The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-07
The Owner of
The Beatrice
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mother and daughter, were lounging
making remarks about those sitting
near or passing.
"Oh, heavens, Beatrice" said the
mother, there's Walter Wells! If be
sees US it will spoil everything. Just
think Of his telling people that we came
from Mississippi river town"
The daughter bit her Lip. How I'M
fortunatep' she said.
And just as we have been taken up
by the BIS. Here he comes We
mustn't see him ON any account"
The mother turned her bead squareiy
ON the man who was approaching; the
daughter, after nesftattng. suddenly
became interested in a group which
called her gaze to another part Of the
room. The man walked by, his eyes
fixed on the two women He had start
ed forward with an ezpectant look on
his face, which turned into bitterly
disappointed, then a severe, one. In
stead of going up to them, as he had at
first plainly intended, he passed on.
"Oh, motherP' said the girl Il won
der If he saw us
''Saw us! OF course he did and knew
we didn't want to be bothered with
him. wonder what he IS doing here
He was as poor as a. church mouse
when we left G. ten years ago."
That night there was a ball at BIS,
and Mrs. and Miss De Lano-it was
Dpiano originally, now ft was De Lano
were there They knew a few Of
those they met there, but as they had
not yet effected an entree into the
creme de La creme Of the worlds com
mercdal ar1stocracy scarcely any of
those they called. acquaintance paid
any attention to them.
mamma" said the daughter, what
can Ii mean2 There's Walter Wells"
sYou don't say so. WhereY
Over there wfth-why, that's the
man who was pointed out to me this
afternoon as Lord Donegan. the Irish
nobleman, WHO has been over here
shooting"
HALF an hour later the daughter was
standing near Lord DoDegan, and see-
ing that she was beautiful girl, he
asked to be presented to her. During
their conversation Lord Donegan spoke
Of hunting In the west and Incidentally
mentioned bis friend Walter Wells.
The lady led him to talk Of his friend
without mentioning her former &C
Guaintance with him
Il was in Colorado" he said, start
ing for the Yellowstone park when /
met Wells. I took fancy to him and
succeeded in persuadtng him to go
with ma We were ON a stagecoach
one day when the driver was drunk,
dropped the refns, and the horses
dashed down steep road. Wells went
out on the tongue and checked the
horses tust as they were about to
swing Us around curve and over q
precipfce. It wouldn't have made
much difference II Donegan with bare
five thousand year had gone over, but
the owner Of the Beatrice mine would
have been a very different thing
1.-THE Beanicef''
Yes; named for q sweetheart.
fancy, though Wells never gave me his
confidence"
IT'S the mine vaauablep'
Produces couple Of hundred thou
sand year, and Wells owned Il all till
he sold 1t recently for $1OOC0OOO, I
think"
The hdy turned her head aside and
the lord went ON.
Wells came back with me- and
when some of my New York friends
were good enough to ask me to New
port told them couldn't come with
out Wells They didn't seem to think
he'd have pleasant visit here New
port is exclusive, you know-but when
the ladies found be was O bachelor and
worth S10ymm they kindly accepted
my Introduction, and he became quite
the rage
Since you are so intimate with Mr.
Wells, said Miss De Lano, perhaps
you VIII bear a message from me TO
him"
with pleasure"
"Teu him that Miss Miss De Iano
friend Of his, Is here ami would be
p1Gased to see HIM"
Lord Donegan went OFF to find ar.
Wells.
Il say, otf man" he said, 'stnergs a
Miss De LanO hGre-a beauty-an old
friend of yours, who wants to meet
You"
What sd1d you tell her about mePo
why, I told her all about you Of
course
NTeu Beatrice De LanD that I passed
her this evening, and so great has been
the change IN me during the past ten
years that she failed to recognize ma
have been SO SHOCKED at my altered
appearance that haven't the heart TO
meet her"
"BeatriceP' repeated Donegan, hook
ing at his friend searchfngly.
Yes named the mine for her
came east expecting to find sweet
heart. I found stone"
Lord Donegan did not carry the mes
sage, and Miss De Lano knew that he
had no message that would be accepta-