Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-01-03

| "Die!" fell from her lips.
mo, my lady. He was able to walk
home after Bit" continued Becca.
still watching Ncrah's face.
Give me-give me my handker-
chief, please" said Norah, feeling tee
girls eyes on her, and wishing TO
gain a moment or two for seIf-con
troll.
Il heard that he'd hurt himself
stopping the horses" said Becca, but
he didn't say"
Wnat-what did he say?'' asked
Norah, thirsting to hear some words
: of mis-.
Becea waited a moment, and fixed
her black eyes on the glass intently
He said, would you meet him III
the place where he painted the dog,
at five o'clock today" she replied.
Are you-are you sure that is what
Mr.. Burne said?' she asked at last.
in low voice
Eyes. quite sure, my LADY, re-
sponded Becca.
1
came fast. How could she meet him
after her fathers prohibition? And
yet-yet he was ill, had been injured
in saving her.
She got UP and went to the window.
The girls black eyes seemed to fol
low and trouble her.
you may go now, Becca," she said,
without looking round.
Eyes, my lady, said Becca. nAnd
Mr.. Burne. what am to say to him IL
see him."
Say nothing-say that | will come
and see the picture"
Yes she would go and see him,
and tell him that they must be
strangers from henceforth-he eyes
filled with tears at the thought!-they
must part, never to meet again.
She finished dressing herself and
went down stairs. The earl was in
the breakfast room, and handed her a
note as he bowed her good morning.
From Lady Ferndale," he said.
TO inquire after your health after
the accident, no doubt, he said. "a
groom Is waiting"
Norah opened the envelope. 1t
was inst the kind of letter which Lady
Ferndale would write full of affection
ate anxiety and self reproach.
! IF | had only sent some one with
you, daarl" she said Il would come
over this morning-and will if you are
the least ill!-but my husband has
asked some people here early. Still.
only say the world"
! But 1t was the next few lines that
made Norah's>heart beat and sent the
blood to her face
And to think that that young man
should have acted so nobly. Was /
out, Norah, in my estimate? The
coachman says that the way Mr.
Burne flung himself upon the horses
was grand and | think it's the very
pest word to describe it. am long.
ing to see him, and thank him."
Nell?' said the earl.
I Ncrah hestated a moment. then
laid the letter beside his plate
| He raised it delicately. and held it
out to her with cold smile.
| Pardon me, but I have always en-
terrain ed the greatest repugnance to
perusing other peoples letters" he
said. You had better answer it.
Pray do not mind keeping me wait.
ing"
Norah took the letter and put it in
her pocket-those few lines had made
1t very precious-and. going to writ
ing-table, wrote a brief note assuring
LAZY Ferndale that she. Norah. was
quite well, and. after a moments hest.
itation. she added: Mr.. Burne was
badly hurt, | fear" That was all.
and the words read, ahl so colby.
At times the hours that day seemed
to pass all too quickly, at others they
dragged their length YEARLY along
Norah all day tried to make up her
mind what she would say to Cyril
tried even to learn few sentences
that she might repeat them by hear.
A practiced flirt, London belle of
even one season. would have known
how to dismiss him gracefully: but
Norah was no experienced flirt. she
was simply girlwoman whose heart
had been touched for the first time.
At last the great clock chimed holf-
past four, and. with Casper at her
heels, she started for the woods. Her