Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-13
Continued.

IN see the two girls together; the
bright young blue eyes looking up
with the old dainty smile, at the lovely
face of the elder sister.
ooh, no, there Ii no one IN the
world like May" said Carrie, one DAY
m Mr.. Gordan. "Of course you dont
know her as well as ! do, and you
think that she Is rather quiet ami re-
served: but, ah!" and she draws
breath OF vast significance; "lf you
saw her as / do sometimes you would
say that sine Is the cleyereBt, brlght
est most beautiful creature In exist
ence"
Il daresay ] should, Miss Carrie,
he had answered., looking down the
valley on this spring eyenlns-the
voices of the children on the green
mingling with the lowing OF the cows;
and a quiet, dreamy feeling OF peace
seems to fall upon her.
The world Is 80 far away beyond
those hills, the past has glided from
her so noselessly that on such even
ings as this she can almost pefsua le
erself that there are no such places
ma Ietchford Void and Gresham House
and that Sir Heron I.etchlord Is the
phantom Of n dream. Suddenly from
below rises the clear treble OF Car
rios voice:
"a damsel from her window looked
down
Looked down,
fs,.,., M, tny-,,n, holpW
she sings, with her sleek yellow head
stuck on one side, and her eyes cast
up aentimcntnlly.
May laughs, and pulling a bunch OF
wIstaria, throws 1t at her.
That's not the way to give your
lover flower. miss" oxclaims Car
rio: you should lean down and drop
II with smile. May, that nearly hit
me Oh the nose"
May laughs.
Come up" she says.
Come down" retorts Carrie. Step
down, sweet picture, from thy frame!
Come down, May want to ask you
something"
ASK away" said May, leaning out,
I'm In the mood tog rant requests; n
child could play with me tonight"
Il should be sorry for the poor,
conndlng infant" retorts Carrie.
well, look here, May Mrs, Baldwin
wants me to 10 down and try over the
new songs they have sent down. Shall
| go?"
Shall you co. says May, with "A
smile. "Of course you can go-you
know that"
But don't like leaving you," says
Carrie, reluctantly.
"Nunsonsel You will not be gone
long, suppose? And If you promise
to be good girl | will como across
the helds and meet you"
Really? Very well, then. I'll stop
an hour. or longer, Goodbye"
"slopl" sail May, as she disap-
pears, Take this shawl with you."
and she throws her own cnpe down;
and mind You put 1t on; don't carry
II on your arm, as you did the other
night"
VERY well grandmother" comes up
the light voice. In an hour then.
Don't cat all the chocolate while I'm
gone Oh, by the way, Mrs, Baldwin
asked me to ask YOU II YOU would
como also"
May shakes her head
mo. Thank her for me. Run along,
or the time will be up"
Carrie goes off. and Stiffness reigns
again.
May stays until the last COW has
disappeared into tho farmyard; then
she goes downstairs into the little sit
tng.room ami roams to and fro, col
lecting the books, pieces Of fancy
work. drawing materials, and other
items with which Carrie has managed
to litter tho room during the day.
Then she puts on her hat and Jacket,
and goes slowly out.
There remains still good half Of
the stipulated hour. and she turns
aside from the Manor Ficld and strolls
into one OF the lanes, which Carrie
calls the Maiden's Walk, from the fact
that May is given TO wandering In It,
Halfway up this line there is n
gate opening into n field, ana reveal.
ing view Of the distant hills.
Upon this gate May has eot into n
habit Of leaning, not to SEQ the vicw,"
rs Carrie declares, "hut to enjoy a
good moon
Il Is Just the evening for incoming"
and May stops rs usual and leans with
folded hands and rapt eyes, gazing
dreamilv at the hills, already gather.
ing their faint, misty robes Of night
around their shoulders.
Poughmen trudging homeward,
gancc aside and give her respectful
goodnight: the shepherds dog turns
aside and pulls UP TO wde his tail
AMI rub his nose against her hand; not
a passer.by but nows ami respects her,
and gives her a good even
Bat tonight the salutaHons come
with faint droaminess upon May for
there ring In her ears the words of n