Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-10

where nobody knows or can find out
I'm named for her daughter that died
The bracelets were carved for poor
Cousin Milly. She made the design
herself. See, it's star and n new
moon, with flower dropping down.
To think of having everything you
want and dying ut twenty"
at is rather tragic" Hardy admit
ted. Then for five minutes he studied
the cameo closely, and at last gave 1t
back with face pale and preoccupied.
Rallying, CALAMITY, he talked brightly
through half an hour. But once again
in the Woodpath he SAT down for
sturdy wrestle with his own soul. lie
lived over again the day when the sea
had cast UP treasures at his feet. Lie
was alone-it was seven years PACK,
after a phenomenal storm. lie had
stood at the very edge of the hungry
breakers, watching them rave and roar,
when it swept tumblins in-the brass
bound oaken chest full Of gold ana
bank notes and precious stones, unset,
many uncut. There had been no name,
no mark anywhere-only at the very
bottom of all, wrapped in silk, brace
let a slender hoop of gold set with
fanciful cameo He had half smiled
over the pattern of it, even though he
knew some heart tragedy lay back OF
| it.
He had not told of his find-search
| for owners of such treasure-trove
seemed SO helpless. He had meant to
ask his uncle's advice, and be govern
ed by it, Then that very night came
the dispatch-the good uncle was dead,
| and Hardy his sole heir. Altogether
Fate seemed bent on forcing him to
| keep what he had found. He had kept
It. accounting for his change of estate
by a true story OF inheritance greater
| than he had had the right to expect.
Now, he knew where the bulk or his
| fortune belonged.
Almost he persuaded himself to
| hurry back to the city, take out tne
accusing craven stone and pound 1t
| to powder. Suddenly, somewhere high
above his head, robin sang clear
and gay. The sound brought back TO
| him n country church-himsef a rest
| less little boy, sitting at his mothers
side, and suddenly growing calm as to-
gether they got to their feet and re-
| neated in unison with the rest the
Lords Prayer.
Tead us not irto temptation, but
deliver us from evil" It rang In his
ears like the voice of friend. He
had flung himself face down upon
messy turf. Instantly he was up, ana
racing back toward the Morris home
| fast as his feet could go. Thee he
hurst in upon NIilly and Betty, wild
! avod and white faced, but joyous IN
decd fold them everything no
reserve even over his temptation ana
how he had been saved from 1t, and
wound mp with: Now my soul Is at
peacc: / can dance and be happy. Let
| things stand until tomorrow, please!
| II would be cruel, almost inhumah,
| 70 snrine a sensation such as this, ana
eclipse Aunt Harriet's party.
m1,,a rvAon,d never. never do that
Milly said joyously. She mates lne
enough as it is-because Billy likes nie.
She thinks, as do, he is quite Waseeu
on mo Indeed, she said to him wIen
he told her we were engaged. on,
! Won idiot! why didn't you take Betty
Rillv asked himself that question De-
fore the party was over He got nome
an hour before the guests assemolen'
BETTY was easily far and away the
star of them. All in filmy white, wien
strands of dull red coral at her threat
| and twined in her golden hair, she
was SO rayishing 1t is small wonder
Billy's. callow heart wavered. In the
third waltz he capitulated-lost ms
head entirely, and was only saved
from making himself pretty spectacie
nv Betty's superior poise. Betty was
shrewdly observant-she nao rs,u
Hardy's face like an open oooA VIZ
he waltzed with Milly So she man.
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