The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-13

was at her desk Stlll writing on lho
cards. He wondered II she would ever
get through and how she managed to
stick to her work rather than throw
herself into an easy chair in an alcoye
and bury herself In book.
He read all the afternoon. though the
place was not so secluded as IN the
morning. more persons coming In to
exchange books. When he went out
he said TO the librarian that be would
leave the story with her again and
would return 20 read on the morrow.
She told him he might take It away
with him. but he thanked her and said
that If II were allowable be would
rather do his reading in the library;
the book seemed TO be identified with
the spot.
eTm in love with Eleanor Trimble."
he said.
The girl looked up at him with n
surprised or rather startled express
| sion
ashes in many respects my beau
| ideal of a woman"
Aren't you talking about the hero
inc OF the story?" she said.
"why, yes. Didn't say Marcia Col
faxY"
The girl smiled Up to this moment
\ she had looked so serious, attended TO
! her duties in so automatical a fashion.
that Treadwell was not prepared for
| anything so human as smile.
81 see" he added. IL have made
n mistake. / have been interested in
| the name written on the fly leaf. To-
morrow, II you can spare me a Few
moments of your valuable time, L
would like you TO tell me something
about her-that is, If you know who
she is"
81 know all about her. she said,
"and will be happy 10 inform you"
as She
Treadwell was about to ask IL she
was young, but girl came In with
bile of books to return and he decided
TO finish his question the next day.
! In the morning he received some
| mail with instructions, which served
only to delay his business matters
and promised an indefinite prolonging
Of his stay in b. He was not sorry.
He was quite satisfied with the libra
ny, the story he was reading ms
double heroine and the librarian
though the last was the only living
one of the three. He reached the IL
brary about II, and. no one being
there, he asked the librarian TO tell
him what she knew about Eleanor
Trlmble.
ave been thinking about my prom
ise." she replied, land would recon-
mend your waiting till you have I'm
ished the story"
Treadwel was quite satisfied to do
so and, going to his alcove, buried
himself IN his book
= One stormy afternoon when the rain
! was keeping every one indoors Tread
. well. sitting In his alcove, closed the
, book he had been reading and took II
g 10 the librarian.
e "I've got it into my head" he said
shat there is some connection be
Z. tween Eleanor Trimble and the her
s dine of that story. At any rate, an
e I'm love with the two. j don't know
j why l include Miss Trimble. but i
}, she IL a real living young woman yo'
3 will confer a favor on me by Offering
d her my hand and heart
/ The girls usual sphinxlike expires
8 sion broke with q very pleasant smile
u while over her passed the faintes
blush.
e "she is and yet she is not a rea
/ living being" she said ut is
u o'clock and time to lock mp. Come
d with me and ] will show you her pic
ture."
= "Her picturep'
>. "Yes, and her too
= ais she single or double?"
"Neither. She is triple
9 "I give It up" said Treadweli. g
: shall have TO wait"
a Taking the girl under his umbrells
- he walked to coy cottage where sh
lived. Ushering him into living room
she pointed to the portrait Of an oil
e woman hanging on the wall and said
: Eleanor Trimble.'
y Treadweus face fell. His drear
10 was shattered.
= Come across the hall" said the cir
IL
q "and / will show you the double
40 The double was a portrait also, br
~ OF a woman about thirty-fve. TREAD
~ well was not comforted. you tol
70 me that she also lived"
- Coloring, the girl said, 81 am ais
10 Eleanor Trimble."
al A very different expression cam
10 over the mans face. He started
say something pleasant, but the situi
od ton was embrassing. He had con
No missioned Eleanor Trimble to off'
no herself his heart and hand. The girl
or lieved the embarrassment by contin'
nd ing:
lie "My grandmother Eleanor Trimbl
ne was the model for Marcia Colfax. 81
Int owned the copy of the book you hay
M read and marked certain passage
no My mother, the second Eleanor Trir
ad BILE, made other marks, sometime
Die doubling grandmas. l have mao
Nh. stnl others. Sometimes when one
ut us has been displeased by some SEN
to ment or act we have made q eros
as mark"
en- az diagonal" interrupted Treadwel