Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-02

ing light down the little hill which lay
between them? Did her lonely chin
ney still claim his thoughtful care?
Five minutes later the dark plot was
formed and Miss TirZah was hurrying
about her preparations for the night
with cheeks that burned with fires she
had thought long since gone out for
ever.
The following morning more aston
ished creatures there could not be than
were the kittens, cat, cow, hens and
canary of Miss Tirzah Hitchcock
Something, certainly had gone wrong.
Six o'clock came and the stable door
was not opened by the brisk mistress
Half-past six, and still no fire in the
kitchen stove Seven o'clock, and no
breakfast yet for the mistress and her
indignant dependents.
Loud and angry rose the Protest of
Brindle from her snug stall, While the
old cat and canary did their best to stir
things up inside.
Meanwhile, hidden by the parlor cur
tains, crouched Miss TirZah, wrapped
in a huge red and green shawl, her
heart futtering between shame and
dread. while her eyes watched with
feyered anxiety the house just up the
hill
Oh, how pitifully foolish now looked
her deep-laid scheme, when faced III
the broad light Of day.
Of course, he had forgotten, years
ago, to watch her chimney. What
was it to him now, whether she had
fire or not? She would go this very
minute and build it. She
Wbv. what was that? Some one
was coming out of Solomon's front
door. Some one-why, it was Solomon
himself, creeping forth as If he had
Just been engaged in stealing his own
spoons and was now making off with
them to a place of hiding.
Where was he going?
The heart Of Tirzah stood still for
one long and Notwithstanding second,
then it went on again with such nam
mering and commotion beneath the red
and green shawl that less plucky
woman would have fed for the CAM
phor bottle on the instant.
Solomon was coming down the hill
straight toward her tiny home. Com
ing, it is true, not as the conquerors
come. with bold and martial tread, but
after timid. slinky fashion of man
who had had his last timid advances
in that direction scorned.
When it was certain past all shadow
of doubt that he was coming into
the house, Tirzah, the crafty creature,
betook herself to the cane-seated rock
err. where, wrapped to the chin in the
big shawl, she waited with palpitating
heart for the timid knock which at
length sounded on the door.
"Come in she then called, feebly,
at which the door was opened cautious
". inch by inch, until the entire fg-
ure of the middle-aged lover was dis
closed to view.
At the sight of Tirzah, bundled up
and in the armchair, all of his hesita-
ton vanished.
"Why, Tirzah. are you took sick!'
came in the loud, CHEEKY voice which
wears past. AN it's cold enough In
here to freeze the hair off dogs back
Let me fix you fire."
In few moments cheerful nre
was roaring up the chimney. To be
sure, there were more chips ON the
floor than Miss Tirzah would have seat
tered in a twelvemonth, and the cat
was splitting out her indignation IN
remote corner over an injury done
her sleek tail by the heavy boot OF
Miss Tirzah's new fireman.
Tirzah. however, noticed neither the
chips nor the anger of her cat. Not
redder than her cheeks was the blaz-
ing fire, for Solomon had taken eour-
age and was sitting beside her, inquir-
ing kindly when she was took, and
If he shouldn't go and fetch the doc
tor?"
"You see. Tirzah." he said, with
oniltv laugh, Il alters look at your
chimbly the fust thing in the mornln
-Pye kinder got into the habit