Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-25
TIE HERALD.
THE BACHELORS WILL.


The sun Of an August day was
sending golden shafts through the
interIacing foliage overshadowine
'impi1 trout stream.
A young man was kneeiing beside
it, pole 10 band, ostensibly fishing,
out the speckled denizsns of the
brook had bnt little cause for alarm.
The cool brain and steady hand, so
dangerous To their peace under or
dinar, circumstances, were not re-
ally puttiug forth any sff,rts
against them.
1t was handsome young face
turnCd in such evident esgerpess
TOWARD the fsiutly defined foot-psth
leading through the woods to the
sylvan spot The features we're
almost Too regular for masculine
ideas Of beauty; but the firm way
the red lips were set together, and
the massive chin redeemed them
from weakness
He started TO his feet as the
cracking of dried leaves and twig.
betrayed IA advancing footstep.
Another moment and GREATNESS
young creature was beside him,
painting from her rapid approach
i began 10 think that you were
not coming, Dot, and that my hoii
day was TO prove a failure
1T was by the me,est accident
that | got away. Father hardly
trus' me out of bis sight. Blu be
was called off on unexpected. bu-i
ness, and Pve run every sep. |
feel 50 guilty all he tims-I can.
do IL again unless things change
Dot began Phillip repr9schiol
ly.'
Il know it is hard. continued The
girl, but am as much tbs aulferer
by it as you. Tho, Psi wls5 q
sudden intensity in her voioH, one
thing | can do. solemG.y 0rdm-
Use never to marry any ooe DQl him
| love, and that is-you know ~ha'
That is poor comfort DIT. T.
know that the glrl you woali shed
your hearts blood for cannot even
give you kind word now and then
to keep up your spirits ! .hsti
half the time think you are i3TGet-
ting me, and making up yoUr miud
to marry the man your father Is go
taken with
you are very different from the
idea l have of you if you give way
to any such feeling Why, Pal, ail
the people in the world toul ut
make me believe you fsl-e, It you
had promised to be true. But l
must go. | just came to tell you-
no matter what hsppens-tbat
force could not dr. g me into mar
riage with Dam Dinsmore, aud to
say good bye until We can meet
again as we used TO do, with the
full consent of father.
'Tbatnl never bep was the
gloomy answer 1t is good nye for
ever, I'm sure. | wish that old
cousin of yours had lett his proper
ty to some one else. 1t has de.
stroyed our happiness. Your faith
or seemed to like me until that will
made you an heiress and Dram
Dinsmore began coming to the
house. Much as he might have
been taken with your looks, he'd
never have bothered his head ahont
you unless there bad been pros
pect of adding to his possessions |
know him of old and he's as tight
as the bark of tree
Really, Philip, you are conpli-
mentary, 50 money is the sum Of
my attrsci ion, 10 ii I?
Blu, there was no vexatiou in the
eyes she turned upon his troubled
face. Hers was true, truthful
nature, and she understood her low
er's meaning, though she tried to
speak lightly and playfuliy, to pre-
vent painful parting scene. Tears
were noar her eyes, but she forced
them back. She must be strong for
both. She held out her hand.
Good bye, Phillip. Don't be dis
couraged oil will come right yet
Phillip TOOK the little hand in his
brown palm and gezed longingly
into the sweet young face, ard said
Wont you give me one parting
kiss. Dot {?
'Yes. Phillip. kris me here, touch
ing slender finger to one OF her
soft cheeks, 'and from this tins
forth, that place shall he sacred
from the touch of other IL until
we meet again
Philip kissed the CHI * which
flushed red y at the touch Of bis
lips. Dot was chary of permitting
caresses, and though they had beea
fond of one another from thor ooy
and girl days, Phillip had never
presumed to kiss her, unless when
playing game of forteits ia some
of the merry gatherings which are
som etimes given in the canatry
neighborhoods for the doun.a pu.
pose tf helping people 10 hn-k Leir
corn, or get the rosy produte af The
orchards into tsstoons 81 neatly
par and qusrtered apples 20 dry,
on III principle that macy gs0ds
ard nimble fingers MAKE light and
pleasant work.
The next moment he was follow
ing the little figure with sad eyes
until it had disappeared under The
overhanging branches: He lacked
Dots faith in the kindness of the
future. He could only anticipate
long separation and perhaps os.
traugement; and it was with a
heavy heart that he gathered up
his fishing tackle and started for
homo. A distant relative of the
lngrsham's had lately died and
willed his property to his cousin,
Dorothy Ingranam. During his
lifetime be had never shown that
be was aware of the existence of
our little Dot, and it was surprise
to her when the old gentlemsu's so
licltor came from New York with
the Intelligence that be had made
her his heiress At first it Was
great pleasure TO the girl, aud she
built many pretty castles in the
air about III, way she would use
her wealth, until q change came