Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-09-08

knowledge, she 1Ound Inat DfiaA hau
arrived.
Relieved at the intelligence. yet feel
ing the impossibility Of meeting him In
her then, state Of mind, she determined
60 feign a headache. Indeed her i'm
agnation was not geatly exercised for
this end as a dull pain in her temples
gave reality to her excuse.
If Brian had known the moment Of her
arrival she would not have escaped 80
easily, but he was in the library at the
time, and Margaret was thus enabled to
reach the welcome seclusion Of her own
room, from which safe retreat she lis
tened for any chance sound that might
reach her ears.
Nanny had assured her that Brian had
been made comfortable, and she also
conlided that he looked paler than usual
and had been asking every five minutes
it Margaret had returned.
The old refrain, thought Margaret,
with sigh. He CAN spend days away
from me without regret, but il | leave
him minute here he complains.
Nanny was sent with the message
that Margaret was indisposed, and
hoped he would excuse her for tonight.
She returned with few lines that
Brian had scrubbed on the fy-leaf of
book.
Dear Margaret" they began, Il am
SO sorry you are not we'll. Let me
come up and sit with you. promise to
be veiy quiet, and my presence cannot
hurt you. [ miss you so much. 1t is
dull down here, with only my thoughts
Tc2 company. My miserable thoughts.
Let me see you, if only for five minutes,
Margaret. [ am eating my dinner all
alone.
All alone! Poor Brian!
Let him see her, if only for five min
utes.' simple request, easily grant
ed, and yet even five minutes was more
than she could bear tonight. And 50
she answered the note. She thanked
him for his sympathy Her illness was
nothing more than headache, for
which quiet was the best medicine.
She could not see him tonight, though
size was sorry he was lonely. She
had eaten her dinner alone for two
weeks.
Ard Brian read these written words
Dut he could not read between the lines.
CHAPTER Nv.
MAa3ARET DISCOVERS HER NEED OE CHANGE.
Margaret could not make her headache
serve her another day without arousing
Suspicion, so she was forced to come to
breakfast next morning, where she
found Brian before her He greeted her
with Il warmth that expr cssed variety
., en- otions. while she endeavorcd 10
SHOW no change in her manner toward
lt!isM.
Z hope the h adachc has quite gone"
A'& sal |, taking ais cup OF ,ol &c from her
hand.
Yes, entirely" she answered; I feel
,Ui.i.I we'll this morning."
Her appearance belle q h + words, and
50 Brian thought as he regar ed her
rather intt ntly fro II his end of the ta-
hi. Then a constrained silence fell,
Lew en- tEem. Margaret searched her
m.nd for some re mark. She found moth /
in tut the -: 3tiol VIII CT she regret |
ted as SEQ. IS it had passed her LIPS.
ycu cn oy yourscf!"
Il change passed over his face, and he
answered with an embarrassed air: !
Perhaps you wouldn't call it enjoy
rnant Margaret l don't know. Some
<is,cs l wish I could til nix and act like
geM do. | would at least be spared the
misery Of regret, an l daresay I would
bo ma pier.
Indeed GU would" she interposed,
Quickly Not 10 think and act as [ do
precisely. l do not mean that, OF course,
because | could never set myself up as
al example; but if you would only
5c different. If you would not do the
things which bring regret.
That is easily said, Margaret. |
i. ~ Il be pe"fect if that were the case.
J am unfortunate in the possession Of a
a'2coatented nature. and it can't be we'll
IRE now. | believe people are born
e. certain things, and l am born to
no hing. There's Wilson. [ was talk
lng TO him the other day. He's good
fellow, but Il crank in his way. call
him natural doctor. Takes to it like
4 elk to water, and is in his element
when he's tending a lot Of sick. dirty
chi drcn. OF course peop,e admire
Y,hose things: call him noble, unseltish,
AND all that. Well, I do, too. Yet [
can't do what he does. I'm OF different
,r;,lber, I suppose. Some time ago he
tod me he could get me in hospital
II was a splendid opening, no doubt,
and any numter o. fellows We're hung Y
Tor it. SO | told him I'd be charitable
and let some other poor devil have it.
lie couldn't understand my refusal.
Why? Because his ideas and habits
are different from mine. | am sorry 1t
is So
md 1 am sorry you have thrown
away so many advantages, Brian. 1t is
real}y shame. l can have no patience
with you.
Brian was silent under this outburst.
Margaret's ideas might be right in the
abstract, but he had TO desire to prac-
ticaly apply them to himself.
You blame me for very common
falling" he said after moment. There
are any number o. men in New York to-
day who have no business of any KIN d.
TRsy are well-to-do, OF course. and they
find plenty to fill their time. Here,
however, it is different. There are no di-
versions, and one -
Must go TO the city to seek them. I
understand" said Margaret nder
The circumstances it is surprising