Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-15


!ICN office tomorrow morning. l
can't lose all my clients"
'Iye told you you're not to so back
tonight"
But must, dear. Reallyw
The speakers voice verged ON the
plaintlve.
"You can go in the morning. don't
imind you leaving me so much when
the suns shining and it's bright and
cheerful"
IL shan't get In till afternoon, then,
and that menus another whole day
wasted. I must catch my train to-
might"
'Then you'll have to turn right
around the second we get up to my
hotel and walk all these five dreary
miles back to the station. And on this
bitter night, without your dinner! You
cant travel hundreds Of miles without
anything to eat. Don't be ridiculous"
I'LL get something at the station"
Miss Dennison conveyed by her ex-
preston that she considered the re-
sources of the station inadequate.
"You are not going tonight, dear"
Il must, pet"
"You are going to stay and eat a
good dinner beside a blazing fire and
have real nice cosy evening. Just
think how dull I'll be If you go and
leave me all alone to listen to the howl
ang of the hateful windw
I'D give anything to stay, my own
darling little girl; you know that as
well as I do. I'll be down again for
the week end"
Then you don't love me, and you
never loved mev'
"Oh, my darling, don't begin all
thisl I've got to catch that train to-
might, and nothing you can say or do
will make me miss it!'
"I'll never speak to you again If you
60 by it; l swear won't"
FOR heavens sake, don't let's have
another scene! I'm getting perfectly
Gick of it allp'
Then why don't you turn right
round and leave me? Why do you
walk on beside me-? Why d. you stay
engaged to meY"
Because I'm a fOOlw
AS Miss Denison could not consist
emily contradict this assertion, she
confined herself to a dignieed toss of
her head and continued to walk along
che road In naughty silence.
A row of telegraph poles stretched
deSolately before them, and the wind
swept across the marsh and hummed
mournfully along the wires. Far away
the sea doomed, and the sharp, white
sand few up from the road In singing
showers, 80 that Miss Dennison put
her muff before her face as she battled
onward. The man at her side strobe
on with downcast head aHd hands
rammed deep into the pockets Of his
overcOat His cap, pulled low down
over his frowning eyes, partly protect
ed his face from the onslaught Of the
gale. BE was strong, tbick-set man
and his expression resembled that of
a well-beaten. but desperately goaded
dog.
A fat and cheeky gust of wind sent
the girls boa flying arounG her hat,
and the man caught it Just In time.
AS three miles had still To be travers-
ed before they reached the hotel where
Miss Dennison's people were staying,
and Miss Dennison was of q chatty
disposition, she welcomed this oppor-
&unity to break the silence.
If I were man I'd be perfectly
ashamed to let a girl insult me and
krample on me sol l don't know what
sort Of husband you think you'll
makei''
The man preserved a discreet ST.
eence
Il always wished to marry a man I
could look up to. Why, you can't have
any Self-respect at allv'
you've done your best to kill It,
haven't your
1t Is policy for the owner Of the
dog to maintain a firm hold If it resents
chastisement- Miss Dennison tilted up
her chin and assumed an air Of IN
kense and injured Indignation.
II have done ny best to wake it up.
If there Is an insult which has power
60 rouse you, 1t Is my misfortune and
not my fault that do not know it."
Miss Dennison's happy and fortunate
betrothed looked down on her with pa
thence that was tightly strained.
us there any object In Quarreling al
this particular momentf The wind
makes conversation rather an exertion
and though assume the proper course
for me to take Is to turn on my heel
and stride away forever, can't leave
you to go home alone, you see."
"Why pot7"
'HThN road as too lonely