The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-07
the young man could not have blamed
her had he been the most rigid Of CEN

mex nau ne Deen the most rigid OF CEN
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But he was naturally disposed to be
len1ent in his Judgment OF the erring.
And besides, this lovely young erea-
lures grievance was so like his own
that he could not have helped sympa-
thlzing with her,. :
:. II commenced your sentiments, al
though it was surely rash Of you to unr
dertake travelling alone However, I
will respect your confidence and help
you to reach your destination-if you
will allow me that honor" was his re-
ply. -.
She had started for the home of a
dear school intimate, who resided in
a small New England village.
'In Dalesville? 2" said the young man,
repeating the name Of the village she
| mentioned. why, it is on my own
route, only go some distance beyond.
I shall be your travelling companion
| if [ may"
He feared she might be displeased
by the eager delight he could not help
betraying; but she was not; on the
| contrary, her anxiety seemed to be al
layed, and she looked almost as glad
as he:
A little later they were seated side
by side in a parlor coach Of the train
| which was speeding toward her place
Of refuge.
What should I have done without
your kindness?' she cried once, with
a. Shuddering glance at the black,
stormy night outside.
II fancy you would have been
| obliged to. return home; and perhaps
you might have yielded to what your
relatives wish," said he, speaking rath-
er tentatively, and conscious of a pang
at the thought Of her possible marriage
| with the man chosen for her.
If only the heiress so oficiously Sc
| lected for himself had been half so
| sweet and adorable as this witching
little fugitive, what an obedient son
and brother he should have been!
At his concluding suggestion the
| wondrous Oriental eyes flashed upon
| him appealingly.
II might have gone back home; but
! nothing-not even the certainty of
death itself as an alternative-could
| ever force me to- the ignominy of vis-
iting the mans people, and thus to be-
come his wife. Do you think I am
| acting so very wickedly?" she asked
| piteously.
1T is not for me to condemn you,
since have committed about the same
offense," said he smiling. II should
not have met you tonight, only was
running away from Newport rather
than make the acquaintance of an
| abominable paragon, whom my fam
| lily had invited to come and captivate
me-" H.. = ,....... :,
The wondrous, almond-shaped eyes
opened wider. A sudden color flushed
the ivory of her cheeks.
''And you have never seen her?' the
girl queried with some subtitle change
in her thrush-like tones
"Never! I don't even know her
name; would never listen to anything
about her, was the alf-laughing and
wholly disdainful reply.
"How very, very odd," the girl
breathed almost inaudibly.
"And isn't it odd, too, that you and
should be yet ignorant Of each others
names, when we are destined to be
friends?-at least hope we are" said
the young man, looking at her almost
pleadingly as he corrected the speech
he feared might sound OverbOld.
But she showed no displeasure. She
only turned that matchless face toward
closed her pretty pearls Of teeth, and
frightened the dark eyes to a dazzling
splendor!
It was a smile which encouraged
Winslow in the performance Of intro
ducing himself-a ceremony always
more or less embarrassing.
His companion had not lost all her
property with her purse, it seemed
for she drew from her pocket a tiny
enameled gold case, from which she
took a neat little white card and hand
ed it to the young man.
"Siva Hamlyn," was daintily in
scribed upon the rose-scented bit OF
cardboard.
1T is like herself" was his unspoken
thought. cit holds some subtle charm
which hannts ones senses with dreams
Of rose gardens and vestal temples,
of fountains shimmering in moonlights,
of doves with azure wings, of every
thing which is sweet and enchanting
Oh, Siva! silva! am afraid you have
stolen my heart away"
1t was a happy journey for Edmund
Winslow. And before he had left his
evenings protegce safely sheltered be-
meath her friends roof, he had decided
that the angling in the neighborhood
of Dalesville would be quite as satis-
factory as it would be ninety miles
farther down the road.
And. so it happened that he secured
quarters in the little village hotel, and
that he surprised Miss. .Hamlyn the next
morning by meeting her in ramble
by the riverside { -. ! - Il
This meeting was the first of many,
each one happier than the last; and be-
fore month had elapsed, the two were
acknowledged lovers.
For Edmund Winslow there was but
one shadow to mar the sunshine Of
those rapturous days His proud and
wilful darling would not promise to
become his bride until his affection
should have withstood the test of a
meeting with the heiress. ~.:4
Don't be whimsical, love-" he re-
monstrated; II have never cared for
any woman but syou, and can never
care for any other.:'' i. nz
J. j = Then surely dear you need not
hesitate to crafty my caprice. II is
SI1ch q Gff1p fhiner f0 ask Edmun6i