Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-15
man MR. MORTON.
.ning story in Which Love Figures
Copspicuously.

-, TOMS widow! There Is something
'sss.,I, in the sound"
~. needn't be afraid, mother; she
20, sbsll be my widow"
l' .i a ongbt you admired her, Tom," said
au u5, do immensely; she's the iolliest
az conan that / know, but mean to
. y. Inherent sort of widow"
'a ao,o whose appearance will be better
.s.otsd TO weedsf'
IVA .Bn " who will show little more feel
., rfsa | am gone" said Tom. Mrs
,15,, t husband can scarcely be year
3,,3 and vet she is the geyest and mer-
ls.t Of you all ,.,
b.,ten hearted creature, all Grape ane
/ -. Sl' handkerchief, who will be forever
1.tipg about her lost darling"
M, ds3rw said my mother again.
aTss mater thinks it unlucky to talk
Inv widow. How do you know that
.,.rot I who am to be the bereayed one,
sz,lir, the loss OF my sainted wife, and
-ossalt sympathy and consolation
ron my sjsterst
.E-nv said Hnda after a few minutes
..-.rjs. ~ admit that it does susprise me
"a ..s F-eda Morton, loving and warm
..s,sd as she certainly is, appearing to
Al .sa loss of her husband to little"
.ps-ha1s She disliked him.
,Raa Disliked dear Mr.. MortonH "
ta5. that is merely a little conventional
$40. Speaking of him; she evidently
considers fl the correct phrase. 1t is
ar.t- compatible with indifference, if not
l.dEe.'
-.Hak she wa5 fond of him" said
W5.. nSbe avoids speaking of him, as
Fr ra,uea her 90 DO so; sometimes even
..- voice seems to choke when size men
liens him.
4na as other times she makes the
most aiaasu. remarks about him and his
Bs aud habits. She certainly is puz
Lst0ma.'
gan sory you do not cafe for her,
Ton; Ihaye often thought how pie SAINT
.vlu.l be to have her as sister in
lE,F
agour visions may be realized without
Isml.ng me.'
D0you mean Edmund?"
IDOL think Edmund is very much
nesn and that she knows it and does
19 o. aat'
Ineyer thought of that said Hilda;
ag never seem to speak to one an
gl-r'
-No, bout when either speaks to anyone
sa fine other listens. Watch and you
s.l sees
Jvoald rather she was married to you
.lan to Edmund
Sorry can't accommodate you. Good
5gs mother, m Off"
Are you coming home to tea, TomS'
a'se5 my mother.
Certainly, mother. l would not miss
A's Morton on any account
Mrs. Morton and her sister, Mabel
Heath, had now been settled in Long
1sle fo, some months. They had
.G95gl. letters from an old schoolfelloW
.a Aidss aud mine, who was now mar.
ned and living in liverpool. Mabel
Heath ana her sister were dear friends
l1d ueighbors of hers, she wrote, and she
VS. very sorry to lose them, but they h aG
Gov 10 reason for remaining in Liver
pool aud their means Ueing diminished
.! 'aHr recent loss, they were anxious
mud some quiet country place where
~ could live economically. She haC
.lased them to t-y Longmede, having
.said m1ca Of 1t from Hilda and me, ant
''dls that she might trust to our kind
-s'' 70 make them welcome. The lettei
.@ aasiy written, and seemed to taxi,
, granted that the circumstances of tn
Y a'4.s.a were already known to us.
However this was Ethel Fordham'
~ Deg letters generally were somewha
-.9.afe1t. 80 Hilda and | went at ono
e4A rpoa the new corners, whom W
--' established IN pretty rooms in tn
s o. The late DOCTORS widow, who hal
managed 10 retgi- her old home by let
g part Of it,.
M. were 'me~hat surprised TO fin,
s's mere girls, Mrs. Morton. al
~ r tlity the elder, appearing tn,
90 tae two. They were in strik
iQ each other, Mrs. Morton
maui, fair and childish LOOKING
n -...' hea'a was tall and stately
mar and eyes. Both wore deer
Airs, aortou's very becoming
constituting the chief difference
became very intimate Will
'-' .Asy refused our invitations a
........ f.sa Of deep mourning, BIT
!e .ime they consented to ON,
''.tt on to quiet game o.
+ '-.7. Morton proved herself al
pa. tr, Aud She and Tom frater
-a.s.- NE game. Ton made no Sc
d .5.- '- --.lFa'lon for her, ard Hndi
I'D. '' q. decided that it would be yer,
.--.., ION widow. as We had be
~. were 10 become Tom
R.. however Toms manner ever
words, put an end to thi
aIr leaving new f,ld n
.-. ~ the suggestion be hat
4eerntng Edmund.
'a- surgeon ana had bee,
On board ship. He wa
~ So recovering from a some
...Lsss' and looking for suit
10 On shore. He was ia
-o7e reserved than I ON. anr
,.gr..,. ms being attracted b,
500 Widow never occurred II
l.1 ,'v however, enlightened
NE watched him closely
a.2'e Of the evening "a,
.cea Tom vas right. ard TN
s,s,ir absorbed in studying h.,
p her every word; ~siI,
zi,sr5 was fully conscious O
y ,s,ss. a ana did not dislike !,
disappointment IN -. - :,