Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-21

woke with the sun shining in on her,
and her father standing by her bed,
watching her.
| After the visions in which she had
been STEPPED full of fair forms and
brilliant colors, it was a shock to her
to unclose her eyes on the haggard
face of her father, with sunken eyes.
What is it, papa?'
My dear, it is ten o'clock. have
waited for my breakfast. The tea is
cold, the toast has lost its crispness,
and the eggs are like the tea-cold.'
% papa. she said sorrowfully, sit
ting up in bed; 7 have oversight my
SELF But, you will not begrudge me
the lovely dreams I have had. Papa!
/ saw pixy yesterday
Where, child?'
/ ON the Raven Rock
He shut his eyes, and put his hand
over his mouth Then he heaved a
deep sigh, said nothing, turned, and
went out of the room.
Eve was the idol of her fathers
heart. He spoiled her, by allowing
her her ow2 way in everything, by re
lieving her of every duty, and heaping
all the responsibilities on the should
ers Of his eldest daughter.
Eve was so full of love and gafety.
that it was impossible to be angry
with her when she made provoking
mistakes; she was so penitenf, Sc
pretty in her apologies, and so sin
Mrs. Thaw Goes-Back on Harry
(, cere in her purpose of amendment.
! Eve was warmly attached to her
father She had an affectionate ma
/ ture, but none of her feelings were
! deep. Her ripping conversation: her
buoyant spirits. enlivened the prevail
ing gloom of Mr.. Jordan His sad
ness did not depress her. Indeed. she
hardly noticed it. Hers was not
sympathetic nature. She exacted the
sympathy of others, but gave nothing
more in return than prattle and
| laughter.
| She danced down the stairs when
dressed, without any regret for having
kept her father waiting. He would
eat better breakfast for a little
delay, she said to herself, and salts
| fed her conscience.
She came into the breakfast-room
in a white muslin dress, covered with
little blue sprigs, and with a blue
riband in her golden hair. The lovely
roses of her complexion, the sparkling
eyes, the dimple in her cheeks, the
air of perfect content with herself,
and with all the world disarmed what
little vexation hung in her fathers
mood
DO you think Bah will be home to-
day ?'she asked, seating herself at the
tea-tray without word of apology for
the lateness of her appearance
do not know what her movements
are
I hope she will / want her home.
Yes, she must return, to relieve you
of your duties
I am sure the animals want her
home The pigeons find | am not
regular in throwing them barley, and
I sometimes forget the bread-crumbs
after a meal The little black heifeI
always runs along the paddock when
Bah goes by, and she is Indifferent to
me. She lows when / appear, as
much as to say, Where is Miss Bar
bara? Then the cat has not been him
self for some days, and the little
horse is in the dumps. Do you think
brute beasts have souls?'
T do not know Then after pause,
What was that you said about a pixy?
% papai it was dream She
colored. Something rose in her heart
to check her from confiding to him
what in her thought1ess freedom she
was prepared to tell on first awaking.
He pressed her no further. He
doubtless believed she had spoken the
truth. She had ever been candid
Now, however. she lacked courage to
speak. She remembered that the boy
had said I come to you with mes
sage He had disappeared without
giving it. What was that message?
was he gone without delivering it?