The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-07-09
CHAPTER ".
LOVE WRISTS MASEy

We're entirety forgotten. II lelJeI written
| soon after his coming to S'conset having
satisfied his sense OF obligat;oA.
Evidently S'consct had developed new
| charms for him since the day he hal
found its dullness so oppressive that
sleep seemed the only reasonable or
possible occupation.
And Margaret, having awakened him
i to new view Of the place, was prac-
| tically izing that constant hanging
| on she had once reprobated so strongly.
| She did not encourage him, neither did
| She repulSe him. She did not seek his
| company, nor did she show by the
| slightest action that it was distastcful
| to her.
Her attitude was one of uncertain ex-
pectancy.
She spent many hours with him on
| the beach. She walked with him in the
delightful spring weather, gathering
| health and spirits from the glad sun and
| invlgorating air.
| She had taken him through many of
| the cottages, and her enthusiasm had
| awakened his d rmant interest. She
| had shown him the way TO the light
| house, and tog ather they had climbed
| the great winding stairway, gazed i'm
| pressively upon the wonderful lamp, and
| looked down from the great height upon
| the undulatiny mOorS, lying like a
| checkered map before them; upon the
| hills fading in the mist of distance and
| the glorious breath of restless waters
| surging over the rips and daShing them
| selves i'll fury at the feet o. the bluff.
| She had pointed ont the silvery waters
| Of Sesacha a, set like a jewel in the
| moorianTS breast, &ni only separate
| from the ocean by narrow belt of san
| hills. And after"ard they had climbed
| to the top OF Tom Movers. a verdant
| bluff standing boldly out against the
| western sky. and sIoping to the waters
roaring at its feet.
On this bold promOntory they ha |
| watched The sun qucnch his fires III the
| sea and trail his trembling lights across
| the hills. And through the Iingering
beauty of the after glow they had gone
home along the lonely and deserted
| shore.
The hours of such compinionship
| could not be forgotten
Too late Brian realized this. In all
| the tine they had been together he had
| tried in vain TO tathom Margaret's fc l.
| ings for him, but his b0asted skill as a
physiognomist had failed in her case.
|
| spirit, and ever ready sympathy made
| her a charming and refreshing contrast
| to the conventional women he had hith-
| erto met. but they did not constitute the
| sole reason for his pleasure in her com
| Iany.
Il never felt so bad about leaving a
| place before" he said to her one day.
Il believe | could stay here ii year un-
der present circumstances
Il could stay here forever, was her
| earnest and impuisivc reply.
But at last the day came when she
| felt sine must tCovo. t3l1o he'd " Tittcn t.
| tell Miss Hilton OF her intention. and
| with the feeling that she must make the
most of her last hours. she had gone
down to the beach, where the tiShcrm II
Were just bringing in the days harvest.
| She was standing by the dorics, watching
| the huge fish with Il sort OF fascinated
gaze, when Brian joined l.er in his usual
unccremOniOuS fashion.
1t seems to be an age since | saw you
| last" he declared, utterly ignoring the
| fact that he had been with her the day
| before. Shall we walk down the beach:
| The air is glorious"
| She mold led in the affirm tive, and
| they moved away together.
| y
| asked, after the silence had lasted some
| minutes.
Il don't feel in q talking humor, she
| answered, conscious of disagrecablc
| desire to quarrel with some person OF
| thing.
Il think you might try. I have the
| blues frightfully. 1 wish you'd cheer
| me.
Try one of your own prescription $,
| she suggested. The blues are a physi-
| cal condition, they tell US. You'll have
| an opportunity to vndicate the diploma
you've lugged around SO long Just
see those boats coming in on the break
ers. Aren't they graceful: l wish l
| We're fisherman.
What an idea. How could you man
| age TO live here?'
How? Why, as they do, Of course,
| with the sight OF the sea ever before
me- the music of the breakers ALWAYS
| in my ears: in close and constant COM
| munion with the very subimity of ma
| ture. How can their lives be either
| hopeless or embarrassing? Though, Il
| a person of your energetic tempe ra-
mcnt, / dare say, they would be tire
| some"
Il have notion you intend that for
| sarcasm" he returned, good-naturedly
| How am | to take you?"
No way, please; am not to be taken
just now"
There, you snap me up. You have
| been an enigma all through. Some
times you ara all sweetness, and at OF h
ers you fly at me and lecture me most
numerically. Still I like to he with
you
Much obliged, I'm sure; but didn't
come here to amUse YOU.
Evidently in bad humor," thought
Brian, noting the sharp tone.
Il believe you We missed your voca =
ton, he said aloud. Ycu We're intende |
| for one of the Yankee school ma ans we
read about. How you would have iect-
ured the unfortunate little chaps. And
your husband, poor man"
Pray spare your pity. Such indefinite
| objects don't need it. There are too
many real living ones upon whom it
might be expended with advantage You
remind me of those very generous peo-
pie who run around collecting subScrip-
tons for the heather while hundreds Of
poor Christians are starving aroun
them. | don't like such discriminating
| charity"
I
subscriptions. and I'm a mighty poor
! Christian in the bargain, So You ne"dn t
blind me with that sand you are digging
up SO ferociouSly.
! Margaret colored ard desisted from
| her occupation.
4 beg you PARDON she said. i did
| not intend to send it in your direction.
| II Is vent for my overcharged feelings.
! | suppose that is a childish acknowledge
ment, but / shall not recall it. read OF
| a piece of injustice this morning, AMI il
| has Tiled me with Indignation. [ be-
| lieye I'm in a constant state OF rebellion
against the accepted order OF things.
/ Why do YOU laugh?'
Not at you, certainly. Seriously,
am half afraid of you-your bad opinion
l mean. What influence you could exert
| over some men. Do you like me, Mar
| garrett"
| The name slipped uneonsciousIy from
| his lips. and he drew nearer to her She
averted her head and answered in the
/ tone of one measuring her words care