had thrown over
princes and disdained minister's and
awoke to know that she was hopelessly
in love. Her bosom ragged between a
glowing scorn of her own weakness
and deep new-learned tenderness for
the man she loved. The situation be-
came cruelty uncomfortable. She deter
mined to end it, to crush her pride with
fierce fingers, to dare all and by one
master stroke to gain ALL
eve are going away tomorrow, Mr..
I1estrange," she said. on the evening
this resolution had been formed. 81
have a telegram from uncle which re-
calls us at once to Washington
They were sitting alone upon the
veranda, whittier she had adroitly sum-
moned him. The young man had at
tended, as a matter of course. Mrs
Beaumont and Cousin Julia were
watching the dancers in the broad
clearing of the dining-room. He start
ed sharply. Marguerite felt her heart
lean hopefully.
"The news is sudden, isn't it?" he
faltered.
"It is sudden indeed" she answered
jnc1ining her gracious body to him un-
til her hair almost brushed his face.
and speaking softly in her voice Of
music, "and I am sorry. It has been
pleasant here, and all of us are Ioath
to go. But no one else will care, 50
what does it matter?"
''But care" he cried, with deep en-
barrassment Probably I should have
told you before, Miss Carroll. I am in
love-"
She smiled ineffably, and her voice
sounded like a caress as she answered.
"Yet, to be in love is not crime,
Henry I, at least, could forgive the
criminal Confess, ard be forgiven"
"Oh!" he murmured, rising, his face
aglow, "you really do not know, then ?"
Her breath faltered. and she sat still
and silent.
'T have ALREADY confessed, and have
been forgiven. am going to marry
your cousin, Miss Henshawi"