Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-05-11
CHAPTER Nj,


make Dita play in suggestive man.
watched it with her finger on her lips.
So far this was good, for it suggested
to Andrew long illness to his heroine in
the ducal palace; and he determined to
write his first act, and trust to the flu
ture for the rest of the story.
He began his soliloquy, and to his de-
light found it to flow smoothly and
easily; sort of refrain-"Alone, alone;
all, all alone"-gave poetic melan-
cholY which charmed him. He wrote
for some pages and began uneasily to
feel that solloquies in ''ShaksDeare"
did not generally last so long. He took
down his favorite, and patiently counted
every word in one of Hamlet's longest
speeches, and on comparing it with the
manuscript, found it so much longer
than he expected, that he ventured to
add yet another page TO the expression
of his heroine's thoughts. The conhdante
had just broken in on her medtations,
with "How now, fair mistress?" or
''Prithee. lady," Che had not quiet de-
cided which,, when Mamie came rum
ming with letter in her hand.
IA letter for you, Andy" she said.
land there is shilling to pay. 1t is an
Australian letter, and, / fear, contains no
good news, for it is not in your brothers
writing and it is sealed with black
Andrews face grew pale as he hur-
riedly took the letter.
'Pay the man." he said, giving her
the money. and she went.
Presently little Dita came in from the
yard, very demurely carrying her sick
doll but when she saw Andrews face
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him put her arms around his neck, and
clambered up into his lap
''What is t?--what is it. daddy?' she
cried; but to her surprise he put her
gently down, and went to his room.
Dita began to cry, she knew not why,
and Mamie came in to comfort her, but
she would not let her go up to disturb
Andrew: she feared that some very bad
news had come, and her heart ached for
her husband, for she knew how dearly
he had loved his brother She took Dita
on her lap and dried her eyes, and told
her stories to allaY her own anxiety.
At last Andrew came down, and his
eyes were red as though he had been
weeping; he came up to her and put his
hands on her shoulder and said:
81 have had some wonderful news,
Mamie; this letter is from Lovel's
lawyer
''From his lawyer" she said, worder-
ingly.
Yes; he tells me that my poor brother
is dead His voice choked, and for
moment he could not go on: then said,
"Oh, Mamie, | am so grieved!'
Mamie, with tender sympathy, stroked
his head, while little Dta kissed and
coaxed his leg, round which she had
wound her arms. Then, to Nannie's
surprise, he suddenly threw himself into
a chair, and gave an odd little laugh.
"Something very wonderful has hap
pened, wite Lowell has left me every
thing he possessed. He made his will
before he was taken i'll with fever. and
l am his heir
''Poor Lovel.-he always loved you be-
yond any one else So he leaves no wild
ow which is happy for her, poor thing"
''He never was married." said Andrew
sharply.
mo, love. l was only thinking a
widow might have been left"
NO; am his sole heir-his residuary
legatee."
You will be able to increase the bust
ness, Andy, and have more help in the
shop
NHelp In the SnOp.-lncreaSe tne puSl-
ness. No more business for me: we shall
be rich, and live in the country"
Mamie clasDed her hands in delight.
I'm the country! Dita to be brought
up in the sweet country air. among dali
sizes and roses aud flowers; is it true,
Andy?"
s'And cows and chickens and ducks,'
he added, half laughing, and yet with a
gasp.
1--WE shall live in some sweet little
house with a garden, Andy-shall it not
have garden?'
But Andrew Strengthened himself in
his chair. and pulled up his stock; and
said rather pompously-
''No, my dear; in a great house with
park around it. We shall be very rich:
we shall have great many servants,
and you will drive out in carriage of
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