Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-08-22
Lefty Leigh.
~rhe Little Rift Within the Lutte
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They should be here by TINS tliie.
Look again, child; your eyes are
younger than mine.
The speaker was comely, red
faced dame Of nifty years or there
abonts. with a white apron reaching
down to the bottom Of her stun dress,
and 4 spotless muslin cap shading her
thick. gray bands Altogether she
booked what she was Respectable,
confidential seryant-One, too, VINO
either from long service or strong love
took more than the usual amount Of
interest In the affairs of her master,
the youngest, and withal the fayorlte
practitioner in Kenmore. The little
town Of Kenmore stands On q small
sl0pe. looking down on the German
ocean. and behind It stretch ferns ana
salt marshes, desolute enough to look
upon. At the date Of my story 1t was
a sleepy, out Of the way fishing VII
lage. with one struggling narrow
street Of poor houses and Tiny shops;
thai was Kenmore proper, but round
about In the wide tract Of country
that went by that name for lack Of a
better. there were several handsome
mansions.
In the Immediate neighborhood of
the village there was the rector =
house and Mr. Neednam's, the land
agent, ana among the rest Dr. Len
nards. II stood On the highest shout
der OF the little hill, and It's wide,
pleasant windows looked over corn
felix's and shining sands TO the sea.
1t was all of one deep mellow brown
shade, and terrace led from its low
stepped door to sunny well-kept
garden just then IN a flush 81 bloom,
for ii was June, 1.-THE month Of roses"
II was as pretty 4 hone as any III
the kingdom, and to H. this bright
June day, rs master Is bringing
home his bride bringing her home
with such JOY and pride, that his dark
eyes are sparkling in liquid gladness,
and his grave, sweet mouth can not
keep from breaking into smiles. An
heiress belle, queen Of q brilliant
London season, she had read those
signs of power on more faces than
her husbands; but something It its
passionate love, lis entire, its un-
faltering devotion, touched new
chord in the heart Of the bride, and
her bosom huttered under It's silken
covering, her pulse beat higher rs
she neared her future home, and for
the first time. perhaps, the sense OF
her new life dawned upon her.
Beautiful ana an heiress, Paul Len
nanl had feared 20 aspire TO the love
of Pauline Grey. Tie shame Of being
iookt,l upon as fortune hunter had
held him back; bhe love ne bore her
urged him forward, till feeling his
heart was getting beyond his control.
he resolved 10 fly from temptation.
since he could not overcome Ii in fair
fight So resolving ne went that
might 70 party where he knew he
should meet her, and mred by the
dangerous fascination IL her smile, he
drifted further and further from his
only safeguard the resolve of the
morning. She was gentler ana kinder
than he had ever known her She
leaned upon his arm; listened with
bent head ID his low, almost inco-
herrnt whispers; and every instant
laid his senses more and more under
the siren spell " her youth ANA lowell
nesS, ill all prudence, all fears forgot
ten. he poured out his love, and asked
her To he HIS wife.
The season had been IN unusually
brilliant one Pauline vas weary Of
admiration. weary 81 London life Al
together The real earnest love III the
eyes u ,he Young country doctor was
inex prr>siby sweet to her womans
heart after tInSel and batteries Of the
last few months She longcd for
chauge. and she accepted hint
None Of these reas, us ever entered
flp brain NJ the happy lover as he
tom Acr Iii his arms and kissed her
RID lips softly, almost reyerontly,
with great wonder aud joy in his
heart that they should be SO yielded
to hiel The world VAS all sunshine
aud hrauty, and Pauline Grey was the
radaut rhtcr from which all his
glory foNel aut
Ihry wcrc married az once; ana
this hri4hr June taY Ac WAS bringing
his .r,1sUc home 81 tho house that
tn MS eyes lalA uee4pei her presence
10 ae . LITTLE "elrt'l t.aeu What Inc
young bride thAugHt hi .j at could
hauilN rell tar lhe Sunshine naS ling