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

| officers Of the regiment were seated Jane
| was crimson with modification, and
would have given much to find herself
safe back in her own home, away from
those sighting sidelong glances of the
| women present, and the holder, admiring
| gaze of men.
| She had turned her back on both, and
strove to appear deeply interested in the
| polo-pony race that was going on, when
| presently gentle, drawing voice sound
ed in her ear.
''How do you do, Miss Knox? Have
| you decided which is to be the winner?"
| 1t was Colonel Prinsep, the colonel of
her fathers regiment, the til Hussars.
II was not thinking about the race"
! she confessed, blushing.
| He did not press the subject but stood
| beside her, making remark now and
then, and listening courteously to the tim
idly hazarded replies. But when Mrs.
Knox joined nervously in the converse
| ton, he found his interest flag, and after
few desultory remarks moved away to-
ward a group of three people, among
whom was young lady, who were stand
| ing several yards away.
| Her eyes were fixed upon the ponies
that were being walked up and down pre-
paratory to a race, but she saw as little
! of what she looked at as Jane Knox had
| seen some twenty minutes before. Per
| haps it was because all her thoughts
were with the what might have been"
| that she could not see what actually was.
The most casual observer might have
guessed she was woman with story
| a story in which both her companions had
| played a part.
| Nora Dene was not yet twenty-five, but
| looked older on account of the gravity of
| her expression, which seldom relaxed into
a smile. Her mouth had little pathetic
droop which seemed to compel pity in
| spite of the pride which would not stoop
| to ask it. Her eyes were sad with the
sadness of those which seldom or never
weep, and are the ''saddest eyes of ALL"
Her face lightened when Colonel Prin-
sep joined them, and she made a move
ment toward him, which he forstalled by
! quickening his pace. They were as good
friends as it was possible for man and
woman to be without protestations and
with no thought of anything beyond.
"You are looking tired" he began.
"Won't you come over to the seats?"
| '"Thank you; think we have better
view from here, and I am interested in
this race" she answered, only now be-
I ginning to see the ponies as they can
| tered up and down.
| AS she spoke one of the member hus-
band-came and placed chair beside her
which he had brought over from the
| tents.
| "Why did you not say you were tired,
Nora?" he reproached her gently.
Because 1 did not feel scat least,
not with standing. There is always a
certain amount of fatigue in watching
things like this. Don't you think 500"
turning to the Colonel.
II dare say-at least-of course there
| is. Regimental sports are always an in
! Fiction. They are one Of the sacrifices
we feel obliged to make for the men, and
| for which we get no thanks" Then, as
her husband fell back and resumed con-
versation with his companion, he added,
in lower voice, "Mrs. Dene, [ want to
interest you in some one if | can"
cam | so difficult to interest in any
thing that you take such an humble
tone?' she asked, looking up at him in
some amusement from the low seat of
which, in spite of her denial of fatigue,
she had availed herself.
II am distrusting myself rather than
| you'll don't know whether | ought to
/ ask it, in fact. She seems very quiet and
refined, but I should never forgive my
self if any unpleasantness came to you
through granting my request
"Are you speaking of the new quarter
masters daughter?"
'"The very person-but you must be
| witch to have found it out"
mot very wonderfully discovery, con-
l1.s
clusively for the last half hour"
| ''Ten minutes, l assure you"-smiling
| good humoredly.
81 dare say it seemed no longer" dry
| ly. ''She is a very pretty girl" ~
els she? l scarcely noticed. Twas
sorry to see her and her mother standing
all alone, and Joined them out of purest
pity"
"And you want me to emulate the no
bility of your conduet?"
| Il should like you to be good to them
| if you can. Theirs is such an awkward
position. Yop see they cannot associate
with their old friends, and gain no new
| ones in place of those they lose.'
"Of course / will be amiable if you
wish; but, honestly, don't you think it
| mistak e-don't you think they will only
| be Uncomfortable out of their proper
sphere?''
TT is only the first step that will cost
| them anything. Women adapt themselves
| SO readily to altered circumstances; and
| Mrs. Knox is considerably above her pres
ent position, have heard
I She shrugged her shoulders, but did
not attempt verbal contradiction.
"You are not thinking of going home
|
| turning to her husband.
''Not unless you wish it. I am at your
service"
(To be continued)
/ A Fine 1oboggan Slide.