Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-24

bright smile, M exceptionally graceful
figure, and exceptionally winning ways.
And to this bewitching woman has Leon
Fishhack, the hitherto apparently I'M
limpressible bachelor, devoted himself
since the moment he took her slender
little hand III his and hade her welcome
to his home. And it is hy her side he
loiters, untemptcd by the merriment
without, in the deep, pleasant. vine
enwreathcd hay-window of the library
as the fair-haircd girl comes flying
across the garden, pursued by the tink-
! ling balls.
! Laura starts from her scat with
blush, and, leaning from the window,
entreats, Coax them away, Bella dear.
They are dancing on the flower bed. y
And AS the girl obedicntly turns and
speeds i'll the opposite direction, She
draws back her pretty head, and, look
ing at her companion, says, How much
Bella is like her sister Teresa-that is,
when Teresa was only sixteen"
6 Is she" asks Mr.. Fishhack.
Why, don't you remember" says
the lady.
II donot,' replies Mr., Fshback, with
emphasis.
Miss Laura makes two interrogation
points of her Silkcn eyebrows, opens
her mouth to speak. thinks better of it,
closes her red lips firmly, and turns to
the window again US the Follow-follow-
followme-ers stop playing and gather
III y group. with their eyes fixed upon
small aerial car gayly decorated with
flags, which is gently swaying between
heaven and earth, rs it slowly descends
toward the lawn. In Il few moments it
touches the ground, and handsome
young fellow leaps out and is greeted
with many eNelamations and pleasures
of surprise
Your brother Reginald says Miss
Beardsley. SO soon returned from
London? Why, he only started a few
days ago"
Yes; flying ship Inrican Eagle
fastest Of the Air Line | heard of her
arrival Just after breakfast this morning,
when it was shouted by the telephone at
the station below"
Thirty miles away Y
OH that's nothing We expect to
be able to hear news from hundred
miles away before many years are
past
May ! not be in the Immediate
vicinity when Mat news is shouted !"
says the lady, with ar involuntary
movement Of her pretty white hands
toward her pretty rose-tipped ears,
" for | should expect to be deaf for
evermore."
Never fear, my dear-I mean Miss
Beardsley. Such a misfortune rs that
shall never occur, even though YOU
should chance TO be at the very side Of
the shoutcr Edison is ut this moment
perfccting an instrument that begins to
deliver its messages in II moderately
loud voice, which increases in volume
as it is carried forward, until ii reaches
the most distand point it is intended to
reach, thus maintaining an even tone
all along the route. How glorious all
these Edisonian inventions are 7 he
continues, with a glow Of enthusiasm,
land what hundrum times our an
cestors must have had without them
Why, they are the very life of the age.
There's the phonograph, for instance
but | beg pardon; you are looking
bored. | can not expect you to take rs
much interest in these scientific sub
jects rs do. Is not Reginald coming
this way?"
He is not answers Miss Laura,
demurely; q he is still holding Bellas
hand, and totally ignoring all the other
welcoming hands extended to him
80 ALI the old, old story that is ever
new quotes Mr.. Fishback, as he
peeps over the shoulders of his fair
guest at the new arrival; and then,
suddenly rising and confronting her, he
exclaims: " iou must have heard that
story very, uery often. Laura-forgive
my calling you So but you used to
! permit it in the days we went blackber-
rylng together some ten years ago: and
forgive me again, but, upon my word,
cannot help asking you, imDelled as
am by some mysterious power, Why
have you never marned2'
A blush Uses to her cheek, but she
looks up in his face calmly, and re-
plies: don't remember the black
berry episodes, and | have remained
unmarried because / vowed when a
young girl never to marry unless con-
vinced that ] was the first and only love
Of the man whose wife ! became
Laura, have never loved an
ether
Mr.. Fishback, you forget my old
friend Teresa, the sister Of the girl 10
whom your brother Reginald is now
making love on the lawn
Good heavens Laura, how mis-
taken you are y
Twas with her you looked for black
berries. ! never never knew you to
find any-not with me Sir.
7 Laura, how blind you were !
sought her society only to be near you.