Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-07-27

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through it, and there was she, rushing
about with it wriggling on card: but
| will punish her yet. / got one OF
mammals long bonnet pins and news
paper yesterday. and ran after her and
told her | was going to pin her down
for little time, but she shrieked SO
frightfully that | was obliged to let her
90. There, she sees me,' Dick threw
up his arms and shouted 'Ich komme!"
and the child fed with shrill shrek.
At the sound Lady Armine, who had
just appeared at the door, hurried to-
ward them. M
''Dick, you are very naughty. will
not have that child frightened. Fancy
she said, turning to Jack, Il had a let
ter from her mother yesterday, saying
that she entreated me to control Mon
sieur mon lis, for that her little girl
had had an attaque de nerfs' yesterday
from something he had said to her.
Run in, Dick, and tell your sisters to
make haste
Are they going out walking noW?''
eyes; it is very hot, but they are go
ing through the trees up to that little
chalet to sketch; it is sheltered there
even at midday
MAY 90 with them?" he said coax
ingly.
She looked at him moment, and
then smiled.
Ought let you 90 with them she
said.
''Oh, you have hoard from Lord
Almine?" he exclaimed. II see you
have; he forbid me to speak to you till
he had written to you himself
YES, | have heard from him." she
said, with an irreprossible sigh $50
instead of going with the girls, l want
YOU to come and have a talk with me. "
Jacks face beamed with delight.
GLOW kind you arem he exclaimed.
''There they are. run and tell them
that we will come and see how they get
on with their sketches by-and-by.
Please, Miss Benton she continued,
''do not let Mary walk too fast. | sup
| pose YOU have an air-cushiOn? Yes.
Dick, you may carry it. Good-by."
Then Lady Armine took Jacks arm,
and they walked away into the woods.
Perdita, instead of accompanying
the sketching party, brought her
books and some work and sat in the
veranda with Mrs. Lowell. She looked
very pale and thoughtful and slowly
drew her needle in and out.
My little silent mousse" said Mrs.
Lowell, gently, what are you thinking
about"
81 was thinking ofavery odd letter
have had this morning from Sir Ed
ward Norton, think it cannot really
be meant for me-.
what an odd thing. let me hear
what he says, DEAR
Il will read it to you, said Dita,
half-laughing as she unfoIded it. ''Sce,
there is the address as clear as it can
be- Bellevue, Schweitzerhof, Badfeld,
SUISSE there is no mistake about that
and this is the letter. She read
"My DEAR FnIEND-Most henrtilv do I con,
| gratu you your prospects OF wealth and
power. l rejoice with oil my heart. She is M
| old trump. | have still the "nmmer. anruer
. 'ammer, 'nmmer still ihe ard Ugh roads we
spoke of long ago; and when thst ontraneln ,I
| finch, and my pride too sorry jade to rise &c
| it. am better mounted now; and-a truce &c
luck My dear old friend wish mo God speed
= " N =" - n Is. NORTON"
"My dear, it is perfect Greek to me,
! said Mrs Loyel, laughing. How very
funny. He must have been careless
and put it into the wrong envelope; let
me look at it,. There must be a letter
to you in somebody else's pocket"
The color flushed into Dita s face.
"Probabiy some message from Lady
Norton. said Mrs. Lowell, quietly
she said that she had rheumatism il
her hand last time i saw her, and il
may have made it difficult for her tC
write"
Very likely" said Perdita
At about two o'clock, when it was
nearly time for luncheon, the oleandcrs
were pushed aside, and Jack appeared
in the veranda.
Il beg ten thousand pardons, Mis-
Lowell" he said. Il have letter fol
you in my pocket, it came directed tt
me, and | only saw the first, My dear
Miss Lowell. to show me the mistake
and here it is.
''4Ah. then this is for you" said Per
dita. producing her letter.
''Oh, thanks; how stupid of Norton
and glancing at it, he said, Il suppos,
you read it: it is about-a horse. ant
he blushed as vivid blush as her own
they both laughed awkwardly.
I'VE shall meet at the concert TO
night" said Jack: and raising his ha
lie disappeared-his light step, hi
shining blue eyes all showed that hi
suit was prospecting.
Little did Edward Norton imagin
the fate of his two letters as he rest
lessly rowed about on the beautiful
! lake of Como. The letter to Perdit
had taken him hours to write and re
| write: that to Jack had been dashed OF
! in half moment He had felt nee
of sympathy and knew he should find
there. In his mother he had foun
| none. From the moment of his telhn
her the true history of Perditas birth
| she and his uncle had left no stone ur
, turned to drive her from his thoughts
For time they succeeded; but the frs
} shock of the announcement havin
! passed off, his love for the beautifl
t orphan returned tenfold. He woul
: throw reason to the winds; h
would only promise to wait for tire
I months for their sakes; after that, b
4 would no longer be controlled. Th
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