Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04

toy. OF course you only gave it hel
as such. but it was unwise.
I repeat, I gave her no ring, Miss
Jordan
She says that she found it, but it Is
most improbable
Jasper laughed, not cheerfully; there
was always sadness in his laughter
You have made a great mistake, Miss
Jordan. 1t is true that your sister
found the ring That is, conclude
she did, as yesterday she found chest
in the garnet full of old masquerading
rubbish, and a tambourine, and
know not what BESIDES
A load was taken off Barbara's mind
So Eve had not deceived her.
She showed me a number of hel
treasures said Jasper. No doubt
whatever that she found the ring along
with the other trumpery.'
Barbara's face cleared. She drew q
long breath. Why did not Eve tell
me ALP she said
Because answered the young man
she was afraid you would be angry
with her for getting the old tawdry
stuff out of the box, and she asked
me not to tell you of it. Now | have
betrayed her confidence, l must leave
to you, Miss Jordan, to make my peace
with Miss Eve
She has also lost something that
hung round her throat
Very likely. She was, for once
hard at work in the garnet, moving
boxes and hampers. 1t is lying some
where on the floor. If you wish it |
will search for her ornament, and hope
my success will be equal to that OF
last night He looked down at her
hand. The ring was not on it. She
observed his glance and said coldly
My ring does not fit me, and / shah
reserve it till am old, or till | find
some young lady friend to whom /
must make wedding present Then
she turned away. She walked across
the Abbot's Meadow, through which
the path led to the rocks, because she
knew that Eve had gone in that direc-
ton. Before long she encountered her
sister returning with large bunch of
foxgloves in her hand.
DO look, Bab!' exclaimed Eve, is not
this a splendid sceptre? A wild white
foxglove with thirty-seven bells on it.
'Eve!' said Barbara, her honest face
alight with pleasure; my dearest, |
was wrong to doubt you l know now
where You found the ring, and l am
not in the least cross about it. There,
kiss and make peace
I wish the country folk had a pref
tier name for the foxglove than flop
a-dock,' said Eve.
My dear said Barbara you shall
show me the pretty things you have
found in the attic.
'Wlhat-Bab?
I know all about it. Jasper has
proved a traitor
What has he told your
He has told me where you found
the turquoise ring together with a
number of fancy ball dresses
Eve was silent. A struggle went on
in her innocent heart. She hated
falsehood. 1t panied her to deceive
her sister, who had such perfect faith
in her. She felt inclined to tell her
all, yet she dared not do so. In her
heart she longed to hear more of Mar
tin. She remembered his handsome
face his fattering and tender words,
the romance of that night. No! she
could not tell Barbara.
We will go together into the garnet,
said Barbara, and search for your
mothers ring 1t will easily be found
by the blue ribbon to z1ich it is at
tached.'
Then Eve laughed, held her sisterat
arms length. thrusting the great
bunch of purple and white foxgloves
against her shoulder, so that their tall
heads nodded by her cheek and ear.
No, Bah, sweet, 1 did not find the ring
in the chest with the gay dresses.
did not lose the ring of my mother S
in the loft l tell you the truth, but
tell you no more
Oh, Even Barbara's color faded.
Who was it? l implore you, if you
love me, tell me-
I love you dearly, but no.. She
curtsied. Find out if you can Then
she tripped away. waving her fox
gloves.
To be continued.
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