Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-03-05
CHAPTER VIZ.
ne CiOven Poet.

CHAPTER VIZ.
T4e Cieven Poet.
SteAa sAivsrs4 a13rsheasivelv vhsa
Phinoas walked int tho Aiainr ream
few 49, a&ssr AAspl's aepastse>.
and crowle1 past ~ diaers +, taka
the sn1y vasaat seak 1t her teA&e.
Travel had crown heavier, and Stella
assisted regularly new with The n>>a
waiting. aho Ghraak It Pkneas' l>ra.
familiar greeting, hslplesdy peasnttng
the 1nQa4rtag leeks e tho ether
guests.
Phineas iadsess4 h>r mar ~ lis.
charging . bomb dat startled mere
than Stella. "Calttsrnia y suye q her
transnontaAe ral1fooA NV: The IAN
FRANCISCO sd Wasaee nalRroaA Gen.
pany Aas beoa erga11sea wt1h ~ NIL
lions q eapltal bshlaA 4: and tea M
lions nsrs it WI Get hom Ae severn
ment. sasf4os wheQ0e1g b1g land
grant. Tho read sess ~ Ha>ervtue.
1t has stakoA szt tho baalane Of the
baby state 4 NsvaAA, and already BE-
gun bus11ess. a. wo loAows aa1t
asleep ovsr PlaoGvlue w, yoa bot
not! Wen make these q. ?. sl1bber-
degu1lions cough u tAelr boetheoas
yeti"
His leuA words shrrieA 70 IN and
silence4 the rosn for 4 prag1aaA tn
slant. Evo1 the a1Abhor ef toa cut.
lery was suspended. WAsa q gubdaed
hum did begin. Atsnay wss in each
face and voice. The suocoss e( this
new scheme meant failure tor tho Gen.
trail Pacific company; and in that To-
.cality the Central Pacific railroad was
mother to every enterprise. bread to
every mouth.
AS sool a sho could, 1ta1la wrote
HASTILY to Alfred. telAHg hin q the
coming q Phlnoas aad his Attending
news. She asked Sally B. - had the
letter to tho driver ~ q special CON-
mission and set cut through the back
door fer a walk before lesson time,
hoping to recover tranquility.
She took the Httlo path skirting a
winter 1vulet back Of the town. and
came soon to 4 clxAp Of p11es little
way up the sunay hillside. 9ha was
quite in Wow from the short street
until hidden BY 4 thickot of laurel
and holly hussilS close about the
taller pines. Though scant half
mile from the hotel the small nook
was away from al paths and had
proved 4 safe retreat
To-day Stella's grateful solitude was
.short-lived. Quick steps had followed
hers; the twiEs parted and Phineas
stood before hor.
Stella's intuition was unerring but
her caution was unframed. She did
not attempt to eenosal her epinlon Of
him. Mr.. Cadwalladsr!" she cried.
starting up. Il thought you went
away by the stage"
Il didn't, you Sc. I'm here instead"
He bowed dsferentiaAy How could
l go without word with you, the belle
of the village? Went you sit down
the rock from whieh she had risen, but
kept his place nsar tho entrance.
Thank you. Mr.. C&dwallader. Please
excuse me; must hurry back" She
took step forward. but he did not
offer to give her eEress.
whats your hurry, Miss Stella?
You are a lovely dryaA hero At your
shrine, and pretty gtrls. to say nothing
of dryads, are teo few in ny busy life
You surely won't 10 70 crua as to
leave me without word?"
His manner was ~ respectful as he
could make It. Still. Stella knew he
made conQuests merely to brag Of
them. Its time for Miss Viela's les
sons, and l must Co." she said with de-
cision.
He did not move WIS lessons don't
begin till two; Sally B. said 80 It's
1:15 now; time enough for a little
talk, isn't there? Two something i'm
portant to say to you" Phlneas gazed
at her boldly, expecting to see a flush
of apprehenslve color sweep her face.
Her calmnsss only spurred him the
more.
Stella's eyes were dxed On the op-
posite hillcrest, and she lifted her
hand thoughtlessly to her hair while
searching for an excuse to go that
would be effective. The motion freed
4 handkerchief tucked in hor belt, and
it futtered to the ground unseen by
her.
Phineas furtively reached Tor it, ex.
amined II, noted tho embroidered
"Stella" in tho corner and thrust It u
his pocket. Yes, look - you1 hate.
California Bereuioo: 4 y quite bril-.
liant enough - make stars o." 10 aid
impressively.
"Mr. CadwallA4or, 0anAot accept
nor parry your e1t1avaSa1k eo0pa'
.ments a. . city StN woaA- Surely yon
cant be Interested n 10 simple
things I GA say. Hlsaso - me- 60"
once again ~ novsl - 4 70 pass
him.
"A beautiful wenaa Asesa< 1ee1 -
.say things - - i1h1sti1G Ysa
haven't ashsl wAet \ y I whea .
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