Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-11-13


him and kissed him.
Look out for that tin earl"
ooh, you great big, loyal. true
hearted man! Open that door and
let me get out to the terrace. I want
to sing, sing!"
HE said he was gcing to Mts&a IN
the morning"
She danced to the door and was
gone.
Moral" he called, inapaaently. He
listened In vain for the sound OF her
return. We'll. I'll take the count when
it comes to guessing what woEnaa's
going to do. III go out and saHare
up with the old girl Wonder how this
news will harness UP with her social
bug?"
CourtiaR<lt got Into his compartment
at Varenna. He had tipped the guard
literally not to open the door for any
one else, unless the train was crowded.
AS the shrill blast Of the conductors
horn sounded the warning Of "all
aboard" the door opened and heavily
welded woman got in hurriedly. The
train began to move Instantly. The
guard slammed the door and fatched
1t. Conrtlandt sighed: the futilfty OF
trusting these Italians, Of trying to
buy their loyalty! The woman was
without any luggage whatever, not
even the usual magazine. She was
dressed in brown, her hat was brown,
her veil, her gloves, her shoes. But
whether she was young or old was
beyond his deduction. He opened hss
Corriere and held it before his eyes;
but he found reading impossible. The
newspaper finally slipped from hfs
hands to the floor, where It swayed
and rustled unnoticed. He was star
ing at the promontory across Leeco.
the green and restfsl hill, the little
earthly paradise cut Of which he had
been uniustly cast. He couldn't under
stand. He had lived e3eanly and de-
Gently: he lad wronged no man or
woman, nor himself. And yet, through
some evil twist Of fate, he had lost
all there was in life worth having
| The train lurched around shoulder
| of the mountain. He leaned against
| the window. In a moment more the
villa was gone.
What was it? He felt irreststibiy
drawn. Without intending to do SO
in brown. Her hand went to the Vel
and swept it aside. Nora was as fuN
| of romance as q child She could
have stopped him before he made the
boat, but she wanted to be alone with
| him.
Moral"
She flung herself on her knees In
front of him. II am a wreteh!" she
said.
| He could oaly repeat her name.
IT am net worth my salt. All. why
did you run away? Why did you NO
pursue nae, importune nae until
wearied? perhaps gladly
There were times when would have
opened my arms had you been the
| worst gcoundrel In the world insteas
OF the dearest lover. the patientest
All, can you forgive me?"
Forgive you, Nora" He was
numb.
II am a miserable wretch! doubt
ed you. /! When all I had to do wa!
to recall the way people misrepresent
ed things I had done! I sent bael
your letters and read and re
read the old blue ones. Don't yo'
remember how you used to write then
on blue paper? Flora ted MT
everything. It was only because sh
hated me, not that she cared anythinj
about you. She told nae that High
at the ball. She was at the bottom
of the abduction When you kisse'
me didn't you know that
kissed you back. Edward, | am mise'
able wretch, but l shall follow yo'
wherever you go, and haven't ever
| a vanity box in nay handbag" Their
were tears in her eyes. Say that
am a wretch"
He drew her up beside him. Hi
arms closed around her SO hungriiy
SO strongly, that she gasped little
He looked into her eyes; his glanc
travelled here and there over her face
searching for the familiar dimple a
one corner of her mouth.
Moral" he whispered.
kiss mel"
And then the train came to q stand
jerkiiy. They fell back against tn
! cushions.
"Lecco!" cried the guard throug
the window.
They laughed like children.
II brihed him." she said gady. IAN
now
Yes, and now?" eagerly, IL still b
: wildered.
Let's go back!"
THE END.
Forehanded Beetles.
Several farmers were sitting aroun