The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-02-06
The Scheming Of a Desperate
Woman For the Sake of a
Profligate Brother and the
Resulting Adventures Of
Winsome Virginie ferrier.

n now he stood before her; he
bent over her: he whispered in his low.
full voice, which really sounded as If
he was full Of feeling.
"Virginie. you know why am here.
Will you bid me hope"
She made no reply, because she did
not know what to say.
1T is for my wi happiness" These
were the salne words he had used last
night, and it did seem to Virginie,
even at that moment. as if at such a
moment there was more to be consid-
cred thar her suitor's happiness.
Still she made no reply.
MY sister Maude will be pleased, l
know. My father will be pleased, l
am sure. Virgtnie, give me your
hand"
He took it; he held it. Then he
| stopped and kissed her forehead. She
had said nothing, not one word. But
she was engaged.
Her lover dropped her hand and
walked to the window. with a sigh.
and sat beside her.
He spoke slowly and said little. and
that little was strange. 1t was an ar
rangement, he repeated in cold and
measured words. that would be salts
factory to all concerned. 1t was nee
essary for him to marry; it was pleas
ant to marry his cousin; they would
have an early day fixed; his father
would perhaps be the best person to
write to Captain Kemyss. and she
should write to her mother, and per-
haps she would tell Mrs. Hallowes,
and so they could all go on Just the
same as before.
Then he rose and said that he be-
lieved there was no more to be said,
and he kissed her again on the fore
head and went away.
Mrs. HalloWes came into the room
and asked her, with a smile, if she had
seen Captain Eerrier and then kissed
her and congratulated her and told her
that she was a girl greatly to be en-
| wed and that her own fortune, added
to her lovers position, ought to enable
her to take any place-any place she
pleased-in society. And then, my
OCo' SAY SoaNs tOu Will lclItulDCC
me and ask me to your very best par
ties"
The happy lover went straight to his
sister. He was feeling. in fact. pretty
low about the thing he had done. Still.
there was no cause for anxiety; not
the least. The other person would
be rejoiced to meet him halfway. But
he rather began to wish that he had
paid the less pleasant visit first.
1--WE done it. Maude,' he said, in
deep and sepulchral tones.
Done it! You mean that you have
actually
Yes. I'm engaged to the Creole girl.
That's what I mean"
"Oh, Guy. l am SO happy and thank
full. But why are you looking gloomy
over it,"
Because l feel gloomy"
II suppose | am 4 fool, but l confess
cannot sympathize with you. my
brother"
mo. I did net suppose you would"
ut can't >be money at such a mo-
ment."
1T isn't money. It's worse than
money, perhaps. Oh, Maude'-- Here
he stopped. mo. Now I'm engaged"
he added. more lightly, II shall 80
round and tell them all to wait"
There is no one. is there" Maude
asked suspiciously. that you would
rather marry: You are not in love
somewhere e use, are you, Guy""
I'm love! Women are always think
ing of love-no, there is no n else
l would rather marry. Come, Maude,
mind. Be pleased because
you've got what you wanted, and |
shall have the ~money-with the wife.
Pity l can't borrow it of her and let
her marry some one else"
do you happen to ~know-but, of
course, you could not ask her-how it
is settledY
Il don't know. l suppose l snail get
the spending Of it somehow, whichever
way it is settled"
II asked Mrs. Hallowes once. but she
does not know. Nor does she know
how much it Is. There Is a charge
on the estate for the mother for life
that Is all she knows. Well. Guy
she heaved a great siEh-"you will
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hope. sincerely hope. that it is all
tied up and settled upon her. so that
she cannot even sell out"
mo n loses who can hold on" said
Guy 9ravely. THE worst Of it Is hav.
ing to leave OF just when your luck
is on the turn.
ITO be continued