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LAURA JEAN LIBBEY PLEASE REMEMBER that Laura Jean Libbey 4 writes EXCLUSIVELY for The Fireside Companion, in which
H paper ALL her NEW stories will appear.
h WER OLD STORIES
S ONLY.
A JOURNAL OF INSTRUCTIVE AND ENTERTAINING LITERATURE.
Vol. XLIX.
. ‘Tae Frozen ne Waret.
Tue frozen trot ot the mill-race
The = of the stream with an
ai
hh
va ihe “Deby wheel of the old
mill hangs,
‘White-bearded to the teeth.
Hushed is the voice that was wont
to send
‘Through the woods its deep, melo-
jous roar,
And the brook beneath is tranced
and still,
As if it would wake no more,
And the miller's cottage above the
mill
- Is silent, too, these wintery days,
Since the sweet girl-beauty, its ower
id
and pride,
In the distant city stays,
For thither ber opulent cousins take
ovr con try bird ere the last
‘That her pure youne beauty with
health and
May freshen their stupid halls,
. But like a bird in a gilded cage,
‘know that she pines for the melt
‘That stall wenn the volee of the
old miill-wheel
‘Through ail the woodland ways, *
aaste, hte ° forint on the swal-
ows! w
From emerald de and South Sea
shore,
And snap the chains of river and race,
And let the mill-wheel roar.
‘That over the land, by tower and
re the tne ty that sits by the
ts st aan a like a passion-
tocat ont woot ica tome.”
‘The forests will flush into leaf as she
comes,
And the glad streams shout as she
passes them o'er,
‘Till the raptorous voice of her fresh
young sou)
Ismixed with the mill-whee!’s roar,
oe
‘Tas Swrerest, Tenverxst Story Eye
thor “ indsome Lover,”
Athena Leg Sunec Lave Te
Little Hosebud's Lovers,” * That Pre
‘This story was commenced in No,
CHAPTER XV.
“(7HERE SHOULD BE ONLY PERFECT TRUST AND
CONFIDENCE BETWEEN BETROTHED LOVERS,”
“Waar a pity?” sighed Iris, and her hand crept
Ad into his. The gloomy look deepened
lieve that there is a true mate for
each be Teatt, rene he bsked, ppnddenty.
“I might better asl ie you th at aa ee she at ane
ered, evasively. "You are eu
Fr, erm heart that ia the wale Wor Jour
think there auch a thing aa making 8
mi ot oven rave & matter?” he asked,
basicity, “and that th ee we who ho aisoove
ray
wong path. Do Fou tot bel tellers That there abot
it ard a love between those w!
Bhd that where there fs a Tack ot the te » should
i Teach "yo his or ber own
**fns droop or feats bat oro she wold reply—
horde that. &p prung to her lipe=an
noyances folagted rh
ce Imprecation, ‘was grount
teott
Hepat Pra dicciy in the path before them, stood
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Had sho been standing there long? If 60, the
fad,
must have heard overy word that had been
had heard, and every word had cut to
her ea rite the Chap f point of a sro rd.
'y who
roth Wy “Glama’ a
ie mae h if be-
Heve that Ker suplelons wei mndless,
you been eavesdropping?
ringing ‘to her feet, her
idly.
‘A thonsand thoughts flashed through Atice Lee's
mind in an ins
Not she was toy proad to let them realize tha
she had ovetheard the perhdy of Dorothy's Geethe
erous lover.
cried Tri
jack eyes flashing
No; better plead ignorance, until she bad time to
ink’ over the matter, for Dorothy's sake, if not
for her own.
“Thave but just turned the bend in the road,"
she replied, withaweet Billsh dignity, * Xone ques.
Mies Vincent, ie I
tlon,
have
ne ° ‘ ans ner i Th tht
lit you always do Bappen around ust wh
people least expect sou, Allee Lees" Tus FOR
“1 hope my old friends mt always, dnd my
Praagnes welcome,” returned
a Ken-
ly conversing
Spon the salient pointe of We finished
Head yenontey igo auld carote, hear ft I
all be pl over J, noe with you, and
seansowe opinton eaaniin it?
iT tear it-would not bert you, for T am
‘of a ovel reater, aod undead very little
of plete and ‘plotting.
Was this a quiet drive at Heat doth thought as
they looked up instantly.
ut the soft, gray eyes of Wis Lee looked inno-
cently enougl from one met 4 ot
med in no aes of, 62d Tris felt
ett io second time thre afterndon het tied.
fet Handsome 3 Ren 0 be broken
mien | henocto th
ihe won't stand by her poor ift-
tle blind friend, who needed her aid In this terrible
hour more than she woulu ever know, God help
er!
“Althongh long silences feil between the trio, still
Alice lingered, chatting so Jnnocentiy, that, they
could not find it in their hearts
with her: and they could et bring themnselves €0
believe that she had a purrote in her guileless ac-
ne
Was nothing for it but to walk homew:
ri hers but they dla not ask ber ia when They
ached the gates of Gra Ny Gabe. snd ee Alico yt
| Bo exenss se 0 co and warn Ter,
rut was ot Taso,
Mrs. Kemp and t) of t ranta
rereon the } Perch, co that there was hooppestin ity,
exchange bi out
her and
gether, as he had prot
She paused Sudleuly and looked up archly Suto
‘i
weave autumn ieaves. fo
about the autumn-leat mystery?” she ex-
You huow you were to tel] me ail about
“ Do sou promise not to be angry with me, Iris?”
he some in bis deep, musical raion “Yoo
know I caa bot help old atages eI do not make
ther
mW ‘hy should I be angry?" she exclaimed, having
a rather faint idea of what was coming
“Well, then,” eaid Kendal, fixing his dark ©
full upod her, * it is said that the youth, ‘and maiden
who twine the ruby and goldon leaves together are
Intended for each other. There, aro you so very
arm with a Ute ery, aud fed
conned 2 7
previpi fatal |
Hie walked on slowly the great ball and
Into thelibrary, He Teen Set yFould be watting
for him, and he did not feel equal to the ondeal of
mecting her just the
He wanted » "mont to think, Te felt {hat be
he
Which way saul ‘he tora? He was Seatog
face to face with the terrible trath now, that be
loved ris Vincent matiy- loved her better than his
wen Life, the betrothed of another,
But with that knowledge ec auotler Iris
could be nothing to him, for
igh to ait downvand lope the
ace. Ile realized that it he should
marry Iris on the spur of the moment, ould
.
luxuries of life—these he could not
there would be reproaches from the
ouls erates for
‘rant diamonds snd silks, and all the
other feminine extravagances to tbe
Of olter women, and‘he was only © strurgiog
doctor, who would have to Seht a Naudtoband
battle ‘with grim ys. Aud sitting there ia
3 arretain before the glowlog g erate where he
flung himeelf, he pictared a life of poverty
ad ont Before him if he defied the
ips that now
fe
that would spre:
world for love's sake
lingy office: @ w at, and trousers shiny
fhe ieees a cee-Le with a meardelge aa
mpt beard, a last season’s bat, aud huuger gnaw-
© Picture filed him with the most abject
Was stslish and fastidious to a fav
er,
ot je
m him; buthe awallowed the bitter draught
of having to endure her i pt i
that sho ae Deira, tm all probability, 10 m cool
million a of money, and mon js Sdol all
his ite lon
Tenald not extet without ie
was ne of the Kind rho could face the
world maufaliy and enateh from i ty eases 6
The aweat of hs brow No, he could Hot give Wp
this dream of wealth that was y aimiost as mach as
life
lo him.
Io he err midet of hs revere a light step cost,
edu brary, but he did not bear it, Ie w
Dorothy.
“What were you thivking of,
Harry?” sbe
He was equal to the occaston,
“Of mhat or whom should 7
be thinking bat yourself, Doro-
thy?” he replied.
“It could not have been a very ~
I fear, for you
she laughed me
Thave hei ard of ti bul mat thought
the yore rai rater misplaced.”
true end Dracticaie ”
“Where is Irist” she asked,
suddenly,
“Tam sure I do not know,” be
“answered, trying to speak ‘care-
ess!
ey want to pave a real long
talk: wi
ST fuave ear thot thee should
be nothing bat the tm
dence between engaged lovere,
Shall mot be be orth a
“08
start
iz mathe uit for he Shad
8 faint Intuition of what was com-
,? she whispered, “1
ant gou to tal meni true
what they aro all saying—that you
have ceased to J
“alls
as steht rustle in the
door-way, and glancing a
with a
w Iris Vincent
‘heres looking on the
a ful
the wonis he would
ave answered died away une
said on his sips.
CHAPTER XVI...
about.
wld not enter the room thats
she was just dying to oow phat
thers were sa: Kendal sat
rita before the glows
tile Dorothy Enelt on
But tha Flavee of Irie hed
ed fatal to "Kendal’s peace of
mind, and the hopo swept over Dia prot tae she
Beh not think that ho was lov
His silence cx perplex se it beeline ns feet.
«1 tty to picture what our fature life will bo to:
gether, Harry,” she murmured,
“Don't fet us talk about 1!” be exclaimed, im. -
patient
“But Tlike to,” she insisted. “It ts my constant
thonght by Might end by day. And, obr-T shail try
tomake sousohapny. iteasot ee aie
skery day, i you like. and L rear a litle
Iny face, that no on as they
Daseus ety Sha ssc ee i "inde art T shat try
to be 80 Wise, he
irbjects row ov ve Jou will not be sebaused
of me, wily yon, 1 .
Ting with wit hie sag ‘ness pitiful to bebold.
“TI do wish, Dorothy, that you Would cease your
harping ft the fame vid rubjectt” he cried, Wor-
iF. “ oy 7
aney whispered Dorothy, half under
her breath, Whyy Lala pot know that re could
ay snythiog to thdse we Jove which could m
Lied St te, because I thought
- aa eouls with but a ge ton
‘Two bearts that beat as
It goems, Harrs,ae thoogh we bad so Ite time to
tall with cack “other now. "And, ob! bow
those little chate we used to have together; don't
yon?”
“You talk like a child, Dorothy," he erfed, “Do
dancing atten
‘0; I bave ceased to expeot that,”” marmured
girl choline back a tobe eepocialy ately
hope,” he cried, that you are not getting to
be. enol those exacting jealous -
ifm man is not at thelr side every ry mowent? Feoud
never endnte that!"
With a sudden impute, Dorothy threw her arms
abont his neck aud nestid her snow-white cheek
aeaint his
“Tot me tell you the truth, Biarer,” sho bis
“Lam ying not to be! ealo as hard as
ican; but, oht th ma sucha eects
art
pered.
ver i 800
tetieon Ne sath Intston my be
sting anged
now that ube taked the salve fince by your sate
that 1 wag wont to take, can sou wonder tbat my
hhege throbs with a slow, duil pain?
Women munity. everything
harshly." T eupese you. becrudse a
ment's comfort wiore. another ‘young gel Is cous
cerned, because FoR can ot participate ia it.”
{LAURA JEAN LIBBEY
