Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-01-03
happy looking girl of It, dressed in

Wulto.
Years had passed since Rosamunf
Dering had posed for that picture
done by her fathers wish. She was
"a or 25 now. but as beautiful as of
old. though the merry light in the eyes
had changed to usefulness. Jim had
often seen her since he and Dick had
heard OF the house, and the fine silver
IL contained. carelessly kept by
household of women who dreamed not
OF robbers. He admired her. too for
ne mad an eye for pretty woman: and
sne was even better than pretty; her
race looked good, and a thief is not
past approaching goodness, either on
the stage in melodrama where he hiss
es the william, or in the real drama ~
life. where he plays the Williams part
himself. He had not scrubbed how
ever, to take away what she had and
valued, because she was pretty anw
good There was plenty of money TO
BUY more things, and she was placer
on such pinnacle of good fortune and
happiness-the greatest heiress of the
quet country town-that she need
grudge nothing she lost to him or
LICK. Besides, they were going TO
WORK Ike gentlemen at robbing her.
lor sne was to be neither frightened
nor disturbed; and as she would have
more cuse in the end for thanksgiving
.nan vindictiveness. Jim had not
troubled his mind about her feelings.
But he found himself looking at her
Win different eyes, now that the sec.
ret OF ner life was in his possession
one mad fallen in love with a man
when she was Is, nd because he boa
changed his politics through conyic-
tlon' her father had sent him away.
II only he had known how much
cared! she wrote on the later pages.
wnen the story had been partly I'M
Ioided He thought l was cold i
let MIN think that, so that he might
| not suffer as | was suffering. and ner.
ups nave no more heart for the ca
reer That was SO much to him. But
iterward | was sick with sorrow for
"nat had done-afterward when il
was 100 late to let him know
! Wnen her father had died on his
death bed he had given the daughter
PERMISSION to call the man back.
But how could do that?Y she .sr-
ga ner one confidante, that tried
friend OF many years, her diary. "Be
IS great In the worlds eyes now. Even
II he thinks OF me still, he might he
heve | turned to him because of his
splendid success, which would fiatter
my ambition. No, we are parted
iorever-as hopelessly as if he were
married. And 0, what | suffer in
the night sometimes, dreaming that
he is married"
on the last page she had written.
nIth Christmas since | saw him PEG.
PIE think me so happy. If they only
knew, now fathers dead and rye no
one near to live for, how gladly I'd
change with any factory girl who has
right to love her lover! Always. all
ways his face is in my mind. What
wouldn't | give to know if he ever
thinks of mel But maybe it's better
not 70 know. 1t might make the
heartache heavier. But m,,sn,t
dwell on thoughts of myself This
70 'he ,ime TO think of others, and |
40 Try. | don't believe I've forgot
zen anybody. hope they'll like the
Christmas things. | took ever 81
much trouble in choosing them all
strange, I'm sending remembrance.
vi tne day to every one love. except
the one love best. suppose ii,s
the little seal I've used to fastep mn
the parcels which has bewitched me
INTO this bitter sweet mood of poign-
ant memories. | so seldom seal
Things, therefore rarely have it in NV
lands. But the last day we were
happy together lent it to him How
Wen l remember. He said if 7 ever
wanted him TO come to ne. and could.
NJ write. | was to send the seal. That
was before We were sure what father
would say-before | guessed how
sternly he would forbid me to think
OF Jim Hepburn. wonder would
Jim recognize that seal now? Prob
apiy not. Well, it can do no harm
II In my heart wish him this year a
happy Christmas, as l have tbroupo
an the other sad, gray years without
him."
mat was the end. Dec. % was the
last date, and Jim Potter looked mn
Win start to find his partners hand
on ms shoulder. Everything here's
packed up. Come along to the dining
ROOM said Dick, wholly good natured
again now in the light of success
We may have bit more trouble
there"
Look here, old chap. out with
those Christmas presents she'd put mn
ready to go" commanded Jim. "She's
ripping girl every way, and / can't
have her disappointed after all her
trouble for her friends and Christmas
time, and that on top Of broken
| heart"
You mean it?"
you bet I mean it,"