The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-11-03

4orry it did not give satisfaction"
oh, there isn't much the matter!"
ID the young girl proceeded to in
truct the milliner as to the altera-
Hpns she desired.
WfIf you will sit down a few minutes,
Mss Hilda, will take the hat to the
Norkroom and put 1t right"
Miss Hilda, however. could not sit
III for long. She moved about the
pwroom, examining the goods with
tical eye and. while thus engaged,
curtains which shut Off this de-
rtment from the shop opened and a
by and gentleman entered.
The former was tall and dignified,
belt young and beautiful.
Bestowing the merest glance upon
Ida, she said, in somewhat naughty
mes:
will you please show me some
lilor hatsw
Certainly, madam. White or
ack?"
"Oh of course-white!"
1t was easy to select goodly num-
Pr from the pile on the table, and
Ida handed one after another, try
% to make some apropos remark re-
ecting each.
'2 But sudden confusion over
helmed her on discovering that the
Rn's eyes were fixed upon her face
puld he be anyone she ought to
low? Surely she had never seen him
fore. If so, what must he think?
Luckily at that moment the milliner
@yturned and Hilda made a sign to
}Xer to attend to her new customer
'Hhile she herself slipped into the
background, feeling rather hot and un.
sfomfortable.
II When the two had departed, she
Bald:
n They took me for one of your as
|sistants, so L"
OH" the tone was quite shocked,
Ebut Hilda laughed gayly.
Meanwhile the other lady and her
brother were riding home in a smart
little dogcart.
You know. Theo, there is nothing
for you but rich marriage" she was
saying. Where should l be now II
] had not married well?"
Exactly sol"
An irritated expression came into
his eyes. 1T is SO different for a
woman, though" he said And more
over, you were safely married before
the crash came"
yes, thank goodness! But l don't
understand the other part of your re.
mark"
why, man ought to be able to
fend for himself, without wanting his
wife to keep him. No, can't do it,"
Cant do what?"
Make mercenary marriage"
why, dear boy, only this morning
you said that you had never been In
love-that one woman was the same
as another to you, and that you did
not care whom you married so long
as she was passable to look att"
Eyes, but am not going to marry;
/ intend to have just one little fling for
the next few months while my cash
lasts, and then go-oh-to the Klon-
dixie. the Philippines-anywher
"Theo! Are you mad?"
"No-just recovering my senses and
my self-respect."
Everyone says that Miss Eversley
is very pretty, and she is fabulously
rich"
"Oh, hang Miss Eversley!" And
mentally, he continues: "But that lit
tie milliner! What glorious eyes she
has, and what exquisite coloring, and
what mouth! The idea of such a
divinity having to earn her living in
a place like that"
AT all events, you will see her next
week, and then you can Judge for
yourself"
"See-whom?"
why, Miss Eversley, of course.
Were we not speaking of herr"
She would have been hugely dis
turbed could she have watched Theo-
dore during the ensuing days. He
haunted the little market town of
Norton until he felt that he knew
every pane of glass in every one OF
the windows, and before the Diapers
he planted himself for full hour at
time every morning, reading the va
rious tickets, examining the goods,
and now and then venturing boldly in
side to buy pair of gloves or a. neck
tie. until the proprietor began to re-
gard him as an amiable lunatic.
"And to think she is shop grill"
he said. "Her face, her voice, her
accent are all perfect! OF course her
dress must be-they have to dress
well to keep up tho honor of the es.
Enlistment. Oh, hang 1t all! Why
is fate so unkind? know Cissie will
be wild II she gets glimmer of the
state of affairs, but-either that girl
shall be my wife or l will remain a
bachelor"
On reaching Mrs. Bertram's house,
one morning he found that lady in a
great state OF excitement
Il have seen her!" were her first
words.
And WHO Is herr"
miss Eversley. She is a lovely lit
Ito thing, Theo. and-she Is fancy free,
for her own mother said so.'
ITO yoa! On first acquaintance?"
mo. ipdeedl / happened to over
hear remark she was making to an
old friend Of hers. went to return