The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-10

ton, and at his age! He gave up his
sweetheart, parted with her for ave, and
chung to his musty books.
How Eliza stood the parting no one
knows. She was Eliza still, and showed
no trace of trouble, but she went no
more with Joel. Still, it must have been
bitter, for she surely loved Joel. She
preferred full-Hedged Esculapius. she
SAID TO US when she afterward received
the attentions of noted phYsician-one
OF natures finest and best. But, as I
have told you, so it was. Joel wouldn't
marry. We girls never thought there
was much poetry about Eliza, but. hid
den deep IN her heart, there must have
oeen mite OF the purest quality, or else
she thought little tenderness woven
around this new love would not be amiss,
or mayhap she wanted to prove TO the
meddler that the match itself was one of
pure love. Who can tell? Only those
who can sound a human heart. What
ever was her motive, Eliza sailed early
IN the spring with her aunt and cousin
Mar2ie for Europe She wished to be
married IN the selfsame spot where wears
before her mother had been made a
BRIDE. "Love goes where tits sent. and
that is why l suppose that Allen Frazer
fell IN love with Eliza. Gossip's
wicked tongue limited that ga rich
tather-In-law was name sac bad "a
thing IN the doctors eye, but [ au sure
the doctor had lost his heart. Maggie
wrote us all about the wedding, and this
IS what shesays:
DEAR GIRLS: The doctor arrived two DAYS
cor Of I - LII
commenced, English custom, to ring in iovous
peals the golden wedding bells for Allan
Frazer, and Eliza, his bride. They rang, rang.
and rang, and last night their chimes were the
last sounds of the waking world | heard The
bans had been published every Sunday for six
weeks. 80 what IN America would probably
have been a secret was here so public that
every vltlager had seat early in the time
beatan, IVY grown church. to witness the mar
rage. One cd woman waited at the door with
ner basket of flowers; when the pair came in
she scattered them in the aisle before them
Pinned to the altar railing, lust where they
knelt, were two lovely nosegays. As they came
out after the ceremony. | noticed the doctor
had carried his with him. He locked SO happv.
grls; there Is no doubt but that he married he
one on whom his hesrt dotted AndI want Won
10 dlsabuse your mind of one idea which I
know you have, that Eliza had no love to give
70 Allan. She loves INN we'll, know. About
joel, do not We'll understand, bat Eliza is not
one OF the maidens who, like IN lths. are
caught by the glare, and she must have de-
tected the drosS; But it is much better as it
i, and toretell many good things for them
We return together after Allan finishes his
course IN the German hospitals. Adleu
MARGIE
Joel did not seem in the least hurt by
the marriage, and as he dropped COM
pletely out of Eliza's life then, | want to
say that he became prosperous and
successful physician. He married not
so many years after, and to one of eve
girls. Joel was well enough, bat Eliza
did o so much better when she linked
her life with Allen Frazer's, for he was
counted one of the lovely joys of the
learned sort, while Joel was only we'll
enough. The party from Germany cane
home after a time, and DR.. Frazer re-
sumed his practice. Eliza had changed
very much, and by the time she had be-
come mother to little Maggie, we all
agreed that school girls were deceptive
and she known as ELIZA, the cruel, " in
the class of 20 was the most deceptive
OF all. We had at last learned to believe
her good woman. But her love for
the doctor was a question which we de-
bated still, bat that was settled for US.
too, III good time. One day Eliza told
me the cemetery had been disturbed.
body had been snatched from the
grave, and everybody was trying to find
be perpetrator. DIR. Frazer being a
MUSICIAN, and therefore open to sus-
cIon, was especially interested Ia hav-
the matter thoroughly sifted. He
ged the measures for discovery earnest
al
TACT that the villains were strangers in
the neighbol hood. A day or two after
Eliza dropped the doctor at one of his
country patients while she drove on for
a ride, expecting 20 call for him at an
other place, not far from the first It
was beautiful out and Eliza drove along
the river road enjoying the woody air
and listening to the bird notes echoing
through the dImly lighted woods until
the sun was nearits setting. She turned
her horse then for home, but 81 bad
tarried too long girls" she said, as she
told the tale afterward, Listening to the
sweet nOthings Of the evening, end when
[ returned, | drove the doctors quarter
horse his best, as l supposed, but |
found later he could go one better
Eliza still used slang. "BefOre |
reached the second turn. off road
two men came from somewhere
all In minute, and mo-
toned me TO stop. l did so at once.
They asked for DIR. Frazer [ did not
stop to think, but said hastily that
expected to meet him every minute, and,
if / did not, should wait for him at the
next turn road. Miss Naylor used to
insist that nothing called for lie, but
| tell you, girls, it wss lncky said thai;
but when one of them climbed into the
buggy without so much as by your
leave, began TO wish / had chung to
the truth. In truth, / was frightened.
You've seen him since, and know how
much l had to brighten me. so you
expect to meet the doctor pretty soon,
ma'am?' asked one of the men. [ an
swered, "Ies, without any hesitation,
instinct teaching me, "buI he is with a
sick man just down the next turn road.
| was to wait until o'clock where the
road turns, and be would be there or
else remain over night. Is he needed?'
He stopped over me, gritting his teeth.
Eyes, he is needed. We are the fellows
what make an honest living out of the
dead. We snatched a body the other
highland came pretty near being nabbed,
all on account Of a meddling doctor, and
We are going to grind him-hang him
this very night. He'll make fine sub
ject, and we a fine penny" [ felt a
queer change III my face. I suppose L
grew pale "What have l done?" was
all [ could say, and the man chuckled
the answer, ''Done? why you've done for
him, that's ALL" We had been riding all
this time, and Just then reached the
place where the road turns down to
Odds Clearing. The other man Joined
US, and there we waited-waited for what?
My watch said half past 6; the man
shnnl, the reins and yra ,vnnt dnr.,,