Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
nrrR XIV.-(Continued.)

u,pTER XIV.-(Continued.)
Up' 'ttornoon Maude strolled out into
%" a1s She wandered up one of the
s'Vr ristas through the sea of laurels,
ps w ,,O arrived at a pond-a pond all
-, u.itb great large-leaved water
@''' nd by the edge of that pond
,at down. and, resting her head
1I hand began to think. 1t was one
"a warm sunshiny days we are occa
~. blessed with in April. She
u, rorv sadly Of the life before her.
,.,, # was her duty to save Glinn
ooronts. Why was duty always
=, hard in this world? All! it was
y crcn to tell her he loved her
r1en they we're to separate forever.
.l, sIoD+-she dreamt; and she pic
1,, herself that she was drowning
49,, bir lake; she was going down
n over so far, and suddenly she
@Jo spar of some kind, and felt that
as saved. Then a big brown man
4,roc red eyes threatened her and
s at her. and just as she was about
=. 90 the big brown man suddenly
.4,oi and Granville Rose stood in
,,cp caught her by the hand, and
lor 10 him. She fell into his arms
IT,, bo bent over he kissed her. Maude
an and turned over her dream in
!. ~irl Ii checred her. She thought
t,,,old the triumph Of Gren over
,..r,n and everything all light and
-,-9o for the future.
an. Sam Pcarman, in the meanwhile,
., IA time in prosecuting his suit.
.rl,nce is not one of his failings, and
/. .n,b mock courtship as this there is
Nh faqr Of the result. Before week
\, nne by he was formally engaged
V,rIc Denison, and the discussion of
lr the wedding shall take place is pre-
.-ro7t between the high contracting par
], Naude listens, and assents to every
a-s in a quiet, listless way. She treats
\, barrothed with calm courtesy, but
n.s all occasion of being left alone
IN him. So far, Sam Pearman can
,,g Of receiving but scant favors from
:. hands of his bride-elect. Her cheek
~ ret innocent Of mis- caresses, and
rr pressure of the hand the extent of
X acheTements.
&nows-not sign of Granville Rose;
d YEARLY Maude commenced going
.mgh all the ordeal of preparing the
y,vcau. They were to be married the
z week in May.
Hrr one morning d groom came over
.m haste from Mannersley with few
BIS FOR the squire from Sam Pearman,
ay that his father was dead. The
@ had told them a day or two before
B, the old man was ailing, but had had
lea that there was much the matter.
,w or four days illness, then int1am-
-.on set in, and old lawyer Pearman
8 gone to his rest. That ancient fisher
Gd never angle more, and Samuel, his
2 reigned in his stead.
Put off the wedding, Nell, for a
NTH or two, of course" said the squire,
he broke the news to his wife. 10Th
wise it's perhaps for the best. l can't
aond to feel any intense grief about
P@rman, and his departure leaves
n and Maude all free to enter upon
nocrsey at once"
N~ Dcnison showed a wisdom on the
sgon seldom eyinCed. She said moth
, for the simple reason she had nothing
Ny,
As for Sam Pcarman, he bore his be-
gmont with tolerable composure.
Sorry for the old father" he muttered.
a was a clever man, every bit of him.
could play with these swells, and
mage EN- in a way nobody else ! ever
COULD lie was very good to me, too,
.TS | shall never have the head he
II l live a hundred years. Lucky |
want it, Then he fell into a brown
"H Yes. put my marriage off bit
I'm, How lucky Coriander is entered
my name for the Two Thousand, and
@s. Fancy his being disqualified, af-
lie trial Of last week !"