The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-31
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Then with a display of pride, he
added: Descended from the old
Bickleys. Quite wealthy. social as
pirations, doting mother and every
thing to live for, you know. That sums
up my whole life. There's nothing
more TO be said, unless--unless--' and
here he looked at her with unconceal'
ed admiration. and finally added: I'm.
less | should find the girl love. don't
you know"
Aud If you find her Oh, no. did
not mean that" said Eleanor. checking
wild impulse TO talk TO her com
panion as IL he were an old acQuaint
ance Il intended to remark that
hoped you would find her, and that
you 10th would be happy ever after
ward"
Pardon me, but you were going ia
ask lne something else" said Ernest
leaning toward her. You were goins
10 ask me what would do IL found
the girl l loved. ! will tell you. Ia
the first place, | would satisfy my
self that she was a girl absolutely
above reproach. Her beauty and her
personality would be secondary con
siderations. But, above all" re con
cludea gayiy, If found a girl that
I cared for l would ask her what hei
name was, If she neglected TO tell me
Won't you tell me your manner?
II fail TO see why you should want
TO know anything concerning nay al
fairs" returned Eleanor coldly But
since you are so inquisitive, will tel
you that In London am simply knowF
as Madame Isis
isis, the Egyptian goddess said
Ernest with look OF disappointment
was the wife OF Osiris. the supreme
Judge OF the dead. hope you're not
married"
Hardly" replied Eleanor. my fam
lily name Is Anderson. and my mrs.
name Is Eleanor. Put Miss before
| 1t all, and you will find that you have
'hit-the mark"
| Tells Him Her Life story.
II implore you not to make q puT
when | want to be serious, pleaded
Ernest as he gave her q look OF miit
reproach. Somehow or other fee
that we are already good friends. Blu
good friends ought to know something
about one another
| His expression was so sincere thai
Eleanor felented. She looked upoI
him as a nice, boyish sort of char
la good companion to help Kill time
during the railway journey. He had
| In few words, summed up his lie
TO. her. and she decided to sum NJ
/ hers to him.
'TlI begin at the beginning" she
said My mother died when | was
lie years OF age. | had to earn my
own living. went on the stage ant
failed. Driven to desperation by the
poverty that confronted me. reached
out for the first thing could find e
keep me afioat, and that thing wal
1.-The career of fortune-teller.
II am now on my way to Edinburgh
where I am to hold some seances
But tell me. doesn't 1t seem absurd
for two persons who have never Sc
eyes on each other before to sit III
IN railway carriage and talk like OLD
Ischoolmatesw
ITO you 1t may" replied Ernest
For my part, I frankly confess tina
III already feel we are warm friends
Your destination Is Edinburgh. So Il
imine. Can't we see more OF one an
other when he get there?"
This was going considerably farthe
than Eleanor had expected. But sh,
thad discovered that she liked him
and when girl likes man there II
always a bridge to be found for cross
ling the icy chasm of social cnnXen
tfionaTItIes. So she gave him a looI
THAT cried "Yes." and said. with !
smile and a pretty upward turn o
her head: Il think our acquaintance
lhad better end when We reach Edin
burgh."
Then she peered intently out OF tn,
window and watched the trees, tele
graph poles and houses as they were
fpicked up by the train and hurles
uadly backward.
I'VE will be In Edinburgh withiI
half an hour. said Ernest shat
See you to your hotel and then ieav,
lIyou. And, of course. like all man
kind, be did nothing Of the sort. III
tattended to her luggage when they ar
irfYed at Edinburgh and saw her to 4