Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-17
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8. BARRING GOULD


stood above her, and looked down
somewhat, not much, on her head, her
dark hair so neat and glossy and
smoothly parted. He stopped to the
mignonette bed and gathered some OF
the fragrant delicate little trusses OF
colorless flowers, and with slight
color1ess flowers two or three among
her dark hair.
Putting in fuckers he said. Gar
nishing the sweetest of heads with
the plant that to my mind best sym
bolizes Barbara
Don't she exclaimed, shaking her
head, but not shaking the sprigs out
of her hair. You are taking unwar-
rantable liberties, Mr.. Jasper
I will take no more He folded
his arms on the sill. She did not see
but she felt, the flood of love that
poured over her bowed head from
his eyes. She worked very hard fas-
| tening on thread at the end of
tucker.
L also,' said Jasper, have been de-
sirous of a word with you, Barbara.
She turned, looked up in his face,
then bent her head again over her
work. The flies, among them
great bluebottle, were humming in the
window; the latter bounced against
the glass, and was too stupid to
come down and go out at the open
sash.
we understand each other said
Jasper, in a low voice, as pleasant ana
soft as the murmur of the flies. There
are songs without words, and there Is
speech without voice: what | have
thought and felt you know, though
have not told you anything, and |
think I know also what you think and
feel. Now, however, it is well that we
should come to plain words
Yes Jasper, think so as well, that
is why have come over here with my
fuckers
We know each others heart, he
said, stopping in over her head and
the garnishing of mignonette, and
speaking as low as a whisper, not
really in a whisper but in his natural
warm, rich voice. There is this,
dear Barbara, about me. My name,
my family, are dishonored by the
brother. 1 dare not ask you to share
that name with me not only on this
ground but also because l am abso-
lutely penniless. A great wrong has
been done to your father and sister
by as and it does not become me to
ask the greatest and richest of gifts
from your family. Hereafter l may in
herit my fathers mill at Buckfastleigh.
When / do l will as l have under
taken, fully repay the debt to your
sister, but till I can do that may not
ask for more. You are, and must be, to
me a far-off, unapproachable star, to
whom look up, whom shall ever
love and stretch my hands towards
4 am not a star at ALL said Bar
bara, and as for being far off and I'm
approachable, you are talking non
sense, and you do not mean it or you
would not have stuck bits of migno-
nette in my hair do not understand
rhodomontade.
/ Jasper laughed. He liked her down
right plain way. am quoting a
thought from "Precosia," he said.
I know nothing of "Precosia," save
that it is something Eve strums.'
Well-divest what have said of
all exaggeration of smile, you under
stand what I mean
And / want you to understand my
position exactly, Jasper she. said. 1
also am penniless. The money my
! aunt left me, have made over to Eve
because she could not marry Mr.. Coy
she without something present as
we'll as a prospect of something to
come
| What! sewn my poor little legacy
in as a tucker to her wedding gown?'
Mr.. Coyshe wants to go to London,
| he is lost here; and Eve would be
happy in great city, she mopes in
the country. So have consented to
this arrangement. 1 do not want the
money as live here with my father,
and it is real necessity for Eve and
Mr. Coyshe. You see-I could not do
other
And when your father dies, Nor
we'll also passes to Eve. What is left
| for your
oh, shall do very well. Mr.. Coyshe
and Eve would never endure to live
here BY the time dear papa is called
away Mr.. Coyshe will have made him
| self name, be a physician, and roll
| ing in money. Perhaps he and Eve
may like to run here for their short
| holiday and breathe our pure air. but
otherwise they will not occupy the
place, and / thought I might live on
here and manage for them Then
| she turned her cheek and Jasper saw
l. a glitter on the long dark lash, but at