Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-09-29
CHAPTER v,
Like dew on tho gOwnans lying
Is the fl O I"r fairy feet,
And like winds III summer signing
Hnr Nninn is wv Mnl SlNNIt

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Only Madcap's leet We're not flying,
for she wore pGttnnS. that clicked
chaerfullV as she went to aui fro over
the Dutcn ties OF the D1ko'S moGvi
dairy.
1t was Molly'5 dinner-hour," so Mad
cap had The place all 10 herself, and
might dip her l.t,,o foretingar into as
many pms Is she pleased, print pat
OF butter without hajnr desnised, even
give few good turns to the churn,
shutting her eyes to listen to the hollow
splashing within, and that brought to
her mind the days when she ana Frank
had tried their prentice hands in Lady
Betty's dairy at making cheese.
All night she had been dreaming of
him and her children, somehow they
were SO entangled in her mind now: and
waking in the silent watches, Il clearer
perception of his character, and the
weight OF the agitation beneath which
he had fallen, WIS revealed to her. and
she had been eager for the morrow,
though when it came, she had not
courage to hold out her hand, and force
herself WiJhin the kenot that slight
glance in which he had included her in
his morning greetings.
And &ft@rwari he had disappeared
with the Duke, while the Duchess mad
carried Mr. Eyre off to her hot houses;
SO that madcap, having written a lest T
to her sweetheartS, found herself lone,
and wandered out Oh an expedition that
ended in the fOr5l&en dairy.
But presently she grew deaf to the
splashing noise in the sense of deSer-
ton that filled her heart. and TO some
one who passed the door, the young
shape III MoHy'S anron that leaned
against the chUrn had a lonely. deserted
look, SO that he invOluntarily made a
step forward, as one may toward child
that one sees lost III parpleXity Or trO u
BILE.
lie had come quite close to her before
she knew his presence, but when sac
looked up, he saw that in her eyes were
tears that perchance had washed away
the contempt for hin that they usually
held. AS they stood looking at each
other, with qrllverlng lips. in that first
trembling moment of reconciliation
perhaps there was danger to the two
souls that swayed lightly to each other
as two flowers in summer breeze.
They were so young, so bound together
by natural tastes and ties, and taav
loved each other so dearly! and, as Mad
cap timidly stretched out little tremb-
ling hand, Frank stopped and kissed it,
KNOWING IudU IL htO gwen IlIu NotCh HIS
kingdom. When he had let it go, and
they were standing apart, like two
children who could make up their quar-
rel but were too shamefaced to speak
of it, she said. with the tears rolling
down her cheeks, Il have been very
wicked could not forgive you; but
perhaps God has. And it was not for
me to judge you; you are better than l
am"
She had moved a little aside, as one
who wishes no reply and stood looking
down on dish or curds and whey, a
faint smile of memory that struggled
with tears crossing her lips.
DO you remember how [ used to
make you steal Lady Betty's curds and
whey. and how [ always ate my own
share and yours too?" she said
Those were happy days." he replied,
sadly.
but there is no Lady Betty to make
us miserable now" cried Madcap; land
we will have happier ones yet!''
But Frank shook his head; he knew
that no such happiness was possible
out of Arcadia. 1t is so easy for love
with both its hands full, to dictate tC
friendship, but the friend who wants {
little love, not liking to his share, is
apt to look bitterly on his own side o.