Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-03
CHAPTER I.

Jenny!"
ayps Sergeant Lynn"
~ 30 Enc figure drawn to its full height,
IN; :s;dlv as though the eyes of the ad-
.apt we're upon him, yet apparently
. -.a every nerve to appear unembar-
slI a.nd and at his ease, Sergeant Lynn
l'''I man with whom any woman might
S'' .otisfed as a sweetheart. His fea-
.s .s we're good, if not refined, and the
u lsI.ross of his mouth was hidden by
Ss s,+ache as magnificent as that of any
araIrv colonel in the service.
'I 7, vas only pretty Jane Knox, the SER
a,t majors daughter, who seemed SO
sanrr;ous TO his attractions and made
, s:n, onnaar as witless and uncouth as the
L n+ast trooper who had joined the awk-
~srd squad. Hitherto, success had been
w. osv TO the dashing sergeant. 1t could
',lr he said of his over-eagerness to
, WING that this time he babe fair to fail.
Sbo aid not even dislike him, he told him
s,lf with angry surprise; it was merely in
rgorprce that she felt-indifference ag.
cayating as it was complete.
~Jane, don't be so provoking. You
know mean--
"That it would be best for me to marry
sergeant. Well, dare say it would"-
.borebtfuIlv-"if-if | could only make
tD my mind"
"rry-only try, Jane. Love always
0mps after marriage" lie argued, eager
"Vhy don't you prove it by your own
euppIe?" she answered, negligently.
Marry some one you detest, and if"
"You--you don't detest mev'-blankly.
"Oh, no; but | don't love you, and
there's no middle course in marriage, l
think"
He was sienced for the time, and con-
tented himself with watching her as she
fited about the room, arranging the bits
Cf holly, with here and there a twig of
the white berries intermingled.
Mrs. Knox, Miss James mother, had
been the daughter of veterinary sur
seon and being left almost penniless at
her fathers death, had become teacher
a the village school. 1t had been a quiet,
itte-frequented spot, and until the age
bt twenty-n she had not even the sus-
cOn Of a love affair to brighten the mo-
aOy0ny of her existence. Then the cler-
gyman Of their village came into small
Fortune sufficient to allow him to retire
from his iabors and put curate in his
place.
The man chosen was bachelor, but
that might we'll have been considered the
bnly point in his favor. He was plain,
Fderly, and half-starved. as indeed he
plight well be- considering the miserable
dpend he received. But to James mother
lis charm was that he was a gentleman.
His manners had seemed to her the per-
lection Of courtly breeding, and had he
lsked her she would have gladly become
fs wife, in spite of all the petty troubles
FAlch We're attendant on genteel poverty.
put either because his own heart was
Pot sufficiently interested, or that, from
mistaken unselfishness, he hesitated to let
lei share his lot, he never did; and after
NEE years of alternate hopes and fears
~ her side, another lover appeared upon
ne scene, and by his brisk wooing sue
EVtaed IN winning her for his wife.
terrible match for her." people said
Sae' the educated woman, to bind her.
tI 10 the rough if dashing hussar, who
'Gn offer her only the barest necessaries,
lu at whose side she might have to en-
ulrer endless hardships; but equalized
4feiy by the fact that she was faded and
oE rl and that he was man in the prime
Me' loving her passidnately, oblivious
Aef vanished youth and Indifference to
Fm
hold 1t little higher, Jenny darling"
I'pereu the Sergeant, audaciouSly,
wv coming close behind her, he attempted
encrcle her waist.
pa' she wrenched herself away, and
A''onted him crimson with wrath and
now dare you! How dare youv' she
Naimed, and in her anger she could say
Omore.
pu' Tue momentary madness over, Ser
lant Lynn looked as penitent and abash-
80 sue could have wished, or any num-
ps y, reproaches could have made him.
49,. sNlls back to his old position of ''at-
Rcedly: ~ ' IL - IL ~ s"''iA'
amr" jenny upon ln9 soui'
"a l n Of all people-you who pretend to
~. mt- to insult me SOP
" was just because of the liking" an
Tue Sergeant, with a twinkle in
atoos 49, winch fortunately Jane did not
49,. besldes,' he added, hastily. 81
should think not, indeed!" tossing
:. ,aalnty head.
ia ~, !, l Il never do it again-until you
n ,uI mat will be never"
NsSos sergeant + netting ruefuIly her COM
bst ~ lips and flashing eyes, decided
h. cue was sincere in her intention. and
h. haisn nao lost rather than gained by
koe,ba "ness OF his wooing. He looked so
frlns.one that the situation became
brnrh III 'ahe's eyes, and she FASTENED
tf,ns Fay oack the subject to more matter
A. 'G never told ME where vou got it
Be eva r observed. nodding vaguely at
ause 81 that were the innocent
Bur r ner admirers first offense.
cOmnt sou never asked me-" was his
the n ply only TOO eager to snatch
pte ~ r'o 81 olive branch. ..It was
b At thu H. g Shance rs it happened. I was
big ba 9o'oAe! with some letters when
Rink Jumper arrived-from Sin1la.
Womb S'i III helped to open it as
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