Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
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A Tale of the Third Generation
By HARRY LEON WILSON,
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Copyright, by Loth:op Publishing Company
CHAPTER XVII.


A HOT DAY IN NEW YORK, WITH
NEWS OF AN INTEREST.
INC; MARRIAGE.
At five O'Clock that day the PROV OF
the Viluca cut the waters of Newport
harbor around Goat Island and pointed
for New York.
Now is your time.' said Mrs. Drel
mer to Mauburn. I'm sure the sir
likes you, and this row with the Mil
breys has cut Off any chance that cub
had. Why not propose to her to-
nighto"
Il have seemed to be getting on,
answered Mauburn. But wait a bit
There's that COMPOUNDED girl over there
No telling what she'll do. She might
knock things on the head any me-
ment.''
All the more reason for prompt
action, and there couldn't very we'll be
anything to hurt YOU"
BY Jove! that's 50; there couldn't
very we'll, could there I'll take your
advice
And so it befell that Mauburn and
Nl1SS h1ACo oaI ldtC oAI uSIh lIdI A1Sut
and under the witchery OF a moon that
must long since have become hardened
to the spectacle. the old, old story was
told, to the accompaniment of the en-
g!ne's muffled throb. and the soft
prrring OF the silver waters as they
slipped by the boat and blended with
the creamy track astern. So little
variation was there in the time-worn
tale, and in the maids reception of it.
that neither need here be told Of in de-
tail
NOT were the proceedings next morn
ing less tamely orthodox. Mrs. Bines
managed TO forget her relationship of
elder sister TO the poor long enough to
behave as mother ought when the
heart Of her daughter had been given
into true lovers keeping. Percival
deported himself cordially.
I'm really glad to hear it, he said
to Mauburn. I'm sure you'll make
sis az good a husband as she'll make
you wife; and that's very good. in
deed. Let's fracture cold quart to
the future Lady Casselthorpe.
And to, the future Lord Cassel-
ttorpe:" added Mrs Drelmer, who was
wsrmly enthusiastic
Such brilliant match" she muir
INJURED to Perciyal. when they had
touched glasses in the after-cabin. Il
kaDw more than one New York girl
who'd have jumped at the chance"
To!l wv
estly,' he answered her.
The yacht lay at her anchorage in
the East river Percival made prepar-
;ations to go ashore with his mother
Stay here with the turtle doves
he said to Mrs. Drelmer, far enough
off, of course. to let them COO. and I'll
be back with any people | can pick up
for cruise
At five in the afternoon Percival had
gathered his party. Percival, Arledge
and his lively wife. Yelverton. who en-
joyed the rare distinction of having
lost money TO Percival. and Burman.
East they drove through the street
where less fortunate mortals painted in
the dead afternoon shade. and out on
TO the dock. whence the Viluca's naph-
tina launch presently put them aboard
That sumptuous craft. A little breeze
there made the heat less oppressive
We'll be under way as soon as they
fetch that luggage. out" Percival as
sured his guests.
Its been frightfully oppressive all
day. even out here" said Mrs. Drel-
mer, "but the engaged ones haven't
lost their tempers once. even if the day
was trying. And really they're the
most Unconditional and matter-of- fact
couple I ever saw. Oh! do give me
that stack of papers until catch up
with the news again.
Percival relinquished to her the
evening papers he had bought before