Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-21

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love him as much, but it will not xii
me-"
Would you wish that it might
Hettie?" asked Leah.
mo. love you, and l shall find
out many pleasures in life; but | shall
be true as steel to my lost love.
wish you could have seen him, Leah
| To have loved once such, even if un,
happily, is joy enough for a lifetime
have told you my love story, dear
and you will now know why, as | go
through life, all men will be to me
but as shadows"
Il nope 1t will not be so, Hettie. As
the years go on you will forget this
incident, which is but dream, and
meet with some one who will MAX.
you happy"
Hettie shook her golden head
Could any other man have such face
as the man who had kissed her by
the sea? Could any one ever replace
him? She laughed the idea to scorn.
How strange, Leah" she said,
that we two sisters have a fate 50
different! To you-mind, darling | do
not envy you'll am not even ever 50
slightly jealous of you-to you every
thing has come, even I've"
you forget one thing remarked
Leah you had your fathers bless
ing | had his curse; although no
arm has followed it, still it lies upon
me-"
Il have wondered" said Hettie
with a sad smile, whether it has not
fallen on me by mistake"
mo, am quite sure it has not, de-
clared Leah, warmly. You deserve
every blessing My life is not
finished; it may overtake me yet
words which she afterwards re,
membered as prophetic.
Just at that moment the general
came down the terrace to them.
In your fayorite spot, Leah?" he
said. do you know how long you
girls have been talking? More than
an hour. What is it about? Neither
bonnets nor lovers, Of that am sure
Neither sister spoke; and then Sir
Arthur saw that each face was pale
and grave. He thought to himself
that they had probaly been speaking
of their father.
Leah, I want YOU" he said q
will not keep you very long; but
should like to talk to you before Basil
comes"
Hettie heard the name. and re.
peated it to herself. "Basl?' 1t was
an unusual name, and one she had
hardly heard before
THAT must be LEANS lover" she
said. Happy Leah! Heaven Bless
her!"
No knight would ride down the
avenue to WOO her. She wondered If
many women gave their lives for love.
Come to the library, Leah" said
the general. Il like bracing, clear,
frosty weather like this; but felt
twinge in my right arm this morning,
aud | must not neglect 1t" Seeing
that IIettie looked at him inquiringy,
he continued: "An old wound is like
an old friend. | received a sword.cut
on this arm more than twenty years
ago, and sometimes on very cold days
it leases me even now; the moral OF
which is that it is easier to give d
wound than to cure a wound. DO not
leave your co2y corner, GIettie; | will
send Leah back to you in ten
As they walked down the terrace
together, Hettie wondered if the time
would ever come when they would dis
cuss matters before her If she would
ever be really one of themselves, If,
when Leah was married she would
take her place in her unclc's con
fdonce.
Not caring to watch Leah and her
uncle, IIettie looked down the avenue,
and saw gentleman walking up to
the house. She drew back. thinking
that is was some visitor for the gen
eral and the next minute had fm
gotten all about the occurrence,
CHAPTER Xiv.
Sir Basil walked slowly up the
avenue; he looked tired and pale
not at all like gay bridegroom.
Shadows in his eyes told of sIeepless
nights, of weary days, of sad thoughts.
Yet he had in is manner something
of the man who has fought a good
fight and as overcome. He reelected,
as he walked between the long lines
of lcaness trees, that after all he was
more fortunate than many men. He
had known the rapture OF true love,
even though it had lasted SO short n
time, Many men lived and died
without ever knowing one such hour
as had fallen to his lot by the sweet
southern sea. The glow of It, the
warmth Of It, would last him through
life, even through the chill Of lons
years.
How We'll he remembered the first
morning that he came to Brentwood,
and the beautiful face shining in the
midst of the passion.nowers, What a
fatal morning 1t had been for him.
lie could recall the peculiar eN
prosSiOn of LEANS face the first