Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-17


hanpbtjIy the young beauty turned
H. when she said it, never noticing
/ outstretched hand and imploring
l. that pleaded so powerfully in
Rir silence.
BonaId Norton stood a moment, then
sped the door and went out, carry
! with him a wounded heart, and
king behind one too proud 70
knowledge its pain.
Int Mabel Leigh found out her mis-
he She did not extract the same
.eptnpss from life that she had since
hwing Ronald Norton. Its hours
agged YEARLY along, uncheered by
1 hope of his presence to tighten
m. And. worse than all, it was for
s real cause that they were separat-
4 wOrd-a 'trife light as air"-had
&ted between them at a time when
b both took it up and were too
s ud to own repentance.
Ronald had never said the words
a would have bound them together,
4 in a hundred different ways Love
] spoken They knew each held
s. others happiness, and were con-
3Onald felt that the time had come
Hen he must tell Mabel of his hopes
b desires. and secure the prize his
|rt coveted. For Mabel was a prize.
beauty and accomplishments won
Apy lover to her side, and Norton
) greatly envied.
% one would have envied him now
with heavy heart, he paced back
forth in his room, through the
long night thinking only of the
<piness which had been within his
fp and then suddenly failed him.
e knew Mabel to be slow to anger,
strong in her wrath when aroused,
he, on this night of all nights, had
glttlngly offended her by the strong
he had taken in a discussion of a
known character arrested for for
pye Or argument had always been a
OF R0nald'S character, and he de-
pea the accused solely for this rea-
Mabel supposed he was uttering
own sentiments, and her eyes
led and her heart beat angrily as
listened.
Plld this be the man who was more
Trend TO her? Could she honor
an who cherished such sentiments
Ae had heard him speak?
Paded from the light, she leaned
nedu against the cushions of her
ana thought while the gentle
continued their discussion.
euaed by her sudden rising, and
llng command to dismiss the sub
gentlemen apologized and
eu ana after short time of gen
ConVerSation, one by one took
leave.
pnald fingered among the last.
~ secure a few moments to him
NeFFouSly he walked around the
'usFoom, looking at the pictures
0U seen a hundred times before,
AZ up and laying down the ele-
'O'0liieS at hand, tossing over the
III the receiver, and feeling
"S cool and collected as most
10 under the circumstances.
l. aHaht Mabel looked, leaning
lS' Tue door, as she chatted with
: styles, How she could endure
popnJay was more than Ron
IVA lu teIi' and here she was laugh
"u la'klng with him as if Ronald
" thousand miles away.
s '"'nly wasn't polite to stand
Ie' pack TO him. and it must
oeeh for half an hour. Here
on, pulled out his watch. No, it
e'sht minutes! What in the
was Styles staying so late for?
De very absurd in Mabel to make
GO ~ fascinating to everybody.
dos 'na( lovely bare arm that
FL h h". from the soft lace as she
ms MI Ian back and forth. And
ON - - SazIng with cool admira-
=" II, confound him,
OIL, NohaId, in his excitement.
s."Flhg at them, in utter disre-
tba, ,,9uttesy. Well was it for
Ia a. Mabel did not see him.
rrsn. SYKES bowed himself out. The
|bal moment had come.
he'd WI nea' but her brilliancy had
Sho Instead of the smile with
ace Wv was Won't to meet Ronald,
cbair vas cold, Instead of sinking
hood s ~, 'her usual parting chat,
had w ,'i and looked at her watch.
fked. 1t was SO late" she
Psld stood trans6zeo. The CHANGE
mt a> SO sudden. so marked, he
he so, understand it. But what
MEM ny 10 speak of love at such
not % was impossible. But he
ely, MISS Leigh" he began, des-
NC cool belle.