Charlevoix county herald., 1910-11-05


is one-this Arden Gloster." Lily
Haughton had explained to Milicent.
Lily, orphan and heiress by nature
| lawless, by bringing up guch OPP
pressed, had been due to Asit the
kinfolk she had not seen since child
hood, when her heart was set upon
| another excursion
You need work-I've get a per-
fectly good checkbook-and book
of the family that will tell you about
it all the way to Adam" she had
said. "You can have any money you
want, to stay my six weeks there.
Arden Gloster is sure not to make
love to you-he thinks 1t beneath him
TO do such things. He thinks, too, he
Is going to marry me, when he's good
and ready-so as to get the hlSssins
and the fortune Of our elders.N
Milicent had at first secuted the
| idea-then all at once fallen in with
it ardently. She needed resin six
weeks the summer would be almost
over-the money Lily thrust upon her
would keep her comfortable until she
found work in the theaters. She had
spent her small inheritance upon a
course at the dramatic school-goV-
ernessing had been only stopgap.
She would do no wrong-Lily as
sured her. indeed, that she would be
doing good instead. Were so much
alike, Arden won't ever know t.e
difference when he comes to tell mo
he is ready to marry me-" she said.
And l shall never. never so to Glen
ville-and l shall go somewhere else
and be heavenly happy. just as my
self, not the rich Miss Haughton. I've
never had such chance before. Do
help me take it."
Life went easily at Chenille. Mil
| icent was blissful all through the first
fortnight. She rode, drove, walked.
with the old folk, suiting herself to
their needs and tempers. Consequent
ly they grew so fond OF her, her con-
science awoke and pricked shXrply.
She gave hardly thought Is young
Gloster-he was writing a book upon
political corruption, and spent most
! of his time in the tower room three
stories In air.
But Madame Haughton was full OF
talk about him-how good and true
he was, what hopes they built upon
him. She was too delicate to do more
| than slur lightly over the family plan,
even in showing the Incompatible
| diamonds destined for "Arden's wife,"
She made costly gifts to Milicent--
| gifts Il was impossible to refuse with
out exciting comment. Milicent took
them feeling like thief, salving her
conscience with promises to pass
them on to the right Lily. But she
could never pass on the loving
| thought which enveloped her, and
made her pine to confess herself an
| impostor.
At last two things happened: Ar
! den finished his book, and began ar
| dent lovemaking The process trans
| figured him-he became not merely
human but fascinating. Milicent had
had experience of the great game in
the course Of her twenty-five years.
and told herself, quite candidiy, he
played it to admiration.
He came to her after n fortnight's
that semed made for lovers.
Such a pity" he said gently, TAX
ing both her hands. 1--WE can't have
bit of romance-our true love runs
so smooth"
I'm sure I don't know what you
mean" Milicent retorted, trying to
free her hands.
MOI" he said, his eyes laughing
and incredulous. you don't know
that by loving each other we please
the finest pair in the world-and in
herit a million?"
"Let so my hands! Wont
listen!" Milicent burst out.
He caught her in his arms-there
upon his breast she told him every
thing. ending abjectly: please.
please. let me so away before you
tell the old folk. They have been so
good to me / can't bear to see their
eyes full Of contempt"
But I must tell them" Arden pro-
tested. And at once! Foolish little.
girl. DO you think I shall le you go.
no matter what your name is?"
IT'S Ike fairy tale come true"
Lily, the real Lily Said three weeks
later; but she was no longer Lily
Haughton. She had come TO Glen
vile in convoy OF her new husband.
Jimmy Page, artist.
Jimmy held out against me until
he saw what cook was, in camp.
Lily ran on. I've been trying for a
year to make him propose-now all
of us will live happy ever after"
Relic Of the Past.