Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-10-10
CHAPTER NJ


You don't find it 100 cold?" says Mr..
Crawford. who has come up to them
with Evelyn.
Not in this sheltered spot" says Lady
Stamer. And what a mild day it is.
You are going on? Dear Evelyn. SO
pleased to see you" With little smile
and hand pressure that might have done
duty for a lifelong friendship. Evelyn,
turning large, inquiring eyes ON her,
dbps her hand languidly.
Yes, to the waterfall. Miss Darcy
has never yet seen it in all its magnif-
cence. But last weeks rains have swol-
len 1t to quite tremendous beauty.
Will YOU. with reluctant poiteness,
come with us?'
Not just yet says Lady Stamer. who
has been daunted by Evelyn's direct
stare. MrS Coventry and / have prom
ised ourselves a look at it by and by"
'Oh. have we? | didn't know" says
Mrs. Coventry, who is nothing if not dis
agreeable.
Her words fall only on the ears Of
Lady Stamer. however, the other two
having passed out of sight. Evelyn pale.
but with her lovely face full of light and
full too, of sweet determination TO be
good to Mr.. Crawford.
On and over the wooden bridge they
60, with the river rushing beneath their
feet and the roar of the distant cataract
within their ears.
Evelyn, pausing at the end of the
bridge, leans her arms upon the wooden
parapet and gazcs down into the stream.
that here runs calmly, if swift. Through
the clear water the brown stones shine,
2nd every now and then darling thing
flashes from bank to bank.
How bright it is, how calm, how
clean; quite like, lovely life $
Mr. nd
lone. "One can see right into it.
There is nothing hidden. Down in the
very depths of it there are only polished
stones, that shine like jewels; all is puri-
IT, peace \ heavy sigh stays his
words.
"A charming simile.' says she softly.
'Sce-see, too. how it hastens to its glad
cicrnity-the ocean. And how it helps
and waters and gives life to the pretty
weeds as it goes. Like the pure life
again it makes haste to redeem its time,
so rs at last to gain its heaven
10 gain heaven, Either in this life
or the next, how few find that
oh! not so few perhaps"
Who can say? If heaven is so at
,alnablc as yom believe, who would care
10 llnger here?"
How sadly You speak" saws the girl.
harm for you? Do you indeed long for
oh, no. no. no. exclaims he sharply.
\ shudder runs through him. He
lakes an effort to recover himself and
,llhS off the fit of depression that has
been troubling him all the morning.
i-lfe must be sweet to me-" says he
with tender smile HAS it not given
me y0u?"
All! yOu seemed to be forgetting that
INST now says she. with a glance SO
M of pretty c0quetrv that it sets all
MS pulses leaping. In time-in time, she
may learn to love him. and his heaven
WI he gained in this world. if il be de-
med him in the next.
For the moment trouble dies away
rom him. A blessed forgetfulness
Sleeps all his soul in peace. The dull
winter day becomes glorious summer aud
wonderful silence falls upon tho land
ana that holds but two people him
lHu her. 1t seems to him as though here
w the very midst of stirring life long
''ilSe has come. Is the world really
..h"EingE Is there a world at all: Or
ms 2 new, dreamy. ecstatic state in
men thought and memory are merci-
,.,iF impossible, and only bliss perfect
81 holds sway?
hat is that" says Evelyn sudden
Wh" mas gone on a little in front
H, IN thoughts of her own. A small.
'Vl. brown thing has run ont from the
.'rh ot the river almost at her feet. and
making rush for the shelter of some
ines farther off. 4 shrill bark from
GiD 'crrier that is following close NJ NJ
m aNfords heels, tells them what il is
~ ray. seeing her natural enemy.
rows her heart into her race. Terror
itS her wings. but too late: the ter
~ an lIaplacah!t, wlre-hairt-i creature
seen her, and makes forward dash