Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-04-18

good and pure and truthful, false to me!
1t cannot. cannot BEL will not believe
| lty'
Il do not ask you to" said Alexan-
drine, proudly. Il insinnated nothing.
only replied to your question"
Pardon me, Miss Lee. / am not
quite myself this morning. ! will go
now. ! thank you for what you have
told me, and trust 1t will all be ex-
planned"
II trust So" answered Miss Lee, turn
ing to leave the room.
stay a moment. To what depot did
Peter drive herr"
"The Northern, think he said
Again i thank you, and good morn
ing"
He hurried away. got into the first
coach he came across, and was driven
to the Northern depot.
He was somewhat acquainted with
the ticket agent, and assuming as non
| chalant an air as was possible in his
present disturbed state, he strolled into
the Office. After a little Indifferent
conversation, he said.
"By the way Harris, do you know
Mr.. Castrani, the young Cuban, who
has turned the heads of so many of our
fair bellies? Some one was telling me
he left town this morning"
"Castranii Yes think so. He did
leave for the north this morning in the
early express. marked his baggage
J
his preparations, he said, that he had
no time for it,"
Indeed? It's bore to be hurried.
Where was he checked to-"
We'll, really, the name of the place
has escaped me- Some little town in
New Hampshire or Maine, think. We
do so much Of this business that my
memory Is treacherous about such
things"
Were you speaking Of Castrani?"
asked Tom Clifford, a friend of
Archer's, removing his cigar from his
mouth. Deuced fine fellow! Wish
had some OF his spare shillings
Though he's generous as a prince.
Met him this morning just as he was
coming down the steps of the Astor.
Had to get up early to see after that
COMPOUNDED store of mine Walkers
too lazy to open it mornings"
you met Mr. Castrani?" said Archer
referring to the point.
Eyes. He told me he was going away
Woman somewhere mixed up in the
case. Said he expected to find one
somewhere-well, hanged if I can tell
where. There's always woman at
the bottom of everything"
He did not mention who this one
was?"
mot he. But l must be going. It's
nearly lunch time. Good morning"
Trevlyn stopped few moments with
Mr.. Harris, and then went back to his
rooms. He was satisfied. Hard as it
was for him to believe it, he had no
other alternative Margie was false,
and she had gone away from him under
the protection of Castrani He could
have forgiven her anything but that
If she had ceased to love him, and had
transferred her affections, he could still
have wished her all happiness, if she
had only been free and frank with him.
But to profess love for him all the
while she was planning to elope with
another man, was too much. His heart
hardened toward her
If there had been, in reality as he
had at first had supposed, any misun-
derstanding between him and her. and
she had gone alone, he would have fol-
lowed her to the ends of the earth, and
have had everything made clear. But
rs it was now, he would not pursue her
m inch. Let her go! False and per-
1dious! Why should her flight ever
4 trouble him?
But though he tried to believe her
worthy Of all scorn and contempt, his
heart was still very tender of her He
kissed the sweet face of the picture he
had worn so long in his bosom, before
he locked it away from his sight, and
dropped some tears that were no dis
honor to his manhood, over the half
dozen elegant little trifies she had given
him before he committed them to the
flames
There was nine days wonder over
Miss Harrisons sudden exodus. But
her aunt was a discreet woman, and it
was generally understood that Margie
had taken advantage of the pause in
the fashionable season to visit some
distant relatives, and if any one coupled
her flight and the departure of Castrani
together, it was not made the subject Of
remark Alexandrine kept what she
knew to herself, and Of course Archer
Trevlyn did not proclaim his own de-
sertion
For a week, nearly, he managed to
keep about, and at the end of that time
he called at Mrs. Lees. He wanted to
question Alexandrine little further.
The idea possessed him that in some
way she might be cOgnizant Of Margie' S
destination. And though he had given
the girl up, he longed desperately to
know if she were happy. He had felt
strangely giddy all day, and the heat of
Mrs Lees parlors operated unfavorably
upon him. He was sitting ON a sofa
conversing with that lady and her
daughter, Wu0u Suuue1Ay nS put LIS
hand to his forehead, and sank back,
pale and speeches..
In the widest alarm, they called a
physician, who put him to bed, and en-
joined the seyerest quiet Mr.. Trev-
Ign, he said, had received a severe
shock to his nervous system, and there
was imminent danger of congestive
fever of the brain.
His fears were verified Archer did