Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-14

But you did look so funny" She gig
gle,l again at the recollection
mace nc reply ii words, but let
her see that forgave her.
Where did you come from? How
did you get here? Why haven't you
written Ia ne in all these weeks?' |
asked as scon as | felt sure she thor
oughly understood my mental attitude
regarding her
Mime. Brenner's, New Haven. Skip
ped with The shoG Saturday night.
Couldn't write. Watched every min
lucidity and brevity.
Eltrida always was different from
other girls. This was why | made
such a fool Of myself over her last
summer after my junior year that the
governor was afraid | never would
stand for the senior grind at Harvard.
If he had remembered that was on
the crew, he wouldn't have been so
scared. Il could not love thee. dear, so
much loved | not honor more" had
quoted solemnly to Elfrida the night
we said Coodhy
That was why she was packed OF to
that beast of Brenler when she
should have been quceninc it In Al
bany society. She was so original that
when there was no immediate danger
of her clipping with me her father was
afraid that she might take up slum-
ming or typing or insist on going to
N 10 a..
Bremen had doubtless been appraised
of these contingencies. but apparently
the possibility Of Eifrida succumbng
to the ordinary schoolgirl variety of
stage fever had occurred to no one.
Consequently with her power of re-
source it was mere child's play for her
to break JAIL" as she expressed it,
during the relaxed vigilance of the Sat
urday evening recreation hour and
subsequently 10 coax her way to the
managers presence. As far az he was
concerned, to see was TO engage. Did
1 mention that Elfrida was ripping.
tearing beauty? Well, such is the
case ana she confided TO me that she
was paying for her own costumes
You must go back at once" | said
sternly as soon as we had compared
notes on the numerous exciting events
which had occurred sin "a our parting
And give up eariing my own liy-
ing" demanded Elfrida Indignantly.
lust when | have proved how easily l |
can do itf''
you've only been ut it two days." I
remarked. land as it j. the 18th of the
month | suppose YOU still have most
of your allowance
Instantly | saw my mistake. Elfrida !
turned her back on me, and for fully |
two minutes every one Of my usual
methods of effecting Il reconciliation
failed utterly At length a brilliant
idea came to me.
IF you viii leave the company to-
night, ! WILL" | said in the tone Of one
making the sacrifice of Il lifetime.
Elfrida displayed signs of interest. |
She didn't of course know that my en-
gagement. like TINT of dozen other
fellows who we're members of the
queens guard nac only for the cur
rent week. i
you are willing then, to forego the |
pursuit of the qucen?" inquired FL
frida, quoting from the play with mock |
intensity. | detected. however, an un- |
dercurrent Of real anxiety in her voice
and FASTENED to reassure her.
Anything that | gave up for your |
sake would he the next moment for |
gotten | replied dramatically.
She allowed me to kiss her.
81 will do it." she said after n mo- |
ments elaboration. But we will boil, !
have to forfeit our salaries"
| glanced ut the clock II was quar- |
ter after o. and | knew by the noise
outside that the first act was Just over
Selling the fourth lady in waiting I'M
tremendously by the arm, hurried |
her down the corridor 70 the ladies !
dressing room.
borrow long dark coat If you
haven't got one" | whispered, "and |
pin that fummery under 1t. | will
have cab here in five minutes, and
you can get the $40 for New Haven"
She obeyed my directions, and TWEEN
ty minutes later I stood alone on the
station platform disconsolately watch
ing the rapidly disappearing traln tilat
was bearing her BrennerwardS.
I got back in time for the third act
all right, but didn't succeed in meet
ing Miss Ellsworth after the perform
ance, nor any other time. for that mat
ter, for | kept my promise and quit
that night.
In this case, however. virtue met
II fg,,, rhn,
the episode came TO the ears of my fa-
Their and Of Elfrida's they were so i'm
pressed by my mastery handling of
the situation that they permitted our
engagement TO be announced.
French School Meals,