The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

eier. and she was taken to the bosom
OF the elect as a protegee of their ring
leader. For all Of which the girl
showed her gratitude by having her
trunks brought up and her trousseau
exploited for Mrs. Warde's approval.
But are they not much too elabor-
ate for the place you are going?" she
yentured.
yep" the girl answered, innocently,
'but they were made for the road.
You see, l was going out with the
Gaiety Company to do soubrette parts
this season before decided to be mar
ried"
"0h It is true, then, you are an ac-
tressY' said Mrs. Warde, with horrl-
fed gasp
"Nope, not now" Miss McGlnnls ex.
planned, shifting her quid of gum
gracefully into her cheek. "I'm going
to jump my contract, and Mr.. -,
ahem! he is going to square it up with
the old man." She always avoided
mentioning the name of her fiancee,
which the elect thought a commenda.
BILE show of reticence.
The girl seemed to grow a little ner
vous as the Senator neared port, and
to avoid the for-ard circle. 'You will
not fail to come TO my wedding, will
you?" she again pleaded, earnestly.
mo" answered Mrs. Warde, thank
full this disagreeable business was so
soon to be taken off her hands, and
deeply mortified that circumstances
had connected her with the affairs of
this little player-persOn. "You may
depend upon me as have promised
Then, with flush Of pity for this lone
little thing, she added: "And / will
also give you my blessing" This last
remark was made as II she were about
to bestow upon her the Order of the
Garter.
"Is your young man going to meet
you" asked one Of the elect, thinking
the spectacle Of a red-shirted miner
jumping up and down and waving his
hat in the air would be diverting.
"Not on your life" Miss McGinns
answered, with dignity, "but he'll he
at the hotel when we get there, all
tight"
And although there was not even
proxy to meet her at the dock the girls
faith in his presence did not waver.
Hell be there" she assured them, and
asked a favored few to be present at
the ceremony,
1t was several hours after their ar.
rival that the guests We're assembled
for this impromptu little affair in the
hotel parlor. Mrs. Warde, bored and
tired, leaned back in her chair with
half-closed eyes; Algie and her own
precious daughters had not been al.
lowed to come; this was too mixed an
affair for them TO take any part in.
When the girl entered every eyebrow
was raised to the limit of its reach as
she clanked across the room in her bar.
barrie Gold Gulch splendOr. but all We're
bound to admit that, after her type,
she was bewitchingly pretty. SO abb
sorbed was every one in the girls looks
they almost forgot the red-shirted miner
they were looking for, and the girl
herself. instead Of assuming a becom.
lngly modest air, even If she did not
feel it, seemed bubbling over with i'll
suppressed mirth. At last a tall fellow
came in at the side door, and, facing
the justice, turned his back to the peo-
pie.
The service was shortened to the few.
est possible words. When Mrs. WaTde
heard the words, 81, Mary Ann McGin.
MIS-" etc, she drew deep sigh of re-
lief. The girl was now safely disposed
Of, and poor Algle out of danger. But
tie next instant her peace of mind
burst like a bubble when the over
whelming words 'I, Winston Gordon
Lennox Warde," fell upon her startled
ears
Algie was indeed safe but to the hor-
ror Of Mrs, Warde and the remnant Of
the elect who had gathered in the par.
lor, his youthful brother had been land
ed high and dry by the happy, yet un-
scrupulous bride from Gold Gulch.-
San Francisco Argonaut.