Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-01-13
HER NAME
BY JACK LAYTON.

staid little town of Waycr0ss; and
when Justin Dare began to pay her
unmstakable attention, gossip ran
riot. The hotel Keepers wife insisted
that il was her opinion the girl was
married or, had BEEN she added
significantly. Perhaps now, she might
be divorced Mrs Pember, the other
female guest at the tiny hotel, said
that in her Judgment the beautiful one
was a movie actress. One could tell
by the way She walked and by the un-
usual clothes she wore All women's
dresses in WaycrOss We're unusual
which did not follow one general pat
tern.
Justin Dare met her at the hotel
dining table, and the meeting was de
liberately arranged.
He had seen the girl on the yeranda
during his several passlngs, had been
Interested then charmed, and lastly
piqued by her aloofness He had sought
out the hotel keepers wife, requested
glance at the register, and found
there The noncommittal information
that the beautiful stranger signed her
self merely Honor Prynne,' and gave
her address as Boston.
Justin, the provokingly disinterested
where women were concerned, now
begged the hotel keepers wife to seat
him at Miss Prynne's table just be
fore the dinner hour and grant him
later, the privilege of an Introduction.
Mrs Belney who had admired the
DareS for years back with awe, stared
her surprise at this request, and ven
tured tte disturbing insinuation that
Miss rrslne mi-hj not be a Miss at
oil.
"She don't say 50 on the register, y
said Mrs. Beluey, and she amt said
so to us Sometimes we call her Miss
sometimes Mrs She takes 'em both
and pays no attention"
Nevertheless, Justin persisted in his
wish and it was granted He had de-
cided to end for himself all village
speculation.
Mr. Dare, Mrs, Prynne,' announced
Mrs Belney BIZ way of experiment. as
Justin Dare waiting at the small ia
BILE. arose at the girls approach. She
merely bowed in acknowledgement, but
when Mrs. Belney had been obliged to
90 about her duties, the girl flushing
roSily, raised her eyes to Justin's,
Miss Prynne," she corrected
she was so pleasant and naturally
free from self-consciousness during
the tete-a-tete meal that the towns
! leading lawyer was agreeably sur
priSed at her receptive friendlinesS
When, later JustinS father. the Judge
gave to that friendliness the name of
design. his son was wrathfully in
dignant.
at MAY be-" the shrewd old man
said that your beautiful stranger is
not averse to the chance of wealthy
husband. You know Waycross always
gNaggerateS the state of our finances
"Do find out more about the girl,
Justin" his mother walled,
You are with her so constantly.
Only today a startling story came to
me from Lucy Snow and you know we
can depend on Lucy She was passing
the hotel early this morning when a
( dashmg Young man drove a notice
able bic car up t. the door, and inn
/ wediately engaged q room there. Lucy
lad heard before, thut this girl is hid
I ing from deserted husband. OF
COURSE. it is possible that she may
I have married some unworthy person.
I However Lucy noticed that when this
man at once approached the girl ON
[ the vpmnda that She turned from him
abruptly as though wishing 10 avoid
recognition But the man. facing her.
( forced her into conversation. and the
two have been talking earnestly to-
gethpr upon the veranda most Of the
/ time since
Mrs Eeluey called Lucy into the Of
flee and showed her where the man
bad signed himself John Prynue" on
/ the REGISTER.
"Sbe came ont here according to her
own story because she was left ahso
,utely alone ia the world by The death
of sister
Justin nodded
THE sister WAS an invalid. he said.
Honor has told me about it. she cared
For her always She came out 10 this
quiet to end herself. and plan her new
life.
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