Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-04

one in the vicinity of the morass would
be dangerous. would it not?"
1T would be death, most likely" said
Verona.
Il know you'll forgive me for not
staying, Verona, but the fact is I hardly
knew how to snatch time even to drive
over I'm fun of business for tonight,
l should have been here yesterday but
for the fog. You expected me of course
How did you have it here? Frightfuliy
dense, suppose? You couldn't see your
hand at the Farm" Robert Halstead said.
Gould you. Nelly?"
Il couldn't see you; and you're rather
bigger" said Nelly.
Halstead's tall dogcart stood ON the
rough moor road Just outside the wall
of the cottage garden, and she sat in it
holding the reins in her gauntleted hands
1t pleased her to fancy that she could
control the big housekeeping black mare.
She wore a black beaver hat, under
whose broad brim the short curls OF her
auburn hair looked ruddily golden, elus-
teripg about her childish forehead and
great white boa round her slim throat.
Verona, standing tall and erect in her
red serge, her dark head bare, thought
how pretty was the small rose-tinted
face with its big black dashed blue eyes
and how lovely the little thing looked 1t
was not her first appearance at the cot
tage, though she had never come before
without the now married Kate. But she
had been obliged to come today, she had
whispered in her greeting; she had made
Mr.. Halstead bring her that she might
offer her congratulations to Miss Ford.
81 shall be glad when old Hannah's
back with you, my dear" said Robert to
Verona.
Her grandson came an hour ago to
ask if she might remain until tomor-
row."
"Well, hope she'll appear then.
was saying to the mother that to be
alone here through that fog was enough
to give even you the blues. don't believe
there's another woman who could
stand it"
81 know I couldn't Jog or no fog. I
should just be frightened to DEATH" said
Nelly.
Your l said womanl" remarked
Halstead, with chuckle. You didn't go
out, l suppose, Verona? And know
you're lost without your walks"
Eyes; it was beautifully bright the
earlier part of the day. l walked as far
as Gwenyon morass."
"You did2" Robert stared. 81 never
could make out" he said bluntly, 'what
you see to like in that dismal place. And
it's so confoundedly dangerous too, you
know. If you had been out on the
Tongue, and the fog had oyertaken
you"
u did not venture on to the Tongue.
saw the fog coming We were home
almost as soon as it reached the morass,
should think" Verona answered quiet
ly.
1--WE" Nelly echoed from the cart. ooh,
you mean Marcus! What do you mean
by the Tongue, Mr. Halsteadf"
"a bit of sound land that iuts into the
middle of the morass; it is safe enough,
and is shaped something like a tongue,
| suppose. But if you were to step off
1T the mud would suck you down like
quicksand. / must be off now, Pm
afraid, Verona. Pm sorry you can't ar
range to come to the farm before the
end OF the week, but of course you must
go to the hall on Thursday. as you
promised Miss Hesslerigge. BY tlsf WY,
you've heard the news, / suppose?"
THE news 2" Verona echoed. Her hand
was in his as he asked the question; he
meant to attempt no warmer method of
farewell, it seemed, although little Nelly
was staring between the black mares
ears with such an deliberately uncon-
scious air
Eyes; the mothers pet tragedy has
come to pass at last. There is one of
the fellows from Princetown loose"
"a convict escaped?" cried Verona.
'WhenP"
let me see-three days ago; the day
/ was here. | heard of it at night You
hadn't, them"
moi" Verona's rich color had paled a
little, her eyes looked startled. as he
supposed to be on the moorr
eyes, If he hasn't got away. But as
the warders haven't succeeded in finding
him-or hadn't this morning-I should
fancy, judging by the artfulness of the
whole business, that he is probably far
enough off by this time"
But he would starve in three days.
And he could not get away in his con.
vict dress-it would betray him directly"
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