Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21

ought to start along and try to get TO
/ New Church and send some one to bring
4 you home
! walk to New Church!" she asked in
/ astonishment. "You never could in such
a tempest"
81 could try
But there's no need. We are COM
4 Portable enough for the present. The
/ wind must abate before long; and at any
4 rate she went on with firmness, ~
couldn't stay here alone, Mr.. Landt.
could not allow you to leave me helpless
/ in this deserted place.
/ "But, my dear Miss Hanford, the storm
may last till morning, aud certainly we
I cuWdn't-I couldn't
/ he stopped, embarrassed. She was
1 looking at him with such grave, uncon-
scious eyes that he could not bring him
self to hin at the improperly of the!-
remaining together, as viewed by the
outside world, even for the length of
time that had already passed.
"lf you will not let me leave YOU he
said, catching at thought, chow can /
possibly procure asslstanceS You can't
walk and yoa don't want to stay here all
night
But the weather may change"
That's the merest chance, Miss Han.
ford. We can't depend on that. | think
| had better make start. 1t am blown
into the canaln he added lightly, cor
perish otherwisen---
"But have told you will no. be left here
Alone" she interrupted quickly and indig
nantly. at ia your fault, sir, in the first
place, that this accident has happened.
IL you had allowed me to keep the reins
we would probably be safe at home by
this time; instead of which,"
She threw out her hands with gesture
that finished the sentence eloquently
enough.
Eugene bit his lip. He blushed al
grily, bat spoke with calmuess.
MAY | ask your reason for not wishing
to stay alone!' he asked ironically; "that
is, If there can be anything like reason
connected with such whinn.n
81 have told you | am utterly powerless,
and ! am afraid
"Of ghosts, perhaps, or mice! Which is
itY"
Miss Hanford did not answer She,
too, bit her lip, but It was 10 check back
her quickly rising tears.
am sorry you are 80 unreasonable he
said quietly, $50 chic ishly absurd. It
places Us both in g very ridiculous posi-
ton"
"And | am sorry you are so ungente-
manly she flashed out a. him; $50 rude,
so unbearable mpeltinent-but could
expect no better Nothing good could
come to me from any one who bears your
namew
She ended In passion of tears.
Mr tn af
her With sort of startled, shocked ex
preston. 1t wss as If her delicate hand
had struck him in the face aud he was
powerless to return the blow. He drew a
deep breath and walked away, after
moment, and sat down as far from her as
possible, bis face averted his head lean
ing on his hand.
Marian continued to sob convulsively.
All the wrongs and sorrows of her fathers
life came surginP back to her, in an over
whelming tide; the hood-gates of her
heart seemed bursting asunder before the
p1nt-up bitterness of years. She was
struggling with all her might to regain
eamness, but the very effort seemed TO
increase the violence Of her emotion. AS
for Eugene-strong, hurt, wretched as he
wae--he only louged, with a strong mans
frank little enemy who had so bitterly
spoken her mind.
*
Eugene awoke with shiver; the lamp
had burned out, the fire was almost dead,
and-what was this? Beyond the window
panes clear moonlight and a cloudless
sky Miss Hanford was still asleep in her
chair, rs she had been for some time be
ha
wind mad gone Gown, and now there WIS
nothing TO prevent him taking the road
TO New Church except
What now could turn aside this disgrace
that had fallen on an innocent young
life, and for which he, perhaps, had been
to blame? There was only one thing
that could be doue. As he opened the
door a little way and looked into the
night piercing wind swept by him,
and the sleeper on the chair stirred and
Weakened.
"Who is thati" she demanded quickly.
"Oh, oh! Mr.. Landt, is 1t your Where is
the light'"
at has burned out, Miss Hauford. We
we're both asleep
"Oh!" she repeated, but now in a tone
of relief, land there isn't any more oil"
She seemed to have slept away her anger
and resentment. Her voice sounded
sweet end friendly. But the storm is
| over. l am so glad'
"GladYn Eug enc said nothing. He clos
/ ed the door and came and kneeled by the
| FIRE, blowing the half dead embers into
fame and laying on more wood until
the room was partly lighted by the pleas
ant glow.
~ think it would be a good idea to
watch from the window" she suggested
| cheerfully after while. "Teams are
sure to pass, now. How late is item
O'Clock, eleven o'clock"
But when Eugene informed her, in a
constrained voice, she merely said, light
! ly: "Weu it won't be long till morning
| especially If We get TO sleep again. Il
1t is perhaps needless to mention there
was no more sleep that night for Mr..
Landt. When morning dawned he was
citing looking thoughtfully at Miss Han
ford's pretty, dark head, which rested
oncomfortabiy on the deck beside her.
As the day grew really bright he reused
her gently.