The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-26

erer, 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. was going out with the
Gaiety Company to do soubrette parts
this season before l decided 10 be mar
ried."
.~"Oh. it is true, then. you are an ac-
tress?" said Mrs. Warde. with a horrl.
fed gasp.
Nope, rot now" Miss McGinnis OK
planned shifting her quid Of gum
gracefully into her cheek. I'm going
10 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 comnenda-
BILE show of reticence.
The girl seemed to grow little rer-
vous as the Senator neared port. and
to avoid the for-ard circle. You will
not fan to come to my wedding. will
you?" she again pleaded, earnestly.
NO" answered Mrs. Warde. thank
ful this disacreeable 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 if she were about
to bestow Upon her the Order Of the
Garter.
rs 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 McGinnis
answered. with dignity. but he'll be
at the hotel when we get there. all
right"
And although there was not even
proxy to meet her al 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 impromp;u little affair in the
hotel parlor. Mrs. Warde. bored ana
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 Were
bound to admit that, after her type.
she was bewitchingly pretty. So alb
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 n hecom-
ngly modest air, even il she did not
fee! it, seemed bubbling over with i'll
suppressed mirth AT last 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. Warde
heard the words. II, Mary Ann MeGin.
mis-" etc. she drew a deep sigh of re-
lief. The girl was now safely disposed
Of and poor Algie out Of danger But
the next instant her peace of mind
burst like bubble when the over
whelming words. Il. 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
Tor, his youthful brother had been land
ed high and dry by the happy. yet I'M
'scrupulous bride from Gold Gulch.-
San Francisco Argonaut.