The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-16
returning to memory of her express

returning to memory of her express
sive face.
Nonsense !" he flashed out, as a.
momentary emotion Of tenderness over
came him. answering to the mental ne,
cation against the merest suggestion,
that his desire was to meet again the
compelling glance Of those sympathetic
eyes.
He had planned to return to the city
on the noon train, but he dallied.I
"Why?" he challenged himself, almost
irritably, and he flushed at meeting
Martyrs incidentally. He devoted half
an hour to questioning him about this
interesting Miss Revere.
Ruyter learned that she was an or
phan who had been left a comfortable
fortune, and who, with two old serv-
ants, continued to live in the old Re-
we're home.
"She has changed a good deal since
the estate was settled" related Mar
tyns, "and I often wonder if she is
going to retrograde into one Of those
careful, systematic old maids who
scrimp and save, infected with dread
Of old age and poverty. At all events,
once the queen of our social set, she
now very rarely attends its functions,
and once the mold and model of femi-
nine fashion, Miss Revere goes-well,
not shabby, but mediocre as to the at
tire she can wear so tastefully."
Philip Ruyter stayed at Waltham
week-two, three. He had become
more fully acquainted with Miss Re
we're, and during his calls upon her
real or affected interest in the SUI
perb collection Of antiques which her
father had left presented an excuse
for many friendly chat. This young
man Of wealth and culture, who was
social lion and the idol of many a
manageable belle, confessed himself
deeply, irretrievably in love with the
reserved mysterious girl whose influ-
ence had brought new throng of new
and delightful emotions into his life
of ennui.
Twice. he had seen her, deeply
yelled, take the evening train for the
county seat. He could not ask her
as to her mission, but the mystery of
the same irritated him. On a third
occasion he was impelled to an I'M
manly action. He took seat in an
other car and followed her when she
left the train at the next town. Miss
Revere, with brisk step and a bust
nesslike way, walked several squares,
disappeared up the stairway Of a public
building and entered an Office bearing
on the door the name, 'Phineas Ward,
Attorney"
81 must know!" declared Ruyter de-
terminedly under his breath, as after
a lapse Of half an hour Miss Revere
FASTENED again to the depot. He re-
Elected, jealous suspicious haunted his
mind. He decided, and entered the
office the object of his love had just
left. 1t was to face serious-faced
old man, undoubtedly Mr.. Phineas
Ward. For a moment Ruyter was at
a loss how to begin. Then something
kindly in the eye Of the august old
man impelled him to tell who he was
and the interest that he had in the
lawyers client.
And Mr.. Phineas Ward, recalling his
own early days of love, soothed and en-
couraged him. He told of discarded
brother of Iola's father, aged, poor,
with large family, in debt and feeble.
With him lola was dividing her in
come, and there was the secret of her
mysterious visits and her inability to
maintain the style of living she had
discarded.
'I have come to tell you that am
going away" said Ruyter to lola the
next morning. 81 have brought you
a little gift" and he extended a small
cut-glass phial, exquisitely nodded and
filled with an emerald-hued liquid.
"What a beautiful perfume" spoke
lola, as she delicately passed the phial
above her lips.
"Do you know what it ISL" inquired
Ruyter.
eyes," answered lola, at is white
violet"
"And do you know what that signi-
fies?" he pressed, coming nearer to
her. "It is self-denial, Miss Revere;
you are more worthy Of the token than
any person I ever knew, and with the
tribute I offer you my lifetime love-"
And she quivered, but infinitely con-
tent as she murmured the words that
told Phillip Ruyter that his love was
returned.