Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-26
Mir. |Mieklejohn.
 Ne Was . Fine Fellow and
 Served ah Important Purpose
By F. 4. MITCHELL
Copyright. 1910 by American Press
 Association

Everard Tomlinson was considered an admirable catch. He was a fine fellow is every way and when he came of age fell heir to a fortune of some S6o0,000. He was besieged by fortune hunting girls.
 It was something of relief. there fore, when Mrs. Stetson, an old friend of his mother. reminded him that he was promised to her for visit at her unpretentious bungalow on Lake Was sapogie for the last two weeks in Sep tember. He had engaged for this visit in the spring to please his mother and before he had made his round Of house parties. At that time he looked for ward to two weeks in Mrs. Stetson's bungalow as burying himself in the woods. There was to be no other guest. and the family consisted only of Mrs Stetson. her son, Roy, aged six teen, and her daughter. Alice. aged twenty. Tomlinson was told that it would not be necessary to bring even ing dress: that he would need flannel shirts and any old clothes he might possess. His days would be passed in q rowboat and his evenings in the iiv- ing room of the bungalow with the family sitting around a table reading by kerosene lamp.
 After being hunted by spinsters Tomlinson rather liked the idea of get ting away by himself. True, there was Alice Stetson. who might be lying in wait for him, but it was not improb- able that he could get away occasion ally alone for pull over the waters of the lake
 It was near the 1st of October when Tomlinson was driven up to the rear door of the bungaIow--the house faced the lake and was built on its verge and the foliage had already begun to take on its yariegated hues. Mrs. Stetson and Roy welcomed the guest Tomlinson noticed the absence of Miss Alice and was so well bred as to say that he hoped she was not from home. He was told that she was in the house. hut would not appear before dinner. Her mother vaguely binted that there was a reason for her keeping her room for the present. and from the sympa- thetic tone in which the statement was made Tomlinson inferred that some sad event had occurred.
 Alice came. out of her room as din ner was announced. She did not say anything about the lugubrious event but she looked intensely sad. Indeed. her eyes were red. an evidence that she had been weeping. The effort she made to seem cheerful was touching Toinlinson was tempted to inquire what was the cause of her melancholy. but was too well bred to trespass on the sacred feelings of a young girl Alice retired 10 her room early in the evening
 The next morning her depression continued, though Tomlinson noticed that she ate heartily. Mrs. Stetson suggested that she show Tomlinson the beauties of wassapogie lake Alice cast look of appeal at her mother. as much as to say, Its cruel that l must exert myself to entertain a stran- ger when my heart is crushed" but the mother insisted, telling her daugh- ter that the fresh air would raise her spirits and that she should make an effort.
 What kind of an effort she should make the mother did not explain. Roy got out a boat. and as Alice stepped into it dressed in a very becoming blouse and short skirt Tomlinson noticed that she possessed foot and aukJe the curves of which were very deiicately turned. She asked Roy if he was not going with them. and when be said he was going instead for ducks she gave him a reproachful glance. Tomlinson. relieved at Roy's refusal. took the oars and pulled away from the front porch. which served as a landing for the little bungalow bur jed under trees and shrubbery. dip ping his oars into water lilies. then gliding away into deep water.
 There was an autumn crispness in the air. and Tomlinson wished the lady were in a better condition to enjoy if with him. He drew her into conversa- ton and soon learned the cause of her distress. When he admired clump of trees on the crest of knol, she said. Mir. Mieklejohn always admired that" When he pulled into a little cove with q tiny beach overbung with wildwood and remarked what a charming spot 1t was she replied sadly. MT. Miekle- john and always used to pull in here when we came out boating"
 May ask who Mr. Mieklejohn is 2
 "Oh- This was an exclamation as though she had unwittingly betrayed herself. MT. Mieklejohn is a very good friend of ours He left us yester- day morning just before you came"
 It was all out. This bee Mieklejohn had been there. had captured the prize and there was no sweetness left for poor TomIiason.
 Pardon me" he said, with sus- picion of hauteur Il did not know that I was trespassing on sacred ground"
 -Oh. DC I assure you you quite mis- sake me"
 Tn what respecty
 Its as [ said Mir. MiekIejohn Is a very good friend to us sn-mother. Roy. all of us.'