Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-01-27

| ndsiy--glad of their chance 10 re-
deem the name and blood. One had
| fallen among the first and farthest
forward; there remained TO her only
this heart-breaking wreck.
Notwithstanding tragedy-yet VIII
ron held fast to hope. 1t grew with
the morning Marin was almost bois-
ferrous in spirits. you promised me
Wild Strawberries. he said gayly af-
| ter breakfast. Unless you make
good--well. awful things may happen
| TO YOU"
The berries gemAed the grass OF
natural meadow n mile or more from
camp, but the tramp did not tire Mar
| rim. He flung himself down beside the
| first ruby cluster he spied, shouting
| like a boy and examining his mouth
| with fruit
Then twenty yards of up rose
slim figure, beautiful-yet Wilton
started at sight as though ii were a
| ghost. No ghost but a living likeness
| Of Anna Delna, in pose, features col
| oriug. How would Marin bear
sight OF it? Wilton watched him with
a wildly humping heart, as he sprang
| erect and made three PAGES toward
| the stranger, his face illumined. his
hands outstretched Suddenly they
fell lifelessly-he began to stammer
! excuses. The girl nodded comprehen-
sion. stepped forward and offered him
| her hand, saying $50 glad TO happen
on you so early--we are camping, too
| mother aud THE milk boy told
| us there was soldier-gentleman
Just come Welcome 10 the pine
woods. No better place in the world
! TO forget-things better-forgotten."
"You are right, indeed" Wilton
| said, approaching. Inside of five min
utes he had placed himself and Mar
rim, and found out that the girl An
mas double, was Mary Provost, her
| cousin.
Three days later he said to her
| aside: You must realize the sltua-
tion--do you realize the danger of
| III"
ITO him, you meany Mary flung
back, her head high. "You-you
can't think | would be so heartless as
! to-hurt him? | felt like numbering
| Anna when she told me-that is why
I--oh. never mind. Maybe if | can
make him content until nature saves
him-what l am doing will be justi-
| fed"
ut needs no justifying." Wilton
said, lifting her hand reyerently to
his fps "Unconsciously Billy is be-
| ginning to love you--helped ny the
sense that it Is deadly wrong. This is
in his CLEANS of normality-they grow
steadily. Encourage him to form II
! habit of loving you--lf you want to
save him from worse than death"
II have loved him-always," she
i said under breath "He did not dream
| it-but that made no difference. | was
81 much younger he hardly noticed
| me you saw he met me as total
st anger"
you are-his good angel" Wilton
interrupted "IIe is indeed fortunate
| " HdNt Nhul ihNt Nbhtu " MS lhVNh-
er's idolatry."
Time ambled withal there in the
pine woods. Marin ceased to talk of
Anna--he even yeered away from the
subject when Wilton daringly men
toned her. One night he sat smoking
until almost dawn, yet reused from
| short sleep, cleareyed and smiling, to
say to Wilton; TAKE me back--I
must straighten things with Anna. She
win understand when / tell her about
| Mary-but until am free"
'You We're free before we came
here" Winton interrupted, running on
into sketchy explanation. Marin
listened intently-then gave a joyous
shout and set off running. Wilton had
no need to ask why. He knew the
| goal-Mary Provost, the good angel