Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-15
30 Molly, busy will

lent lent i'd q deeper flash to her u =
ana love has the mvsterion. casss
OF making the homiip.t .p,. ps
.raG,lve--'hat ia, if ANY wor
really be homely; for b paAn
matter OF taste when sn,%' y i
human face divine, whs,sy., .
may say 10 the contrary st das
Joe sat there watching
the busy fingers in their ,i,.l a''t
and thinking sadly Of The ~. .s'' y
were dead, and the days ~ ''ps'
be recalled, when the urat'. "lf'
seated opposite was the .nsi ~
his tender and hopeful dre.o
a lltlle while, with the eyoI
our natures, he was angry
who WAS the innocent c,g,s
mental agony; for not 6cbI.
man bear 1t, who realize, ~,
tsiry structures of earthly bI,.
shattered. ''@
That iesolate sense of fo,.,,
ness, which comes 10 n. an
ments of great disappoinroo.,
heavy on his heart. We c,,,r
US a rope or desire until i
a part of our mental brin
when it departs we are a. m,.
sea As If we had lost An imDar
member Of the body; and ia III
weakened state Of mind he III
Ill spare anything that lent a /.
ance TO the tedious DAYS f.
came to him there, while MI
knitted, the fire cracked. and
cold wind howIed on the onl,i5.
The silence was long upbr,k.
and Joe had time to think and
think great many times. All
be was fully resolved 10 tell
whole story of his yiIlaiur
then he thought that matters v.
too far gone to benefit hlu nos;
at first he still chung To the idg,
winning her yet, any other Wa,
be trabe To him.
But better thoughts soon fdby
I'd. He had been negligent In
lowing her To fix her aft -eiIon,
smother; and to reveal the ual
could not help himself, bar waal
cause her unnecessary distress, "A
throw about her an undesirable Il
toriety which might blight brryoQj
life. 1t was "a bad business a /
gether, aud to be a man he IA
leave Der as unconscious and aaDl
as when they first met
"ln the spring." thought be-, |
will 60 away, aud she Sl,I never 4
me any more; and will tell her
plausible story of mj name. 4
cealmeut; and she shall take 4
own, and be married aud be hD \
aud | will always have IN her 90:
DRY a sunny place" Bat Ia 'pi'e
his manly resolve there was d-'|
| ~ pam at his heart which he IN
would never pass away ia all 4
coming years.
You are going to be mama|
MoIly?"
These words, so suddenly ~
ing the long silence, caused hsf
start and flush, while she gave 4
o tlmid, barhfuI glance.
"Narried! How do you know n
Joe?"
lie smiled sadly. go that is 'la
thing like murder, it will ont 4
ers discover themselves, for | M
DOT eyes that see not, nor ears tiI
hear not, even if [ have ossa p
ned up. When is it to be- Al
he spoke SO calmly.
Did Jack tell your she a''i
iniiScreetly. !
"Ou! You confess 10 You? y
Jack didn't tell me. ! on.ygis'''
rs much; but now ! have y'af R''
for it. You are sure you nave Y
been hasty, Molly? JACK 'ee.a'I
be good man aud a brave isa,,
but he is a stranger to all here 4
one knows anything Of hld, 2
one ever heard him speak e &1i
his past life. Are you not nay
Molly ?"
"What matters bis past lite 5 ~
as long as he does well no*' y
lives of most men, | dire !
would not bear very close ex'u'
alton with credit to themselves
through; aud | fancy women =
better Judges of a mans reA. . w.
than The men. Aud | axe a'i
much, and he thinks 50 ma'a y ~ I,
i am sure there eau be 10 Q '.|
joe heard this euIogy on a's ~
with paug, but ne con'e4Isl
emotion aud SAID;
at is not for me to say y "
against him, Molly. | d'd ~. =, +,
for you to thSart your %i'a'
am / so innocent that l ing
ms self up as judge ot oi's'N
has been u good uan oti''
you sure You care 50 yer! wa MI.
hln? You are but young
and 1t may be only a t'o'l' -
YOU sure il is not only q iA'''
.t tr4 mile NHs~f