The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-05-19


Monsieur is droll," she replied eva
siyely. "As though had changed!
| will say this much: / think Sir Rich
| ard will care more for Mexico and
| less for Mexicans after this! But you
| do not tell me when you are coming
to see me, to bring back my little
| shoe It's mate has arrived by spe-
cial messenger, but the pair remains
still broken Do you come tonight
| this afternoon?
1T would be my delight, madam,
! but there are two reasons"
/ Zone, then"
F., 81 am going to Montreal tonight,
for one"
She gave me swift glance, which
! could not understand.
| "So?" she said. why so soon?"
ORDERS" said l briefly. But per-
haps l may not obey orders for once.
There is another reason"
And that one?'
81 am to be married at six"
l turned to enjoy her CONSERVATION.
Indeed, there was an alternate white
and red passed across her face! But
at once she was IN hand.
"And you allowed me to become your
devoted slave" she said, "even to the
extent of calling upon a man in red
nightcap; and then, even upon a morn
ing like this, when the birds sing sc
sweetly and the little flowers show
pink and white-now you cast down
| nv most sacred feelingS!"
The mockery in her tone was per,
feet scarce had paused to note it.
was absorbed in one thought-ot
Elizabeth.
Il might have told you" said l at
last, but l did not myself know it
until this morning"
my faith, this country" she ex,
claimed with genuine surprise What
extraordinary things it does! l have
! lightings of a cigarette, as it were.
Now comes this man and announces
that since midnight he has met and
won the lady who is to rule his heart
and that he is to marry her at sikh
Then congratulate mel" de,
manded.
"Ah," she said, suddenly absorbed;
1T was that tall girl. Yes, yes, see
/ see! l understand! So then! Yes!'
But still you have not congratulated
! me-"
"Ah monsieur" she answered light
ly, lone woman never congratulates 9
man when he has won another! What
of my own heart? Ffe! Fie!" Yet
! she had curious color in her face.
Il do not credit myself with such
fatal charms" said 1. Rather say
what of my little clasp there. prom
Used that to the tall girl, as you know
And might / not wear it for an
hour?"
Il shall give you a dozen better
some time," said I; but tonight"
And my slipper? ! said l must
have that back, because l cannot hoI
along with but one shoe all my life
THAT you shall have as soon as :!
can get to my roOEls at Browns hote.
| yonder A messenger shall bring it tt
| you at once. Time will indeed be
short for me. First, the slipper fol
madam Then the license for myself
Then the minister Then a friend
Then a carriage. Five miles to Elm
hurst, and the train for the north
| starts at eight. Indeed, as you say
the methods of this country. are some
times hurried. Madam, cannot vol
use your wits in a cause SO worthy al
| mine?"
| l could not at the time understand
! the swift change of her features. Zone
woman's wits against another's!" she
flashed at me- "As for that''-shs
made a swift motion to her throat
Here is the trinket. Tell the tai
lady it is my present to you. Tell
her / may send her a wedding present
when the wedding really is to hap
pen. Of course, you do not mean
what you have said about being mar
ried in such haste?"
Every word of it," l answered.
HAS she fortune?"
II do not know"
Have you fortune?"
! God knows, no."
you have but love-and this coun.
try?"
THAT is all"
1T is enough" said she, signing
Dear God, it is enough! But then
she turned to me suddenly don't
think you will be married so soon,
after all. Wait"
"Ah, then you forbid our banns?"
IF you challange me-" she retorted,
Il shall do my worst"
Then do your worst" / said. "All
Of you do your joint worst. You can
not shake the faith of Elizabeth
Churchill in me, nor mine in her. Oh,
yes, by all means do your worst"
Very well" she said, with catch
of her breath. AT least we both said
ION guard"
Il wish / could ask you to attend at
our wedding" concluded, as her car
riage approached the curb; "but it is
| safe to say that not even friends of
the family will be present, and of
those not all the family will be
| friends"
| She did not seem to see her car
riage as it paused, although she pre-