Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-06

handsome object of their thoughts da1v1
died life away, killing time" and Thought
as best he might, and seldom coming
into notwithstanding after fa.
tlguing season." he was wont 70 sav
when rallied on the subject by his M.
merous friends in the city, and had Inlu
been at her mothers, he would very nos
slbly have called occasionally to see her
but While she staid with Grace she was
debarred the pleasure of seeing him. for
Bruce never expected to cross the thresb-
old of the house tat called Mrs. Winans
Its mistress, and where Lulu sat one
bright, sunny morning, toward the last
OF the month of February AS is often
the case, February had borrowed
WINDY day from March, and the s'home-
less winds" shrieked around the corners.
and moaned dismally in the trees that
were just putting out the safest and
greenest of velvet buds, and Lulu, sit
ting alone in the cozy morning parlor,
idly turning the pages of a new volume,
started up in surprise and pleasure as a
servant ushered dear brother Willie"
quite unexpectedly into the room.
80 glad to see YOU" she said, bright
ly, putting both hands in his one, and
rising on tiptoe for a kiss. ''Now, give
me all the news"
well, Lulu, all the news l have is
soon told l am come to bid you good
| by. Winans has been urging me so earn
estly in his letters to join him abroad in
his search for the little Paul that |
have not the heart to refuse, if l wished,
which l do not, and l start tonight.
There is no use putting it off, and l do
not need to. The only thing regret is
| hot will ,.+o NJ
| Winans, as mother cannot spare us both
at once, and will want to have you with
her to console her anxieties while with
a smile at her doleful face. her Wilie's
on the dark blue sea- Still, dear little
sister, you can spend much of your time
with Mrs. Winans, which hope you will
do"
Il certainly will do So" she gravely
promises. p
1T is solely for her sake that I CO."
he concluded. "Otherwise 1 do not care
for the trip anG it rather encroaches On
my business at this time. But if can
help lift the cloud from her life, no effort
of mine shall be wanting"
She glanced up into the soft, serious,
gray eyes, that met her gaze so kindly
with a smothered sigh.
"My darling" he bent and looked into
the face that lay against his shoulder,
you are not well-you do not look like
my bright happy bird, What is it
what has troubled you?"
Nothing; indeed it is nothing. I have
the least bit of a headache, but it is
wearing off in the joy of seeing YOU she
answered, smiling little, and then, wom-
an-like, touched by a sympathizing word,
breaking into tears and sob bing against
his shoulder.
Something has troubled you and
know it. Tell me, Lulu, or cannot be
content to cross the ocean leaving you
with some untold grief in your happy
young heart. Come, you do not have any
secrets from brother Willie"
'No no. it is nothing, dear brother.
but [ am SO nervous of late, and L am so
shocked to think you are going away
so far, and so soon-how long do you
mean to stay!
II cannot tell l shall write to you
often, anyhow, so that you and mother
shall not miss me so much. | shall throw
all my powers into this undertaking.
And, Lulu l think-that isl should
like to see her and say good-by-if you
think she would see anyone?"
''She would see you, certainly: she is
very fond of you; talks often of you.
You can go down into tlfe conservatory;
she was there a little while since.
know she is there still After you tell
her good-by, you will come back to me
will you?"
YES, dear" he answered, rs he rose
and left her, passing on through the con-
tinuation of the elegant suite of rooms
leading out to the door of the conserya-
| IN, fo har IN
She was there He caught his breath
with a pang as he saw the slender figure
standing under a slim young palm tree,
looking like sculptured image of
thought with her downcast eyes. The
ghost of a smile touched her lips as she
gave him her hand
1T seems a long time since I saw
YOU" she said though it really is not
two months"
"Sometimes," he answered gravely,
$50 much suffering can be crowded into
| two months that it may we'll seem two
centuries"
"Ah. yes" She set her lips suddenly
in the straight line with which she was
wont to keep back a sob. After mo-
ment, Have you seen Lulu?'
Yes. | have seen her. going over pa
tiently, and at more length, the inforlna-
ton he had just given his sister, talking
this time brightly and cheerfully. l
! feel almost assured he will be found; he
must be-'there is no such word as tall,
you know, in the lexicon of youth and
l think you are giving up too easily. You
will undermine your health already weak
ened by your severe illness. Why, YOU
have the appearance of one who mas CIV
en- up all hope"
And l have" she calmly made an
swer. You are so kind, Captain Glen
demon" she flashed a binding ray OF
gratitude from her dusk eyes upon him,
so kind to go and look for hinl-1ny
baby-believe me. l never, never can for
get it, though / feel that all search will
be in vain-still, still, it is SO KIND so
noble in you to do all this, and know
you are doing it for me-"
Mrs Winans." he answered, quite
gravely. 81 would go to the ends OF the
earth to serve you-any man who knows
your unmerited sufferings, and apprecr
otaS vo, &c we'll as | do could not do