Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-17
Copyright, by Lothrop Publishing Company.
CHAPTER XXX.--CoNr1NUEp.


home In Hickory street one night, and
went far away, away up beyond One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street, some
where, and then wrote them about 1t. I"
and left the SAMPLER"
''She had her husband-she didn't
need any old sampler after that-Le
marriage porte conseil, aussi monsieur.
And now, you've married your wife
with her wedding ring, that came from
Holland years and years ago."
It was after midnight when they be-
gan to pack. When they finished it
was nearly four.
She had laid out dark dress for the
journey, but he insisted that she put
1t in suitcase, and wear the one she
had on.
Il shouldn't know you in any other
and it's the color of your eyes. want
that color all over the place."
But we shall be traveling."
In our own car. That car has been
described in the public prints as
suite of palatial apartments with all
modern conveniences.'
Il forgot"
I'VE shall be going west like the old
Ayers, seeking adventure and gold"
did they go in their private cars?"
Some of them went in rolling six
horse Concords, and some walked, and
some of them pushed their baggage
across in little hand carts, but they
had fun at it-and we shall have to
work as hard when we get there"
Dear me! And I'm so tired al
ready. l feel quite done up
She threw herself on the wide divan,
and he fixed pillows under her head.
You boy! I'm glad it's all over.
Let's rest a moment
He leaned back by her, and drew her
head on to his arm.
I'm glad, too. It's the hardest days
work ever did. Are you comfortable!
Rest
TITS so good" she murmured, nest
ling on his shoulder.
Uncle Peter took his honeymoon in
a big wagon drawn by a mule team,
200 miles over the Placerville and Red
Dog trail-over the mountains from
California to Nevada. But he says he
never had SO happy time"
Hes an old dear! I'll kiss him
how is it you say-'good and plenty"
by the way, forgot to ask, and it's
almost too late Now, but do you like
cats?'
Il adore them-aren't kittens the
dearest?"
'Well, you're healthy-and your
nose doesn't really fall below the speci-
fcations, though it doesn't promise
that you're any too sensible-but if you
can make up for it by your infatuation
for cats, perhaps it will be all right.
OF course 1 couldn't keep you, you
know, if you weren't very fond of cats,
because Uncle Peter'd raise a row.
She was quite still, and he noted
from the change in her soft breathing
that she slept. With his free hand he
carefully shook out a folded steamer
rug and drew it over her.
For an hour he watched her, feeling
the arm on which she lay growing numb.
He reviewed the day and the crowd
ed night. He could do something after
all. Among other things, now, he
would drop little note to Higbee and
add the news of his marriage as a post
script. She was actually his wife.
How quickly it had come. His heart
was full of a great love for her. but
he could not quite repress the pride in
Qnt7iouoroont-on1 ho1
been sure until he was poor!
He lost consciousness himself for a
little while.
When he awoke the cold light of the
morning was stealing in. He wa.
painfully cramped, and chilled from
the open window. From outside came
the loud chattering of sparrows, and
far away he could hear wagons as they
ratified across a street of Belgian
blocks from asphalt to asphalt. The
light had been late in coming, and he
could see sullen gray sky, full OF
darker clouds.
Above the chiffonier he could see the
ncient sampler.
la Mutt Porte Conseil." It was
true.
In the cold, pitiless light of the
morning sudden sickness of doubt
ing seized him. She would awake and
reproach him bitterly for coercing her.
She had been right, the night before
It was madness. They had talked aft
erward so feverishly, as if to forget
their situation. Now she would face
1t coldly after the sleep.
La Mutt Porte Conseil." Had he
not been a fool? And he loved her so.
I He would have her anyway-no mat
ter what she said, now.
She stirred, and her wide-open eyes
were staring up at him-staring with
hurt, troubled wonder. The amaze
ment In them grew-she could not un-
derstand.
81 He stopped breathing. His embrace
Of her relaxed. # -, - se@.sr~ ..>e -
And then he saw remembrance-rec-
ognftion welcome-and there blazed
into her eyes such q look Of whole love
Il as makes men thrill to all good; such q
look as makes them know they are
men, and dare all great deeds to show