Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-11-08


eliminating bill and permit you to
depart In peace. =.
But for every indiscretion on your
part, you will be given q ten days.
sentence under the same conditions
now governing. The court has en-
deavored to impress you with the &C.
riousness Of your situation and shall
feel NO regret should you. in your
heedlessness. fail to grasp Its import.
Given this day and date under my
letter seal at Squirrel Inn. Dingledale,
! Wisconsin. '..Sf =.
a JACK vINlNG, Judge"
Walter Bedight mayor and .candi-
date for the legislature. frowned.
Plainly, here was predicament. The
humor OF the situation had fed. The
piqued attitude of the Judge toward
him was plain. It was more than this,
it was ''catty." She ran after him and
he kissed her. perfectly natural
thing for handsome bachelor to do
If the pursuer were pretty-and good
ness knows Jackie Vining was enough
of that to give almost any inquisitive
young man palpitation of the heart!
But even male judges have way
| of their own, absolute and nnrelent
ing, while woman Judge, pretty, viz
vacious. enticing, captured in dog.
wood swamp and kissed against her
will-Redight shuddered at his pos.
sihle fatel ~ Il d FL q t.
The fury of a woman oscuIatcd il
frequently as accentliated as the an
ger of woman scnrned! And he
was the goat! -.,--
Deep in quandary of. ways and
means, the iuckless politician, mental.
~ herating the fatal day of wonla n
suffrage, wandered into he cool, UNI.
,hrG genns wood. - - '%2f
It was midsummer and the forest
was q. sylvan retreat Where monk and
! nan might lose his troubles in the
ripnting of the rills and receive di.
| vine JUNCTION from the nature god rub
/ ing with soothing zephyrs and eIixirs
OF efiiorescenre T.
nedight penetrated far into the
iiS''i L VI NV H1C0, W ilSl ulydlS
ronp along the sunbeamed way
through interstices in the trees, whera
mother brown thrushes peep from
sheltered nests and frishing squirrels
chatter of the hickory nuts a-ripenins
upon the scraggly trees. ,ss. +.
i And then he saw her! Mil. 81. ,. = II
Like Psyche, she stopped beside a
quiet pool, above her the spreading
branches Of water elm. Beside her
on the brink the harebell grew and
to her ear there came from down be-
low the rhythmical cadence of a
brooklet's song, the same song that,
in. crescendo or diminuendo. it had
sung for centuries, the ever; chanted.
perpetual song Of the, brook! IT, =
He stole softly forward on tip-toe.
Absorbed in her mood. she gave no
heed. The rich outline Of her figure
/ thrilled him and on her golden hair
the sheen OF the morning radiated like
halo on the head Of a Titan mas.
terpiece.E Step by! step he drew near,
! cautiously. Little BY. little he crept
forward until he stood with his hand
! upon the trunk of a tree. And then,
quietly, fearlessly. he stepped behind
i5her, his shadow falling over her
shoulder upon the placid waters o.
the pool. n
& With a. cry Of alarm she sprang to
her feet and faced him. He stood his
ground boldly, but In his eyes there
was anzappeal. ,
Forgive me- he said evenly. 81
you needed the shadow OF q man to
complete the picture, !" q VI Il
on fatter yourself. Z" she replied
coldly. s5s
EN- He started 10 speak. impulsively to
plead q for forgiveness, hut she held
up her hand mandatorily. s5s=
E5s.'I hold no onversation with pris-
oners outside Of court. Il she said, aus
EEtere1y.
Turning from the pool, she stood be.
fore him as one in authority.
am going Wait here. Do not
follow me, she .ad onkshed. Sssss 81 w
@ He sat down beside the pool. A
he did SO. for a feeting moment the
form Of a Iithe and graceful woman
fell over his sho',t aers upon the
|froWs wal ers bit face was
ztnrned toward the backward trail.