Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-25


breaks upon the fiOweEs-suddenly,
swiftly-and changed II all. What
you say 10 me Is quite true, Hettie; l
had a restless fever on me. My life
was all lOnging-nothing satisfied or
cOntented me; but when l saw him,
an exquisite calm came over me,
like the full shining of the MONDAY
sun on a broad, quiet sea. My life
grew suddenly complete. All, Hettie,
how good il is TO be able to talk to
you, I had always thought that /
should meet my lover in this way
that some day I should come face to
face with him, and recognize him. l
did so. You will think me strange,
am afraid Hettie; but, before ! had
spoken to him. / had said TO myself,
This Is my love come from land or
sea- / stood just where YOU are
sitting. Hettie, AMI I had a cluster or
passion flowers in my hand. A great
love is like a great wave Of the sea;
IL sweeps over all before IL, and bears
everything away. A wave of love
swept over &c. / believe that, had
any one asked me, 1 could not have
told my own name"
Hettie's fair face grew paleE anc
more wistful.
"Ah. Leah" said she, such a
great love could never be a happy
one; Il could not end happily"
Leah smiled, a gentle. tender smile,
which spread from her eyes TO her
lips.
In most cases l grant that that is
the case" she replied; but in mine
-mine-Ah, Heaven be thanked,
mine is a happy love, and will have
q happy ending. / was going TO tell
you. Hettie. that we shall Ls married
soon"
Hettie threw her arms around her
sisters neck and kissed the ex-
pressive face.
rs il true? am so glad-O,
Leah I am so glad; for, of all
things in the world, love is best!
am so glad! Then J have found you
only 10 lose you again?"
You viii never lose me, nor shah
lose YOU said Leah, Il am sure
that you viii love him, first for my
sake, then for his own; he is so
noble. so good. All, Hettie, / see
such a happy life stretching out
before me, l can hardly speak Of IL
without tears" and into the dark
eyes came a mist, while the proud
curves Of the beautiful mouth soften
ed. I'VE are like two sisters in a
fairy tale" she continued. How
strange. Hettie. that we should be
together again, have told you my
little love story; tell me yours. If you
have one"
over the fair face OF the younger
girl there fell a shadow.
Mine is not like yours" she said.
1T was not a great love that came
10 me at once; IL crept into my heart
little by little. AMI was there before
I knew anything about it; and then,
when I found IL. I knew that IL must
die. II has no happy ending, my love
story. Yours viii cri n marriage,
mine has ended in parting and SOL
row."
rs Il so, Hettie? / am grieved.
How was IL? VIII this change in
your life make any difference?"
No; Il was all over, dead ana
buried, before the change came.
Nothing can make any difference.
There never WIS any hope. We did
not know. either OF US; it came upon
us unconscIoVsly."
"Hettie," whispered Leah, will
you tell me about It? Not unless you
Iike-nOt II II distresses you. But,
II knew, perhaps ! could help you"
Il should like TO tell you, Leah;
but have always been afraid II
would distress you"
Never mind that. Helue; tell me
about H. No one can understand IL
better tcaC l."
There IS - little TO tell" replied
Hettie. that | am almost ashamed
TO call il a lOve-stOry. II Is more like
a dream. only IL ended more quickly
than most dreams do" AS she spoke
her eyes. with a far-away look, were
fixed on the winding river and the
dark masses of wood. Il was so busy
al my life. Leah she said. that
had no time TO think about love. l
do not beneve that during the last
two years Of my fathers life I had
one leisure hour. Yet within me
must have been the longing for love
and a loving heart Quite by &C
cident I met some one. He came 10
see my father; and / and my father
liked him. We saw each other not
only every day. but sometimes twice
i'm the day. Ny life was so hard, and
he was so kind to me, that looked
forward 10 seeing him as the only
CLEAN OF happiness / had. When he
went away, he left the music Of his
voice with me- All, Leah, was mad!
All love is madness. 1 grew 10 love
him with my whole heart, and did
not know IL. When I closed my eyes
az night. IL was TO dream of him;
when I opened them in the daylight,
Il was TO see his face One day he
came To ~ay c0cd-by TO me. He was