Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-04
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prER XX.-(Continued.)

CHAl few weeks passed happily for
3 ,s ~, she had her dearest friend w. with
S ID what more could she ask for!
'na niana had settled down quite
5an. ..t W. in her niche, as though she
7s, mo- Of the family. Without max
''e , wa unduly prominent, or in any
as,oc5ing on the young housekeeper's
a..' sbe vet eontrived, with quiet
r,ltS2 tighten AIison's burden and pro-
". tho rest she so much needed.
'r ~ rpsnmed her walks with Roger,
a ~ 1rnt Diana amused Missile or read
", Merle During the day Alison
4 IN much engaged to enjoy much of
niara's company, but Miss CARING
'Di ,..i.tod that she should resume her
.1n, lessons as soon as Missile was
~ no with her father; and she also
.,rod that she and Alison should have
.L =, their old refreshing talks as often
,o,sibe. Nothing rested Alison so
a. intercourse with Miss Caring
=. strong vigorous mind.
,rrt Diana quickly found her way into
r.,iDa wavward little heart, and she
N turned her influence to good account
:, afternoon, when Alison had been
,,dirp some hours at Maplewood, she
ND m her return that Missile had gone
X into her old room. All Alison's
j, and pictures had been moved; Aunt
|,na's loving hands had evidently been
r,Iorpd in her service-no one else
[r1 have arranged the bowl of dark
rgntbemums on the little round table,
n tbe pretty, fresh cretonne on the
Ircb and easy chair spoke of the same
BIT.
lIison's voice trembled as she thanked
se
"Ton ought not to have done it, Mabel.
bar it is very good of you, but l would
ktbsr have waited until you were really
I'LL"
q always meant to do it." returned
ae, soemnIy. Il thought about it
Kerry night, and then [ made up my
lind to speak to Aunt Diana, and she
i id she would help me. Have you seen
4 /, beautiful illumination she has paint
for you?"
8 YES, Alison had seen it.
BE not weary in well-doing''-that
L the text that Miss Darlington had
ixen-"fOr in due season we shall reap,
We faint not" Well, was not Alison
aging rich harvest? Would she ever
gent that she had come back to her
: n people for loving service and minis
8 r. when she had won Missiles affection,
5 ni found her way to her fathers heart?
bat he loved and trusted her, that she
as growing duly dearer to him, Alison,
Aib all her humility, could not doubt;
sut Missile was still his petted darling
the very suffering she had caused him
] brought them nearer together.
1t was a lovely sight, Miss Darlington
bought, to see Missile sitting for hours
satently beside her fathers couch read
% or talking to him. But for her aunt's
giant care her health would have been
Permanently injured by her devotion to
8n before she left she made Missile
faithfully promise to take her daily walk
J I'd to resume her singing.
You must leave something for Allie
d. she said, with a smile; II can
st sanction monopoly. We must watch
!ainst selfshness, dear child, even in
u best actions: we must not be over
sRctng in our affeCtion-love sometimes
] npeIS one to efface ones self for loves
ae"
Anna was constant visitor to The
|ons during Miss Carrington's stay;
FeT mad taken great fancy to each
1eF Anna told Alison privately that
Dc thought Miss Darlington was the
FoSt beautiful woman she had ever seen.
| don't know about her features"
Plson had answered; II don't think peo-
consider her handsome, but it is a
+faf lace, and that is all | care about"
! am never tired of looking at her."
.7lTned Anna, with girlish enthusiasm:
ae sees the thoughts coming before she
seaAS; her eyes talk to one, even when
y is silent. There is something har-
onous too, In her voice, and even in
i" walk; she never jars on one; am
a'e here are no discords in her nature"
AHsOn repeated this speech; she
olsnt 1t so prettily worded, and so
%, But Miss Darlington shook her
s'q over it and let it pass; she knew
!4 better how the chords of her being
~ once been tangled roughly out of
It. No discords in her nature :" when
a note had been dumb and tuneless
.1 Inc Divine Hand had brought the
NE, .s., chords into harmony.
N "1en Gods will is our will, then we
~ know peace" she said to herself;
lave learned that now" But she
sAS very kindly of Anna, and praised
S'a dlScernment in the choice of a
s aa' She is a simple, lovable little
l.. me SAID once; 1T is quite a treat
,- a, decided age to meet with a girl
-. Ns.Tasts her own Judgment, and be-
=" Oaer peoples experiences before
- Una IS really very clever, Aunt Di."
~, an sure Of that, my dear: and she
!, ~" ~, aef cIe7erness by not advertising
=. ~, wares. In talking to her one
b., y Ioppng over buckets into empty
-, .sUeTe Is good sense and a clear
= OF facts at the bottom. Liy-
liz H., al uncongenial atmosphere has
h. r .sI shy and awkward; she is like a
|. y r Isae plant brought too suddenly into
l -. IN another year or so she will
b.. l., paid and depressed; she will
y earned to believe in herself a lit
I ain AZ,