Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-15

/ cruel 10 leave him in such uncertainty
lie brooded over what might possibly
have happened TO her. till his health be.
gan to tail. lie never thought the da.lN
! walk of "a few blocks could mean -
much 10 him.
Several weeks passed by aud the chaiI
! stist continued vacant On the very duN
his two years was up Joe remembered
that she had spoken of Oconomow oc one
day in connection with Ter family. lie
would ask for few days RESPITE from,
work and go up there. lie had nevrI
asked for vacation and they surely
would not refuse him. Besides. il was
not far from Chicago aud many Chicago
men went up Saturday nights TO spend
Sunday with their families who we're
stopping there. Anyhow. he would 90
for the rest OF the wcek-poSsihly he
might see her or hear Of her and the
change would do him good even IL he
didn't.
The next morning. Wednesday, he
started. lie could only be spared foI
the rest of the week. but what might
not happen in four whole days2 WhcI
he arrived at the depot Of the pretty lii
] tie Wisconsin town he found himscl
anSiously looking around. though h
condemned himself for his rooIishness
/ I'm doing so--why should she be around
the depot IL she WaS in the town?
After he had registered at hotel h
wandered aimleSSly about the town
ndmiring the handsome houses and the
beautiful twin lakes. and watching th,
launches, filled with happy campers
darting TO and fro. Ia the nfiernoo,.
he hired a boat and tried To fish. bu,
after couple OF hours effort. whri
only couple OF sickly-looling dogilSl
rewarded his efforts. he gave IL up ia
disgust and returned to the hotel
AZ dinner that evening he was made
aware OF the fact that a circas was In
town by n couple sitting across th,
table from him. who had come i'm from,
the surrounding country and were 20
ing. In the barber shop also there wa,
nothing talked OF hut the circus. II
made him feel quite NJ home 20 see the
enthusiasm created 10y che mere fact of
circus being In town. How dlfercni
from Chicago. where nothing seemed to
I've able Ia command but passing In
! tercst.
Then he remembered that NJ home
every body went 10 the circus-vhv
Fhouldn't they do il here ?-and per
hapS she might be there. lie would 90
10 the circus.
u vas little late when Joe reached
the tent He Ind rot calculated on
how many would be ahead OF him for
The single BARRIERS chair nor how long
u would take rhe hotel bootblnck to
put satisfactory gloss on his shoes.
As he entered the tent he went down
the open space 10 the ropes and starting
nj one end glanced Ms critically ~ each
face as the lliclcring OF the rasolinc
lamps would allow. or sudden he
stopped, rubbed his eyes aud looked
again. Yes. surely that was Margaret.
, looking faircr and more winsomc than
sser. appearing quite out Of place amuns
the rustics who surrounded hcr-nnd.
wonder OF wonders. there wac an cnptv
! seat beside her. In n matter of ten
minutes Joe had forced his way 10
where she sat and found himself mt her
side. She appeared glad TO see him anl
Jce telt suprcmcly happy as explain
tiona on both sides were being made
though he thought il strange that she
assigned no reason for her sudden d..
pnrture from Chicago.
All things must have nn end and the
entertainment came to close. Ioc's
request 10 "sce her home" Ind been .....
ceptetl aHd he aeemed TO be trcading on
air aa he left the tent with the nffIe
hand resting lightly on his arm. Asthry
were nearing crossing and Joe was
opening up the subject OF carrying on
correspondence Il woman's form came
under the light across the way Mar
garet half turned around 10 20 bnCl.
with n "Gracious. there's ma" Joe
looked more closely ard saw n middle
aged woman with n dctermined-look
ing face hurrying toward them. Sh,
took Margaret sharply by the arm AMI
drew her 10 one side as she said:
I've been hunting for you every
where-wbat made you change your
seat? We won't trouble ihs young
man for his company any further
with scathing look at .Ioc-"i'm
ashamed of yon. out with young mar
and your wedding only ihrce days off.
III be glad when Frank has you 70 looI,
after instead Of ne"
And as Margaret was being hurried
away from him across the street. Joe
caught the glcam of the ring on the lit
tie hand that was surreptitiousiy waved
to him.-Chicago News.