River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-12-13

woman of middle height, but very
meagerly built. Her thin black hair
still uniecaed with grayness. was
parted in the middle. brushed out to a
marvellous plain smoOthness on either
side. and gathered into a small knot
at the back Her dress. also. was per
fectly plain and unadorned with any
touch Of color; her whole appearance
seemed 10 speak of a life which had
somehow missed its due share of
brightness and strong passion. Her
mouth was a trific weak. her ewes
We're vaguely anxious and a Little sad;
and on this particular evening every
smallest movement that she made be-
trayed her anxiety. An ancient copy
of the Arminian Magazine lay upon
her knees, and she had or her specta-
cles- But she made uo pretense of
reading. She was waiting. as child
might have OWNED for the coming of
u messenger. until the time of whose
arrival she mast remain in a very
fever of expecJant curiosity.
! should tell you that Trafalgar
row is built at right angles to the
roadway which mounts the hillside in
the direction of some four or five big
villages scattered over the high
ground above Tgllywarn. II Won b.
person 81 condition. and live il. tHe
row. you will always be careful in
your jourueyiugs To- che town To take
this road which j. bordered with
comedy houses and gardens Swallowed
by old trees Ii. ON the other hand,
your sole care be To go quickly. You
ma walk To the other end of Trafal-
gar row and take the pathway across
one or two fields: then. arriving at the
borders Of the town. Won traverse GER
tain minor thGrou-sh ares. and shortly
find yourself in Tallywarn street. the
thread ias vou may call itl round
which the elements const tuting the
town of Tallywarn have gradu9 Y
crystallized out from surrounding
space
old Mrs Barnicott had looked anx-
iously out of her window quite hum
dred times i'm the past hour. Present
IL she glanced again across the little
plot of garden ground III front of the
house; and Immediately. uttering a
little cry Of alarm, she fell back from
AAAF " aAEtstthN ANA 0AffA " q Il Jill
behind the white curtains The mes
senger for whose return she had been
waiting was her old servant. Mary
PenkerviS. and Mary hal just made
her appearance at the eastern end of
the row. But from the western end a
man was advancing towards the cot
tage, and the man was none other
than Cap'E Barn.cotU, the watcher
husband.
Il toll her - make haste" muir
INJURED Mrs rarnicott, with querulous
distress. II told her She must be sure
an get bac!, before the master come
home"
And theu she turned back to the
window Capt. Earuicott came on at
leisurelv pace towards the gate. and
Il appeared 10 his wife as She spied on
him out of her concealment that there
wa something altogether unusual in
his expression lie was man of
many moods. and so very difficult To
deal with; but his present mood, il
seemed 10 her. WAS wholly new.
There was vexation IN his look. and
obstinacy, and. she faucied. a latent
but most powerful satisfaction. He
was the erst To- reach the gate, and
he stood there awaiting the approach
of Mary Penkervis- Mrs Barnicott
trembled. knowing by sad experience
that the captain habitually regarded
women as born conspirators She
feared that he would demand to be
told the erraud on which Mary had
gone into the town But the servant
was cautious woman and had pre-
pared for emergencies. She spoke TO