Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-08-09

wickedness may 90 unpublished, folly
never does. A man may commit a
crie-many-and pass through the
world undetected and unpublished,
but if he commit a folly Nemesis
follows and closes upon him at once.
And the moral of this is"
He STOPPED.
THAT it is wiser to be wicked than
folish," she said
Exactly" he assented, with a
strange smile.
BERTHE and the two Penstones had
passed them, and reached the turn
ing Of The Dell, and here Olivia and
aIFadeane overlook them. -.
Il don't think | ought to go any
farther" he said, half-stopping;
your father has had enough Of us
for tonight"
MOI" she said. "Why?" She
paused half-timidly. why should
you go; it must be lonely at home. "
1T is lonely" he said, with a
smile half-sad. No one but l can
tell how lonely"
why di | live like hermit and a
then stopped again.
why do | i've like a hermit and a
recluse?' he said, gently. 1--WE
have some of us ceased TO be mas
ters Of our own actions, Miss Van
ley; ! am so lucky as to be one OF
those unfoltunates."
She looked up at him with the
timid, shrinking glance of a woman
whose heart aches with sympathy,
and yet who has not power to give
it.
IF l--if my father-could do any
thing" she murmWed
He held out his hand and took
hers, and he held it, not pressing it.,
but enfoIding it in his strong, shape
ly one.
You have done much already" he
said in a low voice, more than you
can guess; yes, much more. Good.
night. Miss Vanlay"
Obeying al impulse, one of those
impulses which were rare with her
she raised her beautiful eyes to his.
THAT is my aunt's tide" she said,
with a faint, pickering smile. MY
name is olivia"
He looked at her for a moment
grayely, and yet with a sort OF
troubled usefulness; then he said
in as a low tone as hers:
OLIVIA! Goodnight, Miss olivia"
Then he called to BERTHE, waving
his hand towards olivia, and tuning
aside, strobe into the dark lane that
led to The Dell.
oh! isn't he coming to the
Granger" exclaimed Annie Penstone
as BERTHE brought Olivia TO them.
Isn't he really coming? It's too
bad! | wanted to talk to him, To
ask him all sorts of things! And
you have had him all the way to
yourself! Now THAI isn't fair. is it,
Mary? What did he talk about,
Olivia?"
4 don't know" said olivia,
dreamily.
They found Aunt Am liza and Bart.
ley Bradstone waiting Tor Them in
the hall, the former still simmerng
with excitement over the success OF
| her concert and the latter glarng
sullenly with suppressed rage and
| jealousy.
All through the meal, which was a
kind of scratch" supper, while
Annie and Mary and BERTHE all
speaking very fast and at the same
time were giving The squire an ac
count OF the sensation Mr.. Fara
deane had created, BARLEY Brad
stone and Olivia sat in silence Now
and again he glanced at her thought
| fully, dreamy face in a half watchful
half-suspicious manner, but she
seemed to be quite unconscious oil
his presence, and presently got III
and went to the piano in the ad
joining room and began to play
softly
That's a sign that we can take
ourselves off 10 the smoking-room
come and have cigar" said tn,
squire, ana MS he passed olivia h,
gently pat,ed her cheek. She put VI
her hand and took his and laid he
face against it, but said nothing, an,
the two men left the room.
Il shaut smoke said BERTHE, a.
he reached the door Il shall sta,
ana talk to these children" noddlna
Ia Annie and Mary but he glance,
at Olivia as he spoke.