Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-06-29

The Reverend Walter wainwright
paused in the midst of his sermon,
while unmistakabIe annoyance crossed
his face. There was the girl again; the
carefree creature. who seemed 10 have
faculty OF bringing To naught his
finest efforts.
Now. when he. was preaching with
telling earnestness upon the beauty
of humility. she fitted like some
dainty butterfly into his gloomy
church edifice. attracting not only the
attention OF the women of his CON
gregation, but the sneaking admiring
attention of the men as well.
The serious gaze OF her clear blue
eyes atoned penitently. for the ire
pressible smile Of her lips. Since his
arrival in the decidedly rustic township.
Walter wainwright had been both
tainted aud angered by the girls dis
tracing power.
the church with her presence, atten-
ton was drawn from him and his
subject inevitably.
She was an illustrator. he had heard.
growing steadily into assured success.
and she rented the Browlee house
furnished for the summer; liv.
ing there with an old woman for
housekeeper. To the evaporation Of
the village women. Miss Isabelle
appeared 10 spend her time with the
responsibility OF q child. seeking only
holiday pleasure, making tea parties
I'm her beautiful old garden. for chill
dren about who rebelliously adored
her. or tramping idly through the
woods. a great box OF candy and
magazine under each arm. "Ought TO
20 in an talk to her" Hilltown advised,
sit might do her good"
Walter Wainrlght's first visit was not
encouraging. The Illustrator served
tea on the lawn. and they were waited
upon by the housekeeper who famil-
fairly called her mistress "Izzie." The
artist wore a diaphanOus dress that
enveloped her Ike a rose colored
cloud. and she nslSed him ingeniously
n she might use his face for a maya
zine illustration az which she was
working. The following offense Of the
Sunday morning entry which caused
him 20 pause. and lose for a moment
the thread Of his sermon. was Isa-
bellies browning fault OF all. For she
was wearing a pair Of pale blue boots,
ms she came down the stald aisle.
Blue KID shoes. suitable surroundings
may be very pretty. but, pale blue
shoes among the plain serviceably
shod folk Of Hillst9wn. were an &C.
centricity and a foOlishness.
The pastor greeted her coldly upon
her departure. His disapproval with
himself was greater. that as days fol-
lowed. Ne allowed the girls image TO
haunt him.
"She'l have you eating out Of her
hand yet too" his own privileged
bousekeeper remarked. Walter Vain
light turned uncomfortably away.
"Blue Shoes" the women now
dubbed her sarcastically.
little blue Shoes" Walter Vain
right tenderly thought OF her-and
sighed. Why was she so perverse. this
nnconcened stranger?
Reckon" his hOusekeeper went on,
syOu know that the artist woman
Aas been sick. Dock Walton stops
there two or three times a day. which
Amt no more however" she added,
"than he's been stOppin' ever since
she came. You'd think a man of his
sense would look other where's for
wife-but you never can TELL looks,
get EN-" Walter wainwright hurriedly
went TO call lie felt il his imperative
duty. A girl of fifteen or so sat
prOpped I'm an invalid chair. her dark
eyes cleaned beneath short black hair.
The crippled girl pointed invitingly to
a chair.
Il am Izzie's protegee. she ex-
claimed. that's what she calls me.
/ live with her and she does every
thing for me and keeps me happy. All
the time. IZzie loves to make people
happy-sometimes the girls eyes
shone. II try 10 make her happy too.
Surprises, you know. Gabby-thats
what l call the hOusekeepeT, buys
pretty tuile and net for ine-qulte
secretly-and l sew them into
dresses for lizzie. She's so little. it's
no trouble at all-and Gabby helps.
can just sing-I feel so happy when
lizzie wears them. You see. that's the
only way I'll ever be able to enjoy
pretty things Last week-Td embroi-
dered linen for the doctors table and
he paid me for il. and sent away
and bought a pair OF blue shoes for
lizzie. All my life I'd wanted TO wear
blue shoes-isn't that funnyT More
than ever / think after father pushed
me down the tenement stairs and
broke my hip. Father was drunk
Them couldn't use my feet 10 walk
any more. when lizzie saw the blue
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