The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-02

! handshaking. When Mr.. Cortlandt
turned up in line, however, his face
frightened amazingly. MY dear
friend" he said, what horrible oc-
casion for you'll" He laughed, and be-
came another man from the care-worn
host of moment before.
Mr.. Cortlandt presented Ann, and
looking deeply into her ardent eyes,
with the penetrating glance of man
who is rapid judge of character.
You'll find Mrs. Lincoln over yonder,"
he said. II wish / could take you to
her."
The secretary spoke another name,
and Ann and her guardian were swept
on. That's over" Mr.. Cortlandt
sighed, relieved.
The rooms were becoming more
crowded, and Mr.. Cortlandt soon de-
clared 1t was time to go back to the
hotel.
The following day there was great
review Of the troops by General Nc
Clellan. Mr.. Cortlandt and his ward
drove out to the field east of the capt.
tol in an open carriage.
When the review was over and Hen
bricks was free to join them, he found
Ann chatting, with smiling eyes and
lips, with a slim young horseman in
civilian dress. AS he approached he
resentfully observed that they were
talking in French, and he marveled at
AIMS ease in the foreign language. He
approached sulkily and greeted her
with an air of stern proprietorship.
cilious eyebrow at his manner with
SO lovely lady.
'How do you do, Hendricks" the
girl said demurely. 81 want to pre-
sent you to the Due de Charles"
AS Hendricks faced his first duke in
the flesh, he was seized by paralyz-
ing embarrassment that took the form
of making him appear sulkier than be-
fore. He cast resentfully about in his
small French vocabulary for words
that would impress the elegant young
officer. AS it happened, however, he
said, Monsieur" and halted, for the
lack of verbs.
1T Is my cousin" Ann murmured,
as though no warmer tie bound them.
"Ah-your cousinw Realizing Hen
bricks embarrassment, the young
stranger spoke in careful English. 81
congratulate you, Monsieur"
THANK you," Hendricks blurted out.
as it because l am her cousin-or be-
cause am going to marry herr"
"So?" inquired the Frenchman. "In
every way, then, 1 offer you my felici.
tations He did not linger after that
but rode over to join the little knot OF
officers about General Mcclellan, to
whom he had offered his services fol
the war.
; That night the Fifty-Fifth New
York entertained distinguished guests
at dinner in the officers dining tent
, The soldiers had hung the canvas
walls with fiags-the Tricolor and the
Stars and Stripes were crossed fra
ternally-and the French cooks of the
regiment outdid themselves, for the
President and Mrs. Lincoln ate with
: the officers mess, together with 6
: large and imposing company. Ann.
eyes sparkled as she swept into hel
place between the major and Hen
bricks. The excitement went to hel
!, head somewhat, and she amazed Hen
bricks by the rapidity and incense
quence of her remarks.
The dinner over, Mr.. Cortlandt lin
gered to talk commissary with tn,
colonel, and the delay gave Hendrick.
: his opportunity. Ann made no objec
tons to being drawn away from tn,
gallant attentions of an entire mess
) she went, with the utmost docility, t,
stroll in the moonlight, but it SCENE,
: to the boy that she was strangel,
q quiet, following so closely upon he
animation at the table. He adroitl,