Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-09

"she is too young to marry yet, and Il
would only scare her to say anything
about 1t; but, when the time comes, I'll
be there"
We'll, the time had come and he was
not there; fact that he was instantly |
and painfully conscious of when he met ]
John and Hetty together coming out Of !
the school house door. What he saw in
their faces and attitudes in that moment |
made him know that he had waited too |
long. Perhaps, for aught he then knew, !
only day; but that was enough for all |
the mischief possible to his cherished
hopes. And that very evening his cam
paign was to have opened! He had form
ulated what seemed to him an excellent !
plan for winning her by gradual APP
proaches, commencing by taking her
home in his sleigh from that first spelling
school of the season, and thenceforth, by
weight of established precedent, contin-
uing to do so all winter. BY the time
spring should come, he would have won
her. After the first step, Oil would be
easy. And now the first step had been
taken-by John Cameron! The rccollec-
ton of that name added fuel to the fire of
his jealous wrath. That Cameron
should come poachng on the Mulveil
preserves, capturing the fairest Mulveil
In the valley, was uncomfortable. Simeon
was In fit mood for almost any desper.
ate deed when he threw himself into his
sleigh alone and dashed his horse into q
gallop to be all the sooner away from the
sound of voices and the sight of people.
Little knew or cared John and Hetty
of the evil passions they left behind them
as they sped swiftly away, to the merry
jingle of the sleigh bells and the conf
Dental Ssh, 'sh" of the crisp, fresh.
fallen snow. John could drive well with
his right hand, which was fortunate,
since his left was needed to hold Hetty
securely in the cutter; and she nestled
close up to him as IL afraid she might
fall out.
"1've always rather liked spelling
schools" said he. when they were well
under way, "but I've better opinion Of
them now than ever"
"Why, hardly thought we did so well
tonight as at the beginning last year."
| she replied, dcmurcly.
I'm not thinking about that. So far as
spelling is concerned, | wouldn't care IL
the dictionary was kicked over the moon.
This Is what I'm growing about, this
right now"
"Why? Are you so fond of slcighing,
Mr.. Cameron"
"Sleighing! Yes, I guess so, when I've
got the dearest, sweetest, best girl In the
world tucked In alongside me-"
"Oh! Don't squeeze me so! You're
| strong as bear. John"
"Did hurt you. Hctty? I'm real
sorry. Indeed, l am. I didn't mean to.
1t seems as IL / was bound to be danger
Gus to you every time l come near you.
First, I shoot you. You don't know how
sorry I've been about that or how I've
thought over It ever since"
| Don't do so any more. You were not
to blame, and 1t. didn't amount to any
thing ut all."
| "And you're sure you haven't got any
hard feelings against me for it?"
| "Why, of course l have not. What an
absurd idea"
"Will you prove it?"
"Provc It? Why, how?"
by paying toll without a fight ut the
little bridge over the run that we are just
| coming to-"
II don't see what good II would do for
me to fight with such big. strong man
as you are"
"Oh, Hctty, one look out Of your eyes
has more power than nll my strength"
"How you do 20 on. John"
"Yes; we 20 on togcther-on the bridge,
now"
She did not fght-of course not. Had
she not already recognized the useless-
ness Of attempting to do SO? And their
lips met frankly In long, ardent kiss,
the sweet sacrifice Love lays upon the
altar of Custom, under the pretty, time
honored excuse Of "paying toll"
| ITO no continual