Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-09
CHAPTER XXxV.

CHAPTER XXxV.
Hcttie Ray was watching the amber
light. The king Of day was setting In
royal splendor He had donned new
Colors this evening; he had dispensed
with crimson and gold, and had sur
rounded himself with clouds Of deep
amber and pa pie kingly cOlars that
falling upon the sea, gave weird
| CLEAN to the waters The light of Il
dafodll sky was there in fun rerfec-
| non, but the green earth looked
strange under It; curious glow lay
upon the hills, upon the trees and the
grass 70 iIottie's loving eyes 1t
seemed rs thought nature were watt.
ing, and that, when the sun had set,
something would happen. The sun
was sinking lower and lower: the
amber clouds seemed to touch the
waters edge. From the waves on
| the shore came n musical murmur,
from the birds in the trees an even
| Ing hymn. Hottie, in her old scat
| by the UNCOVERED wall was tran.
gully watching the lovely scene.
Her father had fallen asleep He
was very i'll, and she was anxious
about HIM. She had decided that If
he were not better ON the morrow
she would call in doctor. She had
been up with him all night. and she
had been hnrd at work all day; SHE
was tired and anXious-yct there was
q look or happiness on her fair face.
IN the midst of the gloom AMI the
darkness there was ray Of light
FOR hcr-thc handsome Young
stranger whom her father calico
Glen loved her; she felt sure OF 1t.
She was SO shy, SO modest, so com.
pletcy without vanity or Coauetry.
SO simple and sweet; in her busy life
she had had but little time to think
OF love and lovers Deep in her
heart lay n dim vague knowledge,
half hope, half fear, that some day or
other this beautiful dream would
come to her.
she could not be unhappy while
thoughts Of Glen" pierced the gloom.
All the fatigue Of the night and the
labor Of the day had been as nothing
| to her, because OF her thoughts of
nm, she did not own to herself that
she loved him and was ready to give
her love unsought, but she knew that
! II he loved her, as she had now some
reason to believe he did she would
be the happiest girl on earth How
handsome he was, how noble, how
good! What II knishtly face was his.
what courtly manner She could
understand now the true meaning eff
the word gentleman" And. while
she was thinking Of him, while the
amber clouds rested on the water, he
stood suddenly by her side. No rose
ever bushed more sweetly: her
whole face changed; her eyes
welcomed him, and said what heI
/ lips could not utter,
How strange" she said. 4 was
just thinking of you"
He lonGod to tell her that there
was no moment, night or day in
which he was not thinking of her,
but he restrained himself He was
there to say good-by He might wait
a few moments. He was on the
brink; let him pause ,aere, let him
stand by her in silence for the last
time and watch the waves breaking
on the sands.
II was thinking of you" repeated
Hottie, Il knew that you WOULD
come"
y have n motive in coming" he
said y will tell YOU presently what
It Is. Let MS watch the setting Of
the sun together"
Tie knew that the sun Of his lite
would set with It, he felt somewhat
like soldier who, condemned Ia he
shot for some act of INSTRUMENTATION.
stands by the side of his own open
grave. when the sun has set, |
shall have told her, and shall have
gone too" he said to himself He
bent is pale, troubled face over the
lglossy ivy
Hettie looked more fair and
seraphc than ever feeling sure that
he had come to tell her that he loved
her she had seen ii in his face ON
the previous night She folded her
white hands, and they stood side by
side in perfect silence while the sun
set AS II seemed to touch the
waters edge. the clouds turned
crimson The change was 50 quick
and 50 marvellous. II was as though
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