Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07


The next day | did not call to little
Reggie. though | saw him standing peep
inc wistfully over the railing. | pre-
tended not to see him, till small voice
said timidly--
Miss Cark"-which was his way of
pronouucing Miss Clark won't you
peak at me:'
His baby-face was qGlte distressed; and
in a minute ! had lifted HIM over the
railing, carried him into the house, ana
called Jane TO bring some bread-and-
honey The rest OF the morning spent
playing with Master EeBSle' ana leiilllg
him stories OF fairies ana giants.
One day | met MIS-. Catilhgtoh' ana
she thanked me very sweetly Tor beng
50 kind to her Little boy.
II am fond Of children, | said. lie
IS sucn q aeaf l i NY N.Y. , Gu i,'5 Oe
80 W. -. - 5.,or bor
a gloomy eAIie97i'n Ooii'9 O'0i hei
Iace'
Il used TO be, she sald, NAN 10 herselfi
and then, with PASSIONATE GESTURE, she
added, land now often WISH he was
dead.
She left me abruptly, and l was more
than ever confirmed IN my opinion that
Of myself the next time l met her, for,
looking at her slender left hand, l saw
shining upon her finger the emblem Of
wifchood; 50 the mystery renamed I'M
solved.
AS the winter advanced, ! noticed that
Mrs. Matthews. though still tail and erect,
walked with less firmness, leaning heavi-
ly on the shoulder Of her daughter; yet
every afternoon, as the shadows came
over the sea, they both went down the
garden-path and ont along the beach
always together, never with the child.
lie often came in TO have tea with me
and TO play with pussy by the lire: and l
grew quite accustomed to seeing his
pretty face and his golden curly hair IN
the firelight-gre TO love the baby
chattering voice. Then Jane WOuld carry
him home yvell yranpoj mn in sbawls.
ROSY and dro,vsv. mIlrmurinl-. Coming
ao-ein to-morro,y
The lone winter was nrett well on its
vvov Cbristn1os tbat drearo tirne for
the LONELY and troubled was ovpr the
new veat. vs. advancino to snriup- snn-
shine and efiU tbe uvsier,- Of Ma . ra-
moined nnsoIoeJ and vas no nearer
pattin@ frienJlv with Mrs Carrinlgton
tian had boon on tbodav If nor arrival
Mrs Matthews walked with y stick now.
and seemed bout doIble with some in
fr,uitv Wa nod n WOOL 81 tnr,iIla
,vo,tLer- sncb sto,ns No 7 had meyer
,vitueeeod Lerore--and fla frgoile Sea-
Nin,,, ViIos ,,,oro sb,l,e, "a tlIn;,. ynrv
foundation Tho wovps cor,p roaring
and bowIino ON To tbe beocb driven in
bv fine bitter wind FIAT ,ybi.tIed tbrouob
every crack and cranny--under fine doc
and fbroliph the Joints Of the v,indow-
gasbes. and ali tbe fires fires we copId make
mn did NOT keen tbe rooms warm
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va. ~ i''l,' 90 80 ~ ,,''T IL
i,Il, n,,1 ,.,t ',' toni, bod ,yrittan
to London for, $1,000
One evening the storm seemed WORSE
than ever. / was sitting nj my sohlarE
tea-tahle, listening to the dilNing ran,
beating on llt WlhuoW Pahe9' Nnou
heard the han door-beu pedl twice ~
rapid succession. / wondered VINO II
could he mt that hour was HoI lei
long IN doubt gust OF Wind hoWleu
and shrIeked through the house as me
nan door was opened anu Oilv atol ~
seem to rush up the staircase; the can,
"eS ilickere1' windows ana ,loois I"'lly'i
with the violence Of the hurricane; and
then Jane appeared, ana peuihu hoI
woman, wet ana dl0heNeUeu' WIN ulh9
a shawl round her ..,,,
AIRS Carrlngton, what IS ~ ! CI,eu
thmhng at once OF my Hl'le lIleilu NE
gle, ana, as TT she ulNlNtl NY lhouSNt