Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-10-26

Hunt Gblce's halloween Charm
E II
BY Carl Sylvester

SO plain dat he was quality" But her
lanxicty for the young mistress gave
her courage and at last she said:
"Masga Dearbo'1."
Harrison Dearborn turned at the
sound of her voice, sudden fear seiz-
cd him that Elizabeth might be Ill.
How quickly the thought of danger
to the object Of ones affections dis
pels all hard feelings! He came
quickly forward
rs there anything"
His forebodIng made him stop,
Aunt Chloe did not understand him.
yes, Massa Dearborn, dere am
8omelln yo' kin do TO me-"
He reganed his composure as the
old woman told her errand.
"Yo See Massa Dearborn, Mis-
Liz'beth amt as peart as she was
She's a grieyin' over somehn an goes
in dc garden walkin in de evnin. !"
Cribs was indeed true) de air am
80 damp an chill Use 'fraid she'll
kotch cold Shese dat worried to-
day, / Jest know sho'll walk TIL mid
night. She thinks Use jest an old
fussy nanny and so | thought may
be yo' could come and chirlt her up a
bit and den she won't be 'spoSin' her
self TO dc damp and take he! death o
cold"
She went on describing dramatlcal-
ly all the ways in which Elizabeth
had failed. When she had finished
Mr.. Dearborn said
'I'll do what | can, Aunt Chloe she
must not grlovo like this" he added
more 10 himself than to her.
AS Aunt Chloe went toward home
with that sidetosido motion peCu
liar alike to the fat negro and the fat
hen she was somewhat worried for
fear he would como before midnight.
Though any means Of "chirlling up
Lizbeth" would have been accept
able TO her, she hoped he would not
come beforehand and thus spoil her
charm.
Meanwhile Mr.. Dearborn was in
deep perpleXlty. What excuse could
he make for seeing Elizabeth? He
regretted the quarrel but his pride or
"feclin O quality" az Aunt Chloe eX-
pressed 1t, kept him from trying to
make any approx, hes, Perhaps Aunt
Chloe was overanxIous. Elizabeth
might not be taking II so TO heart.
He would see before he made the
first attempt at n reconciliation
As midnight drew near Aunt Chloe
said to Elizabeth.
Come, honey II am time to try d."
cha m"
Elizabeth laid her book down, and
laughingiy waved the powder over
her head before slipping 1t into her
shoe Az she went out into the dark
ness wlslfu look came into her
deep blue eyes
cor course there is nothing in It,
How perfectly silly Of met" she
said and returned to the house,
nut as long as lve started may as
we'll 20 on"
Meanwhile Harrison Dearborn in
his position outside the garden was
suffering tho koonest self-reproach.
lie had been summoned by too
gram to meet friend on u late train
SO that he had not arrived at the
Bowers home until shortly before
midnight Aunt Chloe was indeed
right; There was Elizabeth pacing
the garden in deep dependency,
What should he do? The clock
struck twelve, and she turned slowly
toward the house He started for
ward impu'sively.
elizabeth, Elizabeth" he called
Too frightened to move, she stood
still while he claspcd her cold trembl-
ing hands In his.
How much easier II is to talk free
~ in the dark! the darkness. which
"snatches the color from things" re.
moves the check upon the tongue and
permits one to pour out his inmost
feelings Harrison Dearborn found
his pride had flown, and when they
went into the house whore the radi.
ant chloe met them, the old differ
ones had been removed; hut not for
months later did they learn that
their happiness was due 10 the gentle