Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-13

dItIOn at the School of Mines. Currents,
indecd!'
Somehow she couldn't help smiling.
He had such boyish way about linn.
And yet he sadly needed snubbing.
81 am quite sure my presence isn't
necessary" she said with dignity. IF
you Iced help will call the man from
the stable"
"Oh, no." he protested. II couldn't
think Of troubling him. I'd much rather
have you here. There, will you please
bold my glasses ?" He thrust them into
her hand. II can see very well in this
dim light All, here's the nest" He
was up on a chair looking at the wires
"Your father was right This isn't 4
good Job. Here are a couple OF 'cm
IN contact Give 'em a little more limo
and they would be ready for any mis-
chief. No wonder your father found
the service bad Hold on a minute and
I'll have 'em where they belong" He
drew knife from his pocket and work
ed at tho wires.
And then suddenly there was sharp
Ia
stranger dropped Imply across the
chair and lay there very still.
Grace had shrunk back at the start
ling interruption. The glasses fell from
her hand and tinkled on, the floor. Then
she sprang forward.
"Are you hurt?" she gasped and lift
cd his head.
He caught his breath.
'"rhe currents got me-" he murmur-
ell family. "You shouldn't have made
that joke"
"Rouse up" she said and shook him
gently.
"Do it again." he murmured. II like
It." He raised himself and drew q
| quick breath. I'm all right" ne
added in a stronger tone. Except my
eyes," He stood up. "Let me take your
hand" he said. 81 think I'd better
walk around a little"
She looked in his face. His eyes
| were tightly closed. Then she took his
hand and led him to the steps.
"Shall l call somebody" she asked.
| NO, uOs INOL IL yOu VIII stay Will
ire. 1t was all my fault. 1 was care
less and out of practice. I'll have to
keep my eyes shut for half hour or
more That flash has put them to the
bad again."
"Here is the STEP" she cautioned
him. BE very careful"
wait" he said. ':You'd better bind
my eyes with q handkerchief. Here is
NINE"
She bandaged his eyes carefully. "Tln,
so sorry this thing happened" she said
as she frightened the knot.
"Ouch !" he mutteerd. 81 think you
tied some of my hair into that knot"
I'm so sorry" she said, and loos-
ened It.
That's all right" he told her. Il
| forget the glasses.
IL dropped them," said Grace. "They
are somewhere on the floor"
"Not smashed?"
"I-I think not"
you'd better think not If you don't
find those glasses you will have to go
CUT and buy string with a dog at
tached to ito lead me around"
"Please don't talk like that said
| the girl. LET me help you up the
steps," She put her hand under his
arm and assisted him to the outside
walk and then up the front steps and
into the parlor
Grace had the stranger sit in the big
easy chair by the window. Then she
turned on a single light All her re-
sentiment against him seemed to have
fed.
"Can 1 do something for your" she
asked
Nothing" he replied. Except give
me your society"
'Of course, I'm not going to desert
you," she said. "Do your eyes pain
you?"
"Not exactly" he replied. "They are
just aching a little because they can't
see YOU"
Grace drew back.
eff you mean that for a compIi-
IueuJ, SuS SdlIls uOA IlhS IL.
"Don't your" he retorted. "I'm sorry.
1t seems to me rather poetical. You
see l haven't really had a good look
at you yet. Those black glasses cloud
everything, and the cellar light was
dim. AS for the fash light, that passed
too quickly. OF course. your father
gave me no ideas regarding your per
sonal appearance"
..'My father! Why should he?"
why, indeed? More especially when
l was coming here and you were to
meet meat the station"
"There is some mistake about that"
said Grace quickly.
81 began to think so myself when
saw you were not there. But, never
mind let us talk of something else