Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10
Stella saw nothing: her eyes were blind

Stella saw nothing; her eyes were Dllnu
with grief.
The poor child was dimly thankful to be
left alone at last in the great chamber
which Mrs. Sinclair had assigned to her.
She threw herself on the bed and wept,
as only young creatures can weep IN the
hour of trial--with an utter hopelessness
and despair Of the future, than which, we
learn in later years, nothing can be more
futile.
She was sufficiently PROSTATE next day
to be unable to rise, and the doctor VINO
was sent for talked about severe nerv-
Gus shock, and the ACCESSIBILITY OF keep
ing her quiet Stella turned her face to
the wall, and hoped and longed that she
was going to die. Surely she could not go
on living with the cold hand Of despair
upon her heart?
But youth is strong and life is sweet IN
spite of passionate observations to the
contrary. In few days Stella was
downstairs again-out on the lawn-walk-
ing feebly at first, and then with growing
vigor, along the shady lanes and over
the heathery hills, and then she recog-
nized the fact she was not going to ole,
but to i've and that, in spite of the pain
at her heart, she must begin to look for
her work in life.
81 suppose that I must go to Glasgow
or Edinburgh" Stella reflected sorroWful-
ly. 81 thought Aunt Jacky would like
Dunkeld better; that was all. And also,
perhaps, that Mrs. Sinclair could find me
something. But she seems to know no.
body"
1t was in October when she came to
this conclusion. She set out one after
noon for a long ramble-a longer one, in
deed, than her aunt or her friends would
have thought advisable; but she was a
good walker. She was accompanied by
a splendid coly dog which belonged to
Mr.. Sinclair, but had attached himself
almost exclusively to Stella since the be-
ginning of her visit. She passed through
Dunkeld, and turned up the road which
ran past the village of Inver, toward the
Rambling Bridge and the Hermitage
Falls.
She had got we'll up the hill, and was
standing to look once more at the view,
when she was reused from her dreamy
mood by the sound of horses hoofs. A
party of some half dozen riders came
down the road. At the first two or three
Stella did not even glance; but as the
fourth passed she became conscious that
the gentleman had made quick move
ment as if to raise his hat, and then re-
Trained, seeing that she either did not see
him or did not mean to look at him.
Stella had just time to bow to Mr.. Donald
Vereker. She looked instinctively at the
next couple, and then the color flashed
into her pale face. 1t was John Hanning-
ton and lady-a very handsome woman,
by-the-by, with good deal of color and
very black hair and eyes.
Harrington did an extremely foolish
thing. He did not often lose his self-con-
troll, but for moment he certainly lost it
now Without waiting for Stella to bow
first, he impulsivey raised his hat. In
spite of the hot, tell-tale color in her face,
however, Stella had spirit enough not to
return the salutation. She looked him
steadily in the face and passed him by.
Hannngton's dark face grew purple with
rage and shame.
''The cut directr' said his companion,
no other than Lady Val, who never
spared him when she got an opportunity
of flashing him with her tongue. ''What
does that mean, Jack? Did not that I'M
commonly pretty girl recognize you, or
does she mean to decline your acQualnt-
ance?"
''I'm sure I don't know" said flaming
ton, giving a savage cut to his horses
tanks. Il suppose she does not remem-
Der me; or perhaps / am mistaken in her
face"
''Wny, that was Miss Raeburn," said
Donald, unsuspicously. 1.-THE girl whom
we met at Balmerino, don't you know
the very day of her fathers suicide. She's
lost all her money and has left Dundee
l didn't know she was in this part of the
world"
"Oh," said Lady VAL She shut her lips
rather tightly and kept a thoughtful 81
lence for some minutes; then joined her
friends in front. Harrington was left in
the rear, with very sullen expression on
his face.
"Confound the grip he said to himself
IT'D sooner that had happened before
anybody rather than Val Gilderoy. She
does badger one SO, and she is so abom-
inably sharp should never have thought
that Stella would show SO much spirit!
But it was deuced awkward for me, and
l owe her q grudge for it. So look out,
Miss Stella Raeburn; for if can do you
u bad turn by way of paying you out one
of these days l shall do it. III make you
apologize or smart for it. You forget that
I've got a number of pretty love letters
of yours at home III keep them now"
Go be eontinued(
Uses for the Horse.
So after all the wheel isn't going TO