Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16

He did listen critically, wondering
what there was in the rich contraltO
that reminded him so forcibly of the
clear, ringing soprano he had heard in
the old gray church. He heard each
word distinctly.
"She glided Ger the meadow grass.
And through the young green corn;
Sweet as the summer blooms she was,
And fresh as summer morn.
We laughed and loved beside the
brook,
That sang its gay refrain;
And where we met that day, my love,
We swore to meet again.
but ere the grass was dry and brown,
Amid the ripening corn,
Up to the churchyard on the down
A maiden's corpse was borne.
weep alone beside the brook,
All swoll'n with autumn rain
For where we met that day, my love,
We shall not meet again"
There was profound silence in the
room when the music ceased. No
one spoke TO Leah as she went back to
her place by her lovers side.
do you like it?" she asked.
How could l help it?" he cried.
But there is something strangely ia
miliar TO me in your voice. l had a
peculiar, weird sensation, as though l
had heard it in another world"
THAT is impossible" she replied,
| laughingly. IF | had met you in an
other world, | should have remem-
bered it. was jealous and panied
for whole days after you said that you
thought another face fairer-nu,
sweeter than mine. If my voice re-
minds you of another's I will never
sing one note TO you again" AS she
uttered the words her face flushed,
and the sensitive lips Jrembled
He was fiattered by her jealousy;
but il did not pain him as it would
have done had he loved her.
Basil" she said, gently, do you
think am very jealous?"
Il do not know, Leah. | hope not.
should imagine that to be jealous
must cause acute pain"
She opened her beautiful dark eyes
more widely than ever.
do you not know what it is like"
she said-'this pain of jealousy"
NO" he replied. Il do not remem-
Der that / was ever Jealous in my
whole life. An, yes, once l remember.
When my sisters lover came, and
knew in my boyish heart that he was
/ - NnIr In,.
then. did not eat or sleep; I was
inconsolable; and / remember well
that the pain was real-a hot bitter
sense of injury and wrong. l remem-
Der, too, that for a time l hated the
man who was going to marry her.
have never been jealous since"
Never" asked Leah.
NO" Sir Basil laughed; 81 may
, safely say never
10 you think that jealousy is a
sign of lover" asked Leah, wistfully.
Il cannot tell; / have never thought
about it," he replied. Il should almost
say not"
"And think the two must go to-
gether," said Leah. Il am jealous.
think If you, Basil, were to love or
praise any one very much l should be
miserable. | am sure that if you
paid much attention to any one else
or said that any girl was very pretty
or looked at any one as though you adj
mired her very much, / should be
jealous"
81 do not see why he said gently.
"Ah, then, YOU dc not understand.
BASIL she rejoined II cannot help
it, / do not wish L be jealous; | do
not make myself jealous; it comes
naturally. Yesterday, when you were
talking to Lady Grantleigh. she was
laughing and looking up at you; and
your eyes were so bright, Basil, | felt
d pain as of a wound inflicted by
sharp knife. could not help it; it
came and went. BASIL" she whispered,
bending her beautiful head, have you
ever been jealous of me?"
mo-" he replied, frankly, never,
Leah"
A shade of disappointment came
over her brilliant face.
never, BASH! An, lnen, am sure
you do not love me as much as l love
you. Are you quite sure?"
II am sure" laughed Sir Basil.
She knitted her brows with an air
of perplexity.
Il do not understand that When
you see other men around me, and
hear the compliments they pay me,
do you never feel any jealousy?"
''No, on the contrary, | like to see
you admired"
THE other day." she continued,
when Major Stapleton followed me
TO the piano, and would turn over the
leaves of my song. looking so senti-
mental about it, were you not jeal-
ous,' she said, after a few moments
thought.
He looked at her gravely.
Never play with fire, Leah" he re-
marked I'VE are happy. What new
element do you want to introduce into
our haDpiness?"