Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-01-03


hands In his white duck pockets, wear
ing mystical look of wisdom beyond
mortal ken. for his prophecy was com.
ing true
Dudley Gfnl.am was the stranger ~
name. Jolly exulted in It, 1t couldn't
have been better. And when. after a
couple of days. Dudley showed himself
possessed OF an unlimited "wad" to
boot and q disposition to scatter II
Jolly's admiration changed to respect,
and he hoped Dudley's choice would
fall on Dorothy. because Tor himself no
always had preferred blue eyes.
But Dudley apparently had no choice.
The cousins were the prettest girls at
the Lights" Therefore he made love
to both OF them with absolute impar.
TALLY. And he was an artist AT love
maklng-no ordinary piazza moonilg
or woodland strolls, but at daybreak.
when all the world lay in a bridal veil
of pearl and diamond. he would take
the girls out for n sail or send them
up great clusters Of forest flowers to
say good morning for him.
Which oteF asked Jolly. and every
one Mt the Lights echoed the ques
ton. Perhaps no one thought it often
er than the girls themselves Gradual
ly they drew apart. There was no
open quarrel, nothing to gossip over.
but AL the old sweet comradeship was
broken, and except when Dudley was
with them they walked and lived
alone.
To Dorothy ii was wonderful thing,
this strange new love, something not
to he breathed of. and yet her eyes
never mct Graham's that she did nog
feel vaguely sorry for Irene. And
Irene, winsome, gay hearted, was odd
ly quiet and restrained these days,
and. hearing Grahani's voice in her
ears as they two bent over the dip
ping sail she felt her heart ache for
poor Dorothy.
And then. as Jolly called it ever aft
er, there came the day Of decision 1t
was grey day. threatening, squally.
bringing with it premature tang of
September chill. Graham was going
out In his yacht. the Loreie. AS he
came down the steps of the piazza
Dorothy joined him, tall and slender
in her rain coat and hatless
Graham hesitated and glanced to
where Irene stood
"Afraid:' he asked laughinely, and
she took the challenge. not because of
his words but AecauSe of Dorothy and
her silence.
There's a storm coming" called
jolly. I'm get the life savers ready to
go out after you
1t was only jest, and half an hour
later Jolly. in his big hearted, rough
way, would have given all he owned to
call it back. for cut on the gray sea
the little white winged yacht swirled
and dipped as the storm swept down
on it, and when the darkness had lifted
there was 4 cry from those watching
from the inn, and down at the little
white lie saving station below the
lighthouse they were pushing out the !,
lifeboat
Keel up the Lorele drifted, but be
fore the llfeboat reached ii they found
figure swimming for shore, hearty.
strong, athletic youngster, one Dudley
Graham, who had kept his presence of
MUD and resolved to save said bud
ley Graham's precious life at all haz-
ards
go ahead" called Tom Hardy, the
captain of the crew TO him go ahead;
you're doing finely. Keep it up. We
wouldn't stop you for the world
And they left him swimming for
shore and made straight for the overs
turned yacht, where two girls held
each other above the peril of the sea-
Take Irene first" said Dorothy.
Dolly first" gasped Irene as Tom
lifted her into the boat.
The next morning jolly sat on the
piazza smiling buoyantly to two figures
in the hammock
HE went on the early boat" he said
blithely Congratulations But was
not he q really lovely specimen? For
fair weather ! mean. Wasn't he
Jolly" interposed Dorothy, "even
the inevitable can be postponed, can't
it? We Irene and I-have decided
that our inevitable man must be twins"