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

Ever since | was three years old. .
Eighteen years Then you are
twenty-one?" murmured Jack
Yes; how old are you?" she asked,
calmly.
twenty two"
twenty-five. And you have liveo
in the world all the timer"
"Yes-very much so" he replied.
And you are going back TO it. You
will never come into the forest again,
while | shall go on living here till
die, and never see the word in which
you have lived. Does that sound
strange to your"
do you mean to say that you have
never been outside this forest?" he
said, raising himself on his elbow TO
stare at her.
Yes. | have never been out of
Warden since we came into it."
"But-why not?" he demanded.
II do not know" she replied,
simply.
But there must be some reason for
it? Haven't you been to Arkdale or
Wermesley?"
"No," she said, smiling. Tell me
what they are like. Are they gay and
full of people, with theaters and parks,
and ladies riding and driving, and
crowds in the street?'
ooh, this is too much!" under his
breath No, no-a thousand times
no." he exclaimed; they are the two
most miserable holes in creation.
There are no parks, no theaters in
Arkdale or WermesIey. You might
see lady on horseback-one lady in
a week! They are two county towns,
and nothing of that kind ever goes on
in them. You mean London, and-ann
places like that when you speak OF
theaters and that sort of thing!"
Yes, London" she says, quietly.
Tell me all about that have read
about it in books"
Books" said the Savage, in UNI
disguised contempt; what's the use
of them. You must see life for your
self-books are no use. They give it
to you all wrong. at least | expect so;
don't know much about them myself"
Tell me-" she repeated, tell me
Of the world outside the forest; tell
me about yourself"
about myself? Oh, that wouldn't
interest you"
Yes" she said, simpy, Il would
rather hear about yourself than about
anything else
Look here, don't know what to
tell you"
TELL me all you can think of, she
said, calmly; about your father and
mother"
Haven't got any" he said; they're
both dead"
Il am sorry she said.
Yes, they're dead" he said; "they
died long ago"
And have you any brothers and
sisters?"
NO; have a cousin, though and
he groaned.
Il am SO glad" she said in a low
voice.
Don't be- I'm not. He's al don't
like him; We don't get on together.
you know.
You quarrel do you mean?"
Like Kilkenny cats assented the
Savage
Then he must be a bad man, she
said, simply.
No he said, quietly; every body
says that | am the bad one. I'm a
regular bad lot, you know"
Il don't think that you are bad,
she said,
You don't; really not! BY George!
| like to hear you say that; but" with
a slow shake of the head, I'm
afraid it's true. Yes. am regular
bad lot
Tell me wha. you have done that is
SO wrong" She said.
"Oh-rve-1've spent all my
money"
That's not SO very wrong; you have
hurt only yourself"
love, that's a new way of looking
at it, he muttered "And"-aloud-
land I've run into debt, and Tve-oh.
cant tell you any more; | don't
want you to hate me-!
Hate you? | could not do that.
He sprang to his feet, paced up and
down, and then dropped at her side
again
We'll, that's all about myself, he
said; now tell me about yourself.
NO she said; mot yet. Tell me
why you are gong to Arkdale?'
lin going to Arkdale to take a
train to Hurst Leigh to see my uncle.
cousin, or Whatever he ls-Squre
7avenant"
rs he an old man >"
Yes, very old man an bad
one, too. All our family are a bao
lot. excepting my cousin. Stephen
Newcombe"
The one you do not like"
The same He is quite an angel.
AN angelo"
One OF those men too good to Iiye.