Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-10


come, as surely as she knew that The
sun would rise and the day. would
dawn.
The thirtieth OF June. No gift OF
second sight came TO her, to tell her
that on tho twenty-seventh OF June
Lord Chandos had sat down and wrote
her very long letter, telling her that
IL was impossible for him to be at home
on the thirtieth OF June, as he had
promised to go with his parents to
Spain A large party were going, and
he must join them; but his heart would
be with her on that day. He should
think OF her from morning dawn until
sunset, and he would be with her soon,
He was yexed that he had to take the
journey; 1t was quite against his Will,
yet he had been ver-persuaded. He
should soon see her now; and, what
ever he did, she must not feel In the
least degree distressed or put out,
Their happiness was only delayed for
short time
A long letter. She had no gift OF
his face burned with shameful flush
as he wrote 1t; that for himself he had
no pity; that his heart went out TO her
with warmer love than ever but that
the fear Of his mothers taunts and the
pain on Lady Marions face kept him
where he was.
Then, when the long letter was writ
ten, he directed 1t and sent 1t by his
valet to post; nor could she see how
that same valet intended going to post
1t at once, but was prevented, and then
laid 1t aside for an hour as he thought,
and forgot 1t for two whole days; then,
fearing his masters anger, said moth
ing about IT, trusting that the delay
might be attributed to something
wrong In the post and so, on the very
day 1t should have been given to her,
| 1t was put into the postoiilce, three
days too late. She could not know all
this, and she longed for the thirtieth
| Of June as the dying long for cold
water, as the thirsty hart for the clear
| spring
! 1t came. She had longed for It.
waited for 1t, prayed for 1t, and now
1t was here. She woke early in the
morning; 1t was to her as though n
bridegroom were coming; the songs of
the birds woke her, and they seemed
to know that he was coming-they
were up and awake in the earliest
dawn. Then great flood of golden
sunlight came to welcome her; she went
to the window to see what the day was
| like, and whether the sky was blue,
1t seemed to her that every little bird
sung, "Ile Is coming"
Here were the roses laughing In ut
the window, nodding as though they
would say "This Is the thirtieth of
June" There flashed the deep, clear
! river, hurrying on to the great sea over
| which he must have crossed; the wind
whispered among the leaves, and every
| leaf had voice. ''lle Is coming to-
| today. they all said coming today"
There was n great stir even at that
early hour In the morning between the
white and purple butterflies; there was
Il swift, soft cooling from the wood-pig-
cons; the world seemed to laugh in the
warm embrace of the rising sun She
laughed too-a sweet happy laugh that
| stirred the rose leaf and the jasmine"
"Oh, happy day" she cried--"oa,
kindly sun and kindly time, that brings
my love back to me-"
She looked Mt the gate through which
he would pass at the rose tree from
which he would gather the rose; and
she stretched out her hands with a
great, longing cry.
Send him quickly KIM
lloaVen," she cried, Il have waited so
long, my eyes ache to look at him.
thirst for his presence as flowers thirst
for dow"
She looked at her watch, 1t was but
Just siX-the laborers were going to the
field, the maids to the dairy, the herds-
men to their ilocks She could see the
hay makers In the meadow and the
harges dropped lazily down the stream.
The time would soon pass and he
| WOulu ne mere before noon, Could VI
be possible that she should see him so
soon ."
In SIX hours she repeated, "shc
should see him in six hours"
All, woll, she had plenty to do. She
went round the pretty villa to see II
everything WAS rs he liked best to sec
IT, then she occupied herself In order.
: ing for his enjoyment every dish thai
! she knew he liked; and then she
dressed herself to sit and wait for him
1T the window, She looked as though
she had been hathed IN dew ant
: warmed by the golden sun, SO bright
, so sparkling, SO fresh and brilliant
her eyes radiant with hope and love
silken lashes like fringe the white lid,
, half-drooping. her face with It's pas
sionate beauty heightened 10y the Low,
that filled her heart and soul She wor,
dress OF amber muslin with whit
, lace, and In the rich masses of he
dark hair lay creamy rose Fair am
bright as the morning itself she tool
+ her place at the window to watch I'll