Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-15

IKE IUG1E UEluc AuU COuIOELs anu A-x-
how can I live without you? I cannot
let you go! Stay with me and let US con-
sole each other during our lovers alb
sencew
But Delight unyvound the clinging arms
and stood erect.
"No. It cannot be. know it is sinful
thing to steal away from my fathers
house. I grieve as you do to think Of his
sorrow and my mothers, and, most of all,
yours; but love Archie and have prom
ised him and shall go with him. Return
now to the house and do not seek to know
the time nor the way of our leaving. IT'S
the last kindness you can do me. And
let our farewell be over with now. L
IL"
Her steady voice broke. Desire, close
beside her, heard her repressed sobs.
One last tender embrace, few MUIR
INJURED words, long, loving kiss, and the
sisters parted.
Desire on reaching her room, sank half
unconscious into a deep slumber-tne
heavy sleep of exhaustion.
Her entrance was heard by only one
member Of the family-Sylvia. She, sup
posing her to have just left Gilbert, and
eager for one more glimpse of the hand
some young officer, who had captlvated
her fancy during the evening, sprang from
her bed and ran to the window to peer
through the dim light. To her surprise
she neither saw nor heard anything OF
him.
"Where can he be? He couldn't have
gotten far away by this time" She lay
down again, but she could not sleep. Her
thoughts, strongly excited by the stirring
occurrences Of the day, flew rapidly from
one thing to another. At last she jumped
I'D and stole swiftly to her sisters room
in the hope of hearing something more.
There was no moon that night, but u
faint, clear starlight came in through the
curtainless windows, making objects
plainly visible Desire, already sound
asleep, was lying motionless. Delights
pillow, Sylvia noticed with sudden misgiv-
ing, was untouched. Where could she bet
She stepped into the tiny space at the head
of the stairs and listened, hearing nothing
but the heavy breathing of one OF her
brothers. She waited until satisfied that
Delight had not gone below on any errand.
She went back to the sleeping room and
looked carefully about. The bed had not
been occupied except by Desire. Her
clothing only were to be seen.
"Has Delight gone away?" she Won
dered, quivering with alarm. ooh! what
will father say? What shall do? What
shall do?''
To think with her was to act She
reused Desire, crying softly:
ooh, Desire, where is Delight? See!
Her place is empty, and I'm sure she
isn't downstairs. Where is she?'
Desire returned to conscious knowledge
with sobbing sigh. She sat up and put
both arms gently around Sylvia, her
strong, young sister, who was to be her
stay and comfort, and to whom even now
she chung with relief.
delight has gone away, dear. She will
not come back to us again.
''But she must" declared Sylvia, free
ing herself and standing erect with up
raised hand, "she shall; I'll call father and
the boys! She can't have gone far! Oh,
get up, Desire, and let us do something
about it!'
Not waiting an instant, she fastened to
her brothers bedside
"Haryey! Israel! wake up! wake up!
Delight has gone off and you must find
her! Here! turn over; wake up! Listen
to what [ say! Delight is not here! She
has gone AWAY
From there, sure at length OF having
reused them, she ran down to her fathers
room. He and her mother also were sleep
ing sweetly For breath's space she bent
over them, dreading to disturb their rest.
The tall old clock in the chimney corner
struck two. So late as that? How far
away might Delight not be! She waited
no longer. Hurriedly giving her parents
the i'll tdings and adding as she left them:
I'm going to tell Dave" she was out
of the house before they fairly compre-
hended what had happened. Then there
was hasty dressing. the lighting Of can
dies, eager questions and sorry answers
in the little household. 1t was not long
before Timothy Leland discovered the alb
sence of Featherfoot. Three other horses
were saddled with no loss of time, and,
with lantern and keen eyesight, the dis
traught father tried to find out what di.
rection the fugitives had taken.
Go be cintinued)
Onyrioht.