Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-17
HER LUCKY MISTAKE,
D. oscAR COY.

anu Eeau Lnem Wild bored eXDresaf0n
on her beautiful and aristocratic conn
tenance. Then she threw them down
and on her crest stamped paper wrote
two replies. One was a declination tn
a proposal Of marriage, the other an
invitation for q proposer to call. init.
mating that he would be accepted. Al.
dressing two envelopes, one to Hamtl-
ton Gnlaa No. East Forty-eirhth
street; the other to George B. HillIars
Union club. city. she laid both notes
and envelopes on the desk before her
Then she darkened the room 30 that
she could not see any Of them. mixed
them, took up one Of the notes. mt II
in one Of the envelopes, sealed and
stamped 1t. tore up the other note and
envelope, threw the pieces into a
wastebasket and sent the other to the
mail without looking at the address
Her intention was to remain ignorant
Of the man she had chosen till he pre-
sented himself.
This was a dangerous thing to do
for the reason that Miss Buckingham
had a number Of suitors, and she
wrote an illegible hand.
The next evening card was handed
to her bearing the name Of G. B. Hill
Her. She glanced at it. gave a slight
shrug. fingered her back hair before a
glass and descended the stairs. On
entering the drawing room she found
very different man from either of
the two to whom she had written.
A great many things flashed through
her mind in an infinitely short space
Of time. First, she had written one of
the notes evidently the one that had
been mailed) to George B. Hilliars, and
II had fallen into the hands of Gusta-
vus B. Hitler. This was not remark.
able. since both men belonged to the
same club. Second, how was she to
escape the results of her blunder? Mr..
Hitler was one of her many suitors. a
sutton she loved and by whom she had
supposed herself to have been Tilted.
Her pride rebelled against admitting
that she had sent for him to eat hum
bic pie, and she did not wish him to
know that she had intended to accept
another
Marian he said. advancing. but
Stopped. repealed by her expression.
Marian" he began again. what
does this mean? Have you led me to
believe that you had seen your glaring
Injustice only to give me additional
pain?"
How did you happen toto get"-
"Your letter? returned today"
"No. no; didn't know you were
way. | mean What right have you
~ She baked again.
"Marianr' he exclaimed.
mo, no; didn't mean that"
There was a short pause, after which
said. when we parted last I told
% that could not brook
Brook! 1t was / who could not"
Your The Objectionable words were
pOken to me-"
what wordsr'
What words? Why, In reference to
at note ! wrote you to which you
agned no reply. sent another ask
g for the cause of your silence. You
piled that you would not address a
cte to a man at his club because a
END Of yours had done so and her
le had been shown to others"
And do you mean to tell me that a
Tial thing like that caused you to
hahn from favoring me at the next
tiIlon?'
"A trivial thing like thatv
Yes. Shouldn't l have profted by
friends experienced?
BE stood looking at her in astonish-
mt.
Then the next Time" she added. 81
you on the street you didn't speak
me-"
How could l when you walked by
with your-without looking at
r.
Judging from your previous treat
Mt of me. supposed you intended
! cut me-"
I Did you expect me to bow to your
dow1 Could l speak to a girl who
I'D not even look at meT
lou men are sO"-
% whatY'
hrita ting"
AAythlng elseP'
smpid."
here was a long silence. which was
ten by the man: Il believe you are
I've been stupid. There Is
ething about the feminine makeup
renders a woman oblivious to the
dul imputations she casts upon a
You argued that. because some
nptible cad had betrayed a con-
Ne under the same circumstances
.aaorable man would do the same"
Buckingham was silent A
r glmmer Of the fallacy Of the
. ism began to dawn upon her.
oppose ought to apologize" she
"a nut I'm not going to do It after
= ~ you treated me-"
n apology would be in order after.
'efore. yours"