Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-10-20

ness OF tn DaHDies.
1Ir. Eyre Was struck hy JDSaDlia-'S
looI. and as he l.t-j ID II oIU o. AS
mother arms, an p,ac ID him in those
o. the woman, he sad 10 MINIS IF taI5
III tG,ure he must SluIV her more car
July than he had hitherto done. Dolly
knew better taan to resist. but his lIDs
qulvered. and a look Of despair came
INTO the little face.
''S9ep Wiz" mummv,'' he said in
p.OTugiy, as josephine carried him
away. the contrast OF MS warm ness in
his mothers arms and the loneliness OF
ais little cold CT piercing h.m wilma
sense of loss and misery as he went.
But sooner Than Dolly dreamed Of
was he TO be safe with MS mJ,l-r-lo
sleep. ay, and TO awake with her. tia
threads Of their lives iaW9Yen To all
eternity.
Don't look so sad said Mr., Eyre.
Al thew want. down stairs toaa+bar tsTn
Eve n,.nr,ras Da5v Mi - s-3fa al,ain in
yonr arTos-in d,,laIn ..I,,J ;,
we have been b1idInr dress re-
hearsaI. he added. As thaV entered the
draWinG-roGm and Frank rose to meet
them,
Mr.. Eyre led \Ta7can tn har own chair.
brour6I a fo0fsrnoi arranged a screen
TO ouarj her from dr5nrbIS. but Frank
said nothing. lie was Ioolzjnr Mt Mad
can. and WANDERING nj L-r b-9nfv fi1l
catchinr +br+ fxad I0olZ ehn IoIrhnd
ana said he was as mn9nnrecfariya Of
her diamonds as tie ch1lliran mai been.
"A gIOw-worm will Outshine them"
said Mr.. Eyre. II saw three tO-n,rlc.
tempted out in the belief that spring
had come AGAIN. su0a0sa.' -
That is very unusual. " said Frank.
"Where did y04 see them2''
In Svnge Lane" said Mr.. Eyre care
lesslv. and both Frank and Nldcan
looked up suddenly: but Mr.. Eyr-'s
eyes were inscruUa6le, and told moth
ing.
Yet he seemed to be 1abOrinr under
stronr nervous excitement and pras-
emily sometime occurred 10 cause
Frank the kaenast anxiety. They were
CROSSING the hail to the G:alng-room.
when Mr.. Eyre suddenly STONED. his
dilated ewes apparently liked on some
thinr in the distance
.I0okIn he exclaimed. HDjd Won san
thar nndnr t6n nIonl-g,j
They looked hnf there was Dothinr
Frank knew fbn fnmand Lmr Madam
did not HAT when dam or nSisfortn,,a
0f anv kind thraatanoI tbn Evras tha
nncoHth fi%ura Of q dwarf onnaa,a5 for
q few seconds TO one Of tba family he
meath the old clock ON tba stairs
Rut in q moment Mr. Fyra had rn.
covered himsalf and led IIa6can into
tba haantifnIIv iit room
500 }; hn cid .stho tol1o &c d,,aosol
with as n1ncS care asyon :; And to her
s7Irnrisa shn sow q G19ntitv Of ho9nti-
fnI ot-houon 1o,varS hoanoa in TIA con-
ter Of thn toGIn and S3oi1 c ~ i hor
CI1at laiG bnsida och nanitin '0''
ssYVHnra conid The mardannr bova oo+
tbems'' excIaimed Nadcgn, He lad
nGc one in the Mace his mPorninr and
he viii never hoo any from The sur-
roundino honses ,
@Oh 7 G0t them ,, said Mr. Fvro cara-
lessIv: that honest fool had NOTHING to
do With II Nv t69t 1vinn Fr3nI-7? II
has been zee in the cellar is over hu 'IIn
wears babe them brin1 # ont t0-niaht
in Vonr honor - 'N'' " - ~
Frank inst tasted tho wilma Int ba
was haunted nv an nnaasinass that Mr.
Fvrp's every look and word tended 70
confirm
ITn know how donror roneod and ov-
citad ms raIoa,.l-aHi1 nan S+iaorI,tint
bi iiioatnai o, TO-.
,';Ii;,, ,J P1,;I ,TItI
y, CIV " ~ etso.oS5p "u?.!tt
Tr,o- az Co., , ,2;,,i
tbo+ eon0ntb;,,C froeb bnd noI,.rI MIN
, ri,So ~ fTas LUSH i' o00lI 0 Will
NO van - ara ,vro,,c, ;, eaid Mr. Two
s,7ddanIy tnrnin~ his' lraan nvac nnon ~,
tha Ton9m fnIInw .sGiownWorn1s Fr NJ
have hppn (no[vn IN walk in at an orla.'
window aftr,cfed bv The "a iig ,flt and Ind
moths, too, are often attracted to their
own Destruction. Init thew do not XII
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Tadn3n I0okad fr0~1 ono to tho o+bor
1T is nothinc.n said Mr.. Eyre. smJ-
tests must have an end. Yonr health:
and yours, Frank. Nav next wear find
Won both as handsome and as Ranny as
you are now" Z
And Won ;, cried NTadca1 ssyVhot
of you?"
SNothinr.n he said. removing a class
that she was I:frinr to her Inns .sYon
know Madcan ALWAYS had horror
of tOasts of Weddings. AS we'll as Of
black beetles he added. lauphing.
He kept his hand upon hers, talking
nonsense. until she had forgotten her
intention: then. Frank declining to take
any more wine, they went back to the
drawing-rOOm. where a cheerful wood
fire burned, and seemed to invite their
company.
They drew round it. Madcap between
them: and never had an hour passed to
her more happily than with these two
beside her. whose love made such an
atmosphere of rest AMI content.
At half past ten Mr.. Eyre rose. ''I
must leave you. Madcap.5 he said, ''but
not for long. Don't let Frank 90 until
| come back. [ have work that must
be done tonight, and then-ay-then
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