The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-16


STILL | should like to revisit Doyedale
some day
The girl did not even make a com.
monplace polite rejoinder. She was
wondering what her relatives and
friends would think ii they knew of
her almost daily meetings with this
young man who nearly a month ago
calmly opened up conversation with
her on the spot where they now rested.
She had an idea that her father, with
all his pride and poverty. would pour
out torrents of venomous sarcasm,
while her mother would weep feebly
until the old gentleman turned his
wrath on her. AS for her friends
But her wandering thoughts were lost
when her companion spoke again.
Are YOU aware of the time, Lady??"
he asked, holding up his watch.
She glanced at it. and sprang hur.
| riedly to her feet.
"Good-by. must go" she said, prot
fering her hand.
IT'LL tomorrow" he returned, look.
ing up at her.
Something IN her face made him
spring from his easy posture on the
warm, dry moss.
You must think me awfully rude?"
he remarked, a little abashed.
You are" she said, quietly: but /
wasn't thinking of that l was think.
ing that this is really good-by. I'm
going away tomorrow until the begin
ming OF September
Mr.. George Vincent was pleased to
be talkative over his dinner that even.
ing.
Maria" he remarked to his wife,
whom do you think | saw as 1 drove
from the station an hour ago."
Il haven't an idea, George" returned
his spouse.
That's nothing new, Maria. How
ever, saw old Meredith's nephew, the
one who inherited nearly million.
You remember the tale some years
ago about young man who inher-
tied fortune and Immediately handed
nearly half of it over to charities?
Well, that was young Arthur Meredith,
the man l saw to-day-the ass! the
lunatic! the
"DorOthea," walled her mother, re.
garding her daughter with an express
sion. OF dismay. you have upset your
glass. How can you be so careless?"
What is Mr.. Meredith like, fa-
ther?" inquired Dorothea, languidly.
is he a little man with a..besrd and
blue spectacles?"
No; he's a good-looking mailman"
replied her father, impatiently, and
changed the subject.
The air was sweet and tender, but
dead leaves rustled against Dorotheas
feet as she passedeinto the wood oA
the first morning u her return to
Dovedale. Her absence had covered
longer period than she had expected
"a longer period than she had de.
sired-but there had been no good
excuse for refusing the extended in
vitation of her friends. and, moreover
her father had, for reasons of his own
insisted on her making her stay as
long as possible. She had obeyed her
father by remaining with her friends
but the marriage upon which he had
set his heart was brought no nearer
by her doing so. Her reception at
home had been an outburst of re-
proaches and tears. and it was to avoid
renewal of the storm that she had
left the house shortly after breakfast
and betaken herself to the solitude of
the wood.
Meredith watched her coming from
the&spot wherein they had parted
nearly two months before. For several
minutes he stood motionless. has
hands clasped behind his head, his
eyes fixed upon the approaching figure.
Meredith strobe forward, and she
saw that his face had changed in her
absence.
I'm not away yet. you see, he said
abruptly. Somehow ! couldn't 60
away, Lady"
She had held out her hand at frs,
but still he did not seem to notice it.
You didn't come back when vol.
promised" he went on, not looking at
her: t"but I've been here every day
wondering about you. This morning
] had horrible tiought-the thought
that you would never come back a,
all-that ..M- Oh. Lady, Lady, how
I've longed for you!'
| He raised his head: his eyes looked
into hers.
"Oh. my LACY" he cried. holding
out his arms
| For an instant Dorothea swayed. as
if she would have fallen. but strcngth
allowed her two steps, and Two steps
took her to his heart
Il never knew till you had gone,
dear" he told her later, as they sat
together in the familiar nook.
NOS H. she whispered. But \
knew the moment after and felt that
should never see you again"
"Oh, Dorothea!" he said, with a
| laugh.
"Ah. Mr.. Meredith. I've heard abou,
you." she said. lightly. and then sud.
| denly the fears rnShad IN hor o,,,,