Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-12-23

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when it probably had ceased 4O"
She tried to think just why IL
that she had not married hi voa@
ago-oh, yes, at first it was that III,
old mother lived with him, and 81.
would not live with a motber.in,.~
She had seen other families MOD.
miserable that way. And then Nv
had taken to smoking, which she 4.
tested, and they had disagreed eve,
on politics-and especially on roll
ion. That is, she had found f,nS.
with his ideas.
Dispiritedly enough she washed ~.
few pretty blue dishes, and tbouaS.
what fool she was. Dark had faIIon
and the lamp was lit; she drew tha
curtains, and moved things about ~
homelike coziness. What for? Sha
laughed bitterly at herself. Here sba
was twenty-nine past, acting like
girl expecting a boy lover! We'll
John certainly was not cominr
Probably he was taking that Htla
nothing of a Sadie somewhere, sbo
went into the bedroom, lighted tba
gas over the mirror, and looked 81
| herself as she put on the soft but
rather worn and old-fashioned rocu
colored dress he had once liked so
| much. Ridiculing herself as she did
| SO, she let down her thick dark hal,
and rewound it softly and becoming.
ly about her head, loosening it abopt
the temples. 1t took five years from
her age.
Back in the sitting room she took
her chair close to the light and picked
up some sewing, but the stitches
would not go in straight; she tried TO
read, but the story she picked I'd
seemed inane and tiresome. What
was the use? Then another thought
came to her-what if she should call
him up over the phone in the hall
and ask him to come to see her!
Could she? She never had done So
| she had an old-fashioned dislike for a
woman's making any advance to even
! the most trusted of friends. Perhaps
he would not want to come, but would
| feel that he had to-and she would
see that, and it would hurt a hundred
times worse than never seeing him
again at all. No she could not
By o'clock she had made herself
so miserable that her face was
flushed, and she was nervous enough
! to jump, calm as she was by nature.
Several times she had even gone into
! the hall, intending to risk calling him
uss, and then her courage had failed
She was just deciding to phone any.
way, and ask some trivial question
sha could say she had very bad
| headache, and could not come to the
office in the morning. He knew she
never had headaches, but this might
alarm him-he might be sorry.
At this point the doorbell rang
not an unusual thing, and she won
dered impatiently why on earth MIS-
Jones did not go to the door. Where
| was the woman? Finally she heard
her lumber down the hall and open
the door. A mans voice spoke rev
words, and a mans foot sounded Oh
the stairs-came to her door.
She jumped to her feet and openeu
to the light knock. John IrenlOn'
hat in hand, stood before her "iIn
serious face. making no offer 10 col0
in until she found her voice and DSC7
him enter. -.
"Well, here / am" he said Vnls
she closed the door, and he maze Nv
motion to sit down. "Can help WV
in any way?" -.
His eyes were devouring her as DIV
stood flushed and hesitating IN n'
rose gown, her eyes suspiciously '''
Her gaze widened on him. ,.,r
"Do anything? Not that hL'
of-will you sit down." he COO4 IN
chair tentatively and answered.
question in her eyes. ,,,dos
Gust a few blocks up [ met M ~Ssr
and that Bobby-trailer of herS. l
said you wanted To see me Vhi' -SorA
ing. | thought it strange you '~ rhen
send me a message by anybody VD''
you know -, hr
Here things became too inu,I orer
Emily. The tears came up anu od Ne
flowed in spite of her. She SUI bep
fore the mans questioning looN
lessly dabbling at her eyes step
He rose and reached her d.
and took her into his arms ssbi
"Tell me the truth-dlu ''
for me?" Co.. bis srp
She hid her face against hr' ~
and shook her head Vloienu .h+ sr
bent low to hear what she 1ni 81 tried
But she said nothing. linen ~
another question.
shall | go away" .,r tOuDi
She clurg to him, and again NV W. y
her voice, pulling bravery ,roxenl
look at him while she salu -thG
II did not send for YOU nut
Madge ought to be-spanheu an --spt
was going to phone to you
did want you- rr speea
He stopped her there In n shal ssI
well, if you want me- sen send %
Not even you, Emily, can hon 80