Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-26

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following day he mounted his horse
anu rode away IL the mountain"
Al the CROSSROADS, he met jim and
his fair cousin, out to give BeSS a
trial He recognized BeSs; the rest
was ea>y,-yea delightful for a teet,
Ing two hours.
l.ohS ) IKE lur the neat lew mouths,
save 90. the Quauty "a tn, VINES on
MS aple MIS- niue nke MAT III most
hiohaSlrrIeS. Alter SuIuS tuvuush the
nrSt uay with ms former tuvuus WITH
OUT o~uE tNppeu, he began to indulge
III nope thal scenes aud incidents q
that period We're indeed vuuuA back
To hlm wAtpout the assistance OF the
doom Morning rides over quiet hills
auu through peaceful valleys With an
entertaining companion, were rpudu.
cave to psychological Announcements.
Mauur herself was quite an 4uter,St-
my study. tie found her at her best.
ne lAn&ed, when she was SumrN hal
lGQued by the lit Of her tidug, habit,
ps some branch Suatvnlux nvl nat
hy the INCLINATION OF hess TO browse
Wheh she wanted her to gallnp, or 10y
" thousand aud one little things, some
OF winch, II must uv said, he vas not
the innocent cause OF,
one afternoon when she bad boon
down to see the latest addition 10 his
Jersey COWS, it CHANGED To fan to
l'hllipS lot to help her to mount. ON
Long 5 return that evening from the
NMountain,' the honest fellow, who
had not been needless o. the no .rrSs
OF events, remarked Miss MISSIONER
has strong temper OF her own"
Whose else should it be-" returned
Long, somewhat amused and NOT in an
oleadahle mood
Suoald not WtlN 10 have il for
mlhe' was the sedate reply. "She
twiichrG RcSs's bits in way she is
not used To, simply because the poor
beast had moved as she was mount
ing"
To his cigar on the piazza in the
moonlight Long said: $50 II has
come about that my clerk concerns
himself in my wenare Surely | am
as Il child again" just why such sen
GmentS should have been aroused py
lhe simple comment OF ~ faithful an
attach" rs Philip may not be apparent
TO those who have never been In a
position OF which supcrsenstivcness
is characteristic. The next tame
Philips frankncss was met with "A
laugh and once after that with fiat
rebuke, Still he persisted In taking IL
as matter OF course that he should
''ommcnt on so evident and undis |
Gulsed n feature of the young lady =
After the reguke, par.
ticulary, he began to feel that 1t
WAS his duty None are so blind ms
those who will not see; and the blind |
est of these are those who seek to give
advice by hints and those who stand
In need of advice i'm good, blunt Ian
suage.
When Long had first thought that |
there was some occult meaning In |
philips criticisms ana had searched !
for the cause thereof he had |
''f'''N
'NonScnSc"' Maudc was II young
woman of many moods, bur In none
was She more fas 'inating than I'm her
flights Of temper II SO You called
them on her moments OF teasing"
could more happily relieve
the boredom OF rural life. \ few
weeks later his mental comment was !
with an inpatient flip at Philips mar.
row mindcdncsS that such spirit
would furnish the most gracious en-.
livenment for halfmOrb.d mans pX-
stence.
If there be such things as tolls.
Long was getting into them. Whether !
Dr no, it was no one else's business
certainly not Philips.
But, as the end of the sum
ner drew near the thought came TO
aim very forcibly-it certainly was his
ywn business, in peculiar sense
II was scarcely six months to Eebru
lry 10. What right had he to iall in
owe with any woman? What ii
we'll, it might be embarrassing beyond
he power OF imagination to picture
o awake some morning and find that
)ne did not remember the face ut
mes own fiancee or bride. And then
he capricious goblet of love might
cad the second wooing into wrong
'hanncls No; marriage was forever
,ut OF the question with him. Nor
must he enter on any course which
'ould lead up to II, His secret could
lever br known to her except from
himself
A few days OF solitary reflection on
hese things begot a melancholy which
My her bright, birdlike ways
o he called them-couId dssipate.
hen the fact that they did thus dis
ipate, he found encouraging, where
pon new line OF psychological
tudy opened up. Was he to discover
ere the key to his prison house?
With his affinity, would the clutch
( past inexorable fate be looseuedf
,ould this delicate woman lead him
ack to the much coveted life OF the
World? Had affection for her already
ealrd the weak spot In his braini