Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-09-05

,..~-ied 1ccsc. lie started upstairs Il
his rocra. but, noticing a light ind er tt
closed door Of the library, he went in
and found his mother bowed before the
FIRE.
"Thy, mother!" he said, chiding.y, as
size rose to meet him. 'This viii never
do! You must not sit up for me again. .
tnd as he took her face IN his hands and
Kissed her, he added: you have been
crying. declare I shall simply givesup
my night work. I will not cause you
such uneasiEeSs. You were afraid some
thing had happened to me-"
''No, Anard,' she said. 1T was
something else. Really have not wor-
RED about you tonight. On the other
hand, / have been sitting here praying
Tor Your success. Tonight after din
ner / came here and sat down to read.
About nine O'Clock I fell asleep. AT
II [ was awakened by a ring at. the
loor. 1t was Miss Huntington. She
was alone, and implored me to let her
to.k to me. She came in and sat down
By NEE and tod me al about her great
trouble. Then she begged me to let
her wait here til you came home, so
that she might know If you had found
out anything since she heard from you.
She has just left, persuaded her to go
back. She IS such a sweet young lady.
She put her head in my lap and when
she began to cry 7 couldn't help doing
SO to save my life. Minard, she re-
minds me SO much of your sister. II
Lucy had lived, and Jack had been like
Mr.. C;elow is, it would have been the
same with her. Oh, son, | have OPP
posed your dangerous career all along,
but somehow tonight, since I have
talked with her, fee as mothers must
feel when they send their sons off to
battle. | am SO thankful that God has
given me a boy who can do SO much
good and save others SO much pain. Is
there a single bit Of hope for herr"
"There is nothing new" Hendricks
answered. "There is bare chance that
something may turn up in the morn
ing. I shall do all can"
She followed him to the foot of the
stairs.
Don't let my fears hinder you," she
said, as her old hands clung to his
arms. II shall never be satisfied if you
don't Go something for the poor girl.
She has won my heart completely"
Her voice was husky with emotion,
and it touched him. He turned to tho
hatracl1 to hang up his overcoat, but it
slipped from his fingers and the Bible
in one Of the pockets drew it heavily to
the floor.
what is that in your pocket?' Mrs.
Hendricks asked as he picked up the
ccat.
"oh, forgot" he said. 1T is my
Bible; put it away, please
"Your B;ble?" she exclaimed, as she
took it into her hand. "Ah, that proves
ne wrong again. [ shall never allow
NY intuition to make me wrongfu1ly
suspect anyone again"
what are you talking about, moth
err" He reached up and raised the
fame Of the gas jet over his head.
81 am almost ashamed to confess it,
she answered, with a touch of shame.
you know have so often told you that
did not trust your friend Kola."
Yes, yes?" quickly.
'And you always seemed to feel it 50
much when I referred it. Well, while
you were n Boston he called nearly
every day to ask when you would re-
turn, and one day saw him examining
sour Bible on the table where it lay il
the library, and after he had gone I
missed it. The girl had been busting the
room and said she had not seen it.
Minard, | actually suspected your
friend of taking it. have intended to
mention the fact Of it's being lost, but
SO much has happened Of late that for
got it,
Hendricks stared at her perplexedly,
but there was too much 10 solve in a mo-
ment, SO he kissed her and said
ooh, Kala is al right, he only wanted
20 play little harmless trick on me and
Lamplzin, he returned it Of his own ac-
cord tonight
II am glad I was wrong" said Mrs.
and he assembled the stairs
AMI went into his room.