The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17

word. saw she was right; but l was
human and miserable, and-how sweet
and tender she vast
And is that the end?' asked Bella,
who was thinking she must seem very
old and aunt-lihe to this man, or he
would never have coniided so foolish an
/ escapade.
Il have never seen her since"
You are stiTl expecting it?''
Il do not know what / expect. |
have been to Europe three times. have
! heard every dehutante. She was II, or
| so, and of the kind of beauty that might
be of any age The world would be
ringing with her name if she were before
/ it.
''You would know her again?n
| ssKnow her?' he exclaimed, looking
down at her. How strange question
Here is the hulk of an old boat, Miss
| VIII You sit down? i do not dare ask
| you what you think about the piece of
| foolishness.
at is just that, isn't it?'' Then he
looked disappointed. 1T is very pretty
you know" That was not what she
wished to say, either, 50 she went right
on:
ssShe would be 25 or more if she is
! living"
s.She isn't deadr' he exclaimed
| "There was a promise about that She
has married, probably, some prince OF
nobleman. have about 500 photo
graphs of the great ladies abroad; not
one is she"
''She mGy have lost her voice; she
may be poor with that family she told
you of, and too proud, in such case,
to send you any message"
| That idea has never occurred to me;
but am rich now; could assume any
obligations.
Il hardly like to suggest it, for it may
be mistake, and cause annoyance, J"
Bella began. She turned her head so he
could not see her face very clearly. ''But
such a person once knew about. She
answers your description in some ways
the time, the age, the Voice-but she
was i'll and lost it,
mot married."
| sNo; do not be so eager about it, Mr.
Mcmillan; you are indeed boy. 1t is
| only suggestion that may lead tonoth-
ing, or worse, to disappointment. You
know l have had good deal of expert
| ence, and since you have told me the
| story You must have a little advice, too
| She has probably changed in many
/ ways-in face, you may be sure; for
! such beauty as YOU describe is all light
and color and goes. You are not the
same either. You have different tastes
| and opinions. Six years is a life time at
| that age. You were younger than your
| years then; you have made your for
! tune since. Don't YOU know Captain
! Thompson thinks there were never such
pumpkin pies as his mother used to
/ make. nor such ginger bread. and do
we not know he is unappreeiatingly
eating better every day OF his life?'
/ He did not seem to heed this wisdom
much.
Il shall not be easy until this thing is
settled one way or the other. | must
see for myself VIII you give me this
| inf0rmationP"
'.When we reach the house." she an
swered
IF You could do it now l might be
able TO leave tonight he said
She took the notebook he had open
ed and wrote a few lines in it. She knew
| that he would soon come to blank wall
in his search for the unknown. d,
II was at theCentennial that month, !"
she suggested, gently.
Everybody was, l think" said he,
looking out to sea.
Bella sighed "A cigar is a great
comfort, isn't it?'' she remarked; but
he did not hear her; his head was in his
hands. She, perceiving he had forgot
ten her, let ker eyes dwell on him. A
light came into them. her cheeks glow
ed, the repressed. resigned look of a
| woman grieved passed away. She was
| again Is, and wildly indiscreet. But,
yes, she would do the same again for
just that happy week.
"Well," p" said he, presently, "shall we
go on?''
When at length the struggling party
! reached the home piazza, Mcmillan said
| to Bella:
II find I can make the o'clock train
SO I'll say good-by. If have a guard
ian angel, that being must have inspired
me to tell you my story"
perhaps it was your bad angel"
| SAID she Sedately.
You are not encouraging. Well,
again good-by."
She saw him drive off with Captain
Thompson, and then locked herself in
her room, and wept all the tears she
had been keeping back since she parted
from him in the gardens of the Centen-
NAL
Would you have told if you had been