The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-04

confession. Indeed, have done good
many things of which l now feel thor
! oughly ashamed"
'Poor boy" said Miss Chudleigh, as if
she We're addressing someone Ten years
her junior, instead of one two years her
senior. Poor boy. l suppose you are
not altogether to blame. Your parents
are very wealthy, l hear"
The idea of being a child in anything
came to this man OF the world In the
light of a surprise. Yet he fe:t vaguely
| that there was some truth in the sug-
gestion.
"Tell me- he said simply, tell me
what 1 should do, and [ will do it,"
.Without hope of reward" she said
with a mischievous glance in her eye.
81 did not say that. l have hope
that if 1 succeed in making a man of
| myself you will not treat me as you
treat me nOWAas a boy"
But you are boy, you know. Wheth-
CT you will ever be man is a problem
that only you yourself can answer"
"And you will help me p
'''No one can really help YOU"
''But you will not desert me? You
will not 90 and get married while [ un-
dergo that necessary training?"
rs it likely? Marriage has never yet
presented itself to me as concrete fact.
1t will require a strong man to induce
me to give up my name for his.'
"Then l will be that mani" The
vehemence and strength of purpose in
Hugh's voice thrilled Miss Chudleigh,
and her smile was little forced.
A few days later Hugh called to say
he was going out with Capt. Harvey of
the Royal navy on an expedition to the
south pole. He would, in all probable
ity, be away two years.
Miss Chudleigh gazed at the young
man with tears in her eyes. II hope
you are not doing all this for ?" she
said.
II am doing it for myself, but do
not conceal the thought that but for
you [ would never have thought of it.
If I become a man in your sense of the
word, [ will owe it all to you. And re-
member that I am coming back"
Il will not forget" she said, with her
eyes fixed ON the ground.
Two years elapsed without any news,
and the vague feeling of alarm that had
haunted the friends of those on board
the inquiries that were made resulted
in nothing.
Some six months later news filtered
through to the admiralty that some APP
paratus which had belonged to the Sam
son had been found floating in the Arc
tic ocean. Aching hearts in England
began to despair. Then another inter
val of silence Three years had passed
! cin 10 Gta nd
not sign of life from Capt. Harvey's
party. The government began in haste
to fit out relief expedition.
The relief expedition was almost
ready to start, when one morning news
was flashed from America that cone of
ficer and thirteen men of Capt. Harvey's
expedition had been landed in New
York"
weeks before the remnant of the crew
had been picked up, and he had left pa
pers containing a full record of the dis
coveries, disasters, and sufferings of the
expedition.
These papers showed that the men, as
whole, had behaved splendidly; but in
the later stages of the expedition, when
Capt Harvey had his leg broken, and
was otherwise incapacitated, the Whole
of the duties fell upon the fourth officer,
Hugh Allistaire, who had, by his heroic
work and example, literally dragged the
remnant of the expedition to the place
where they had been picked up.
When poor Capt. Harvey'' papers were
published in full it was abundantly evil
dent that HuA AAlhstaire was man of
whom England might well feel proud.
The newspapers were full of eulogies
of the conduct of the gallant young Of
ficer, when that young man himself,
with his left arm in a sling, appeared
at the residence of Bishop Chudleigh, and
asked to see Miss Nora Chudleigh.
In answer to the maid, Miss Chud-
leigh, with white face and eyes that
expressed fear as well as pleasure, asked
Mr.. Allistaire to be shown in immedi-
ately.
Hugh entered the room, his face bear
ing unmistakable traces of hardship and
exposure; but his eyes burned brightly
and Nora Chudleigh noticed at once that
he had greatly changed in appearance,
and changed for the better. As he came
forward with right hand outstretched
she ran to meet him, but when she saw
his arm in sling she half stopped, and
gave little cry of alarm.
at is nothing" he said. "only a little
frost bite
"Oh," she murmured, as she took his
right hand in both of hers. "You have
come back. am so glad"
eyes, thank God! There were times
when I whispered goodbye to you in
my prayers, but here [ am. Do you
think-do you think am man now?"
'Oh, how can you ask such a question,
Lieut.. Allistaire?''
Hugh smiled. He had just been ga
zetted.
"Tell me, Nora," he said, "am I to
60 away again?"
''There is no need, you are a great
mana very great man."
Il shall never be that until you are
my wife,
"You are very persistent, Hugh"
"Well, a man does not go to the south
pole for nothing"
His right arm was now around her,
and their lips met in the first new kiss
of love.-Alfred Gibson in Cassell's Sat-
urday Journal