Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-08-26

He'en laughed. You couldpt 49,,
bly, have said charming nstoa pYSSi,
uriqne." 1t was always sonro. u
great amusement to her that nh, g.. VI
was SO ayerse to paying comnlir,. ~
She delighted in trying to droa o. 'u''
casional one from him. - 'c-
So it happened that Helen Tro,u
and Ned Mcleod established r, Nv
interesting and frequent news -. s'
between Glasgow and New YORK.
Fraser SAT by much amused ,.,
when the letters came to Helen fr -lu
Mcleod he was not wholly oo,-,i.
that his mind leaped al eYary
pressed thought therein 10 6pd ~.
the news service was BECOMING ~.
haps trifle more personal wit, ~ u
sailing of many ships.
He certainly detected fast-oroc.,.
interest on McLeod's part for Ho,o9
Between the lines Fraser read 81 Go
lily augmenting desire for closer W.
quaintance.
A month or two more passed ma
Mcleod sounded both Helen and Fras
er as to the ACCESSIBILITY Of his crogsia.
to New York.
That was the first real jolt that Fras.
er's calm mental state received
Why should Mcleod come across q.
Atlantic if not because he was ban+ ~
meeting Helen personally? Had ha.
letters so much power as to draw a
perfectly unknown Scot three tbousord
miles-a Scot with a most level head
and an otherwise reasonable and ss,o
outlook on life? :.
And if Mcleod and Helen met was
it not more than possible that Sprops
consequences might follow?
Fraser pondered long and darklv an
the probability of Helen and Mcleod
falling in love with one another and
the consequent loneliness thar he him.
self would be flung into; the thought
was anything but pleasant
The following day when he saw Hell.
en- he questioned her as he supposed
subtly on the position of Mcleod on
her horizon. Inwardly Helen laughed
while outwardly she blushed, and most
| becomingly she did it.
Fraser frowned darkly. Helen was
not in the habit of flushing In that Pc
culiarly becoming way nor Of hiding
the light of her eyes from his steady
gaze.
Also Fraser could not remember Hell
ems having looked SO alluring as She
did that afternoon in the soft gray
gown she was wearing.
81 like your new frock, he found
himself saying.
New" Helen laughed her amaze
ment you silly boy have worn
it a dozen times right before your
eyes"
Fraser was again set to thinking.
| What had so suddenly thrown Helen
and her wonderful loneliness and de
STABILITY in front Of his mind?
Helen knew, but she was wise
| enough to let Fraser discover some
| things in the human relations for him
self She watched his tense mood.
however, with eyes that were filled
with the pity that not only is akin to
but actually is love.
! Helen had not been constantly with
/ Fraser and known all his musings and
the very set of all his sails in the sea
of life without learning the secrets that
| prompted her to fall very swiftly and
very deeply in love with him
Try as he might, the Scot had been
unable 10 hide all the fineness Of his
character beneath that veil of reserve
and modesty.
Helen" Fraser questioned sudden
ly, chow long have you known that |
love you?"
Helen lied softly Il DIDN'T ana
don't until you tell me about it,
The telling was almost as much Oh
task to Fraser as had been some Of the
great battles he had fought through
but Helen seemed contented.
The news to Mcleod will be inter
esting next letter" Fraser said, ana
not without touch Of triumph.