Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-14
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cd gentleman OF another j. Is Il
foriorn looking old '.bach~ an ae. Is a
home"
wheaton VIII never mary lie
once lsved a girl who Is dead to Lin.
but his love for her is the same
erhe old story. suppose. Women
are hckie"
IN this case Wheaton was 10 blaine.
And this Is the story OF wheason's
fault:
Arthur Wheaton at twenty was a
line young fellow just out OF college.
and, being very ambitious and talented.
his friends all predicted brilliant ca
reer FOR him.
During the FIRST summer after gradu-
afing he went to the seashore. where
be had an adventure that coiorcd his
whole life \ Girl Of eighteen. Anna
bel Whiting. while bathing. got caught
In sea puss and was carried ont.
Wheaton. splendid swimmer. went in
and swan with her to one of the ropes,
where he held her till the bathing mas
ter came Ia a boat and got them ashore.
Miss Whiting, lovely girl repaid
Wheaton by giving him her heart
The episode occurred early in July.
and long before the end OF that month
the young people were engaged. Miss
Whiting was Obliged to leave the beach
early In August. and Wheaton. having
many friends there. decided to stay on.
II was a great pity that he did not 60
with hts fiancee.
The day after Miss Whiting left
party came TO the beach 10 spend a
week. They were smart people aud
drank a great deal of champagne On
the morning OF their arrival two Of
them. man aud woman. were stand.
ing on the beach looking at the bathers
when Wheaton walked down to the
water. There was some conversation
between the man aud woman looking
on about him and his splendid figure. nj
the end Of which a bet was made be
tween them that the woman would
bring wheaton TO her feet before their
weeks holiday was ended. The same
day the man sought an Introduction to
Wheaton and In the evening presented
him 10 the woman.
Camilla Hyde was married and thir.
~. though she easily passed for tween
ty.four. She was striking looking we-
man and mistress of the art Of winning
inen. which was with her an art nnd
nothing more There twas no similarity
between her type and that OF Annabel
Whiting. indeed they were antipodes.
Before Wheaton met Mrs. Hyde she
had heard OF his saving Miss Writings
life. aud she began ut onee 10 show an
Interest in the matter. inducing him
against his will TO tell her every detail.
Ii was stili twilight, aud she insisted
on his going with her and showing her
where and how it happened. Wheaton
yielded and went with her down 10 the
beach.
Ii was 10 o'clock when the couple re.
turned. Dancing was going on at thc
hotel. and Mrs Hyde aud Wheaton
sailed down among the dancers. Whea-
ton was an excellent dancer. and, as for
Mrs Hyde. she was superb both In
grace and figure. After the dance tho
lady complained that the air In tho
room was bad and she must go ont on
to the piazza. There the two sat till
midnight.
Good night" said the lady. Il sup
pose you viii 80 to bed and dream OF
your flancee."
Instead. Wheaton wen; down TO the
beach alone. lit cigar and threw him
self on the sand. He thought Of An
mabel Whiting. bur somehow she seem
ed insipid compared with the splendid
woman with whom he had spent more
than four hours. Four hours the FIRST
time he had met her, He could hardly
believe It. The time had seemed In
iinltely short. He smoked In quick.
htful puffs. Looking out on the ocean,
he saw again the face Of Annabcl
Whiting, with it's grateful expression
as he held her against the force Of the
pillows. But now there was a re-
proachful look in the eyes that he could
not Danish.
Two or three days later Wheaton
was warned against Camilla Hyde rs
one who had q passion for winning
hearts 10 throw them away. He pack
ed up his trunks TO leave. but there
was no train till afternoon. Mrs Hyde
heard OF his intention TO escape her.
wayiaid him and took him down TO the
beach. where she held him TIL the train
had gone. Then she secured his prom
Use TO take her out on the water the
next day
This was the only effort Wheaton
made to free himself from her thraiL
The moon, which had been crescent
when the party came, was now at the
full. and ON the last day OF Mrs. Hyde's
stay she took her victim TO the shore
with her TO see IL rise out of the wafer