Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-22

promptly elected through the hall
door; for she it was who had passed
George Adolphus as he wandered in
search Of his level.
George Adolphus followed swiftly on
after the young lady; hardly knowing
why he did SO, feeling rresistibly drawn
| by some unaccountable prcsentment
that all was not well with her. In n few
moments he came up with her and fol,
owed ut little distance, watching hel
movements with the kecnest interest
But Maud was SO intent upon some
purpose which lay deep hidden in hcl
heart that she did not notice him. The
street now began to he deserted, but
still the restless girl kept walking rap
idly on. AT length u small foot-bridge
across the canal was reached. The girl
passed; was her purpose II desperate
onc2 George Adolphus asked himself
this question and many more besides
Ms he fingered IN the shadows close be-
hind her.
Murmuring something To the effect
chat the heaving, white-Grestcd pillows
which rolled ut her feet would soon em-
brace her and free her from her
Indebtedness, Maud began to take
down her hair
"Going lo swim e asked voice be-
hind her.
She turned and bchcld a stranger
standing close 1T her hand. AT first
SHE could not uttor word. Presently,
no viewer. she said, in tones that be-
lraycd her intense excitement.
ooh, sir, do not thwart my purpose,
desire to putan end to my troublc--l
wish TO sleep beneath the wave. !"
There isn't any wave there" sud
George Adolphus, "'rhe canals dry.
You'll break your neck If You jump of
this bridge"
"IIut want to find grave III the
restless deep, want the blue pillows
to fold me in everlasting slumbcr,
where tho scn-wocds grow in sunless
gloom"
but | tell you, my dear lady, there
isn't my restless deep anywhere
around here. You'd better put it oil
till the canal opens. Here you arc
talking about sleeping beneath the bill
lows. When the water won't be let on
in II month yet And besides, if you
want to be folded IN everlasting slum-
Der, ii would he wise for you to jump
into Il well You'd hnvc sure thing
then"
chat would be horribcl' exclaimed
Maud with n shudder.
"Ycs," replied George Adolphus; 1T
would spoil the we'll
Maud felt that George Adolphus was
right. True, he did not appear to en-
ter very much into the tragic spirit Of
the situation. He ought to have
dropped upon his knees and implored
her to forget her trouble and sip II lit
tie longer the nectar of life. lIo ought
to have pictured to her imagination u
fair-haired girl lying with pallid face
and marble form IN the silent bosom
of the canal, where the dolphin sports
unseen and the mcrmaidS comb thor
locks in shadowy solitude But he did
nothing of tho sort 10 told her to 90
homo and practice in the cistem.
Maud thought the matter over for Il
moment, then bursting into tears she
wrung the hand Of our here and rnn
swiftly home,
George Adolphus stood upon the
bridge and watched Maud till She was
ont Of sight As he stood there, won.
dering what il was that weighed so
heavily upon the mind ofthis fair young
girl. he saw something glittcring al his
feet. He stopped and eagerly picked
il up. II was il golden hairpin 81 pc
culiar pattern. II occurred to him nj
once that il must have been lost 10y the
girl when she took down her hnir. He
pat il in his trousers pocket, thinking
that il would boa handy thing to pawn
for break fast. The more he tried to
forget about this fair girl, and the pre-
vious circumstance undcr which he
had met her the moro Professionally
they rose before him. Presently he
found himself laying plans To find out
moro about her and then il dnwncd
upon him that liz was in love. lie
then tcndcrly removed the hair-pin
frem his trousers pocket and placed It
next his heart. Ii was now getting very
late, and the police were beginning to
glance susnieiously nj our hero, and SO
he turned into amurc retired street and
determined to search fora cheap lodg.
ing place