Charlevoix county herald., 1907-02-02

The room was very pretty boudoir
In 1t were two women, both handsome
in their different way, the tallest was
light haired with blue eyes and fair
skin. She was having white silk
party dress fitted on by a girl who
was as dark as she was light. Look
ing at herself in the long peir glass
that hung on the wall, she said:
Il think the style suits me, l am
so sorry that you are going back to
New Orleans. l never had dress
maker that suited me SO well before
When do you start?"
~ want to leave on the evening
train tomorrow. l am so glad that
you are pleased with my work,
Marcella Train answered.
Pleased. | should say ! was. If
you should ever make up your mind
to come and live in the north, l hope
you will make my dresses for me. y
Mrs. Ramsdale smiled as she spoke.
Il hope that time will never come,
but l thank you for your offer, one
never knows what might happen,
Marcella replied.
when do you expect to be mar
ried? i will slip this dress off and
while you are changing it, want you
to tell me all about it. l dearly love
to hear about romance"
Il do not like to bother you, but
you have been so kind to me since
brought you that letter of introduction
from your cousin that would do any
thing that l could to please you: l
was not raised in the south as you
can tell by my talk. Philip Cobb, the
man / am going to marry, inherited
his uncle's barber shop and moved to
New Orleans to take possession. That
was a year ago. / have sewed for
your cousin for some time, and she
always liked me. She knew that
Philip had gone away. Just a month
before I came here your cousin de-
termined to go to New Orleans, her
maid was not well, so she offered to
take me in her place and then l could
see Philip. l was delighted at the
opportunity and decided to surprise
him.
"Our cousin gave me the first after
noon off and l started out to find him.
! had the street and number, and after
inquiring of several people, / found
th(s shop. 1t was not quite as large as
/ had expected to find it, but l cared
for Philip not what he had and l
walked up to the door and went in. l
heard the sound of laughter from the
back room, so walked towards the
door," Here she paused.
well, what did you see?" Mrs.
Ramsdale questioned.
Phillip and two girls sitting there
as cosy as you please and having a
good time he had the hand of one of
them in his. / was so surprised that
/ could not help crying out.
Phillip looked up and then he was
so surprised. He introduced me to
those girls as his intended wife and
It seemed they knew all about me. /
was raging and got away as soon as
[ could"
y "Then what; did you see him
Sgain?" Mrs Ramsdale asked.
"Oh, yes; l saw him that night and
every night while we stayed. And
what do you think was the excuse he
made?" Marcella said, Indignantly.
Flirting, if you please. Well l
flirted him. I would have nothing
more to do with him. But l have
changed my mind. He has written
to me nearly every day and promised
Il ~
have been so lonesome that just felt
could not live without him, so l am
going down there and get married.
DO you think l am making a mistake"
she asked.
d, "Ne, cniid / do not. If you love
him and he loves you l think you
are better off married. l have the
same thing to contend with. My hus-
band is one of the best Of men and ]
feel that he loves me dearly, but he
will flirt. He is going south to-mor-
row night and l suppose he will not
be on the car half hour TIL he has
found someone to flirt with. l would
give anything in the world to break
him of it." Mrs. Ramsdale sighed as
she spoke.
There was silence in the room for a
moment and then Mrs. Ramsdale
laughed out loud. 81 have it, have it.
With your help i think l will cure
him. At least l can try"
Going to the door she looked up
and down the hall, closed the door
tightly, shut the one leading into her
bedroom and then pulling her chair
close to Marcella's she commenced to
talk rapidly in a low tone.
PART III.
IA was very near train time when