Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-02
Continued.

"You are going?'' he said. at was
kind of you to stay so long with a
worthless scamp like myself.-Well,
goodbye. We may not meet again. 1t
is not very likely; | am going to take
a ship from the next port come to-"
he added. slowly, his eyes fixed on her
face with a strange wistfulness But
will you-is 1t too much to ask that, if
you should ever think of me, you will
think as kindly as possible?"
Yes, yes" faltered Kate, scarcely
knowing what she was saying, and she
held out her hand.
"Ah. / had forgotten" he said, in
low voice, and he put his hand in the
breast pocket of his coat, and took
something out. Miss Meddon, ought
TO return you this. | know 1t was OBJ
tanned under false pretences. viii
you take IL and make me unhappy, or
will you make me happy and leave 1t
with me?"
Kate looked down at his hand, and
saw the shilling in It, The hot blood
suffused her face, then left IL pale.
81 may keep it? Thank you. II
will never part with it; no." with a
sudden earnestness, mot though | may
be starvingl" Then, with smile, as he
saw the swift look of trouble on her
face. mot that there is much chance
of that But | will keep it in remem-
brance Of you, and all the kind things
you have said to me. Good4bye!"
Only two words, and yet they seem
ed to Kate the saddest she had ever
heard.
For a moment she let her hand rest
in his, then she drew it away, and, as
II she were afraid to utter another
word walked quickly away, and up the
steep path.
II wound in serpentne fashion to-
ward the higher cliffs, and after
while she gained courage to stop and
look back.
He was standing where she had left
him. looking after her. and as she
turned. he raised his hat and waved
his hand.
She did not respond to the farewell
gesture but hurried on, so agitated by
the strange emotion that possessed
her mat she did not see another wo-
nan coming down the narrow path
toward her until the newcomer was
upon her
Then Kate. with a start. stood back
to let tic woman pass.
AS she did so. she looked up. and
saw that the woman was young anu
gaudily dressed. She half-paused.
and muttered thank you" and Kate
hurried on. with the impression of
rather handsome but very vulgar face,
and two black, bold eyes
The impression made by the face
was an unpleasant one. and to drive
Ii away she turned to see If she could
get anothed glimpse of the man whose
presence and voice had moved her so
strangely.
AT that moment the woman with the
vulgarly handsome face and bold.
defiant eyes had reached the recess,
and Kate heard her excaim: What.
Des! You!" and utter loud laugh OF
amazemen and establishment. Then
she saw the two, the man she had left
and the woman who had passed her,
shake hands.
For the moment she stood as IL the
shock of their meeting had turned
hei to stone, She had felt hot-burn.
ing hot--a moment ago. now she felt
cold
He knew this woman-this woman
whose vulgarity and commonness were
as palpable as the sun in the sky.
And she had called him some nick.
name! They were friends.
Then her father was right, and hao
acted rightly in refusing to talk about
this man to her. And she had been
wasting her sympathy on him!
Her face flushed with shame. her
eyes filled with indignant tears OF
self-scorn. She had been deceived by
clever actor. a shameless hypocrite.
who was even now. perhaps. laughing
with this woman who had accosted
him so Familiarity over the girl he had
hoodwinked and deceived with his
fine speeches and gentle voice.
The revulsion of feeling was so
great, so uncomfortable, that she flung
herself on the grass. and. covering her
face with her hands. burst into tears
Kate. who had scarcely ever shed a
tear hefore