The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
LOVE MIRACLE
BY AUGUSTUS C. SHERWIN

Copyright, 1920. Western Newspaper Union)
She was q blooming widow of thirty
five and looked ten years younger. When
she appeared at the home of her clos
est friend, Mrs. Ross Ewing, at Tx
moor, the latter truthfully told her
that she seemed as far from wrinkles
as when she had first known her in
glrlhood.
you certainly must have discovered
! the fountain of youth, Laurette,' IA
miliarly observed Mrs. Ewing -Four
years widow, and many girl of eight
cen would envy your dazzling beauty.
! What Is the secret Of your growing
| charm?'
Love" softly and with a certain
degree of shyness whispered Laurette
| Winthrop. She blushed, but soon re-
! gained the poise that ever distinguish
| ed her as a woman not afraid of tell
ing the truth and entirely devoid Of
any silly affectatlon. "And why not
my dear? 1t was quite homemade
match-my marriage with poor dear
| Alvln-one of convenience brought
about by our respective families. He
was an honest, good natured, kindly
! fellow, who INDUCED all my whlms and
whom / thought enough of to respect
and never quarrel with. We got along
nicely, without any gush or pretense,
and when he died | missed him more
| than ! can tell. But that Is all
past now. There have been four lone
| ly years. Two years ago | met man
| | shall never forget, nor he me, l truly
| believe. There came illness for him
and he became changed man. we
drlfted apart because he became per-
feet hypochondriac in his ailment-
lost all interest in life, sank into
hermltllke mood and sent me word
| that as a broken man he could have
no hopes that our pleasant friendship
could continue"
"And you still love hlmW
II can help hlm-that is why | come
to you. His physician says he needs
| someone to rouse him from his lethar-
gy. While he has grown thin and
pale and ambitlonless, his doctor says
half of his lndIsposltlon Is imagination,
pure and simple"
"Who is he, Laurette?'
Ills name Is Irwin Throop."
"Why 1t cannot be he who last
week took the Morton place near the
| lake."
1.-THE same" replied Laurette. "And
therefore | have come to you, who are
revivlfying force wherever you ex-
ert your influence. You rule unques-
toned I'm Exmoor here. What you
promulgate Is law, with ready aids at
command to carry out what you de-
sign. You can bring irwin Throop
| out of his dark mood, you can help me
lead him back TO the love for me
which has changed to his morbid fear
for himself"
Mrs. Ewing looked startled, puzzled
and essentially lnquisitiye. you See"
! continued Laurette, ut Paxton Mr.
Throop was coddled, sympnthlzed with
and made TO believe that he was in
dying condition. The doctor insist
ed that he must get a change, 1t took
him no further than locating here. IL
the same system of tactics is kept up,
II win do him no good. Through your
wise womanly ways he should be a
ready subject. This Is what | have
thought out" and Laurette confidential
ly impaired TO her closest friend just
what she had thought out.
Il am going back to Paxton" said
Laurette. II can hardly stay here to
have his relatives say that | am chas-
ing him down.
But l can invite you here, after
awhile"
YES, when you have rescued the
invalid from his gloom and melan.
choly."