The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-21

~ want to Be Alone. ] Am Shamed."
see you and Pere have eaten. You
might finish the bottle outside''
"How about kiss to sweeten the
! toddy?" he suggested.
She burst into a tantalizing little
laugh. 81 fear you must take yours
straight for while, Reggie. You are
still engaged to your cousin, I be-
lieve- Good night, Perez
Dupont, heavy with food and liquor,
mumbled response, and stumbled
out into the dusk, reluctantly followed
| by Vandervyn. Marie Gung their blan-
kets out after them and barred the
door.
In the morning Vandervyn was re-
lieved to find that the nights rest
| had lightened her mood. She cooked
a delicious little breakfast, and was
pleased to be very gracious to him.
The anxiety with which he had met
her at the cabin door soon vanished.
He fell into the gallantry of an &C.
| cepted sutton who is very much in
! love and a bit uncertain of his con-
| quest.
| He waited until Dupont went to
fetch the horses before he ventured
to reopen the question of questions !:
Sweetheart, you've had time to think
it over and decide. Tell me, when is
to be the happy day."
"Yes," she murmured, II have
thought it over.''
''You will name an early date" he
exclaimed, assured by the coy sweet
ness Of her look.
! Her smile faded, and she dropped
forward in an attitude of humility that
he had never before seen her pride
| permit. She replied in a meek voice {:
"Oh, no, no! I must do what is just
by you. Think what it would be like
for you to take back with you as your
wife a quarterbreed girl straight off an
Indian reservation
Vandervyn WINGED, rallied, and re-
Joined with ardor: "Let them think
what they please, so long as you are
my wife,"
''That is most gallant and-brave Of
| your she murmured. 'But-there is
also PEREZ"
Vandervyn bit his lip. "Need he
come along?"
Marie looked up, her eyes full of ten
| der reproach.
Il did not think that Of you, Reggie.
| How can leave him here alone? You
have never seemed to realize that I
came back from Ottawa because I
wished to be with him. Even before I
went to convent I saw the traits in
him that you see, but also saw some
thing 1nore-the man that he might
have been.'
Don't imagine I'm asking you to
give him up," Vandervyn fastened to
disclaim. GAIL I suggest is that we
take our honeymoon trip alone"
"And leave Pere with no one to cook
for him-leave him here! Can't you
guess what would happen? Within a
week-a fortnight at the utmost-he
would marry the youngest and best
cook within reach, a breed gill by pref
erence- most likely Charles sister"
Vandervyn WINGED as if cut across
the face with a whiplash.
''No-not herr he stammered.
"That-it would be impossible! She
would be- I tell you, I will rot
stand for it, cannot!"
"Of course that could not be per-
mitted," sweetly agreed Marie. II
would not care to come back and find
had acquired stepmother as young
or younger than myself-no, not even
if she were as clean and as good
girl as is Oinna Redbear." ..
''Then -you-th think hesitated
Vandervyn. :.
"Listen. have thought and thought,
and now I have it all planned out.
l must do what is just by you, yet,
as YOU see I cannot leave Pere here.
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