Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-04-16

OF NlaSaTd, WafnllnS sweet IN luEual
of lark and robin Love could money
buy love? No, nor anything else that
is Gods
With one of those sudden freaks OF
the mind which no one can account for,
Loo's thoughts. suddenly, rs her
father sat drawing on the mitts took
flight to the man whom her father had
turned out of his home last year.
Where was he now on this blessed
Christmas morning. 4 wanderer, a
jail-hird, eyed with suspicion, wander,
ing about hunsry and homeless; 10
work 10 be had anywhere Loo pushed
her breakfast from her at the thought;
she could eat no more; she rose and ty
ing cloud over her head went out
With Nan to the hyre,
When the milking was over she
dressed the goose and cooked il, the
pudding she had already made several
days ago Mr. Hill enjoyed his dinner
heartily: as he said, there was lots TO
be grateful for in this world If people
would only see 1t
But when, after dinner was over and
the dishes washed up and the house set
in order. Loo appeared dressed to So
over to Joshua Myers farm, he loudly
protested. She seemed mighty an.
xious, she must be wanting to get her
self into another snowdrft and what
she was doing trapesing down to the
village every day for the last while,
and over to Joshua Myers now, he
couldn't see the use of.
I'm going all the same, she re-
marked, with quiet decision. II am
invited and am going, If | had
asked you TO drive me over YOU might
have grumbled have cooked our
Christmas dinner and we have eaten
it. as usual alone; the house is tidied
ur. What more do YOU want"
And don't hurry home, Loo | kin
do all the millin there is now inter
posed Nan, unexpectedly.
Mr. Hin turned and looked AS If
about to rebukc her, but thought bet
ter Of ii and kept still To his mind,
Loo wasn't improved this last week or
So She was more than usually irrita-
BILE, he felt her slipping from out OF
his power somehow; he began to Won
Ter if he hadn't made mistake about
these letters. Women are such uncX-
pected sort of creatures anyhow, he be-
lieVed now he'd have been better to
have let things take their own course
she'd have been more content to keep
on working as usual. She might have
been frozen in that drift yesterday
and that would have been loss,
tremendous loss, and no doubt he
would have been blamed. too, for not
making her take the sleigh and drive
instead of walking. OF course in that
case he could have said the runners
were out of order, as indeed they had
bcea ever since last winter. He must
get them set in order the first install.
mcnt of interest he drew from the city
mortgage. No; he made up his mind
here and now that she might 80 got the
letters il she liked. He saw his plan
wasn't going TO work 50 well rs he
thought: the letters not coming was
evidently unsettling her mind off her
work.
The merry party up at Myerscs saw
Loo tramping slowly up through the
orchard path which had been shoyeled
clean at an early Lour and Mrs Myers,
with EXPLANATIONS of surprise, rushed
TO the door and down the path 10 meet
her
Well, Well Well, Loo Hill a
happy Christmas to you, child, said
the little woman, kissing her on both
checks. Father was just saying we
must hitch up the sleigh and drive over
TO see how You were"
ooh, I'm better none the worse, eX.
rcpt my toes; they sting some yet,'
said Loo. her eyes and throat filling at
the motherly welcome Il thought
would just like to come over and wish
YOU all a happy Christmas and thank
Mr. Myers we'll, for my life, | may
say
oh, now, thatll do that II do,
laughed Joshua, who he'd also stepped
10 Inc door Il believe that was all
JDkE YOU pay VI bll lit AtotIlhds paw
me comm an hid in that there drlIt
just for lark All let women alone
Tor getting a lark on tn ola boy like
me-
So he went on, joking and jlbing hill
ariously as he drew her into the house
and introduced her TO his company,
some Of whom she had met before.
They were a happy and merry party
and 100 was loath to 60 even when the
hour struck 10. Her spirits had risen
and the young people were pleasant
and at home in their uncle's house.
She was glad she had come and in the
gladness she felt 1t seemed SO certain
that Alec must have missed the mail
through some accident or mistake, 50
certain was she that there would be
letter for her next mail That all dc.
spondency fled and she chattod quite
bltthely to Joshua as he drove her
home in the little cutter over the
snow. SO cheerfully certain did she
feel that all was well that she made
hold to ask In a paUSn OF the CONVEX