Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-06-22
sic Wisdom, Of
Fellow
BY RUBY DOUGLAS
= Copyright, 1905. =, I.uby Douglas
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her 10 u sitting posture, anu, WipInS
her eyes with bit Of lace edged linen,
she called to the visitor to enter.
beg pardon-oh, Miss Benton be-
gan the big. motherly looking woman,
did you send for meT
She was the janltor's wife and lived
in the basement of the studio building
Ethel shifted and continued to dry her
eyes.
Yes" she said Some one has
stolen my nice m-muff" And she
burst into a fresh food of tears.
"There--there now" comforted the
ders. DRY your pretty eyes and tell
me about IT,"
There's nothing to tell except that
It's stolen. II just went out this
morning for a walk and when | came
back it was gone"
1T was here when | cleared up the
room this morning" said the woman.
1T was big and brown and long
haired, wasn't itI'
Ethel nodded.
''Ilavc you looked everywhere for
it?"
Ethel nodded again. Yes, every
where I--they could have taken any.
thing else bat but that"
Mrs. Carriers eyes scanned the
room. an expression of distress and
surprise on her good natured face.
They had never had any trouble OF
this sort in the building, and she felt
personally responsible.
II have the only keys except your
own, and
"Oh Mrs Carter" Interrupted
Ethel hastily, don't for an instant
think that blame you, | only sent
for you so you might investigate in
a quiet way"
There's only one new tenant in the
buildinga man on the next floor. but
he seems like Il gentleman. I've not
had much talk with him. but | mind
his dog for him sometimes when he's
out
Il don't believe any one III the build
ing would take it, but--well, it is gone.
1t was not the value OF the mutf, but
Ethel heSitatcd and a deeper color
flooded her face--"it was all had left
that IA very dear friend gave me-
Even dense Mrs. Carter noticed the
emphasis on the adjective ana the
slight hesitation as to the fitness of the
word friend"
I'm keep my eyes open, Miss Ben
ton and IN the meantime don'a spoil
your eyes crying"
"Al right" replied Ethel family as
the door closed on the janltor's wife.
But she did cry! How wildly She re
called the day Bert Cameron had given
her the muf Hawkins. his old chum
had sent the skin from Idaho, and the
muif had been made TO match Horts
gloves and cap! They had been en-
gagged then only few months and
well. when they had broken their Ell
gagemeut It was summer, and, in re
turning his ring and the other things
he had given her. the nun packed in n
cedar chest for the warm months hal
been forgotten. When she had brought
ii out again II was too late, and she
had kept ii. often when her pupils had
been hopelessly out of tune. when they
had seemed not TO know one note from
another nor piano from any Other
plaything. she had come home all OK
hausted to bury her face In the shaggy
warm fur and regret many things,
Now II was gone, like its donor, from
her life
Cameron opened the door OF his room
with little enthusiasm. He did not
fancy this place much more than many
other abodes he had taken up in the
last year. He was sorry he had left
the home town. after all, for there NJ
least he had II home. And vet he could
not bear the place after she had gone
Hello, Fellow" he said to the friSky
fox terrier, who had gone into ecstaSleS
of delight on hearing his masters key
in the lock
WHAT'S Cameron picked M
brown muf from the sofa. He put his
hands into IT, and his face paled. So
she had returned even that one last
remembrance of him, He had cherish
ed the thought that perhaps she would
think of him when she used the mufT.
iuasnuch as she had kept it, But
now
\ flash of establishment crossed his
face. Where was she? That she was
IN the great city he had known when
he came, but whcre2 lie felt within the
muf''s soft lining for a note, a word
Il clcw OF some sort, but there was no
sign Then he closed his eyes In the
depths q; the shaggy brown fur He
ielt sentimental. bit foolish, when he
did il, but who save Fellow would see
himt
Miss Benton" began Mrs Carter
entering Ethcls studio just rs that
young woman, trim in her brown walk
iug suit. was leaving for lesson "I'vc
fogul yJ'T mu1.
"Nhat:" cried Ethel
Il was cleaning that new you .
MANS room, uad there on the eoG-h |
was your nun staring me in tae
IL wouldn't have believed my own
eyes. Hes such nice young man
Where is IL? What's his namy
cried the girl in one breath
"Nfr Cameron Mrs Carter stoned |