Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-03-25

turned her head away. Tears of shame
and pain filed her eyes.
He took her hand and raised it to his
lips.
Dear Agnes" he said, what is lover
If you could trust me"
She drew her hand quietly but deter
minedly away.
IF l could trust you," she answered,
with wistful smile, II could not trust
myself. And, as I am your friend, tell
me about her--the woman you did love
if you don't now"
| II have little or nothing to tell" he
replied quietly. l have not seen her for
more than year. She is still an orna-
ment to society, as the phrase goes. But
am told, / don't know with how much
truth, that though she is by no means
a professional philanthropist she spends
much time and money in trying to allie
viate the lot of the poor of New York.
Now I have answered your question will
you answer one of mine3 Why has Mr..
Montresor never married Miss Laven-
hamf"
81 did not know that he knew her,"
said Agnes. Il never heard him mem
tion her name after she reappeared."
HE knew Mr.. Denzil Caterhouse, her
luncle," replied Langrishe.
"Ah!" said Agnes quickly. Then that
story was true?"
He made no immediate answer, and
she went ON hurriedly-
"You babe me defend her, so l never
tried to know how much was true of all
the stories that were told of her. con-
tented myself with constantly asserting
that had it on the best authority that
all that did not rebound to the credit
of Miss Lavenham was untrue"
THAT was good. that was generous,
that was like you!" he said fervently.
"And Montresor never told you any
thingi"
Nothing! Mr. Montresor is not the
man to tell any story that might sound
to a woman's discredit"
II tell you" insisted Langrishe grave
", that there is nothing 10 be told ia
Miss Lavenham's discredit."
81 do not forget it," replied Agnes
gently. II only meant"
She did not finish her sentence, for a
shout from above made them both look
up. They were well out of the wood, and
had emerged on TO bleaker and more
precipitous ground.
Montresor was gesticulating and point
, ing to the sky. The sun had disappeared
"a fact that in their absorption ii
themselves they had not noticed Al
! ready there was growl of distant thun
der and a few heavy drops of rain fel
on their upturned faces.
1--WE had better hurry. | suppose ther'
is shelter of some kind to be had VI
there?" Langrishe said.
They both FASTENED their steps al
? much as the very steep nature of tn
ascent admitted. As they got higher tn
\ rain turned to snow. The air was bitter
" cold, and lightning flashes began T.
play from peak to peak of the surround
ing mountains.
Heterogeneous waited to give them thei
cloaks, but was soon far ahead of then
again. They hurried on in silence. Ever.
u moment the lightning flashes grew NOR
I vivid. But the snow, though sufficiently
disagreeable as it ficked in their faces
{ was not very thick When they reache
), the summit they perceived at little dis
, I lance from the inhospitably closed hott
l. sort of shed, at the door of which stoo
& Kenneth. who was looking out for then
2 "Come along" he cried, at is only
u Icowshed, but the roof is Waterproof
q As Agnes aud Langrishe made the
y way to the hut they saw another part
u coming across the shoulder of hill froI
IL an opposite direction. There were onl
n two. One was lady, and the man, aftt
first glance, was seen to be guide.
Here are two more unfortunates
said the Duke, as his sister and LAM
: rishe approached within easy speakin
distance Montresor was just benin
E! him, looking over his shoulder. The who
ID four turned their heads in the directic
ID OF the newcomers. he lady had h
l. head down, battling with the wind al
snow, so that her face was not easil
=, distinguished.
: Almost as the Duke made his reurar
u they saw her slip and fall some yar(
y down the slope. Her position was som
what perilous, for, had she gone fmthe
It she would have fallen over the precipic
10 but her foot in slipping pushed the sno
Q down and finally, as it accumulated,
made little bank which served to chez
20 her progress.
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