Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-09-29

| Lord LOvel and Mrs. Eyre"
| On, they are old friends" said the
! Duchess, land sWeee hearts," she added
little bitterly. for she was beginn.n-
| to suspect Madeap's charms OF being
/ more binding on Mr.. Eyre than her
| own.
They met like lovers" said Mrs.
! TransOme, Struggling her shoulders;
land she has gone into the garden. Sc
! If he does not join her"
| The Duchess's heart beat as she
| thou hit that if these two young people
| Were abroad there would be an excuse
for herself and Mr.. Eyre to follow them:
| and Mrs TranSome, taking the place OF
| Lady Sophia (who had left that day,
! could play backgammon with the Duke
And, indeed when Frank appeared
| he only gave one haSty look round. and
| disappeared through the open window
| into the soft darkness beyond. In the
| garden nothing was visible, when his
| eyes grew accustomed to the gloom,
! save some pale cucaOO-cOlOred masses
| OF bloom that drew him nearer by their
penetrating sweetness. and over which
| for one brief nom mt he bent. not
| knowing them for the stocks. that by
| day in tnelr pncHel. starve.ing ungli-
| ness. hal Offended the eye o. the gaZ-r.
When Frank had almost given I'D MS
| search, the Wli,eneSS OF her nee ) oW-
| ed her to INN. rs she stood beside .
| bush OF the large evening primrose
! tina, curious Hover which reSiSU5 the
| suns rlc. closing Itself firmly at his
| apnrOa:n, but opening out her SWEEP
ness 10 the evening deWS with Il sudden
leap, culver thai Well IN y startie the
b2R-mD,l that mas IA Ell asleep in her
breast.
''Hush!" said MadcaD. feeIinr, rather
than knowing, that Ftlnk stood beside
her; ii you speak LOUD they viii not
| unfold. [ have been watching them,
an thinking Of K aaCs's lin
They stood fer a while without sneak
| inc by the opening flowers that seemed
to bring with them their own Ii .ur.
While the night Wlnl blew to them. uow
an again, little inten. Whit from the
| distant stocks; then she said
DO they miss me? Were they in the
nur cry, or picking nos4Ity, thinking
should come back tom }rr3W?"
Il found them in the cDp5e,' he sail.
with a little pause before he spoke;
they were quite happy. But when
they saw me they ran up, ClamOring to
know if yOu had come back"
And what did you say" said Md
=
fading in their masses OF heavy foliage.
That you would not be long now:
but that did not satisfy DOdy-he clunL
round her neck and asked if soon meant
to-iav?"
Round whose neck?" said M2dcaD,
jealousy; ''he never cared for Joseph
ine-"
1T was not Josaphine,' said Frank,
his voice sounding rs thou III he were
moving away and ha let herall alOlr.
For the garden was almost in dark
ness nOw-the night had taken its r.
venge and eXtinguished those cOlorS
that flannel most vivldIy by day-scar
lie S. blues, and pnk5 were now bus
the evening primrOS45 gave vague
suspicion OF their presence.
WAS twas it Hes er2" said Madcap
in whisper, that barely expected a re-
spouse.
"Yes,' replied a voice but a little
way off; her heart is hOunl up in him
she lives but in his life, and she
wa ches over him in your absence as
only you could debut she does not
usurp your place"
For awhile there was silence. and his
whole soul yearned to her, knowing
that she was weeping; then she said
There are thin 5 tla5 even q liloas
not maddla with: like the grOW.n5 seed.
or hinderinr human SOul to b9com3
good in it's own WY; an | she is goo l."
Her hand stole ont TO his in the dark
ness. and so in mute accord they moved
toward the light. cOnsecrated to each
other, he by his slcrifice for her, she by
her old love for him, and new passion
ate daS5rH for his repentance.
They have the faces of anrels," slid
Mrs. Transoma in II low voice to the
Duke, as the two entered: but even
angels may trip AMI fall sometimes, AL
no 10 ly Ought t. know that better than
S ttan."
she no lded toward Mr.. Eyre rs she
spoke. VINO lOokel sin rIlarly old AMI
hag gard i'll contra st with the two beau
tlful youn people; and as if her thougnt
had rpacAa.l him, NJ. Eyre su denly
looked 1T himself IN II III rtor opposite,
then at the tW0-lni II cur.odS ideL
took possession OF his mind.