Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-19

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word by word. with great difficulty,
but with absolute correctness, the en-
tire passage. hef bright eyes meeting
his uplfted gaze at the finish with the
frank pleasure Of q. caspoiled child.
Why. ladybird." ne laughed. who
could have de med OF that pretty
head holding such gems OF wisdom
Mere tccrctlons.' She had seized
her net and was off after big white
moth with dark patches on his downy
wings.
The Rev. Paul watched her thought
fully. sara he said, ''the child has
possibilities. This glimpse Of memory.
with one or two gllmmerings OF mind
that ] have surprised. convinces me
that she could be awakened. You
ought To send her to school.
II didn't mean to Offend" he added
as Sara's face, flushing and twitchng
appeared above her paper, her eyes
deprecatlngly seeking those of Condor
II think, II you don't"
lie forgot to finish. The habit Of
long years of self effacement In the IN
terest Of unfortunate humanity rose be-
fore him like Il pillar Of fire The duty
was plain He would accept 1t In be
half of his sister as well as himself.
After that the numerous hooks Of the
graystone had frequent occupants, the
Rev. Paul lecturng and explaining and
Ada listening. the big eyes AT last
growing so wlstful that in the end,
with great pang he gave 1t up.
Thinking cymbals." he muttered and
sighed again. And the sigh was for
the lavish outward riches, the lamen-
table Inward poverty.
She was radiant beautiful as an an
gel. he thought, that last Sunday morn
Ing. very like one OF her own peoples.
He turned In his seat to watch her. the
rosy skin OF hands and arms showing
through the meshes OF her gloves as
she turned the leaves Of the hymn
book She found the place presently,
offering him half Of the book with
an upward glance and little dimplcs
showing about her Fps.
Then they rose with the cOngrega-
tion. 4 minute after he stopped sing
ing in the middle of verse the better
to listen
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown him Lord of all.
The Rev. Paul witbstood the food
for one small moment: then abjectly, In
spirit. he knelt before the soul Of the
singer. The tenderness, the pathos,
the love. his splendid vocabulary held
not the words to express the wealth Of
It, His ideals OF womanllness and in
tellectuallty went down In very slroc-
co OF yearning. The beautiful casket
with the birdlike spirit and the soul of
music far, far more than sutficed. For
tunate man indeed was he If
They walked across the park In ST
lence. At the swing the Rev. Paul
stopped
at was here, Ada" he said, that
first saw you. l love you. dear. more
than anything In the world. l want
you for my wife"
Ada did not at once turn. Her shout
ders heaved. and small handkerchief
with cobwebby lace was In requlsition.
Presently from behind its daintiness
came a mufiled voice, Il know-so-
little"
lit makes not the slightest differ
ence,' he urged. Ada. just one word"
"If-you'r re sure"
"Do live? | am no surer Of life"
The engagement was necessarily
brief. The very next day 1t was an
nounced. The Rev. Paul. sitting alone
when the mail was brought in glanced
over the papers. Almost In scare lines
the notice met his eyes-the usual
form. but--what-w what
ne sprang up electrified. He sank
back shlvcrlng. How she had played
with him-Sara tool
Miss Woodson Is not only strilllngly
beautiful" he read, "but she Is a wo-
man of rare attachments. having but
recently returned from q two years
postgraduate course abroad In the best
institutions open to women The Rev.
Mr.. Freyer ought to consider himself
a lucky man"
There was a rush OF feet, then cling
ing hands caught his and pretty lips
close to his ear demanded forgiveness,
II couldn't help it, she murmured.
The temptation was too great You
did so look the grave and reverend