Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-08-28

Ia GLADDEN. was SO anxious nus 11ILl0
feet danced up and down in the snow.
ooh, we want you real bad next
week, Angelina! We've been waiting
and expecting till we're set on It spe-
cial. Do say you will come"
"I b'lieve pail burst, if you don't
come, Angelina" said his wife, she
gets so set on anything"
|Wen, [ will assented the widow.
I used to have good times at your
house when was a girl. never have
forgotten them"
Pa went through an expressive pan
toEime behind her.
"And pail fetch you on Sunday
afternoon went on Mrs. GLADDEN.. eff
the snow don't stay on he'll fetch you
in the Buggy"
Afterward Mrs. GLADDEN. declared
that pa spent the happiest week of his
life getting ready for that couple to be
reunited. 1t never struck his warm
and innocent heart that anything could
go amiss. He piled UP special wood
| for the par1or, he lowered around the
two bedrooms, he actually had his
| fingers in every pie and cake baked.
He went to the village store alone once
or twice, and after the last visit wore
an air of the deepest mystery.
| Mrs. GLADDEN. stood this until the
hour of retiring.
"Asahel!" she exclaimed, with a
break in her voice, "Asahel, you never
had a secret from me in all your life,
did your
The rosy man looked as guilty as if
detected in crime. He saw her kind
eyes and his voice quavered.
Never before" he whispered, "but
I'm so afeared you can't hold this one
over Sunday meetin' I'm bound not to
breathe it.
One dry sob brought him to terms.
cit air. he whispered, tiptoeing over
to her, cit air that I telegraphed to
Devy to git here on the Sunday after
noon express. .
Mrs. Gladden's attitude toward The
world on Sunday morning was the
gossip of the neighborhood for weeks.
She suddenly assumed an air of funeral
i
and stalked silently out after meeting
and climbed into the sleigh triumph
antly.
you've done it," whispered her hus-
band, delighted; II didn't credit you
with it,
After dinner the parlor fire was lit
the table spread for company tea, and
Pa GLADDEN. wrapped himself up to &C
for Angelina. He was SO happy his
wife's heart trembled.
pa she said, "don't you set too
much store by it. Devah may have
other Intentions, and Angelina may
not agree"
"You don't think it," declared pa
"Aneeline air a hundred times pref
tier than she war. Devy air a man;
that settles it all. Now do your part
I've told you jest what to say to her
Leave Devy to me. Men understand
men"
He brought Angelina and her valises
back in an hour. Mrs. GLADDEN. re-
joiced in her womanly Beauty. She
kissed her as tenderly as if she had
been a young girl when she helped her
in. Angeline's face beamed.
Glow nice you've made everything
for mel" she cried. cts like home
coming Her face grew thoughtful
cit makes me think of old times-old
friends"
'Well, just settle down and make
yourself at home" said pa, coming in;
81 have to be gone an hour OF two
You and ma can have a good old talk. .
Awhile later he was stamping off the
falling snow on the platform of the
station. The express stopped, a usual
proceeding. A tall, bronzed man
alighted, and pa met him, SO eager ne
almost cried over him as he shook
hands.
Alas! alas! All pas f1nesse and sub
tie phrases were forgotten. He was as
nervous as a woman. Finally he
refined in Dolly, almost in sight of the
house.
"Devy," he quavered, 'I always fell
SO sorrowful bout you an Angelina
Porter's break-off. You war so happy
together when you was young. Devy
I've got Angelina here. She air wild
ow; she air finer woman n you could
see in a days travel 1t air the desire
of my heart to bring you two to-
gether"
The man beside him grew pale and
gasped; then he wrung the mittened
hand.
Good Ma GLADDEN. came out to the
sleigh. She, too, had forgotten her
part. She had been crying and broke
down.
please 'scuse Angelina" she said
brokenly; "she is there in the parlor
Don't you want to go in, Devah? ]
guess you needn't be afeared."
The tall man strobe past her, his
own eyes misty. The welded couple
left on the steps were not ashamed to
kiss each other with tears and smiles.