Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05

sr+,,,1 n hone TO onerv What the
struggle has been to see you so often, and
Set Keep ooWn what surged within me
oniy Know. When I kissed your cheek
az parting last time, nearly clasped vo1,
LII my arms and poured out the secret Of
my soul to you. I did not it seemed
inaoness-it Is perhaps madness now bnt
my Darling, | could not lose you. When
you tell me that another seeks the nr,za
l coVet, right or wrong, I must sneak
Maude, you must decide between Ms. Can
you trust me- and waltz"
once more the letter fell in her Ian
ana che softened grey eyes and SLIGHTLY
nusneo race augured well for Grenvilla
Roses wooing.
hes' she muttered softly, 81 think.
love him now as he would have me :.
ana II l don't quite yet-for it seems all
so new to me- know 1 could shortly
Gren, dear, what am 1 to write to Won?
think it must be Yes"
Ii was wrong, she thought, to keep
Gren IN suspense when he was so dread
fully in love with her; so that nights
mail bore timid, futtering little note,
the receipt of which produced a ire
mendous state Of exhilaration in that
young Templar.
But poor Maude after the first flush
Of exultation that enters the breast of
every girl at a welcome declaration of
love, quickly awoke to the fact that her
position was not whit improved by it.
She confded her engagement to her moth
er, and for the first time in her life
Maude beheld Mrs. Denison really angry.
I'm surprised and Disguised with Gren-
Vile" said that lady. Its too bad of
him, taking advantage Of child like you
in this manner. I like him, always have
liked him, and, under different circum-
stances, would have sooner seen you his
wife than any mans I know. But he
can barely keep himself as yet, and must
know that his thinking Of wife at all
is foolish in the extreme and that think
ing Of you is simply absurd. He's behaved
very badly, and if you don't promise to
write and break 1T off, you can say, by
my desire, 1 shall tell your father all
about it."
ooh, mother, you won't do that" said
Maude
"Not unless you oblige me-" said Mrs.
Denison, sternly.
Poor Maude was electrified. That the
mother she had been always accustomed
to pet, and do as she liked with, should
suddenly rise against her like this, was
past her comprehension. Yet to anyone
who has made character his study, moth
ing can be more in accordance with the
usual law in such cases. Weak, feeble
characters, when, either from caprice or
driven by necessity, they exert such power
bo ~, %1,o;r Nd inv rio b1u do II
| tyrannically and despotically.
Mrs. Denison has suffered of late from
the stern rule of her lord and master. In
spite Of all her love for her daughter, she
| has become dimly conscious that there
will be no peace at Glinn unless Maude
Yields assent to the ukase Harold Deni-
son has promulgated. Women of her
class can suffer, but they cannot resist.
Even now she would not urge Maude to
| marry Pearman. But that her impecuni-
Gus nephew had dared to entangle her
daughter in an engagement, especially at
| this time, reused as much wrath within
her as her nature was capable OF. Most
mothers, I imagine, would deem she had
grounds for indignation.
All this while Pearman has not been
idle. Slowly, but surely, the legal notices
and proceedings progress, and Harold
Denison knows full we'll that within three
veeks ten thousand pounds must be found,
or Glinn must go to the hammer. The
paarmans conduct the campaign with
| scrupulous politeness. 1t is quite IN &C
cordance with the old traditions Of the
Battle of Fontenoy. They apologize ror
every fresh process, and allude to 1t as
mere matter of form. They affect to be-
Iieve that there can be no doubt Mr.. Den
ison will easily pay them Off at the eG-
r,iro+ion Of the notice of foreclosure. The
old gentleman even INDUCES in popularity
on the subject.
"1aan to have the very last day out
| &c ne see. sir; and quite right, too" ne
oh,,c,,ed upon meeting the squire one
| day.
"yas Pearman," was the grim retort;
"1 learned the exacting of my pound OF
eosh "a the last pennyweight, in your
bonds have not forgot my lesson. You
49,, r. into your pupils minds pretty
deeply"
The old lawyer has laid himself open
70 another rebuff, and Denlson mas not
fo;1ad to take advantage thereof. why
osr, breaks no bones, few knew bet
ter than that astute fisher OF men.
IJ;u oon4iv;ness was tolerably blunt, ana
ba rocked little what men said to MN,
~ If him, so long as the furtherance OF
tbe object he had in view was attained
That Tbs his son should marry Maude Deni,
con was the goal he now aimed a', anu
tbat that was to be brought about ne
s+;T thought far from improoaDle' ~
ebat end he conceived, even while press
no him for money, it was quite necessalS
-. .ne t a.s on easy terms with the squire E.
% n knew better than he how oitter !.
e for a proud man to take ms Woros
heck and if what he now played LOT wa MAS
- he achieved, that was necessity. ~.
t ~ mist be made as easy as possible
49, ~, nnnalatable draught sugareo as hai
as might be. 49, r;r
bora your joke, Mr.. Denison' It's
nasI pity you couldn't make up you your
n,;sd 70 concentrate the properly onc1
mara Reg pardon, Squire he continued
| uoAS' nooison'S angry gesture