Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-27

the portrait OF the ploSA DA0AoP
South Africa. "a
How long ago it seems! Could II
,.ua been she who talked ana
,anobod with him that night, or some
otbsr Iorrie Latimef'? AS sne Isl. 1s9
horsnlf the question 1alnC -
NC through her, a thrill aiino9 foot.
runs g. +be,o are the sound Oh loo
tear 40 40 short winter grass %
s sSa cbnrchyard behind net, od for a
&C Che does not turn her ne n1uck up
n,oment. and when she u '4,asa for al
rnoln come tho effort is frultiess' ,oanfng
couras asses and she sees, ct If 4
cloud st pa = tombstone, the figure .
man. ,stone behind WlNos
che mad hidden the r alCei egure is that
Guy n man in a long uisee +,,rned
CT a youn came. The collar IS 80 his
hea a his hat is pulled low ~ o' at a
up ana h n,f orrie knew hun ."
brow ppt !. lord Guy Kenda'e! .hs
glance. II = I CON count twentyIsns
+ands motioEleSS' 600 her. that
Traying that he may not 81 She has
~ =, nav turn and go away o,vod to go
ne me- n,nch. she has resolves ar or
borre ~ nc morrow without q yea M
throue 1,,,r. hut she knows 'n"' will
a mul l1 a1,o can summon up w. w.,
strength sue oor word from those
a aeap lost lips tonight! ,er prayer
; - almost seems that ~ r,u after
=. II a." 10 answered, for Guy, ,,,,,te
et 81 motionless lot q Node or
st@lluln5 5own and plucks DlAue put
stoops lass. and turns away. oos
uI "on u he has gone half a dozen n,, p
when ne n nnd looks back, but qulcki .a
he Stops On anorv with himself retrace -
l his steps, and coinane -
'a 1I ,0 : going toward the rec req ~.
oarnfnllv and quietly, when d sen
carelol a:on, orriefs heaving bosom.
'' ~ II had been that of a gnoS' aulr.
IL - nn+ have started more avn.
> ccuio hoC IN an instant he turns
a and confronts her. ,shod whis.
{, eT.orrie!" he says, in a nusllVO Ts II
CsT Orrioi (TT6dI 4ASN
: you?" -.
! u s+ands still, and they loon Q,
+ ob cher. If he sees the altela1D
f ~ hor face she sees also the' onGln
- ~ his Can this be the careless
-, ~ s+.b hearted Young soldier, whose
e laugh was contagious, whose
\ presence was token OF prlsar'neS.
o "a cbeerfulness? this young lid,
5 With the pale, haggard face ana ma =
troubled eyes? - doing
Won, You! What are you DONG
s out here. in-in the cod
a Il is commonplace quesuol
onoro,b hut what breaking hearts 1ne
- commonplace will strive TO moe. IL Is
ouestion that he, the betrotheo "
niano Melford, has no right to ask OF
. her. the promised wife OF seymour
:, Molford. but she does not retort up
y en- him. -,
p 'eTt is freezing"
"vou are herep she says. why
Di-they said that you were at l'a'cs'
g am"
81 was at Latcham this morning.
had no intention of coming here uh
Y til few hours ago.
She is silent for q moment. HlS
Il voice. hard and bitter as 1t ls' Is
;. heavenly music in her ears, though
y every word goes to her heart ano
q causes it a fresh pang. How long Is
it since she saw him? How long i
, seems since they parted, parted with
lovers kiss, with hearts beating
: close to each other, and now-oh
Heaven!-how wide a CUFF stretches
! between them!
Il should like to thank you toI
YOUR handsome present and good
, Wishes she says, lamely.
"Then don't. If l could have Done
so. I would have sent you nothing
But what fools would have chartered
and gossiped with their evil tongues
I would have sent you not a word
: Why should To-
mo, why should your
"And vet 7 do wish you happiness,
and l suppose there is every chance OF
your being 50. Women who marry
for money generally are happy, are
they Rot?"
Il don't know. I have had no ex'
perience.
Experience! Women are born with
it, Every girl, as soon as she has
left the schoolroom, knows how to
make the best of herself, and how to
find her market
The crimson floods her face for a
second, then leaves it pale and wan.
''Was it worth while coming for
anything" he says, still bitterly, his
eyes fixed on her accusingly, re.
proachfully. 81 was a mad fool to
GENE! know it; you need not have
) told me!D
, Il did not Why did you come? Are
you going to stay till-tomorrow?
/ mo! am not such fool as that
\ ioo - c oKl