The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-12-12
CHAPTER NII.-(Continued.)

and rapidly beating heart, was making
her way at a very quick pace up the hllly
road toward the point which she wished
10 reach. But she had forgotten all about
her destination. She was conscious OF
nothing but the insult which, as she con
ccived il. John Harrington had put upon
her. and of the desperate upheaYal OF
pride and bitter anger that had taken
place within her heart. How dared he 10
bow to her? Did he think that she had
taken his repulse SO lightly that 1t was
easy and possible for them now to meet
as old acquaintances? He must think
little of her, indeed!
But anger and vindictiveness were not
natural to her Before long her steps
slackpncd. her color fell, her eyes began
to fill with tears She turned aside from
the road and scrambled Il little way down
the hillside along which it ran. ON,
John. John, and | loved you So. she
whispered to herself. IF only | could
forget you-for you are not worthy even
of my love-but | never. never shall.
Absorbed in her reflections, she had not
heard the sound of footsteps on the road
above the bank on which she sat. There
had first been merry voices and steps not
came tail man of handsome face and
stately hearing. lie looked round nm
with frown upon his brow; he paused
in his walk several times. and when ne
saw Stella half way down the hillside, he
made step sideways, as If to turn IN her
direction and address her. But second
glance caused him To change his mind
Her slender figure in its Closely-httlng
black dress had nothing remarkable
about il: even the knot of golden hair, III
which the sUnbCamS seemed to be I'M
prisonGd beneath her black hat, did not
attract his attention very much, but as ne
looked il became clear to him from the
movement Of her shoulders that the girl
whoever she was. was sObbing unCon-
troilably: that the crouching attitude was
that IF grief, and that the colly who
stood beside her was wagglng his tail and
irving to lick her face in that sympathy
with sorrow which intelligent animals
often show toward their masters and their
friends. The gentleman turned hastily
away. thankful that he had not intruded
on her solitude When he had gone some
little distance. some feeling Of remorSe
took possession of him. Ought he to have
asked her if she wanted assistance of any
kind?-if she were i'll or in pain?
Pooh" he thought TO himself. as he
strobe on again. my wits must be wan
dering TO make me think of such 4 thing.
\ wpman'S tears. They come easily
enough, and mean little enough, heaven
knows, She has had quarrel with her
lover, perhaps. She wears black dress;
mother or father dead. perhaps. 4 sad
lot for the young" and he hcayed a sigh
Is if there were some personal reference
in the words. "Shc has hair like that girl
ON board the britannia last summer
,rriously brilliant, without a touch of red
in it, \ commonplace young person,
probably. seeing how she was letting that
scamp Huntington make love 10 her.
But. of course this girl is not the same
| wonder where those children have got
to bv this timvE 1t is natural. | suppose
that rs | am an old fogy. they should
give me the slip. Iiark! what was that
Ii was Il shriek-clear, piercing. and
intense. on the still autumn air, sounds
were carried to considerable distances
This cry came from the vicinity of the
watrr-uf that the gentleman was sure
1t was followed by an answering shout
meant to be reassuring. but dying away
in a Quayer of alarm. And there came
another scream, Enthusiastically in a girls
voice
Molly" cried the gentleman in the
road. Not in the water, trust! God
help Us, if she is.''
lie rushed down the hillside, tearing
his way with considerable rapidly
through clumps of gorse and bracken
and between the young stems of the un
lergrowthS. toward the place from which
he had heard the cry. The roaring OF
the water sounded louder and louder in
his ear as he drew closer to the bank
1t was a difficult thing to get quickly tC
the waters edge, for the hillside wa,
steep and slippery. He was below tn,
falls. which poured over the rocks Will
the vehemcncc Of stream in spate. it,
yellow foam scattering drops far anC
wide. its volume increased threefold by
the recent storms. He shuddercd as he
brushed aside the branches and stood by
the water edge. What did he see?
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