Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-20


that you are not hurt Is there any
thing, anything can do?"
Nothing nothing. Lady Noarh,e he
managed to interpose.
And | was so selfish | thought of
nothing but myself and the-she
others" she said, penitently. Il might
have known that you would have tried
to stop theml Oh, l wish-I wish
had not let you come with me! VII
you go home now?"
THAT certainly will not" respond
ed Cyril, with a smile IF you knew
how glad-how proud am to be with
you--F He stopped, ofnscious OF
the intensity in his voice, and that its
intensity had brought the color to her
face and caused her to lower her eyes
Il mean that l could not think o.
letting you go alone"
And yet it is such a little way,
she demonstrated.
! Yes, a very little way"
Could you not battle it? Is it brok-
Ien!" she asked
mo, no. he said, with his short
laugh. That l am certain it is not
and there is no water here"
IF you will come" she said, ''let us
lget to the Court as quickly as posi-
lble,'' and she set off.
There is no need for hurry on nv
account" he said, pleadingly; "and do
take my arm again"
No. she said, firmly, ''it is you
who should take mine. l ought to
Ihelp you, who need help more than
do. Shall /, can l, help your"
Il could walk twenty miles. My
arm is a little stiff that is ALL
Let us hurry. You do not know
what YOU have done to it-or will not
tell me- she added, with a reproach
that was ineffably sweet and serious.
land yet you would not let me rest
until you had found out that was not
hurt"
"The cases are altogether different"
he said. IF you had been hurt"
He stopped Don't let us think of
Ianything so horrible"
What would it have mattered? 4
am only q useless girl, while you
Will you be able to paint?"
"As well-or as badly-as ever.
It's the left arm"
Upon my word, you make me
feel mean,' he said, with a laugh. 81
don't believe there is anything the
matter with me-
Il do not believe word you say"
WELL then, don't let us say any
lthing more about it," he remarked.
What a lovely night! l thirk the
moon shines more brightly at SAINT
leigh than at any other place | have
lever seen her"
Il wish we were home" said Moran
disregarding his RHAPSODY. "AAd
even then there will be nQ doctorl'
That's something to be thankful
for" he retorted, determined to dis
pei her anxiety if he could.
She was walking few PAGES in
front of him, and stopped suddenly pc
fore q small gate with little cry OF
dismay
,'The gates locked!' she said
"The keeper must have locked it,
he said.
i "Oh, what shall we do?" she ex-
lclaimed under her breath.
Don't be alarmed he said, with &
lsmile; from trespass to burglary is
a very easy step. The other day |
was on forbidden ground, now l am
about to make forcible entry" He
ldislodged big stone from the
Ihedged bank and smashed the pau
lock
/ Rather a rough kind OF Open
lSesare!' he said.
Norah looked at him. 1t seemed to
her that he was prepared for any kind
of emergency, and little thing though
it was, it brought subtle kind of adj
miration into her eyes.
you think of everything | should
have walked round"
WELL" he responded, ladies are
mot supposed to break open padloclSs;
it's mans privilege. wonder
whether the game-keeper will shoot
me or only insist upon my getting SIX
montbs?'
He held the gate open as he spoke
for her TO pass through, and in doing
$50, his hand CHANGED to touch hers.
Her pity and tenderness had given HIN,
courage, and he took advantage man
like; his hand closed on hers and he
drew it within his arm.
"You see my right arm IS all right"
he said, pleadingly.
Norah's lashes hid her eyes. but she
allowed her hand to rest where he had
lplaced it.
What will you do when you reach
home? VIII you send for a dcctor2'
mo. DO you really wish to know,
Lady Norah9r
| She did not answer, and he went on
latter a pause:
Il shall light pipe and throw my
lself irto my armchair, and think over
Iall the incidents of this eventtul