The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-05

Eustace had been away Tor q week.
experimenting the construction OF a
clubhouse at a distance. and showed
up at his office to be greeted with 3
good business welcome from his man.
ager
=. "Quite an order. Mr.. Lee" he said,
briskly They are going to build on
the old Marsh lot"
Who are they" inquired Eustace,
his pulses ever quickening at any al
fusion to the spot where he had first
met Elaine.
''Bless me If / know A city lawyer
has the matter in charge. He has
carte blanche as to expenditure, he
represents. He was a hard customer
to suit"
How 500" inquired Eustace with
suppressed but vital interest.
Made me 20 over all our plans Just
by chance | happened to unroll that
special one you always said would II
me kind of place you would build If
you ever got that far. told him about
it. He seemed to take it as an evil
dence that il must be ideal If IL repre-
scented your artistic ideas, lugged 1t
away to the city to show his client and
was back promptly. Build it, was his
simple order. Let Mr. Lee give ii spe-
went to the bank and deposited the
entire amount of the cost estimate"
Many a time in a task that went on,
as in dream life, Eustace Lee won
dered If coincidence, fate, we're at
work that the home he had blocked out
in fancy. always with Elaine as it's
queen, should have been ordered for
the beloved spot so dear to him. Could
it be that any of the Marsh family de-
signed to return TO the town? He
dreamed, he marveled, he hoped.
A great deep longing was in his
| heart as one evening he stood before
the new structure, all finished Even
the grounds had been renovated.
| There, too, were the two trees, sur
rounded by pretty parterre of flow
ers. Almost the tears came to his
eyes, for all this appeared as the full
fIlment Of the fondest dream of his
! life.
The lawyer in the city was notified
of the completion of the house. Then
there came a telegram to the office.
The owner of the new home would be
down on the evening train and would
| meet Mr.. Lee on the grounds TO take
| possession.
| 1t was a beautiful moonlit evening
as Eustace walked from his home in
the direction OF the new villa. His
occupied his mind. it so reminded him
f, of his lost love. The beautiful struc-
ture and lovely grounds were irradi'
ated with liquid light that lent a
dreamy effect to the scene. Eustace
expected that the lawyer and his client
would be about the porch, but found
them not.
Then suddenly he gave great start
and stared weirdly in the direction OF
the two trees. He strained his vision
to view a female figure standing di
rectly beneath their branches. 1t was
quiescent, statue-like, yet it seemed
to exercise some indefinable influence
that drew him towards the spot Slow
ly he advanced, nearer and nearer he
approached girlish form robed il
white, statue-like in pose; but true
blue eyes and longing smile showed
forth from the lovely face.
"Elaine," he cried in a gasp, and al
most reeled where he stood.
She put forth both hands. He wa:
all a-tremble as he inclosed them il
his own She transfiXed his gaze
Thus in silence. rapturous, intense
they stood for some moments.
"You-you have returned he man
aged to utter. incoherenly, at last.
LAS you see,' responded the swee
tranquil tones of yore.
"And-alone?'
Her glance fell, as her face sad
J dened. A tear stole down her cheek
"My father died six months ago,
she said
"And-and others?' he questioned
stumblingly. breatblessly.
mere are NO oJHelS, ISSpoHuS'
Elaine. There was only you. Througl
all the years | wondered if you re
membered our pledge. | came to tn
city and found-and found"
THAT you alone filled my heart?
cried Eustace. "Oh. my cherishe
love, Can you not understand that
and, true to the end, had you passe
by, my heart would CULVER under you
, feet had il lain for a century dead!
; She turned towards the beautiful
house. her face radiant IN the whit
, pure moonlight. She drew closer
> closer into his sheltering arms. as sh
!. murmured rapturously:
Your home-minei"
| l,fk hA lnke