Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-01-20

this! Now II you'll just stop trying
to excuse it
why, I'm not trying to excuse ii
Il don't know why ! should. I'm
no more responsible for us being
here than you are.
You're not? Well it seems to
me you were pretty keen about COM
ing"
"Why. yes, / wanted to come
We both did. But / never heard OF
this place until you brought me the
booklet.
But you kept at me to get circu-
lars of hotels along the Maine coast
something out Of the beaten
path. -
why. Warren, that was what We
both wanted-surely you haven't for
gotten?"
mo, and / haven't forgotten how
you enthused over the prospectus Of
this particular place.
And didn't you?"
Il wanted to please you, OF course,
and when you set your heart on this,
naturally P
The waitress, who for several mo-
ments had been lowering uncertain
ly about them, came up now.
Are you through, sir?"
"Yes, we're through. You don't
suppose any one could eat that food.
do you? How do you expect to keep
your guests when you serve such
stuff as that"
The waitress made some murmur-
ed apology
at isn't her fault, Warren. She
has to serve whatever is given her in
the kitcnen. What's the use Of
speaking to herr"
ooh, there's no use speaking to
any one here. I've complained to
every one from the manager down,
and nobody seems responsible" He
was slipping his black coffee distaste-
fully. What do you say TO cutting
1t short and going back?"
Her heart sank. She had known II
must come soon, but she had tried to
ward it off as long as possible To
go back before they had planned
would be an admission of failure
an admission that their honeymoon
had not been success and that they
wanted TO have it over.
Couldn't We go somewhere else
first?" she ventured nervously.
There's so many places.
Have 1T you had about enough Of
this? think | have
She WINGED and her lips trembled.
So it was not only the hotel, but he
was tired Of being alone with her.
He had Lad enough; he wanted to go
back. She remembered once he had
said: IF We could go to some far
away island, just you and |, and live
our lives there alone-ah, sweet
heart, l would ask for nothing else"
And row-now that they were mar
ried-two weeks had been enough!
when do you. want to go?" she
asked 1t with an effort.
1.-THE sooner the better. Tomor-
row"
What time?"
LAS soon as you can pack. Wait,
I'll get time table from the Of
fee
There was more eagerness in his
voice and manner than there had
been for days.
He came back with the time table.
Here's train in the morning at
11:45. Do you think we can make
that?"
''I'll try"
You might do some of the pack
ing tonight" he suggested. then
you'll not be SO rushed. And we
might even make an earlier train.
there's one at 1922"
VERY we'll"
They rose from the table now and
he went with her to the foot Of the
stairs.
"I'll not come UP just now. !
think I'd better settle the bill and
see about getting the trunks down."
She started to go up alone, and
then turned suddenly.
"Warren!" there was a pleading
note in her voice. She went back to
him and laid her hand on his arm.
Warren, don't ask me to pack to-
night-this is our last night here.
want you to take me for a little walk.
It's such q beautiful moonlight
let's go down by the beach,
He hesitated. and then said reluc-
family: We'll, ] suppose we can
get up earlier in the morning"
1t was a beautiful night-the
moonlight, the long stretch Of beach,
and the soft rush of the waves. She
slipped her arm through his and was
leaning slightly against him,
If ne would only respond to her!
If they could make OF this last night
something beautiful, If he would help
Ter bring into it some OF the love
and romance she SO lOnged for 1t
would do much toward redeeming
the past two weeks. 1t would give
20 their honeymoon beautiful end
ng, and she would always hold that
n her memory and try to forget the