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I Mr. j
[Mieklejohn
{ He Was s Fine Fellow snd ;|
S Served sr. Important Purpose
I By F. A. MITCH EL ;l
Copyright. 1810, by American l*ress J
Association. *
Kvernrd Tomlinson was considered
an ml ml ruble cntob. He was a flue
follow In every way nml wheu ho
rumo of age fell heir to a fortune of
some $000,000. lie was besieged by
fortune bunting girls.
It was something of a relief, there
fore. when Mrs. Stetson, nn old friend
of his mother, reminded him that ho
'^>s promised to her for a visit at her
unpretentious bungalow on I,nke Was
sapogle for the last two weeks In Sep
tember. He had engnged for this visit
In the spring to please his mother and
before he bad made his rouud of houso
parties. At that time he looked for
ward to two weeks In Mrs. Stetson’s
bungalow as burying himself in tho
woods. There was to be no other
guest, and the family consisted only of
Mrs. Stetson, her son. Hoy, aged six
teen. and her daughter. Alice, aged
twenty. Tomlinson was told that it
would not be necessary to bring even
ing dress; that lie would need flannel
shirts and any old clothes lie might
possess. His days would be passed In
va rowboat and Ids evenings In the liv
ing room of tlie bungalow with tho
family sitting around a table reading
by a kerosene lamp.
a nor Doing hunted by spinsters
Tomlinson rather liked the Idea of get
ting away by himself. True, there was
Alice Stetson, who might bo lying lu
unit for him, but it wns not improb
able thnt he could get away occasion
ally alone for n pull over the waters
of the luke. .
It was near the 1st of October when
Tomlinson was driven up to the rear
d*mr of the bungalow—the house faced
tin* lake and was built on Its verge—
and the foliage had already begun to
take on its variegated hues. Mrs.
Stetson nnd Roy welcomed the guest.
Tomlinson noticed the absence of Miss
Alice nnd was so well bred ns to say
thnt he hoped she wns not from home,
lie was told that she was lu the house,
but won hi not appear before dinner.
Uor mother vaguely hinted that there
was a reason for her keeping her room
for the present, nnd from the sympa
thetic tone In which the statement
was mndo Tomlinson Inferred that
some sad event had occurred.
Alice came out of her room ns din
ner was announced. She did not say
anything about the lugubrious event,
but she looked intensely sad. Indeed,
her eyes were red. an evidence that
she had been weeping. The effort she
made to seem cheerful wns touching
Tomlinson was tempted to Inquire
what Was the cause of her melancholy,
but was too well bred to trespass on
the sacred feelings of n young girl.
Alice retired to her room early lu the
evening.
The next morning her depression
continued, though Tomlinson noticed
thnt she ate heartily. Mrs. Stetson
suggests! that she show Tomlinson
the beauties of NVnssapogle lake. Alice
east a look of appeal at her mother,
as much as to say. “It's cruel that 1
must exert myself to entertain n stran
ger when my heart Is crushed.” but
Hie mother Insisted, telling her daugh
ter that the fresh air would raise her
spirits and that she should make nn
effort.
What kind of nn effort she should
make the mother did not explain. Itoy
got out n boat, and us Alice stepped
Into It dressed in a very becoming
blouse and a short skirt Tomlinson
noticed that she possessed a foot and
ankle the curves of which were very
delicately turned. She asked Hoy If lie
wns not going with them, and when
h<> snld he was going Instead for
ducks she gave him n reproachful
glance. Tomlinson, relieved at Hoy's
refusal, took the oars and pulled away
from the front poreh. which served ns
u landing for the little bungalow bur
led under tries and shrubbery, dip
ping Ills oars Into water lilies, then
gliding away Info deep water.
There wns an autumn crispness In
the nlr. and Tomlinson wished the lady
were In « better condition to enjoy If
with him. lie drew her Into conrersn
flon and soon learned the cause of h t
distress. When he admired n clump of
trees on the crest of a knoll she snld
"Mr. Mleklejohn always admired that "
When he pulled Into a little cove with
n tiny beach overhung with wild wood
and remarked what n charming spot if
was she replied sadly. "Mr. Mickle
John and I always nsed to pull In here
when we came out boating."
"May I ask who Mr. Mleklejohn Is?"
"Oh!” This wns nn eXelmnatlnn ns
though she had unwittingly betrayed
herself. "Mr. Mleklejohn Is a verj
good friend of ours. He left 11s yester
day morning Just before you came."
It was all out. This bee Mleklejohn
had been there, had captured the prize
and there was no sweetness left for
poor Tomlinson.
"Pardon me." he snld. with n sus
plelon of hauteur. “I did not know that
I wns trespassing on sacred ground."
"Oh. no. I assure you you (julte mis
take me.”
"In what respect?"
"It's as I said Mr. Mleklejohn Is a
very good friend to ns nil—mother.
Hoy, ail of us."
"Rut when he goes away you do the
mourning.*’
Rho looked very much hurt at tms.
21 most offended.
<
Tomlinson was disgruntled. Notwith
standing that this was very different
from the social life be hud been on- J
Joying he would have liked the
change, especially for the company of
this pretty girl, had not Mleklejohn
spoiled It all by going away, taking
her heart with him. With the girls
Tomlinson had met he was surfeited
Here was a girl so preoccupied with
another that she couldn’t even he com
pauionabltf. This Is a specimen of tin
way she talked about Mleklejohn:
•’Lk» you slug? No! Mr. Micklcjnhi
has such a lovely tenor voice Wljei
he sings he thrills me. He used to ring
parts from ’Faust.* and I almost
wished 1 had been Marguerite. Mr
Mleklejohn Is very versatile. He I- th
l*est whist player, the host Millar*
player, the best horseback rider, tl;
best swimmer”—
*'I)ld you tumble out of the boat
when ho was here that he might swlt
ashore with you?*'
“How ridiculous!’* She pouted Tom
llnsoti asked her to go on with the cat
alogue of Mleklojohu'.s accomplish
monts, but she turned away from him
as from one who had slapped the face
of her Idol and. pulling on the port
rudder rope, headed the boat for the
bungalow.
After dinner Alice sat at the table it.
the living room with her mother, hot
brother and Tomlinson that is to sav.
she was going to sit there, hut the
guest s|M»lled it all aud drove her away
by asking if Mr. Mleklejohn read pool
rj to her by the dim light *>r the kero
none lamp. At this reference to the
dear departed Mleklejohn Mr*. Stetson
east a frightened glance at her da ugh
ter. Itoy was reading a book on tin*
game of football and was oblivious to
the shook to Ills sister’s sensibilities
Alice arose and, with her eyes bent to
*•” i»-ui , im nn- IWIII. I OiUlini
could have bitten oft Ills tongue, for n
long evening wns before him with in
other companions than an elderly lady
and a boy. the room in whi h they
were being lighted by a dim lamp
Mrs. Stetson retired at 0 and Itoy hit If
an hour Inter. Tomlinson vowed that
If the period of this seclusion ever ex
pired—It seemed to him that It novel
would—ho would not get Into such u
trap ngaln. Besides, lie was much
piqued after having been sought by
liner girls to be completely ignored,
considered a personugo of no impor
tance whntovcr compared with the lm
maculate Mieklejohn. A desire came
to him to supplant Mr. Mieklejohn and
when he had done so leave Lake Was
sapogie with Ids nose in the air.
The next morning Mrs. Stetson, ovl
dontly still concerned about her dauglt
tor’s sorrow, suggested another bui«
ride. Alice didn't seem to care what
she did so long ns Mr. Mieklejohn was
absent. She yielded possibly to her
mother’s wish. The boat was taken
•<nt. nnd the guest of the house, with
the listless girl, again loft the bunga
low.
Tomlinson bore the references to
Mieklejohn, gritting his teeth, but
making no reply. Ills object wns
rather to draw Alice’s attention away
from this remarkable man to other
subjects from which he might the
more easily direct It to himself. He
exerted whatever lady killing faculties
he posscssiMl for an hour, nl the end of
which time his companion seemed
really to have plucked up some Inter
cst In her surroundings. Then for an
hour she failed to mention the lost one.
Tomlinson wns encouraged.
Two weeks passed, each day being a
gradual drawing away of Alice Stet
son from a man who was absent to a
nan who wns present. All the deli
cious little nooks which bqrderrd on
tin* lake were visited again nnd again,
md at last Tomlinson chuckled to
himself:
rsow nring on your Mleklejohn.
One bright morning they Were drift
ing Idly through Home rushes. There's
nothing like some rushes, some smooth
water, a little brush nnd n few over*
hanging trees, with u mnn nnd n girl
1 In n boat, to make a picture of young
love. Tomlinson was making an e.Tort
lo complete the shattering of the sa
> red Image Mleklejohn. He ovofdiO*
the mark nnd made use of t!ic word
"love." Had Miss Stetson been silting
at the otlmr end of the boat from him
possibly what happened might not
have Impelled, at least not then. Itui
thej' were Hitting side by side. Alice's
head fell on Tomlinson's shoulder
What could he do? He completed the
transition. The burden was removed
from the shoulders of the dear de
■(! and placed upon those of the
newcomer.
'i’llis Is a letter written by Mice Stet
son to her bosom friend Molly Hawn
announcing her engagement:
"You see. dearest, manima knew
from Mrs. Tomlinson that Ned was !»<•
nef bv a lot of so'lety girls of Hint
class which Is trying to live in swell
dom without having the means to do
so. Mr*. Tomlinson was afraid some
ef them would get him nnd. knowing
what a plain, modest, unassuming girl
I am. without a bit of deception In my
nature, slit* asked mamma to Invite
Ned here, hoping he and I might make
a match Mamma said he wouldn't
•look at* me after ad the flue Indies he
had met. This sot me to thinking, nnd
I determined to he ns unlike them as
possible. When lie come I pretended
to have Just |>nrtod with someliody
else a Mr. Mleklejohn. I colled him
talking nlKiut what a fine fellow he
was. how I missed him. and all flint
fill Ned got so mnd every time ! men
tioned Ills name that I thought he
would murder me. Now I'm afraid
he’ll murder me when he finds out that
Mr Mleklejohn Isa myth
‘ We'io going to be married during
the holidays, nnd I wish you to be niv
first bridesmaid. We’re not going to
have a splurge wedding, but quite gay
enough to warrant the prettiest gown
you con Invent."
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