The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-08-10

| Slttlng-rOOn1, where Dora entertained
them with music, and Ir1na, mindful
of her friends warning. distributes
her smiles and favors equally between
the two.
Jrma Huntley was the daughter o
the proprietor Of the Huntley house
who had come to this new little tow
with the hope of bettering his fortune
| and Dora, a school friend Of othe
days, was spending the summer will
her.
Oscar NewlOve was a handsome, in
teliigent young man, having a dark
swarthy complexion. black eyes anC
jet black hair and mustache Their
We're no railroads in those days, anC
| NewlOve owned numerous large team;
and was engaged in the business o
hauling trains of merchandise, lumber
etc, from Milwaukee to the small
towns and villages in the vicinity o
Sodom. He employed several men a:
drivers, and sometimes accompanied
the trains himself in their Journey tc
and from Wisconsin's metropolis
some 80 miles away His stopping
place at the outer end Of the route
was always at the Huntley house
where he had met and fallen desper
ately in love with Irma the hotel keep
er's daughter
He was handsome and well to do
and Irma had thought her fortunate
in winning him, until Claude Wins
low, a more polished man, had come
from the East, with plenty OF money
TO invest in land for himself and al
absent brother. 1t was a few days
after the visit to the big spring that
one bright moon light night, Irm3
Huntley stood by the open window
of the hotel sitting room, alone, drum
ming an impatient tattoo upon the
window casing.
How horrid," she said presently
''that Dora should take tonight fol
her visit. I'm so lonesome. I should
think Oscar might come in, he knows
that I'm alone"
Then she went on tapping the cas-
| ing again as she watched the big
moon rise slowly above the tops Of the
oak trees in the door yard and shine
down the open space near the house
straight into the window where she
stood
Presently the door opened and Oscar
came in.
"Will you go out for walk" he
asked quietly.
''Yes, anything, such a lonesome
night as this she answered impetu-
ously, then hastily procuring her hat
and shawl, she accompanied him out
into the street and nown the road
guitless Of sidewalk, to a large OAK
tree underneath which half burnt log
| invited them to a seat.
Are you lonesome because Wins
low is away?" Oscar asked as they
seated themselves.
"Oh, | miss Dora too" was the de
tiant answer. a few moments OF
| silence ensued
4 am going in town in the morn
ing" Oscar said. presently: L shall
probly be gone week or ten days. ]
shall have to start long before you are
up, I suppose"
Irma made no response to these
remarks.
''Irma," he said speaking a little
sternly are you going to go on tlirt-
ing with Winslow, while [ am gone 2?
Il don't know whether | shall OF
not"
The mans face was averted and
different expressions strove for the
mastery in it. ''Irma," he said at last
In an almost gentle voice, IF you wish
to break our engagement tell me sc
tonight, and / will never come back
to Sodom again Be honest with me
little one Do you love Mr.. WinsloN
best ~
"What nonsense are you talking
Oscar; Don't squeeze my arm so, yor
hurt me-"
Forgive me, I did not mean tC
hurt you" And the man lifted the
arm and touched the hurt place with
/ his lips.
Irma blushed, gave him one of hel
soft looks. then allowed him to draw
her into his arms, while he covered
her face with passionate kisses.
"Then you do love me. Ema," ht
cried eagerly;"yon will be true to me
Promise me, lrma.'
I've made promises enough" was
the saucy answer; you ought to bo
ashamed for treating me 50, and
won't humor you by saying again
what I've said times enough"
The mans face grew dark. "Takt
| care. Irna." he said with Suppressed
tierceness; III not stand it TO be triti
ed with If you wish to cut me off
say so tonight. and you shall neve
see me again. But God help me If
come back and find you false"
| The girl looked up into the darl
face bending over her aud a suddel
Impulse seized her. She put up he
hand and touched his forehead caress
ingly
"6h, you foolish man" she said: 1T
get SO jealous over nothing. Amt
engaged to you?. Aren't we going t
get married this fall and go to live Il
the new house? [ shouldn't thin
you'd begrudge me a little fun will
Mr.. Winslow when I'm to be yours 81
soOn."
The mans heart melted in an in
slant. The tears stood in his eyes an'
his whole form trembled as he dre1
, her to his heart and answered.
III begrudge you nothing, darling
if only you love me-"
''Of cours l love yoU," and the
she petted and caressed him until a
his fears were allayed, and he wen
on his journey next morning with
| light heart and happy face.
Next day Dora returned from he
visit to a neighboring village, an
) George Sweet her affianced love-
, came with her. Claude Winslow, to
returned from his land exploring e1
pedition the next evening, and thes
, four people rode and walked and san
together for a week or more. Ever
| day Winslow grew more deeply /