Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-12-04

eElOnS, FRANK Hafldnd FOUND the days
dragged. To have been hurt in foot
balm practice game atsthat! To be
Obliged to leave the team and cuddle
down and keep still like naughty child
who is doing penance in the corner!
Worst of all, to be even temporarily de
barred from the youthful companion
ship in which he SO deltghted-it was
.deuced hard-it was DISCUS tingl
Now that you're sitting up you'll be
out in no time" his aunt assured him
-cheerily. Now, it's time for your
nourishment Eth. my dearY
who is she?" cried the young fellow.
he had caught her arm suddenly. Yes
there! Coming out of the opposite
house. She passes here every day. See
cut Of that house with all the beaud-
1ul flowers in the windows
"She? o. her name is Isola Rayr'
'Isolc RayP' he repeated His dark
poetic young face lit up. what a de-
1Icious namer'
she has been away at boarding
school She graduated this summer.
She is giving music lessons. They say
she is bright. She's a relative of the
old people over there. Why she is
coming in herer
A trim little figure in a fall suit of
moss green with a bewitching little
&oQue Of ccrise silk on her fair hair had
come In at the gate-was ascending the
steps
Miss Denslow futtered to the hall
door.
Come inr' she cried Hospitality.
Thank you, no. just brought few
flowers for the poor young gentlemen.
viii you give them to him with my
sympathy?"
She smiled-disappeaietii, Ind Frank
Harland found himself holding a mass
of scarlet geraniums and delicate ferns
The next morning il was a little bunch
OF late violetS-the day after a bououet
of fragrant heliotrope. But despite her
dainty floral gifts the young music
teacher never came in
Ask her" Frank would entreat
SoTell her wish TO thank her."
Il have. my dear" his aunt would cry
in despair. Here. you're getting fever
ssh again. You'll have a relapse. cant
think what's coming over you
TIE days did not drag now-at least
not until after ISola had passed. Then
there was the afternoon 10 watch for
when she came home. A delightful ami
nation thrilled the convaleScent ath-
1ete. Once she had met his eyes-and
blushed. The next time she smiled.
Finally eestatlc day. she bowed.
But there came day-one glorious.
.copper-colored October day - when
Franks aunt got shock which left her
breathlesS- and Isola Ray got another.
This IS the way it came about; Twitter-
iag old Miss DenSlow. swooplng in on
her beloved patient with tray of deli
-caejes, almost dropped the tray at sight
OF her tall nephew. erect. smiling.
clothed in his ordinary habiliments.
Its all right" he assured her. II
couldn't play i'll one day longer not an
hour, To stay indoors with that sky,
that sun. that breeze. 1t would be
criminal Here. I'll drink your broth.
anntie I'm only going for short
wslk"
IL was a short walk. II was only as
Tar as the house with the fiower-fllled
windows across che street.
II was lsola Ray herself-Isola, In
ouaserish little gray house gown. that
matched ser eyes. and fetching little
apron of rnffied lawn. who opened the
door 70 him.
Year she s,ammered. She grew
quite white. tWhy-you-'
TIN nO6 ghost" he assured hex,
sailing. AZ name is Frank Harland
ave come 30 thank you fer all those
exquisite flowers. Won't you ask me
1nY'
'.But T-but my-my friend said that
ySa-y6u We're crippled for life, And
thought thought"
-Now. Isola Ray.:" protested plain