Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-11

may l not assist at the dpmoI;tatVely, BS
document? You hardly guess wha. OF thai
terest you nave aroused concern ah an ID,
young prosecuted lady. 1t womId lung thai
keenest pleasure to know that ou at give n,
the moment there was no chance q" ~ least d,
pressing anxiety returning upon b po uer mos
paper were destroyed" D'f' t&
They sorted the packets in n.
bag, and soon discovered the no.; ue sealed
foreclosure. She tore it has fitce Of the
opened the lantern, and fired a corn across
paper, then made a heap on thn n OF he
and watched it in silence disann. Ground
a little fiattened pile Of ashes sugar Ss into
cealed the rest of the communio,eeine con.
struction, and flung the bag into [,'aFe!y DE-
She helped him to the saddle aeld
rode gently along side by side n aug ~ they
darkness till there came a forkino Tue soft
road and their ways diyerged, mug OF The
SO here we part said he. "Rnt
you | shall return. have the warn
to restore to you. which is now 1"SataanefGhie
the little gap in my leg. Nav GT Sa'aSSnchins
the name of your home?" Veg or
Truth to tell. the handkerchief hail..
to Hester" oelonss
. r ran, D. to Miss Hester Halyard? Is ns
Yes. At the Priory, Melshburpep
lie rode IN at the Prory on a Aor
mellow October sunshine, and on the o.
there shortly appeared a tall, girsS steps
clad in a lowered silk gown and we asas
"a plumed hat upon her head Ia "sus
mounted and bowed, bare-headed Az us
Miss Hester Halyard, | beeve9"
She bowed in affirmation saving,
81 am warned of your coming :"
by our mutual friend, the highwavm,,.
She smiled in acquiescence. ~aa!'
lone thing l am short of-vour no..
"Ah! we did not exchange cards n nu e
highway that night. Robert Helstonra 'as
your service"
She colored slightly.
mot of Halsen Hall?"
Lord Halsen's nephew" he said
She seemd confused for a moment ht N,
embarrassment passed in an instant w" VIZ
"If you will leave your horse NTH
servant and walk with me in the garden
few minutes before l introduce YOU IN ~
grandparents? 2" she said. suggestively. ~
And when they were pacing the triu
walks, she said with bluntness WIN
81 want the venture of the road IN h
kept secret. May l depend upon youS
Certainly A'
my grandparents must never know n, y
At present they are congratulatinp tSom w
ing has been mercifully averted somehow,
they think his lordship relented at the lad
moment"
81 understand"
There was a little silence. which he hros.
nv remembering the ostensible reason of M
errand. He drew forth the little handkqr
chief, now daintily Numbered
1T is your property, is it not?"
''Thank you, yes. And the wound?"
She held out her hand to receive thu
handkerchief.
ut is gone, and this is the only memory
of it that remains. Might | keep itg'
Color ran to her face: but She smiled
and the smile told tales. He bent quickb
towards her.
'Your smile betrayed you"
She looked on the ground, and to relieve
her embarrassment he sad Would it h
imprudent or impertinent to ask if the mat
ter of the mortgage has quite blown over?
Things remain as they were" she an
swered. 1.-THE point to be won by the theft
of the paper of instructions was to gain
time. l await his lordships return from
abroad"
He caught her hand suddenly, so that
she started and paused.
Don't" he said, with quick feryOr, q
want to ride forward again and save yOl
again" He claimed her eyes for a long
moment, and as he gazed, he knew she did
not misunderstood
MAY l ride forward to save you again.
Lord Halsen's heir can do it
She drew a long breadth. st is tN
difficult; it is impossible"
NAY, it is neither; it is simplicity it.
sell. lie TOOK ueT OJuef uduu. VI CUuisf
there is only one way
After long silence she looked up.
sit is too soon'
"But that night a month ago we lived
ages of time and experience"
What if l give you the lie?"
"That is the impossible thing Cupid
is blindfolded. you know; yet his arrows
always strike home, so what avail rid
ing-mask and the darkness
"But-it is too soon," she repeated, ana
freed one hand and smoothed her cheek
refectively.
There are lovers who court through
years and yet do not have the opportunity
of knowing each other as we do Twas
poignant drama, where all the essentials Of
each came to the forefront, where the I'LL Ut,
vial had no place. l do not know your
fayorite flower yet, nor you what | most
prefer for breakfast but those are the only
matters we have to learn OF each Otne e[
the rest was vouchsafed us in heroic laSn'
ion-is it not 500" :,
There were smiles in her eyes Whea s Sns
raised them from contemplation Of ne'