The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-31

ished himself "Ilcavens. how the
| whole thing haunts me-"
Hut while he scourgr himself nj re-
memberins. and vowed he would for
Sc, he ret himself systematically 10
work TO find ont who she WAS and all
about her.
"sIiss Vcstlandcr--a teacher in the
institute" was the result--sa niece Of
Westlandcr, the banker
lie had letter 10 the Wcstlanders.
lie would present II AZ once. He would
visit the institutes natural thing for
q stranger 70 do. lie went out there
the very day the thought occurred to
him. lie made the rounds OF the build
ings with the superintendent.
In passing one Of the class rooms he
at last saw the magnet that had
brought him there.
She had about her a group OF chill
dren, but did not look up. He tried TO
attract her notice, but she did not heed.
lie went away without even glance
from her eyes. But he was happy.
a curious phase Of his passion now
set in. Although he visited her xins-
folk, he found II impossible to ask even
the simplest questions about her. 1t
seemed like crying from the house,
tops that he was in love. And his
pride was not a little sore that he had
been so ingloriously captured without
word and by a girl who could not
utter word.
| As weeks went on he sank deeper
and more hopclcssly into the morass of
his infatuation.
| lie set to work TO learn the sign Ian
guage. lie would do anything to meet
her upon her own ground
| One afternoon he started out for
stroll. lie left the town walks and
struck for the open country. lie de-
cided he would skirt the institute
grounds and return by another road.
| lie had quite cleared the suburbs
when, not far in advance, he saw an
object which for a moment seemed to
turn him to stone in his tracks.
| Upon a narrow, rude stilc leading to
a field beyond stood a woman. Dis
tress was in every line of her slim fig
ure.
With a violent plunge Of his heart he
saw it was Miss Wcstlander. At the
sound Of his approaching steps she
quickly turned her face in his direc-
ton. She looked as II upon the verge
| of tears.
/ At the same moment the secret Of her
distress was revealed A goat that was
pretending to cross the track near by
lifted his nostrils. scanned the new
conner resentfully and took several ag-
gressive steps in his direction.
| Rawleigh had a cane and was by no
means inundated. But as he adj
vanced the goat lowered his horns and
prepared to charge. This he did at
once and with such dircctness and force
that Rawlcigh had no alternative but
to dodge him, aim wild blow at him
and run.
The stile was the only refuge at
hand. He reached il with commend
able alertness. Two lower steps were
missing and he scaled the rickety fight
at bound
! He found himself suddenly standing
by Miss Wcstlanders side on that mar
row space.
He did not speak. for OF course she
could not hear. Then both began TO
laugh.
Isn't IL absurdg' he spelled slowly
with his fingers
She nodded glcefully.
II have been here more than an
hour" she answered rapidly with her
fingers, pointing to the goat.
Cant we sit DOWN." he asked in
pantomime.
There was just room, by sitting close
together. for them TO perch upon the
top step. They adjusted themselves
there as II to consider the situation.
Miss vcstlandcr's distress had re-
acted into the keenest sense Of the RI
diculous- Her gray eyes brimmed with
mirth.
How long must we wait here"'
pointing to their captor.
II don't care" with dash Of ex-
ultation he corld not hide, and at which
she blushed.
do you understand me readily?" was
his next question.
She balanced her little hand in the
air w:tE slight, expressive shrug Of