Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-16
CHAPTER II.

The daughter resumed the drumming;
and the mother, looking aghast at this
coincidence of ominous circumstances,
east her eyes down at her husband.
Nonsense. Liz" said Mr.. Wickly,
smiling a little, but slightly annoyed, too,
"what can that have to do with it!
That's Of no consequences ut adj. The
land has grown in value on account OF
the rise in timber lands everywhere. OF
course you couldn't have gotten such an
amount upon a mortgage if the cash
value of the land wasn't twice as much,
at least. And it has again doubled IN
valuc-since the last mortgage, mean.
How" asked the young lady, mean
ing to ask after the particular method
of the increase i'll value.
Il asked at the bank; and Zell told
me that you could have as much more
upon the land whenever you wanted 1t.
Mr.. Weekly glanced keenly at his
daughter, aud saw a gratihed smile come
into her eyes and spread swiftly down
to her dimpled cheeks and her red lips.
..Twice thirteen hundred and eighty
four are twenty-sevcn hundred ana sixty
eight. And that means that my land Is
worth more than five thousand. L begin
TO feel somewhat like an helress myself,
She said smiling. II guess you will have
to 60 to Chicago, pa. l won't have to
mortgage my land for that, you know.
Mr.. Wickly drew n long breath OF deep
and satisfying relief, and the thoughtful
nrcl;nrs at the root of his nose rlppled
owav in n smile that had the pecuilarlty
of starting in the region of his eyes.
"And what becomes of the omen OF
tbirteen hundred and eighty-four, LIZ
He laughed as he got up and stretched
himseIf MS law people do, and then draw
inr down again as to his arms, shoulders
and head, emitted what might be termed
a notably contented little grunt at the
conclusion of the yawn.
"John de Wicklif died in 1884" said
+bo vounr lady, with due solemnity. he
VOC tho only member of the Wicklit fam
Hy At all noted from its beginning down
~ myself We stand as sort of mile
stones along the highway of the Wlckllf
f,milv-he. the great John, noted Tor
sne,l,inr and writing original and hetero-
aox thoughts; and to become noted Tor
axoctlv the same things. Now there
n,ust he other likenesses. in us. For Oh
course I don't look like him."
Tool, like him.. exclaimed Mr.. Wick
!, Ian a laugh. 81 should say not. John
,I,.s &c. urly an old mortal as you'd ma
dav's ride-according to all the
,,+bont;c likenesses of him. lie must
80 had owes like yours, Liz! Big round
brown ones. ,,5r ;r-
"Nonsenser said the young lady, IT.
rnvnrnntly. Everybody knows tnat an
ttosa ala noiptings from which the en-
r.orings are made, exaggerated the eyes
lily alike. Look at our presidents,
ror instance. Don't you see that an "a
tbnm down to Jackson had those salne
hi, round black eyes, according TO lhe
,s.;stp NTovhe that was the one comllou
.,.o;t +bot made them all presidents. bu'
,,,oro likely it was the popularity OF tne
artis+-;t was his style i'll eyes lsn
+hot Mr. Mason yonder, ma! | Wohuei
20 ha l. coming here? If he IS, III go
In, ont in the garden to hoe the oee's,
And you can tel hiin '""'
| for the present. - .,+artain
4ooobar and monitor, Miss Lazy
: aan,t understand this new departure as
Az rarden. John" said Mrsr. WICK,
~ ,;st.h;avously. II used to nave al
49,. 49, haoino and wedding of the garden 20
Az It'll Mr.. Mason came here TO poaro'
u ~ ,a,, declare l hardly know gar
hnu hon nU T see it. / heard him discourse
| ing to Liz 18th n
HNow MAP said the daughter, win .
nrs+tv frown due to the concentra-
t;on af purpose In drawing on her gar,
s s,uI gloves. perhaps. Nov, ma
n;dn,t he have all that about the aDso-
, p,on n.c - for physical Labor C sv-
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