The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-15

Naturally this dlsagreeaDle IeuluIo
OF my visit married my enjoyment, and,
as for the game had looked forward
to playing with some interest, l forgot
Il entirely. One evening the hostess
said To me.
"You have disappointed me IN not
having shown a preference for any Of
the girls Of the party. To make the
matter more interesting l am going to
tell you that noticed In her a deeid-
ed preference for you as soon as you
arrived"
"a preference for mep exclaimed,
surprised.
Eyes, for your
"what indication did she give of
the fact2'
Don't you wish you knew and,
tapping me playfully with her fan,
she ran away to other guests.
During the rest Of our stay at the
Duncans' country place Hester Ad-
ans seemed always 10 have something
on her mind. For a time she was
sought by her admirers as before, but
like seeks like, and the young men,
finding her preoccupied and unenter-
tanning gradually drew away to more
animated companions l, too, with the
secret on my mind, was moody and
Ill disposed TO join in the gay sports
our host provided for US. And short
" before the expiration Of the term
for which / had been invited | made
an excuse 10 leave. Charlie drove me
60 the station and while we were walt
ing for the train said TO me:
EILEEN is greatly disappointed at
the failure Of her effort to make a
match for you"
I'm sorry not TO oblige her, but you
know those things can't be forced.
Possibly had l known the girl your
wife picked out for me 1 might have
done better"
"She's a splendid woman"
81 say, Charlie. since we've not mat
ed and it's all over, suppose you tell
me who she is"
eileen would divorce me II 1 did"
"On my honor, she shall never know
from me-"
There was a whistle, and the train
rolled up. Just as ! was about to get
aboard Charlie whispered in my ear:
Hester Adams"
/ hurried into the car and sank in
my seat in a semi-stunned condition.
The little god likes startling things.
Better a disagreeable episode than
none at all. Some OF the most vio-
/ lent loves have started with q quarrel.
| The secret l carried with me had kept
Hester Adams in my mind to the ex-
clusion Of all others. Eileen Duncan
had told me that the girl she had pick
ed out for me had shown me pref
erence. And now comes Charlie and
reveals her as the girl l had caught
pilfering. Surely Cupid must have
chuckled over such a complicated sit
uation.
Charles information capped the
climax. 1t revealed TO me that the
plan to mate me, so far as l was con-
cerned, had been eminently successful,
but a plan TO marry me had resulted
I'm a catastrophe. The happy issue In
my case would be paradoxical-mar-
riage with a thief
Soon after the Duncans returned to
the city l received a note from Eileen
as follows:
A confession has been made TO me con-
corning something that occurred during
your recent visit to us One OF our guests
one esteem very highly-has made me
her confidant. 1 believe every word she
says, and your and my friendship here
after depends upon your believing her too.
paused to remark that this was a
very womanly statement. 1t confirm
ed my ideas of the inconsiderateness
of the sex.
Please come over on Tuesday evening
and hear what is due the lady that you
should know.
To describe my feelings at this
promised explanation of what / re-
garded inexplicable would be impossi-
BILE. / counted the hours till Tuesday
evening, then went to the Duncans'. l
was ushered into a drawing room,
where stood a single person. That
person was Hester Adams. She seem
ed TO have lost twenty pounds since 1
. had last seen her. 1 bowed defer
entially, and without seating herself
; or asking me to be seated she said:
During my visit at the Duncans'
one day went upstairs, so wrapped
In something of which was thinking
that passed over two flights OF stairs
instead of one and entered the room
directly over mine. Advancing to the
dresser, still thinking Of what was on
+ my mind l picked up scarfpin. At
: that moment my reverie was broken
!, by a footstep in the hail. and in the
glass before me l saw you"
"Saw mer' / interrupted.
! at flashed upon me that was In a
! mans apartment / have since seen
how unwise was not to come out and
take the consequences. l feared not
: to be believed. II seemed to me that
; / must bear the imputation of having
gone to a mans room for purpose
! / preferred that purpose to be consid-
VI cred theft. put the scarfpin 1 had
inadvertently taken mp In my corsage
i and turned slowly enough to enable
you TO pass on without our meeting"
81 have been a fool" i exclaimed
mot TO have known that you could
Il see my reflection as well as l could see
u yours. 1t is 1 who have been e