Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-04-09

Aie !" hF " yeuf =. sSsak n1nnanS
N-ho / 0on know as ever / ulu,
We'll then, he is going away this
week"
A joyful CLEAN shot from Mr.. UurS
deep-Set eyes but 1t died instantly as
he remembered that kiss,
But Noa haven't some and engaEcd
yourself 10 the follow, hopee"
"Nes, ! am euSy gei to him; love
him and No loves me auG he is COOL. |
shall STAY and work ior YOU until he
comes tor me and YOU know eau
work, | ell you the truth, father. 50
now you know evet ything,"
Mr. HIM had never heard the legend
of the golden apples of the Hesperides
heing stolen, nevertheless he felt at
this mom1ut much as the dragon must
have duNe when the theft VAS GtsCoy-
cred. lie was acute enough to see
that the mischief was done and he was
angry With himself for not keeping a
stricteT suN eillanoc over Loo. The
only thing that kept his temper down
was the fear that If he came too hard
upon her she might 80 on with her
lover now and in shat case
"Whcre's he going to-" he inquired,
suddenly.
THE northwest"
THE northwestw exclaimed Mr.. nm.
infinitely relieved II was a long cry
to Loeb Awe out OF sight out Of mind
better keep his mind easy, he was 4
mighty young fellow and calt-lovc
didn't count for much
With admirable self-control he ut
tered NO further word of protest. but,
when he cutered the house, gave orders
to the hired man to be up by next
morning, SO as to he into the hay mar
ket with load of hay bright and
early.
AS soon as Loo had laid off her dress
she came down to Nan. She was sit
ting With her back toward her: and
Loo, in the overlooking JOY of her
heart, leaned forward and startled the
grim old woman by imprinting swift
kiss on her wrinkled cheek.
Come Nan, milking time" she said,
and snatching up her stool she went
into the pantry for the cans,
surely nigh kingdom come when
anybody comes kissin' me-" muttercd
Nan, smile glmmering in her
wooden eyes and an inkling of the
truth dawning on her just then. She
added aloud as Loo brought out the
clean cans
"Surely keepin' your hand In. Loo,
Loo looked and smiled, but merely
said: Come onr
Mr. Hin, it being Sunday afternoon
was reading book on THE Fulfill
ment Of Prophecy" but ms Loo and
Nan passed the window he looked after
them. musingly, AS he unused, n slow
smile began to creep over his dun face
and into his eyes sly, covert, dis
agreeable smile-th dawn of n sinister
idea. She was engaged to that fellow
was she? Then there would be letters
going between them. OF course thort
would be letters; of course of course
there would be! He was glad now b.
hadn't said any more against him than
he had there was no use In Kicking III
Il shindy when the Thing could be done
on the quiet and no one a bit the wiser
The idea grew as clear MS day; II
broadened and frightened, he saw the
end from the beginning and he re-
sumcd his study Of the prophecies with
a serenity becoming the calm Of this
lovely sabbath eve.
The autumn glory the pcnsiye
dreamy beauty Of the Indian summe.
had passed and winter, stern and royal
as only Canadian winters can be, had
fairly set in.
The postofiice in the village was kept
in the forenoon by the postmaster, who
was also small grocer, and in the
afternoon by his wife. who sat In the
office and sewed or knitted when the
domestic work was done
The house itself was a neat clap
board cottage of four rooms and a
shanty, painted gray, with green vene-
tian shutters on all the windows except
the shop. Next the door, at the out
ward end of the counter, was a
railed-in desk, with Il wicket and AT
this wicket every afternoon for the las
few weeks Loo Hill had presented her.
self asking If there were any letters
for her. The post mistress had looked
into the hole and shaking her head,
said mo" every time. 1t was now
Christmas eve, however, three months
since Alec had gone and she had come
back once more, saying to herself thac
surely, surely, he must have answered
her two last letters by now. She had
allowed him ample time 10 get up 10
the remote station he had been ap-
pointed 10 She was aware OF the DIFF
hculties and hindranccs ia The way #
regular mails from thence In the depth
Of the boreaI winters up there but
surely, surely one at least ought 10 BE-
here by this time only one, 10 wish
her a happy Christmas When the
first and the second did not come she
had written on the head Of both dis
appointments, FL wing she knew 1t was
not his fault that the promised letters
lad not come Now, as she tramDed
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