Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-07-14


You see, thought I'd walk through
the forest" he said, apologetically.
You should be there now-you
should not have waited on the road!
Is your Cousin Stephens that his
name?-there?
Il don't know" he said, carelessly.
All, you should be there" she said
Squire Davenant would be friendly
with you again.
I'm afraid you haven't hit the right
nail On the head there" he said. 81
rather think he wants to give me a
good rowing about a scrape I've got
/ into"
Tell me about that
/ ooh, it's about money-the usual
thing. | got into a mess, and had to
borrow some money of a Jew. and he
got me to sign a paper, promising to
pay after Squire Davenant's death; he
called it a post obit-I didn't know
what 1t was then, but do now; for
the squire got to hear of it. but how,
hanged if | can make out; and hs
4 ~ AiiS anu w IIlC jew, saying
that he shouldn't leave me a brass
farthing. OF course the Jew was
wild; but | gave him another sort of
BILL and it's all right"
Excepting that you will lose your
fortune" said Una, with a little sigh.
What will you do?"
That's a conundrum which I've
long ago given up. BY Jove! I'll come
and be a woodman in the forest!"
"Will you?" she said do YOU
really mean it?-no, you were noe in
earnest"
"I-why shouldn't be in earnest pr
he says. almost to himself. Would
you like me to? | mean shall l come
here to-what do you call it-War-
DEM" and he threw himself down
again.
Yes" she said; Il should like YOU
to. Yes, chat would be very nice. We
could sit and talk when your work was
done, and | could show you all the
prettiest spots, and the places where
the starlings make their nests, and
the fairy rings in the glades and you
could tell me all that you have seen
and done. Yes wistfully, that would
be very nice. 1t is 50 lonely some.
tines"
Lonely, is it?" he said. Lonely!
BY George, | should think it must
be. can't realize it, Books, it reads
like a book. If | we're to tell some ot
my friends that there was a youne
lady shut up in a forest, outside Of
which she had never been, they
wouldn't believe me. BY the way
where did you go to SCHOOL,"
"Scnool? | never went to school,
Then how-how did you learn to
read? and-it's awfully rude of me,
you know, but you speak so nicely;
such grammar, and all that"
DO % she said, thoughtfuIly. 81
didn't know that l did. My father
taught me-"
IT'S hard to believe" he said. as
II he were giving up conundrum. Il
beg your pardon. | mean that your
father would have made Jolly good
schoolmaster, and | must be an awful
Ounce, for I've been to Oxford and I'll
wager ! don't know half what you 10,
and as to talking am not in it,"
Yes, my father is very clever" she
said; HE is not like the other wood.
men and burners"
mo, if he is, they must be a learned
lot" assented Jack; yes, I think /
had better come and live here, and
get him to teach me. I'm afraid he
wouldn't undertake the job"
Father does not like strangers.
she said, blushing as she thought or
the inhospitable scene of the proceed.
ing night. He says that the world is
a cruel, wicked place, and that every.
body is unhappy there. But | think
he must be wrong. You don't look
unhappy"
Il am not unhappy now" said Jack.
Il am so glad she said; why are
you not?"
Because | am with you"
Are you?' she said, gently. Then
1t must be because | am with you that
feel so happy"
The Savage flushed and he looked
down, striving to still the sudden
throb of pleasure with which his heart
heat.
"Confound it. he muttered, Il must
go! can't be such a cad as to stop
any longer; she oughtnt to >. = this
sort Of thing, and yet Ii can't tell
her So Mo- | must 60" ana he rose
and took out his watch.
Il am afraid must be on the
tramp"
Yes" she assented: you have
stayed too long. l hope you will find
that the Squire Dayenant has forgiven
YOU. think he cannot help it. And
YOU will have your fortune and will go
back into the world and will quite
forget that Won lost your way in War
den Forest, But | shall not forget II.
| shall often think of it.
No he said, Il shan't forget Il
But in case | should. will YOU give me