Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-17

feeling her anger melt before Jack
pleasant way OF expressing his senti-
ments, land | do wish you would forget
that dreadful thing. I know / should
rather die than do it again. Don't look
at me, please.
Il can't help it, Mary. So you don't
take to unladylike actions naturally, do
you?"
AndJack. growing momentarily holder,
slipped his arm about Mary waist, and
despite her resistance lifted her blush
ing face to view.
Haven't you a word to say to me,
darling?"
I don't know what to say" she re-
turned in a slightly smothered voice.
You might say Jack, [ love you, he
suggested.
We'll, do, was the low, half-audible
answer.
"Oh, Mary" be cried, drawing her into
long, tender embrace, 1 have all | de-
sire"
Twenty minutes later Mary's healthy
appetite began to assert itself, and with
sudden remembrance the two lovers re-
membered Maize and the waiting car
rage.
The independent MAZE, however, grow
ing tired OF performance in which he
played so unimportant a part, had I'M
tremendously departed for home, taking
the carriage with him.
"The old reprobate, said Jack, as they
set out upon their two-mile walk. Il
should like to thrash him"
CHAPTER IN.
All next day Mary felt really lonely.
Jack had gone to New York by an early
train on what he called a matter Of bust
ness, and she did not expect him to re-
turn before the next day.
Meantime she decidedly missed him,
though the suggestion of such posi-
bility would have been rejected with
scorn few days before.
Now it came to her quite suddenly, and
with an intensity that was equal pain
and pleasure, all that Jack had become
to her
4 dozen times during the night she
had started with sweet thrill OF pleas
ure, to find herself thinking OF him.
In brief space the whole complexion of
her life appeared changed. Her horizons
grew broader; new hopes and ambitions
came to fill her heart. Jacks wife might
have many things to learn, she told her
self, but she should not be found want
ing. She had not confided her secret to
* y
he would be so pleased to hear it. She
had determined to wait until Jack should
return and they could tell him together
In the meanwhile she would hug it to
her own heart with the happy sense Of
sole proprietorship.
Several times, however, in spite Of
her resolve, she was on the point OF
breaking out with her news, but she
managed to control herself in time, and
without awaking the suspicious Of her
grandfather Or the more observing
Jeanette. After dinner, feeling the
necessity for active employment, she
started for walk. It was cool after
noon, and she moved along briskly, her
busy mind quite needless of her sur
roundings, until after a long time she
glanced up with q decided start.
What a walk I've had," she said iii
surprise Il do believe can see Wes-
ton, and l am positive that is Mrs.
Thomson's cottage just ahead. l think
[ must go in and ask for a glass of milk.
I wonder if she'll remember me?
A few steps brought Mary to the little
gate, which she opened, and passing up
the narrow walk she knocked, half tim
idly, upon the unpretentious door.
Don't you know me, Mrs. Thomson?"
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pleasant-faced woman who answered
her summons.
Know you?" repeated the woman,
with some hesitation; then with ready
recognition she added: ITO be sure /
do, Miss Mary, though amt seen you
in an age. Come in, miss, and rest
You must be tired with walking"
only a little. l had no idea Of com
ing so far when ] started. Indeed, [
was quite surprised when I found my
self so near your house. But under the
circumstances I thought I'd come in for
a chat, and-well, [ must tell the truth
a glass of milk"
"You shall have one right off, re-
sponded the hospitable Mrs. Thomson,
as Mary made her laughing admission.
L have some gingerbread, too" she
added Baked this morning. Would
you like"
. "Oh, wouldn't l." responded Mary en-
Enthusiastically. you know my weak
ness, Mrs. Thomson"
TTO BE CONTINUED.