The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-07
CUPID
PLAYS AN
OLD-TIME
GAME
10 by D } Walsh,

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Observation-Disclosures Il Il g 3: &
t0 by D } Walsh,
~ONSTANCE was going abroad
because her mother considered
~ European travel the finishing
touch to young girls educa-
ton. AS for the girl herself. she would
have preferred vastly summer of
tennis and swimming, golf and long
gallops through the woods. More
over, the European party was not to
her liking-a group of girls from her
boarding school chaperoned by a very
Victorian lady principal.
On the afternoon of the first day
out Constance stole away tn the stern
of the ship. Across the uninterrupted
undulafiOns of water she looked long
ingly toward New York; YET 1t was
hard to be thoroughly sad with the
tang of salt air In her mouth and
stormy June breeze whipping her
cropped curls. Surely something
would happen TO make her days less
tedious. For Constance something
usually did.
The waves were making such noise
as they sIoshed against the sides of
the ship that Constance did not hear
some one approaching along the deck
and did not. notice that young man
stood by her side. and, like her, braced
his elbows upon the railing. Ii was
not until he spoke that she turned
to behold veritable Apollo come to
ride the sea with Father Neptune.
I'm Richard Princeton
'25-in search of Constance Talbot,
whose picture. that didn't half do her
Justice, for four years adorned the
bureau of her cousin. Jim Thayer,"
the young man began with grin that
was in itself introduction enough.
ANY chance of my finding her ap-
prOachable?"
Constance matched the grin with a
smile that involved her lips, her eyes
and merry little crinkles along the
bridge of her nose.
tpDdDiSf SitC CilSouidSSu, SthCS
you've approached the right girl at
crucial time and in an excellent place.
I'd have known you anywhere, Dick
picked up as pretty good sort from
Jim's club group. Where're you GO
ing?
The youth shrugged eloquently.
ASK Dad. He knows"
"Not in a party?" Constance in
CURED sympathetically.
I'm just that. And your"
"With Miss Harrington"
SHAKE" Dick Burlington exclaimed,
giving Constance's hand brotherly
wiring. 81 know how you'll suffer-"
"What can we do about it?" Con-
stance implored, the corners of her
mouth and the bigness of her eyes
again pensive. AZ
Console each other on ship board
and then meet in Europe as often as
we can. Since we're both landing in
Naples, we can't miss each other
often. Beaten path, you know"
"Oh, don't IL" sighed Constance
folding her hands in St. Cecilia resig
nation and casting heavenward those
eyes that matched the cerulean sky
above her. Capri, Sorrento, Pompeii,
Blue Grotto. Roma, Fiesola. Firenzi,
Venice, Milan, Lugano-
"Domodosola Jung Frau, Luzerne,"
Dick added in Constances sing-song
rhythm. "Art galleries to the right of
us. churches to the left of US"
"Guido, Angelo, Titan, Murillo,
Filippo." Constance giggled, for the
first time amused at the sound Of the
old artists names.
philippine. Fiji. Boar-all the same
to me-" Dick said by way of closing
the subject. 'The important point is
that you and have seven days on
this ship which we must make the
most Of"
And so until Naples doomed upon
the horizon on the morning of the
eighth day, Constance thought little
of Miss Harrington and her brood.
When her steamer trunk was locked,
however, and she stood on deck talk
Ing to Dick for possibly the last time.
gloom again shrouded Constance's
buoyancy.
"Cheer up, child" Dick consoled,
but his boyish grin achieved poor
semblance of gayety. ''Pll trail you
If have to employ every guide I'M
hung and consult every oily-tongued
concierge"
Just then by some instinct unex-
planned Constance turned and beheld
within hearing distance none other
than Miss Harrington herself looking
more than ever angularly severe. Her
highly arched nose, which always gave
the impression of shifting something
disagreeable. pointed straight toward
the ships mast, and her small. close
set eyes inspected Constance suspi-
ciously through the lower half of BIZ
locals.
isn't II nice that we are landing
now?" the girl remarked In base n.y.