Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-02-12
CHAPTER VIIl-Continued.

so YOU see" added the child, II am
sodtE I'm not like other girls that's
ut papas and mammals. Course 1
moved that before, but it didn't
asn-seem so hard as it does now"
hs confessed with a sob.
Nv dear! my dearl" cried Miss
Amanda, dropping on her knees beside
he little girl, don't talk sol I know
uu uncle must love you"
'0h, Miss MandyP gasped Carolyn
Nay don't you s'pose he loves other
h5s, tool You knOw-fOlks he'd be-
En to love ever so long agO?"
The WOman's smooth cheeks burned
Eiianly and she stood up.
I'm most sure he'd never stop low
Ing person if he'd once begun to
Ne EN-" said Carolyn May, with a
hgh opinion Of the faithfulness of
Clde JOe's character.
you want to know If your Uncle
Toe loves yOu?" she asked Carolyn
LAY at last. "DO your"
Oh, dor cried the little girl.
Then ask him." advised Miss
Amanda. "ThatS the only way to do
Sih Joe Stage, if you want to get
THE truth. Out with it, square, and
sk him"
Twill do it." Carolyn May said Sc
.1USly.
After the child had gone the woman
vent back into the little cottage and
PEI eountenance did not wear the fare
vel smile that Carolyn May had
lMEed back to see.
tripping at her heart was the old
'l she had suffered years before and
ue conflict that had scared her mind
long ago was reused again.
w. Joel Oh, Joe! How could
PU' she moaned, rocking herself to
~ no. How could youT
llat very night the first snow furry
as season drove against the west
'~lOW paneS of the big kitchen at the
-ss homestead. It was at supper
ueclare fort" said Mr.. Stage, 'I
NY ~ winters onto us, Aunty Rose"
ANS snow did not amount to much;
'as little more than a boar frost, as
T., ''asg said. This might be, how
n, u'e last chance for a Sunday
~ u the woods for some time and
''n May did not propose to miss
W =. nis day she earnestly desired
-. ~ MN off by himself, for her
h. h, .S was hlled with a great purpose.
p,s,. .s.y mat they must come to an
" this particular occasion uncra
-
E,soS ~ vb uo"1 upon the log by the
!, c SneFe Miss Amanda had once
SrIOlyn May stood before him.
|, - 49,. Just a charity orphan? Didn't
h, '1 "a, leave any money a-taH for
49, D1u you take me just out of
spl
sals. saSped the hardware
b. wish you'd answer me. Uncle
a.. " VA on Carolyn May with a
]os,. sDoSt to keep from CRYING,
,%ePh Stagg was too blunt q n rnS.
.EsssiooS see his way to lodging the
b. r'2 nv. Wen, I'll tell you. car,lyD
s a,t 'I !. isn't much left. and that's
saosb, = y isn't your fathers fault He
]. Is bs Ire ,rsIe was plenty. But a busi-
u t5 h Invested I.,t in got into bad hands
Is ts In r'le nest egg he'd laid I'D for or
~ was lost"
b P,,.o59 4 I am just charity. And
III spos, whispered CAROLYN Nav.
-, P sgSe We could go to the moor.
. do, r'l - and ne; but they mayn't
Cp ss 4ere' You're real nice to
hail. s Joe; but Prince and me-
Il p31 ' ss a nuisance to you.@ ''
slsacssu sta stared at her for a moment
,sss ~. but the flush that : DYED teif his
b AMY! you like it any more here
aao5s5 Rose and-and me?" he
rs sSs. !. only--only. Uncle Jos :
b@spp53 70 stay, if we're a nuisance san,
apst Id NE don't want to sfav f.