Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-03-10

| lifL4Ff anu iit pCAu0'h eAiiHA AAS-ie~A'~'
. and as | am an old friend Of his, aAd
, hope to be an old friend Of yours some
day perhaps you will let me give you.
> perhaps you will accept this small
trine as token of my good wishes.
: Miss Trevelyan.
AS he spoke he took small case
from his pocket and held it out to her.
Joan took and opened it.
It was not a costly present. BERTHE
loved her, and understood her nature
, too well not to know the simpler the
gift the better she would be pleased,
and he had searched the jewellers
shops for something that would con
vey his meaning to her.
The case contained a pendant of
frosted silver, with the single word
Friendship embossed upon it.
Joans eyes grew moist. and she held
out her hand to him with a sudden,
impulsive gesture
Il understand" she murmured, land
thank you"
Eyes, yes" said BERTHE, nervously.
Il hope you'll let me consider myself
your friend, Miss Trevelyan. 1 wish
you every happiness. and-aad if At
any time can do anything to help you
towards it, III be grateful to you for
letting me do it,
Joan raised her eyes TO his, and with
the expression of warm gratitude was
one of vague doubt and unrest.
Thank you. Yes, know that!
know how good you are. If wishes
can bring happiness, shall be happy.
And | shall be, shall not?"
Yes, yes. of course!" ne added.
cheerily you will be very happy. IT
it is only a week now showing how
well he knew and remembered the
date of the wedding II am sorry
F, shall not be there, but you see" he
went on, calmly, Il must get away.
But, 'and with a smile, that for all his
, courage grew sad, lit up his face, Il
shall think of you. Good-by!'
a Joan gave him her hand.
He raised ii half way to his lips,
then paused and let it go with a sur,
pressed sigh, and without another
: word he left the house.
When he got outside he drew a long
, breath and widened mis- chest. The
effort to carry himself bravely had
cost him mere than could be put into
words
But 1t had been done: he had said
good-by and now the best thing he
could do would be to take himself out
of the sound of the wedding bells and
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He went back to his looms and told
his valet to pack up, and when the last
portmanteau was nearly ready. he
placed the picture that was so like ida
= Trevelyan, and in which he had found
the will, at the top.
A couple of hours later he was on
the tidal train.
He did not know where to go.
, Wherever he went he would carry the
image of the beautiful girl he had
| twice rescued--once from Stuart vii
liars and once from tho flames--in his
, heart.
1t would be no use to bury himself
/ in some outlaudsh rural spot where he
2 should DO nothing all day but think OF
her and all night but think OF her;
p and so, after Gawdling about Paris in
the dreariest season of the year. and
= getting infinitely bored, he in q mo-
ment Of desperation. told his man TO
| take tickets for Monaco
Ii he could do nothing else, he could
) play there, and that would be some
thing
) They received him at the hotel as
they always received an English
| nobleman, and BERTHE, having dined,
set out for the great casino.
But even to the green table the
sweet face of Ida Trevelyan followed
him.
The halt-doubting, half-frightened
look which had d,welt in her eyes when
she had said, Il shall be happy, shall
, note" haunted him, and after losing,
or winning, a little, he neither knew
nor cared which, he rose and sauutered
into the garden.
1t was lovely night. The wind
which, when he had left London was
= sweeping from the east like death
dealing scythe, was here in Monaco,
murmuring in dulcet whispers through
the trees.
, He threw himself down upon a
bench, and thrusting his hands into
his pocket after the fashion of Eng
/ hshmen when they are miserable and
out of sorts, gave himself up TO think.
: Ing of Ida Trevelyan.
2 If had only had chance before
, Nordaunt Royce" he thought, would
she have cared for me? wonder
= what that look meant when she said
Shall ne happy Is i: possible that
that She does not love him? lie is a
good'loOking fellow and clever. and yet
Il wish she had not looked so sad
when she said that All. my friend
Royce, II you knew what a treasure
e you have got, And how envy YOU,
5 oh. my darling. you are lost to me for
ever; but would do great deal TO
= gain happiness for YOU"
As ha sat and rouSa3 a., ..,...,.