Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-06

~ DeIOro dinner, MISS Oosmouu d.
rived, she was received with compare
tive cordiality.
II told them to send down the omnl
bus, as it would be more convenient
for your luggage" said Mrs. Saville
after they had exchanged greetings.
my luggage consisted of one dress
basket" said Miss Desmond, smiling,
Considering that my stay may be but
short, I did not like to bring more.
THAT was prudent Now l am 60
ing to dine early-that is at skin
| order to take drive afterwards; the
evenings are the best part of the day.
That first evening was trying. Mrs.
Saville was very silent, but so long as
they moved smoothly and rapidly
through cool dewy woods, fragrant
| fields, and gentlywinding lanes with
rustic fences and picturesquely- broken
banks, the silence was not oppressive
Miss Desmond had plenty to think of
| the struggles and difficulties Of
youth spent in genteel poverty; the
loss of her nearest and dearest; the
vanishing of many dream that even
az twenty-five life had laugh her must
be resigned; and, through all, the en-
| during hope which in such strange ma,
| lures Is too deeply rooted to be scorch-
| ed by the, noontide heat or withered
| by the midnight blast-the Instructive
| consciousness of her own tenderness
and loyalty, which gave vitality to her
belief In the possibility of happiness,
The quiet beauty of the country, the
| soothing tranquility of the hour, gave
| her an exquisite sense of rest which
| she thankfully accepted.
Returned, however, and shut up in
| the lamp-lit drawing room, silence did
become oppressive, and Miss Desmond.
remembering her employers hint, felt
| reluctant to break 1t.
II suppose you do needlework? Girls
like you generally have something of
| that kind in their hands"
Il do a good deal, and I have some
that can appear in a drawing-room.
| II used to do fancy-work myself"
said Mrs Saville, "for it Is intolerable
| to sit idle; but l find I dare not tri1e
with my eyes, which 1 have always
tried too much. However, I must do
something I cannot sit with my
hands before me while you read"
knitting Is not bad for the eyes,
suggested Miss Desmond.
II have always despised 1t as pure
ly mechanical, but now I shall be
obliged to adopt it, Do you know how
| to knit?-can you teach me?"
Eyes; I did a good deal Of knitting
when l was in Germany"
ooh! do you understand German?''
II could make my way in Germany;
but cannot read German aloud as
do French"
And l do not understand a word OF
the language. I was only taught
French and Italian. All, what po-
tent epitome Of manktnd's opinion, the
rage for that uncouth tongue as soon
as the race that speaks it succeeded!
Success Is the measure of everything"
! 81 cannot think so. We have no
plumb-line with which to fathom the
depth where future triumph lies hid
den under present failure"
THAT Is no argument" returned
Mrs. Saville. "Now, Miss Desmond,
am going to my room, and I dare say
you will be glad to do the same.
breakfast in summer at eight. Good
night"
The next few days enabled Mrs. Sa,
vile and her newly-established com,
panion to fit into their places. "She Is
less formidable than I expected"
thought the latter. II must keep con-
stantly before my mind that she is on
| her trial with me, as I am with her.
| I am not bound to spend my life here,
nor have I given up my freedom. She
| interests me; for, hard as she seems.
| | believe she is not without heart
Shall l ever be able to find it?"
THAT girl is not so ttresome, after
| all. She Is not bit afraid of me-
unused Mrs. Saville. How I hate and
| despise folly and cowardice! they gen
orally go together. There's a great
deal of style about her, yet she must
have been always stepped to the lips
| in poverty. II / had daughter like
her, should want the first statesman
| in England for her husband. Bah!
what folly! If l had had daughter
she would have been as Indifferent to
me as the rest, and would probably
have married groom to spite me. AS
no one cares for me, had better con-
centrate my affections on myself. PEG
pie may be Indifferent to love, they are
never Indifferent to power; and money
is power, especially If backed by com.
mon sense"
So the knitting and reading went on
successfully, and Mrs. Savtlle was
sometimes surprised by the light-heart-
ed enjoyment which her companion
showed in any drolleries which crop
ped up in the course of their readings.
Mrs. Saville herself was not without a
certain grim sense of humor, but she
was sometimes surprised, and not too
we'll pleased, at the quick perception