The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-03-16

those who remained, II have no quar- |
rel with you. do not want any. DO
you understand" He wiped his hands
with his handkerchief, smoothed his
hair and walked past them.
AS calmly as he could he hurried
through the Hobbies and the rotunda Oh
the statehouse. The crowds were thin
ming The band had gone. The wo-
men had scattered to prepare for the
ball Of the evening. Among the few
that were left he could not find Clare.
lie went back to his committee room
and pondered until dusk fell.
one matter presented itself to MS
| mood rs Il duty. He called carriage
and was driven to the Presson home.
Madeleine came down in answer to
his card. But as she entered the re-
ception room her father followed nj
her heels, beginning threats as he
| came in.
Father" she said quietly. Il have
| inst listened to you. You need not
| fe,r that | do not understand myself
and my duty ask you to retire.
He stood there moment. still NUT
tering his wrathful protest. but IN the
end her dignity mastered him. lie
went away.
What she did next amazed the young
man who stood there waiting. she
came TO him and patted his cheek.
"NIy moor boy" she said softly ana
drew him down beside her on coucn.
For n moment the words he had
come prepared to say deserted MIN.
He could not speak. He found sincere
COMMISSION in her eyes-sympathy and
something else which he did not rain
ON.
II can do at least one decent tnlns
today" he burst out. II can come to
Won man fashion and ask you TO re-
lease me from our engagement OF this
evening. | know. OF course, you
wouldn't go to the ball with me after
what has happened. But there's a
deeper reason. am going to tell 1t to
Won. Don't misunderstood me. dont
know the right words to use. Any
way I nut it may sound as though
wore a cad But understand me. Mad
eleine-as my friend understand me
Won have been wise. You have coun
seled me. | need friend now" His
voice broke, and she waited. "Fve
come TO my senses. Oh, it's no dis
credit to you that | thought l loved
you. thought So
.Your love would honor any woman
Harlan"
II couldn't say it to some girls" ne
cried. They would not see how Il
was. But / can only tell you thu
TRUTH
"Wait a moment" she said, interrupt
ing. You are not just yourself. lie
me talk to you. Only a little while
ago a girl came to me. She had heard
There were plenty to tell her wheI
she asked. 1t has been reported tina
orr engagement would be announced
after the legislative ball. Wait! Sh
, heard all that from the first one sh
) asked. She has told me so. She be-
) lieves it,
, believes it! What did you tel
; herr"
, "wait, 1 say. l have shown patience
; this afternoon. waited for her Z
3 sneak. Let me tell you what she salt
, while I waited. She said she wante'
YOU TO be great man. She knew, s.
Q she told me, that she only brough
Q trouble and distress to you. She want
o cd TO see me so that she might know
. II I were the one who could help yo'
2 in your career. I'll not tell you wha
sbe said to me about myself. She Is
e sweet and gracious girl, that littl
( Clare. Harlan. She said she knew
e could help you In your work In lif'
A And she wanted to tell me the littl
il story of you two-she wanted to fore
/ stall gossip that might hurt you in m
i eyes. And she gave you to me. Hai
n Ian. I have heard Of that kind Of low
( but / didn't believe 1t existed. ID
y your
v Tears were on his cheeks.
!. 81 know herr he choked.
4 She understood his answer. Sh
waited little while.
J. "And I love her above all the honor
It and treasures of>this, world"
She stood up.
d "Pm going to find her." he went OF
"You understand me, don't you, Mad
o leiner