Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-06

She remained under the great gate
in the shadow. bewildered, hoping
that what he now said was true. yet
not daring to believe his words.
Presently he returned to her. He
had purposely left her that she might
have time to compose herself When
he returned she was calm and stern
You cannot blind me with your
falsehoods, she said. I know that Mr..
Ezekiel Babb was robbed by his own
son. know the prison suit was yours
You confessed it when l showed it
to you on your return to conscious
ness; perhaps before you were aware
how seriously you committed your
SET. l know that yod were in jail at
Princes Town, and that you escaped.
Well, Miss Jordan, what you say is
partly true, and partly Incorrect
Are you not Mr.. Babb's SOM she
asked imperiously.
He bowed; he was courtly in man
ner.
Was not his son found guilty of
robbing him.
He bowed again.
ing
He was so.
did he not escape from PRISON.
He did,
And yet exclaimed Barbara
angrily, you dare not say with one
breath that you are innocent. whilst
with the next you confess your guilt!
Like the satyr in the fable, would
drive you from my presence, you
blower of true and false.
He caught her hands again and held
her firmly, whilst he drew her out of
the shadow of the archway into the
moonlight of the court.
DO you give it up?' he asked; and,
by the moon, the sickle moon, on his
pale face, she saw him smile BY that
same moon he saw the frown on her
brow. Miss Barbara, I am not Ezekiel
Babb's only son!'
Her heart stood still; then the
blood rushed through her veins like
Ii.
whole of the sky seemed full of day
light. She saw all now clearly. Her
pride, her anger fell from her as the
chains fell from Peter when the angel
| touched him.
No, Miss Jordan, l am guiltless in
this Municipalities in everything
except in having deceived YOU.
God forgive you'll she said in low
tone as her eyes fell and tears rushed
to them. She did not draw her
hands from his. She was too much
dazed to know that he held them.
God forgive you!-you have made me
suffer very much!'
She did not see how his large earn
est eyes were fixed upon her, how he
was struggling with his own heart to
refrain from speaking out what he
felt; but had she met his eye then in
the moonlight, there would have been
no need of words, only culver Of tn !.
lips, and they would have been
clasped in each others arms.
She did not look up; she was study
ing, through veil of tears, some
white stones that caught the moon
light.
This is not the time for me to tell
you the whole sad tale he went on.
I have acted as 1 thought my duty
pointed out-my duty to my brother.
Yes, said Barbara you have a
'brother-that strange boy
A laugh, jeering and shrill, close in
their ears. From behind the great
yew appeared the shoulders and face
of the impish Walter.
oh, the pious, the proper Jasper,
oh, no, no! What frail men these
saints are who read their Bibles to
weak-eyed Leahs and blooming Ra,
chefs, and make love to both!'
He pointed jeeringly at them with
his long fingers.
I set the down on fire for little
| fun. / drove the ponies along this
lane; and see, l have disturbed a
pair of ring-doves as we'll l won't
boot any more; but-coo! COO! COO!
He ran away, but stopped every now
and then and sent back to them his
| insulting limitations of the call of
Neutrality-suspicious.! COO! coo!'
CHAPTER xxxv.
| The Alarm Bell.
Next morning Barbara entered the
hall after having seen about the
duties of the house, ordered dinner,
weighed out spices and greats, made
the under-servant do the work OF
Jane who was absent; she moved
about her usual duties with her usual
precision and order. but without her
usual composure.
When she came into the hall on her
way to her fathers room, she found
Eve there engaged and hard at work
on some engrossing occupation.
oh, Bah! do come and see how
bright and beautiful l am making
this said the girl in Overlooking