The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-05
WI1e11 the Mist
Cleared
BY Kate N. Cleary
Copyright, 1904, by Kate NJ. Cteary


esEths him would be shock, but she
Tzds trusted to the hope that, being
siseeWarned, she would also be fore
4EaIed And she felt helplessly furious
GGs&realize that she had grown cold and
white the instant he stood before her.
She had been crossing to the parlor
GEom the dining room after luncheon
when Roy Cameron had come along.
t6fe hall
--Isabel!'' he exclaimed, his voice low
EEs1 significant "Isabelr'
She was more beautiful than the girl
s4a mad wooed. She had bloomed out in
jfEe atmosphere Of luxury and in the
assured social position that had come
EB her with her marriage. And he
ssgDnd this new charm immensely at
e.aetive. He rejoiced that the hand
sSiss gave him an instant trembled in
HIS own. But his eyes, that dwelt as if
ii fascination upon her face were dark
Efth unutterable reproach.
Her first words were piteOusly defen-
UsEe
sit was all in the papers," she fall
tered EVERY one believed it. Your
szwn mother accepted the news of your
eseath as true"
4 wish to God that it had beenv' he
AzEd pasSionately. when later l read
aT your marriage-well. / hated those
WHO pulled the Spanish knife out of my
8Key'
She shuddered, her sweet lips paling.
But you look quite well; quite like
your old SELF" she said anxiously.
~Oh, got over that hurt all right.
Kls the otner 1 can't get over. Put on
wgNr nat and come down on the beach,
Aabel-that is, if your husband doesn't
aaaiect,' he added, with slight sarcas-
sas curl of his handsome lip.
She drew herself up proudly.
MY husband" she said coldly, sob
JsRcts to nothing that l do. l will go
with you for a short walk"
And she told herself the while she
4ung ON her golf cape and crushed a
4zle scarlet Tam o. Shanter down on
Isr dark hair with hands that still
sEsleok that this was the only time she
4wed him an explanation, and he
ElauId have it. He must not be per-
TEdkted to conStrue her emotion at sight
Ef him into belief that she still har-
ssged a romantic attachment toward
aEnA
lowering cliffs hid them from the
gSxaWIing, fashionable town. The roar
-. the surf came up to them in low,
assuming, thunderous monotone. Ahead,
E=szEfnd. over the vistas of sand and
wZS1 surges of the ocean, hung a fog,
41gase, illusory, silvery. mysterious. In
sks riffs phantom ships were visible,
sEgEing and courtesying on their noise
Esgss course.
Its all very harmonious said Roy
2zmeron grimly. Might have been
Kzzde to order as a setting for our lit
liz comedy, Ell? Nothing around us
.E18 vague obscurity = and we three
zSla most hopeless of all the ghosts that
E1Lkr'
we hree?' she repeated, not COM
wFxhending.
~You and land the ghost Of our
ssEzdshed happiness!'' he said.
~Ohp' she murmured. Then for a
Mile while they walked on in silence.
Isabel" he asked suddenly, bending
sEtg did you marry that rich man?"
Mer wifely pride rose instantly in
EEg1ps at the inSinuation.
You speak as though Robert Graeme
B@ee rich man only she said in
46gnantly. "He is a good mana wise
saxd honorable man."
But you did not love him." Cameron
wsut on mercilessly. "And you were
tneEaged to me-"
They told me you were dead in the
EsaGippinesv' she burst out, harassed
tszN eager to have the talk over. my
ssusher Frank was in tremendous mon
saEzry difficulties. There was disgrace
TE some sort ahead for him. Mother
WITS breaking her heart over the whole
'sFxtfer And then-then Robert asked
mss to be his wife. I knew he could
sE up everything. Besides, was very
Ggxd of him. l always admired him
sary muchi' she ended defiantly.
Abr he said quietly-too quietly.
"Fnat was the way, was it?"
They had walked rapidly, quite out
stripping all the others sauntering in
Isae same direction. Isabel was breath
se4sS from haste. The hulk Of an old
rsmt drawn high on the beach offered
sEsEter from the rising wind and the
sas8 insistent clamOr Of the waves.
Tsx Graeme sat down on { \ embank
aaans of sand some children had made
ia the shadow Of the boat
"E shall rest few minutes. Then
ge will go back" she said.
She was wholly unprepared for the
E1saence with which he broke into
ssrseeh.
'~Rack! You would go back to him?
eSRen it is [, Isabel, who have the
ssss, first, real right to you! If II
sssEey not for that accursed blunder
Hs5aat my death you would have been
1s9fEfng for me STILL
White, stricken, shocked, she sat
Eaae"e while he raved on She had new
aT Ilagined such madness nor such
sskAshness for it was all of himself he