Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
ONE GOLDEN TREss
It Was Wonderful Hair and
Cauuht the Sunlight in Its
Shining Meshes
Nv lzoLA FORESTER.


pawlstap had been watching ner
In dead silence for nearly hiesen
minutes while she dried her halr in
the sun.
It was very wonderful hair, he was
thinking. the finest head OF halr aions
the beach It caught the sunilgnt LII
it's shining meshes and held It prs
oner 1t cleaned and glistened as she
shook 1t now on one side now the
other then forward In golden wave.
For five weeks now he nao Waecneu
Lenore dry her hair almost daily al.er
her din into the sea. 1t was fascinating
Int he had not yet been able to inquire
out whether the shining gold attracteo
him or Ienora She shook II pack
now. and looked at him with almost
| boyish impisnness in her eyes.
did you clip lock OF my mar
any time, Dory?"
The query started Rawlstons curl
osity cells beating quick time. he
certainly had not clipped any lock or
hair from that head, he said with
dignity. Also, he asked what other
person coul6 have found any chance
to clip 1t.
you've been with me every spare
minute since the first day l kne"
YOU don't think it's clipped.
You're only trying to tease me- and
spoil my morning nap"
Lenore regarded him scornfuny.
Then she smiled and stared remlnls-
Gently at a passing steamer bound up
the Sound There was mucn e1-
messed in that smile. 1t said quite
plainly that If Mr. Rawlston was not
the person who had cut a lock OF
hair from her head, then slowly mem
ory was stealing back, and l. was
pleasant one.
ut wasn't you at all, Dory. 1t was
Champ Howells"
Il don't like the company you keep
said Mr.. Rawlston calmly. Let me
sleep"
He's an awful nice fellow, really,
Dory. He's older than you isn't he!
Someway. he seems to have so much
poise, such a grip on himself.
And on ether peoples personal
property too?'
Can you call your hair your per-
sonal property" unused Lenore,
spreading out her browning glory like
shower of spun gold. Il suppose
YOU can. l wonder II it was Mr..
! Howells?"
"Then y.u don't call him Champ at
least?"
mot before others
will you tell me-" began Theodore
slowly and distinctly, why you take
any enjoyment out of sticking ban
derillos into my shoulder blades and
heart valves?"
We'll, listen, Dory. 1t wasn't bit
intentional l mean, she hesitated
delicately, Il mean on my part. l
never meant whoever took the lock to
have it. understand? He just cribbed
it,
Tell another" murmured Mr..
Howells. Il heard the weeping of an
gels them
'It was while / rested on the sand
one morning. You know l always go
to sleep after you go away for your
long swim out yonder"
IF 1t happened during my long
swim how could l have taken it?"
You might have come back while
was still sleeping and cribbed it"
retorted Lenore. Somebody came
up and just clipped it off. | did't even
find out it was gone until went to do
it up. 1t was a long piece too. about
ten :s.ches in the back
Il will ask Howells il he has it
| and return it to you" The tone was
formal and disinterested. It said
plainly that Mr. Rawlston did not be-
lieve the operation had been per
formed under a soporific, so to speak.
Never mind" Lenore said gently.
Perhaps he wanted it terribly, don't
you know? Perhaps we never can
guess how he fought against the i'm
pulse to cut it off, and finally just had
to- 1t might embarrass him to have
it spoken of"
You'd willingly let him keep it,
would your
Doesn't he deserve it,"
do you suppose the man you
marry would enjoy having a lock of
your hair in the possession of another
MANI
Maybe I'll marry Champ"
A silence. The steamers trail of
smoke hung lazily across the sky
There was hardly breath of wind
even on the water. Out in the sea
heads bobbed like idle corks Some
times it was blue cap, sometimes a
red one. The mems heads were sleek
and shiny like seals The beach
curved in great sweeping crescent
toward the Fort, Sand bathers dotted
it, some half buried in sand, some hid
den behind parGsols. And everywhere
like elves of the dunes were dancing,
romping Riddles.
Rawlston felt his first serious emo
ton then and there. All at once. as
she said that in the casual, half shy
| tone, he knew that he would do any
| thing under heaven to keen Charnn