Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-31

wavered the moonlit nook in dream
land and PauPs face. She had nao NO
idea of his real meaning.
Il don't understand, Abel" she salo
perplexedly. Are you AFRAID we
shan't think so much Of you after
mo. / amt" retorted Abel, but III
tell We what ara almighty afraid ON
that yer a couple of young ldglts
that'il live to-. repent.
He threw off his ruetul looks with
uncanny suddenness and winked am
higuously, as he twisted himself out
Of the room.
Loduskia looked after him with
shade of trouble on her face.
81 can't think what has come over
him" she unused, "he seems so diff
ferent from yesterday. But he must
mean that it's all right or he wouldn't
have brought the dress"
1t was twilight before Paul came
He found Loduskia waiting for him on
the bench under the hemlock.
The boys face was dazzling as
flash of sunlight and his voice rang
like the clear note of a bell.
"Hurrah Dusk" he cried; tits all
settled at last. What do you think?
Old Abe has been and decided that
he'd like to be cowboy himself. He's
to take the place out west and leave
me the farm!-says he wants to see
the world and have a chance to SOW
his wild oats, seeing that he never had
room enough here I'm to lay by
money when I can and pay him off.
The house is all ready for us-it's full
of things that belonged to mother, and
there is the west room, Dusk, that
will be just the thing for your father
of course he's to come with us; Abel
spoke of it particularly"
Dusk was looking thoughtfully at
the still water at her feet.
ut seems strange" she said, abel
has always been so fond of the old
place. You know it's standing joke
that he never could be got to stay
away even over night Are you sure
he likes going west, Paul?"
Likes it," returned Paul. why
you'd think he was a 17-year-old with
his first pair of skates. He won't
talk about anything else. l call it a
providence that he should take the
thing into his head"
1t was a glorious autumn morning
and the house on the hillside was in
gaia array. Dusk had trimmed the sit
ting room with autumn leaves and the
alcove where the light fell from a
tiny wheel-shaped window high up in
the wall was banked with feathery
ferns.
Loduskia in her wedding dress was
| lingering with her father in the pretty
west room. Hiram looked brighter
than for many months past
Abefs married sister from the next
town, who had come half a day early
expressly to see that Abels toilet on
this occasion was all that it should be.
had succeeded in getting that individ-
ual into brand new suit of clothes
which had assumed a distinctly dis
reputable appearance as soon as he
got them on-and he had so far yield
ed to the demands of fashion as to
black his boots until they flashed as
he moved.
Now you set down and keep still
till it's time to begin" said his sis
ter forcibly 81 amt agoing to have
you turnin' up at the last minute
I lookin fit to scare the birds"
Great Scott, Mandy, can't l go out
doors?" demanded Abel in an injured
F., tone. "'Tain't likely l shall fall into
the frog pond or try ter stand on my
head"
Il amt anyways sure of that, but /
s'pose you'll have to 60" returned
! Mandy resignedly. 81 hadn't ought
ter have got you ready an hour before
hand"
The house in Mortality Hollow had