Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-26

II was not long before he caught SIGHT
u tue nutter of light dress; a few sec
onus' ana he was by Maudes side. Her
lace nushed as she met him, and her
sreetlng was evidently forced and con
strained. i' e0ii-
l thought, Maude, dearest" he said,
onat might have the luck to meet YOU
peiore breakfast. 1t is the only chance
l nave or seeing you alone. Can you tell
ne SUN that you don't repent what YOU
| wrote IN answer to my letter of some
fortnight or so back?"
On, Gren, what am I to say to YOU?
what must you think of me? 1 never
thought you cared about me in that wav
you know. And then to write to you as I
did But, Gren, dear, I did mean it. 7
Iought hard to be true to YOU What can
I 40! 1hey say it rests with me to keep
Gnnn as home to my father, and that,
II don't marry Mr.. Pearman, we shall
be wanderers about the world. That
would XIII them. l am very miserable
You don't know what had to go through.
didn't give in till I could bear it no
longer. Be kind to me, Gren, please"
ana the grey eyes, swimming with tears,
looked up into Roses face with a piteous
pleading expression that half maddened
him.
Don't know what you had to go
through, my pet? Hum! 1 think 1 can
make pretty fair guess" And even as
he passed his arm round his cousins waist
and kissed her, Granville Roses teeth
| were set hard. 1T makes me mad
Maude, to think that that beast Pearman
should ever dare to dream of you. No,
| child, know pretty well the bullying you
have had to go through. You wouldn't
have proved false to your word, except
under unfair pressure.
''Then you don't think so very badly
of me?" asked the girl, shyly.
Il don't know" smiled her cousin, as
he bent his head down to her. ''I'll hear
what you've got to say. Do you love
me?'
"Oh, Gren. :" And Maude dropped her
flushed, tear-stained face on his shoulder,
and submitted to the abstraction of IN
limited kisses with the greatest meekness
The tears were kissed away, and a
smile was on her lips as she said, you
whispered last night There is hope for
us YETI what did you me6n!'
Il didn't say that; when you quote
what l say, be good enough to be correct"
But you did say So" said Maude, open
ing the grey eyes wide as usual when a
thing passed her compensation.
mo, Miss Denison; l said, Hope for
us yet, darling"
"Oh, Gren, don't tease me; that's so
like your old aggrayating ways. Tell
me-
"Well, dearest, [ hoped last night to
find paper that would have, at all
events. broken off your engagement with
Pearman, and left you free to choose
again"
A quiet pressure of his arm, and a
soft "Well?"
81 didn't find it, Maude, and went to
bed as miserable as man can we'll do.
Your father promised that Pearman
should receive his dismissal if | could do
what | dreamt l could. l made sure OF
finding that paper in the big oak chest
in the study; but though | went steadily
through them all, it wasn't there"
"When did you see it, GrenT
"Don't YOU remember when | went mad
nnon heraldry. and was all for putting
vour genealogical tree to rights? l went
through those papers then"
"Stop moment" said the girl; "let
mo think. Yes" she continued, after a
short pause; land you used to bring
them up to work at to the school room
don,t Won recollect? And I'm almost
snre but didn't you throw few OF them
into drawer up there, saying they were
M usa but YOU might make UP maya
1ina story or two out of them some day! r
CIV love. Maude, you've hit 1t
did end that would be safe to be one or
tbor, Come along, sweetheart mine. and
soo No chance Of their being disturbed,
is there?"
sr should think not but [ haven't L
roo1Ir believe, been in the room for the
1os+ two wears Well soon see, though;
and the cousins tripped rapidly PACK 10
the house.
Door old school room it was not often
ro-v tha+ its shutters were thrown open TO
49, Golden light of spring. Very different
80 +be old times, when Maude fitted
oko,,+ # daily. making sunshine within
-I,o+oyer II might be without; when l he
l.;st1e of the blackbird and the song OF
W.. tbrost,e the twitter of the swallow,
- Tho scent of the jasmine, with other
-a,,,n,-s came drifting through the open
easement. Here she had made mucn OF
her doll, fought with her nurse ana risen sen
IN more matured rebellion against her
orross Here Granville had leased
B petted, laughed at her, and embarked i. in
rerio,1s studies, genealogical or otherwise.
No No wonder they paused on the threshold a; !;
Il was classic ground to Them at aii
| events.
crenville Rose, however, though ne may
g. moment, is far too much IN
p earnest and immersed in the present Tt to
i've much thought to old memories. Mauue
sows and she recalls those long pleasant
ofternoons they two have passed thef T.
s She has been 50 miserable of ate .i is
- SnS quietly happy now. 1t Is true TINS pa a.
81 rnugt be found; but she oene'es ~
e gren as only young girl can in With i01 her,
tod t5as ars loved when that
eo oafoss;on is made by the right person
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