Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-12-09

tiine! NOW | shall nave to ga,b,.
those horrfd beans or he will 7 n
cease Fostering me about tbor Liver
can just imagine the remarks
would be made in this town IL 1 'la'
lowed him to make my garden," ''
And Miss Brejetta, having cato.
hasty supper, pinned up her snot,..
linen skirt, put on her stoutnst w.
den gloves and, inwardly consrm~,
with wrath, sought her diminntiea
bean patch.
Il had better get 1T done with -.
whispered to herself after the fasbaS
of lonely people, because it will \.
too wet in the morning and too w.,n
during the day. But it just makes NJ
| furious to be breaking my back on.
here when l haven't even cut Wv
leaves of that new magazine vet"
The sunbaked earth seemed Io,t,
to part with the vines it had 50 corn
fully nurtured through long months
and Miss Brejetta's strength was rot
great. Her own coy piazza becI
oned entfcingly, but the CLEAN NJ
cigar end on the neighboring porch
held her to her task.
In the welcome dusk she stole lrto
the house, barring doors and win.
dows carefully.
"You are tired" she cried deAant,v
at her reflection in the hall mirror
r land you just hate gardening Ym
are lonely, too, and you know YOU
nearly die of fright every night of
| your life. Why don't you own I'D to
it and let people help you when they
want to?"
The nearest neighbor had watched
Miss Brejetta at her bean-pulIng
with almost angry impatience.
II wonder why she does it-certan.
| ly not because she enjoys 1t. And
she splits her kindlings in the shed 50
| l cannot see her-as if I could not
| hear! And she locks the doors and
windows and nearly smothers herself
| these sultry nights!
II honestly believe" he unused,
that she would be fond of me if she
| allowed herself to be. She has al.
ways managed pretty we'll by herself
| so far, but there will come time
| when she will not be so self-sufflcient
And, by jove, I almost wish some.
| thing would happen to take down her
pride a little, poor girl"
For a long time he sat quietly
thinking. Then Richard Dayton, one
of the most respected and highly
honored man of his town. did
strange thing.
| Up in the close, clustered attic he
! stole with a tiny Pickering candle for
light, and. when he came down noise
lessly, he carried some dark, shape
less garments over his arm.
Long. After Miss Brejetta had re-
tired she lay awake thinking mlser'
ably. Scarcely discernible footsteps
seemed haunting the darkness, out
she comforted herself thinking it was
boys on their midnight Halloween
pranks. Unaccountable night-sounoS
caused her to shrink nervousiy, out az
last she slept in fitful snatches.
Suddenly she sat up, every sense
alert. The vibration of the old brass
knocker still echoed through the nal'
For a moment she covered alnOns
the pillows, then the thought OF soAl'
one in trouble nerved her 10 ac'ion'
Tremblingly she lighted a lamp
slipped on some clothing and hurrleu
to the door. without waiting Tor ner
courage to fail, she slipped the OOl'
swung back the door, and let the lisn.
shine across-a vacant porch! bu'
down by the gate stood sioucnin'
figure with hat pulled low.
"Mr. Dayton-Rfchard!" calleu M,1 s
Rreiatta family. almost dumb WIFI
| terror.
"Here!" called a familiar voice 10
assuringly, and the nearest neisu wi
snrang over the end of the porch Ion
and took the lamp from her trelnu un1
hand. Drawing her out to the SHSu
owed piazza and into his arms ~
held her breathlessly. .,,oa
ct heard the bell" he e1pla,n Dd'
land feared you would be frlgneenou'
See, dear, it is that stra"nn"I d.
Just a Halloween joke! But '0u ~
need me, don't you, BrejettaT ..,
"Oh!" she sobbed, her face asa .in.
his coat. Then with lnto1i'a "am
sweetness she surrendered ""
pletely. .bo oar
Dick, I want you to hoe Tue Do d.
den. and split the kindling' anu And
the whole miserable business "a +
| perfectly hate living alone aHT I'm
have been lonely and afraid an ~ ~
glad I'VE been scared in'o ~
senses!" ,..,o pre-.
And do you love me a LITTLE D
| ietta?" anxiously. - OF.
"Do you suppose" she crlep ahoua
asperated tenderness, that a. I
have used you so shamefuiV stu,
hadn't loved you? Oh, you ue"''
pid mani"
Use Majesty in Love mesSa spete Is
| decision of the courts OF liA00''