Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-30

and sat in their saddles or rode about
under the long, dropping limbs Of the
sparsely growing beeches that cast their
cool, quiet Sunday shadows over Mount
Zion Church.
Even they ceased their ordinary occu-
patton of switching each others horses
to make them jump, and knocking of
each others hats to compel the unfortu-
nate hatless to dismount in order to re-
cover that portion of his Sunday attire.
In fact, all this wild set" Of boys who
came here from distant neighborhood
paused in their gambols when it was
whispered about that ''the new eacher"
was not only absent from his post, but
absent from all the purlieus Of Sand
town.
At first there was much speculation
and many various opinions as to the
probable whereabouts of Mr. Mason. He
had gone away from his work on several
other occasions, it is true, but never be-
fore had he gone without telling Coon
rod" Redden just where he was going
and precisely when he would be back.
Lizzy Wickly was greatly annoyed at
this unforeseen impeachment in the way
of the prompt amends that she had so
fully contemplated making on that very
day. She remembered now that she had
always treated Mr.. Mason a little
brusquely, even maybe patronizlngly,
when she wasn't teasing him.
This she knew, grew out Of her vast
respect, and even reverence, for his en-
ployer-which feeling she was compelled
at last to confess, had it's origin and
whole growth in the mystery with which
Prof. Huntley chose to surround him
self.
She had been driven to think Of him as
So earnestly devoted to the one noble
calling of patiently wringing out OF
Earth the secrets of the ages, for the
instruction and elevation of mankind,
that he could find no time, even if such
man could have the inclination, to min
gle with the common people Of the vii
lage.
And taking another view, was not Mr..
Will Mason himself, responsible for Prot.
Huntley's decidedly distant attitude to-
| ward all the people of Sandtown? Had
not Mr.. Mason deliberately misrepre-
scented her fathers family to Prof. Hunt
ley?
If he had told his employer that the
| Wicklys were educated people, and Tar
| above their surroundings in all mental
acquirements-if he had said to him
what he had said to her on yesterday
afternoon, only, when she had been I'M
usually respectful and considerate to-
ward him?
| If he had done this, would not Prof.
Huntley have sought and obtained an
introduction-an undertaking so easily
| achieved in Sandtown? And then! Well
then candidly she would have done her
very best to interest and impress him.
For she might as we'll confess to her
self now as to evade self-questionings,
as she had done for a month past, Lizzy
Wickly was in love with Prof. Huntley!
Now do not sneer at the notion of this
really capable young woman being III
| love with man she had not seen. Have
any. of us, who have loved and loved
again, had so much the advantage of this
| romantic young woman? Have we really
seen the people we have loved?
| On the other hand, have we not been
more effectually prevented from seeing
them than if mere few thousands of
| yards of green summer woods lay per-
| petually between them and us! Have
not all of us awaked from the trance of
love to find that our fingers had been
caressing asinine ears? And is not this
the meaning Of the Midsummer Nights
| Dream?
(To he continuedl