The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15

Ny horse is my only companion. and
even he, poor beast, is not beside me-.
You see, then, you may count On me
for silence So tell me the truth. my
dear Dung lady, are you not ii d an
ger ~
Mr. Northmolr says you are an
honorable man, 4. she returned, ..sand i
believe it when 4 see you. wi Il tell
YOU 50 much, you are right; we are III
dreadful, dreadful DANCE / and you
| s share it by remainin where you ar q q
Al !!' said - you have heard of
me me from Northm our And he gives
me a good charact ter ~ 8. ''
81 asked him about you last hight, ~
was va i her reply sc pretend ed 8 she hes
I itated, q pretended to have met you
long ago and spoken to you Of him. IT.
was not. true; but could not help my
self without betraying you and IL you
had put me in a difficulty. He praised
you highly Z u. " III. 3s. .,sS
A g Id you may permit me one cues
tt1o ton. does this danger come from
Northmo ur p asked. !. 38&
. sSlill 49, MI :. ANOl IAIlOui!@& she cr1eQ.
oh, no; he stays with us to share it,
While you propose that should
run run aWay?" / said. on do not rate
me very high. III: + ##
Why should you stay?" she asked.
GU are no friend Of ours t J:
know not what came over me. for
I mad not been conscious Of similar
weakness since I was child, but 81
] was 50 mortified by this retort that my
eyes pricked and filled with tears as ri
continued to gaze upon her face.
NO., no, she said in "a changed
voice; y lid not mean the words I'M
kindly. ? + 1.s s.ss $s
1T was I who offended" > I said; and
| held out my hand with a look of ap-
peal that#somehoW touched her, for she
gave me hers at3once and even eager
~. I held it for awhile in mine and
gazed into her eyes. It was she who
first tore her hand away and, forget
ting all about her request and the
promise she had sought to extort. ran
at the top of her speed and without
turning till she was out of sight. 3
And then I knew that I loved her.
and thought in my glad heart that she
she herself--Was not indifferent to
my suit. Many a time she has denied
1T IN after days, but it was with a. smil-
ing but not serious denial. The fol-
lowing day we again met. fFs
The next, and that was the fourth
day OF our acquaintance, we met in the
same spot, but early in the morning,
with much familiarity, and yet much
tlm1dity on either side. When she had
once more spoken about my danger
and that, I understood, was her ex-
cuse Tor. coming, who had prenar-
ed a great deal of talk during the night
began to tell her how highly I valued
her said Interest, and how no one had
ever cared to hear about my life, nor
had I ever cared to relate it, before
Yesterday. Suddenly she interrupted
me, Saying with vehemence:
And yet, if you knew who I was
you would not SO much as speak to
me!' s q IA ss@> .,
7 ! told her such a thought was mad
ness ness. and, little as we had met T
counted her already. a dear friend: but
my protestations seemed only to make
her more desperate. @ & ~
MY father is in hidingr she cried.
"My DEAR" I said, forgetting for the
first time to add young lady" "what
do care? # he were in hiding TWEEN
ty times over, would it make one
thought of change in. you
"Ah, but the cause?" she cried, "the
cause! It is" she faltered for a Sec
ond--"it is disgraceful to u.s.
~ :. ~ Ito be continued.l .sj@%z