Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-13

the world can be. But you must promise me
| never to speak to her again. will not have
| people plying me. IL you could only know
| how happy am In your Lowell By the way,
have your love? Now think Of II, You new.
| er told me 40. / loved you 80 dearly 1t seemed
or shall die! 1t would kill me to lose you
| now Your ADELAID.
How felt when read those letters no
one can tell.
They were her death warrant and his.
Oh, the foolish young people! And lying
helpless, waiting idly for something to
happen to smooth matters between them.
spoke my mind pretty freely to the let
tiers. They defended their mistress flercely,
told me what a sweet little creature she
was and how much she was in love with
him; how he was her first lover and she
had given him her whole heart.
So was he her first lover What was this
girl compared to herr
"Adclad was an orphan" they argued !;
chad neither father nor mother, was so
alone she needed some one to love her." /
asked them to look upon my face and tell
me II she were rs lovely
They called me u Connected thing" but
could not say she bore any comparison to
her. ] knew 1t!
There arc few such faces. There was
more than nero beauty there A beautiful
soul In beautiful body Is n jewel fifty
shrincd
One night he opened the drawer and
hastily took up n handkerchief. ! slipped
quietly between the folds, nearly dying for
fear should be discovered.
But was not He put me into his in
ner pocket, my old place, and glad l was
to be there once more.
IIo was dressing to go out. grew quito
excited, for now l knew ] should probably
SEQ this "Adelaid.
How / longed to press close to his side
and attract his attention.
/ felt IL he once looked upon me this
"Adclaid" would be forgotten.
Such II power had her faco still over
him. But / dare not mako sign.
found 1t was early spring as we walked
through the streets.
had lost all traces of time during my
long imprisonment, and was surprised to
SEQ tho tiny green leaves on the trees which
had borne SO heavy foliage Of snow when
last | was out.
We walked through strange noighbor
hood, stopping at last before n great house,
lights twnkling from tho windows. A
colored servant ushcrcd him in. IIo en-
tered with the easy familiarity of ono at
home
Soon heard light footsteps, u girl en-
tered and was at his side in nm instant.
"You arc dear, good fellow to take me!
You deserve n kissr' which she bestowed,
and which was received most coolly by
him, thought.
"Adclaid, IRE you determined to go to-
night"
"Oh, would not miss it for worlds!
It's the event of the season. Every one is
going, and besides l WANT Hero she
paused and colorcd furiously.
"WcllY"
~ want her to SEQ mo with you. "
"But you say she knows Isn't that
enough"
"Nor" impnticntly 81 want her TO SEQ.
want to SEQ how she will take it"
Tho cruel monster! / would have liked
well enough to pinch her pink checks be-
tween my covers for her impudcncc.
every we'll, " he says wcarily. C Have
your way" And they arose to go
don't know as l can trust myself to de-
scribe her,
wish to be perfectly accurate My i'm
preston was of ono with u narrow little
soul, though | may be wrong
Sho had auburn hair, / know; grayish
eyes, rather largo and pretty with sort of
babysh prcttincss.
A small mouth whose thin lips closed
sometimes like vice, but We're generally
curved in becoming pouts.
| did not like her; | knew l never
should Sho was like littlo spikey thistle
beside great blooming fragrant rosc COM
pared to her
As they passed down tho steps, sho said,
nesting her littlo chin into tho soft depths
of her scalsllin coat for the mir was still
chilli GLOW happy am tonight! Arc not
your with wicked little CLEAN in her
grayish eyes. Perfectly" no makes an
swcr
She was here, and to sing tonight, 1t
seemed, in tho elegant new church which
had taken tho place OF tho more ,lnprctcn-
tious ono they had always attended.
They had promised long ago to do this
SO long ago l had quito forgotten it. l
listened eagerly to tho conversation. 1t
was all on her side, his replies being brief.
Shc chartered of her singing, her success in
Now York, her elegant gowns, until his
fauo grow quito savage.
"Plcaso change tho subject, Adolaid,
You know men are seldom Interested In
womon's doinEs.
"But tell me, she persists, is she SO
boautifuly"
Very, ho answered tcrscly.
Moro SO than "" she goes ON.
"You arc of different type, Adclaid
ho says cvasivcly
Then they enter the vcstihulc Of the
church, and she Is forced to he silent. 1t
Is tho opening of the new edillcc. Every
ono with any prctcnsionS to the claims of
society is there,
1t is very quiet save for the soft rustic
of silkcn skirts sweeping down tho aislos
or tho swaying of u fan.
Tho pulpit Is transformed into n bower
with palms and flowers. The mellow lights
from above cast their rays soft ms moon
light on tho scene,
They are seated midway down tho aisle,
under tho fun glare of tho lights. 1t Is
warm He draws out his handkerchief to
wipe tho moisture from his lips. / came
, with 1t, troubling with terror, for l know
was falling and expected TO be crushed
on tho floor