The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-09

Madeline. sharing ms ph'h'
,.r doubtng. never coIhIh"''''"o'
,,is m,nd's retlnu vlbrated TO
,,,,mr.. ster, cicar-cut and the
,,orJ NJ III, pnSt drew back WI"
heavy fingers on his h""'t.
the psychological moment. MAJ
k,J WAS half tempted 10 play h'9
serve card and win the game pn' -"
lesson wns too mild ns yet. ana ~
il pass. Tile next Instant wv 49,,
.,ripprd hands. and the kilH ;
morcaslns were drawing protests i'm,
fine outraged snow us he cFiiiC''N
down the hill.
Madeline in collapse was "i"'''
woman to the mischicVouS 'le"'
of nm hour before, whose laughter h"''
been 50 infectious and whose ll''H"'
cncd color and flashing eyes hau ili''''
her teochrrS for the while forget
Weak and ncryelcSS. she sat III 'le
| chair lust MS She had been dropp'N
| thcre by Prince and Harrington.
! Nalcmute Kid froWned. his "ou'u
| never do. When the time OF meeting
| her husband came to hand, she must
! carry things off with high-handed I'M
| pcriouSnrsS. 1t WAS very necessary
| she should do it after the manner OF
| white women, else the victory "oulu
be no victory at all. SO he talked 10
her. SternIy, without mincinS OF WORDS
and initiated her into the weaknesses
| Of his own sex, till she came TO I'M
derstand what simpletons men were
| after all, and why the word or their
women was law.
A few days before Thanksgiving
| night Malrrnute Kid made another
call on Mrs Eppingwell. She prompt
| ~ 0yerhauled her feminine frlpperleS'
paid a prOtracted visit to the Dry
| goods department of the L. Z. com
nany. and returned with the Kid TO
make Madcline's acquaintance. After
hat came period such as the cabin
lAhad never seen before, and what WIFI
futtin@. and fitting, and baStin@, ana
'StitchinC, and numerous other wonder
| fuI and unknoWahle things the male
con>pirat0rS were more often Danish
| I'd the premises than not. At such
times the opera house opened its dou-
| hle STERN doors to them. SO often
! did they put their heads together, and
50 deeply did they drink to curious
! toasts, that the l0ungers scented I'M
! known creeks of incalculable richness,
/ and it is known that several checha-
! quas and at least one 'old timer kept
| their stampeding packs stored behind
| the bar, ready to hit the trail at a
| moments notice.
Mrs. Eppingwell was a woman of
capacity; So, when she turned Made
| line over to her trainers on Thanks
giving night she was 50 transformed
! that they were almost afraid Of her.
| Prince wrapped a Hudson Bay blanket
| about her with mock reverence more
| real than fcigned, while Malemute Kid
| whose arm she had taken, found 1t q
| severe trial to resume his wonted men
| torShip. Harrington, with the list of
| purchase still running through his
head dragged along in the rear, nor
| opened his mouth once all the way
down into the town. When they came
to the back door of the opera house
they took the blanket from Madelne's
| shoulders and spread it on the snow.
slipping out of Princes noccasins, she
stepped upon it in new satin slippers.
| The masquerade was at its height
| She hesitated, but they jerked open
| r,I,
they ran around to come in by the
front entrance.
"Where is Frcda?' the old timers
questioned. while the checha-quas
were equally energetic In asking who
| t'reda was. The ballroom buzzeG
with her name 1t was on evcrybody's
lips. GrizZled "sour-dough boys" day
laborerS ut the mines but proud OF
their degree, either patrOniZod the
Spruce-looking tenderfeet and lie(
| clOqunntly, the "SOur-dOuCh BOYS" be
ing specially created to toy with truth
or gave them savage looks of indigna
tion because of their ignorance. Per
hapS forty kings of the Upper an(
Lower countries were on the floor
each deeming himself hot on the trai
and sturdily backing his judgmcn
With the yellow dust of the realm. Al
assistant was sent TO the man at tn,
scales, upon whom had fallen the bur
den of weighing up the sacks, Will,
several Of the gamblers, with the rule
of chance Mt their finger ends, mad,
up alluring books on the field and ia
EOriteS.
Which was Freda? Time and agar
the Greek dancer was thought to hay,
been discovered. but each discover,
brought panic to the betting ring anC
a frantic registering Of new wagers b,
those who wished to hedge. Male
mute Kid took an interest in the hunt
his advent being hailed uproariouslv
by the jewellers. who knew him to {
man. The Kid had a good eye for the
trick Of a step, and ear for the Ill
of voice. and private choice was ,
marvellous creature who Scintillate(
as the aurora Borealis." But th,
Greek dancer was too subtle for ever
his penetration. The majority of tn,
gold hunters seemed to have centere,
their verdict on the Russian Prin
cess" who was the most graceful II
the room. and hence could be no 9th