Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-05-06

ing my hands and looking at him as if he
were the saviour of my life, as, indeed.
| thought him then.
AS soon as you please" he answered.
SMILING at my rapturous face.
OH | cried, and bent nv head to hide
my glad relief-relief so great that it
| threatened to overwhelm me with emo
| ton
He laid his hand gently on my bowed
head.
DO not fret any more" he said: .'it
! will be all right now
Fret!' | cried, and raised my head and
dashed away the sudden mist of tears.
| "Oh, it is not that! It is the hope. the
JOY, when all seemed darkest
Yes he said in the same gentle way.
| Were YOU afraid it could not be man
| aged?'
Indeed | was. Do you remember"
went on gaily, 'once before called YOU a
! magician? l think was rightr
DO you? 1t is very nice of you to say
so. 1t makes me happy to think l have
ever been of little use to you"
"a lttlc!' I cried. ''You are the best
least" and broke into a little happy
|
all before: but that doesn't matter-I can't
imagine BETTER
Don't praise me too much" he said, a
| little sadly, | thought. Il may not be so
| disinterested as you imagine"
Come here" said Darby's little voice
imperatively; 'me wants to hear about the
beautiful place.
AS my JOY sobered down I remembered
nYIvn :
| uncle about him. 1t needed great deal of
| courage to speak naturally and lightly on
| the subject. Tha friendly dusk crept on
apace. The voices by the bed grew softer
| and more silent; at last they ceased. Then
Sir Ralph came over ana sat down by. the
| tire. | gathered up my nerves for an eff
| fort, and burst out suddenly:
| Isis your nephew quite Wei :"
There was a little pause: then, to my
great surprise, he said calmly:
| Il did not see him."
''You did not see himv' faltered. "How
was that?"
| He was not in London"
"Where has he gomez" exclaimed, anx>
| iety sweeping away all prudence.
THAT l could not ascertain" he an
! swered gravely, but not seeming sur
prised at my curiosity. but fancy to
Boulogne"
I was silent Ny heart beat Liowly,
| painfully-a strange singing noise was in
| my ears.
''There is something more!' I cried out
suddenly, and a little tongue of flame
| leaped up in the crate at that moment,
and showed me pale face, sternly SIT,
that looked up to my own. "What has he
done?' And doubt strove within me and
struck jarringly the keynote of my trust.
| us it only-debt!'
ct is worse" said Six Ralph slowly,
and Il whole history seemed IL be written
in the grave lines OF his face, and the
dark CLEAN in his troubled eyes. I can't
tell you the story-it is not one for young
girls ears. Besides, he was your broth
er's friend''
| EYES," l answered mechanically, keep
ing my hands tightly clasped as if to re-
press the cry of longing that would fain
have burst from heart to lip; che was
my brothers friend That" with a sud
| den burst of courage, sis why l must ask
you for the truth. What concerns the
boys concerns me, you know. Will you
| tell me a little more?"
Il hardly know how to put it," he said
doubtfully.
do not put it at ALL 1 said, with mo-
mentary desperation. II dare say l can
guess. 1t is-it is-about a woman"
| The little flame died down, a sudden
! dimness shrouded him, and to my ears
his voice came low and stern as I had
| never heard it yet.
EYES," he said; cit is about woman "
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