Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-15

through the narrows TO the rougher
waters Of the expanded lake, lent a
closing zest TO days with nature.
When the copper shield OF the har-
vest moon rose flaming disc in the
east and the many-strlnged orchestra
hidden In the palms OF the great ver-
snds wooed concord, they sat in
peace under the soft influences OF
moon and star, and were content.
Here Marguerite, the desolate, found
her cavalier. He was student at the
University Of Minnesota, a boy OF 20,
just through his junior year, working
his way to education by the labor Of
his own hands. At the big summer
hot0l he served as an amateur guide,
boatman, equerry, escort, TO those who
needed him. 1t was Henry who best
knew where lurked the biggest bass,
and 10 what bait they would rise. He
could sail a single sticker with the in
trepidity and assurance OF dup chal-
lenger. lie could row for hours with
out fatigue, lie rode like a life guards
mnn and knew the secret pockets Of
IN. wood, ike a trapper. In addition.
Henry Lestrange was as handsome
as the young Antinous, a student who
bnde fair TO become a scholar, n gem
| tl.man nv Instinct and within bisas-
pirinp breast dwelt A soul whose Young
ambition had raised n ladder whose
higher runRs were hidden In the SYM
pathetic skies.
This was the attendant who had
been placed wholly AT the service OF
| Miss Carrolpa party-which meant at
the pleasure OF Miss Carroll herself.
| She viewed him lnnRuidly at first, as
sbe might have viewed any other
domesticatsd creature assigned to do
her bidding. On the second day she
| became aware TINT he was good to
look upon. Then she adroitly delyed
| I'm the DEPTHS OF his unsophisticated
mind and found its native keenness
and its nllov of Innocence a mine OF
strange gems she had never looked
upon. The task of breaking a heart
40 simple. so ingenious, so unSullied,
so limpdd IN its virginia. simplicity,
,e.med TO her n lnnguorous pastime
quite IN harmony with her intention
| OF restfulnss.. II would be neither
difficult nor too exciting, but II would
while ,he Minnstonkan hours. She
| undertook IL. armed with the softly
insidious wilss deep experience had
begotten.
But IL was not long before Margusr-
| lite psrceiyed the random fire of her
embushed batteries was Intellectual to
| disturb this unconscious opposing
| force. Henry was studiously polite,
unouenchably good humorsd No pet
ulnnce ANNOYED him, no labor fatigued.
Yet when his hand touched hers as he
steadied her stsp into a rocking boat,
or assisted her to the saddle, or helped
her through A ferny bog seeking for
wood treasures, she could feel no
tremor. could see no mnntling OF hot
blood TO his unmoved cheek. Initially
this pleased her. II the quarry were
shy. more snort and glory for the
hunter. The game promised a rarer
interest than she had hoped.
The week Miss Carroll had marked
for her sojourn passed. She resh-
gagged her apartments. indefinitely.
MInnetonka had far more entrance
monts than she had known, she said.
She released her chaperon from at
tendance. and dSfinntly went upon long
excursion, with LestrAnge alone.
They walked together in the woods,
rode ia ,h. dusk, rowsd in the moon
light. now growing faint. lie re-
mnined unresponsiye. not cold. but un-
conscious, unappreciative OF his con
quest. One night she cried herself to
,lesp. ,hs. Marguerite Carroll. who
had thrown over princes and disdained
ministers. and nwoke TO know that she
WAS hopslessiy In Love. Her bosom
ragged between glowing scorn OF her
own weakness and deep new-learned
tenderness for the man she loved. The
situation became cruelty uncomfortable.
She determined to end IL. To crush
her pride with fierce Anyers, to dare
nil and by one master stroke To gain all.
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