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“7 he Story of Waitstill Baxter”
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Jnpyrltfht. IBIS, by " HAIL DOUGLAS WIGAN
■Late Douglas WHaln S'*
Author of “Rebecca ® Sunnybrook Farm**
, PROLOGUE.
• Strength and interest of qv
livss in the New England <
threw-quarters of a century a;
provide the framework of “7!
Story of Waitstill Baxter. " Th.
im the skeleton. The flesh an
blood of human beings, livin
and loving and moving in a worL
of their own that is a miniatur
picture of the greater world ou
aide, are also there. The star
ie a cross seotion of life as see
and described by a woman wh
has been well called "America
greatest living woman novelist
Amid the hills of New Englarn
are many men and women hi.
Waitstill and Patience Baxtt
and their father, Ivory Boyntui
and hie afflicted mother am
funny Cephas Cole, who woo
hopefully, but with smalt chanc
of success. They find their wa\
into books but seldom, for i
takes a master hand to describi
faithfully the doings of reu.
people. And that is the reasor
why "The Story of Waitsh!
Baxter" has won highest praisi
from critics who know a gooi
book wbtr they .ice one.
(Continued Prom Yesterday.)
Climbing Siui< ..... v..in like cllmlilii
the hill of her dreams; life anil Inn
beckoned to her across the auuivi
slopes.
At rest about Patty's future, though
troubled as to ber sorry plight at tin
moment, she was conscious chiefly ot
her newborn freedom. She reveled in
the keen air that tingled against het
choek and drew In fresh hope with ev
«ry breath. As she trod the shining
pathway she was full of expectancy,
her eyes dancing, ber heart as buoyant
as ber step. Not a vestige of confusion
or uncertainty vexed her mind. She
knew Ivory for her true mate, and If
the way to him took her through dark
places It was lighted by a steadfast
beacon of love.
At the top of the hill she turned the
comer breathlessly and faced the length
of road that led to the Boynton farm
Mrs. Mason’s house was beyond, ami
oh, bow she hoped \hat Ivory would
bo at home and that she need not wail
another day to tell him all and claim
the gift she knew was hers before she
aahed It! Hhe might not have the
easne exaltation tomorrow, for non
these were ae levels tn her heart aud
aouL She had a seuse of mounting
from height to height nnd lighting
(Vos os every peak of her being. She
took no heed of the road she was tru\
dttng She was coaaclous ooly of n
wonderful Inward glow.
The house was now In sight, and n
tall figure was Issuing from the side
floor, putting mi s fur cap as tt came
out on ths steps and down the lane
Ivory waa at home, then. and. best of
•11, he was unconsciously coining to
meet her. although tliclr hearts had
been coming to meet each other, she
thought, ever since they first begun to
beat
At she nenred the liars she called
Ivory's name His hands were In the
pockets of his great coat, and ins eyes
were fixed on the ground. Somber he
was. dlstiuctly somber. It, mien nnd
gait Could she make hint smile am*
flush and glow as she was smiling sod
flushing and glowing? As he heard
ber voice he raised his head Quick ly
and uncomprebemltngly.
"Don’t come any ucarer." sne said
“until I hare told you something.”
His mind btd been so full of lict
that the sight of her lu the tlcdi
standing twenty feet awny, bewildered
him.
Bbo took a few steps nearer the
gate, near enough now for hltn to see
her rosy face framed in a blue hood
and to cstcli the brightness of ber eye>
under their lovely lushes. Ordinarily
they were cool and limpid and grave.
WaitstlU's eyes. Now a aunlieam
danced in each of them. And her lips
almost always tightly closed, ss If slit
ware bolding back ber nstursl speech
—her lips were rod and parted, aud the
aoul of her, free at last, shone through
her face, making It luminous with a
new beauty.
"I have left home for good and all."
she said "I'll tell you more of this
later on. but 1 have left my fathers
bouse with nothing to mg_ name but
How Glonouo to Feel Ivory'* Arms
About Har.
the clothes I stand In. I am going to
look for work lu the mills tomorrow,
hut I stopped here to say that I'm
ready to marry you whenever you
want me-if you do want me.”
Ivory was bewildered, indeed, but
not so much so that he failed to ap
prehend and Instantly, too, the renl
significance of this speech. He took a
couple of long strides, and before
Waitstill hud any Idea of his Intentions
he vaultisl over the bars and gathered
her in his arms.
"Never shall you go to the mills.
Never shall you leave my sight for a
single hour again, my one woman in
all the world. Come to me to he
loved and treasured all your life long
I’ve worstiiped you ever since 1 was tt
boy. I've kept tny heart swept and
garntshfMl for you and no other, hoplug
I might win you at last."
How glorious to hear nil this dell
clous poetry of love and to feel Ivory's
arms about her. making the dream
seem surer!
"Oh, how like you to shorten the
time of my waiting!" he went on. Ills
words fairly chasing one another in
their eagerness to lie spoken “How
like yon to count on me. to guess inj
hunger for your love, to realize the
chains that held tne hack and break
them yourself with your own dear, wo
manly hands! How like you. oh, won
derful Waitstill!”
Ivory went on murmuring phrases
that had boon lying in his heart unsaid
for years, scarcely conscious of what
he was saying, realizing only that the
miracle of miracles had happened.
Waitstill. for her part, was almost
dumb wttli joy to be lying so close to
his heart that she could hear It beat
ing. to feel the passionate tenderness
of his embrace and his kiss failing
upou her hair.
"1 did not know a girl could be so
happy!" sire whispered. "I've dreamed
of It, but it was nothing like this. 1
am all a-tremble with It."
Ivory held her off at arm's length for
a moment, reluctantly, grudgingly
"You took me fnlrly off my feet, dear
est." he said, "and I forgot everything
but tile one supreme fact you were tell
Ing me. Had I ls*en on guard I should
have told you that 1 am no worthy
husbaud for you. Waitstill. I haven't
enough to offer such a girl as you.”
"You're too late. Ivory! You showed
me your heart first, aud now you arc
searching your mind for bugbears to
frighten me."
"I am a ixior matt" *
"No girl could be poorer than I am.”
"After what you've endured you
ought to have rest and comfort.**
"I shall have lioth—ln you!" This
with eyes, all wet. lifted to Ivory's.
"My mother Is a great burden—a
eery dear and precious but a grievous
one."
"She needs a daughter. It la In such
things that I shall be your helpmate"
"Will not the t>oy trouble you and
add to your cares?"
"Rod? I love hlui; he shall he my
little brother,"
"What If my father were not really
dead? I think of this sometimes In
the night' What If he should wander
back, broken lu spirit, feeble lu body,
empty lu purse 7"
“I do uot couie to you free of bur
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
(lens. ~i uj,. er is deselied by aT.
I must see tli it lie is made comfort
able. He never treated me like a
daughter, but I acknowledge his
claim.’’
"Mine is such a gloomy house!"
"Will It be gloomy when I am In It?"
and Waitstill, usually so grave, laugb
id at last like a care free child.
Ivory felt himself hidden in the
beautiful shelter of the girl's love.
It was dark now, or as dark as the
night ever Is that has moonlight aud
snow, lie look Waitstill in his arms
again reverently aud laid his cheek
against her hair. "1 worship Cod as
well as I know how.” he whispered,
“worship him as the maker of this big
heaven and earth that surrounds us.
But I worship you us the maker of my
little heaven and earth, and my heart
Is saying its prayers to you at this
very moment!"
"Hush, my dear! Hush! And don't
value me too much or 1 shall lose my
head—l that have never known a
sweet word In all my life save those
that my sister bus given me. I must
tell you all about Patty now.”
“I happen to know more than you
dear. 1 met her at the bridge when I
was corning home from the woods nnd
I saw tier safely to Uncle Bart's door
I don't know why we speak of it a.
Uncle Bart's when it is really Aun
Abby's! I next met Mart, who had
fulrly flown from Bridgton on ti <
wings of love, arriving hours ahead o'
time. I managed to keep him fro:
avenging the insults heaped upon hi
bride, and he has driven to the Mill
to confide lu bis father and mother
By tills time Patty is probably the
center of the family group, charming
them nil, ns is her custom."
“Oh, 1 am so glud Mark is at home!
Now I can be at rest about I’atty
And 1 must not linger another mo
ment, for I am going to ask Mrs. Ma
aon to keep me overnight!" cried Wail
still, bethinking herself suddenly of
time and place.
"I will take you there myself nnd ex
plain everything. And the moment
I've lighted a lire in Mrs. Mason's best
bedroom and settled you there, what
do you think lam going to do? 1 shall
drive to the town clerk's house, and If
be is In bed. rout him out and have the
notice of our Intended marriage post
ed lu » public place, according to law.
Perhaps 1 shall save a day out of the
fourteen I've got to wait for my wife
‘Mills.' Indeed! 1 wonder at you. Wait
atlll! As If Mrs. Mason's house was
not far enough away, without your
speaking of 'mills.'”
“I only suggested mills In case you
did not want to marry me,” said Wait
still.
“Walk up to the door with me,” beg
ged Ivory. "The horae is all harness
ed, and Hod will slip him Into th>
sleigh tn n Jiffy.”
“Oh, Ivory, do you realize what this
menus''—and Waitstill clung to his
arm as they went up the lane together
—“that whatever sorrow, whatever
hardship comes to us neither of us will
ever huve to hear it alone again?”
"I believe 1 do realize it as few tnea
could, for never in my live nnd twenty
years have I had a human creature t<
whom 1 could pour myself out. It
whom I could really confide, with
whom I could take counsel. You can
guess what it will he to have a corn
prehendtng woman at my side. Shall
wo tell my mother? Do say 'yes;' I
believe she will understand. Rod. Rod
conic ami see who's stepping in th
door this very minute!"
Rodranu was up In hts bedroom, at
tiring himself elaborately for sentry
duty. Hlh delight at seeing Waitstill
was perhaps slightly tempered by the
thought that flashed at once through
his mind that if she was safe he
would not be required to stand guard
in the snow for hours as he had hoped.
But this grief passed when he fully
realized WaitstlU's presence Ht the
farm at this unaccustomed hour really
meant. After he had been told he
hung about her like the child that he
was—though lie had a bit of the hero
In hlui. at bottom, too—embracing her
walet fondly and brlstllug with won
dering questions.
“Is she really going to stay with us
for always. Ivory?" he asked.
“Every day and all the days, every
night and all the nights. ‘Praise God
from whom all blessings flow!'” said
iTory, taking off his fur cap and open
ing the door of the living room. "But
we'Ve got to wait for her a whole fort
night. Rod Isn't that a ridiculous
snail of a law?”
“Patty didn't wait a fortnight "
“Patty never waited for nuythlng,"
Ivory responded, with a smile. “But
she had a good reason, nnd. alas, we
haven't, or they’ll say that we haven't
And I am very grateful to the same
dear little Patty, for when she got her
self a husband she found me a wife!”
Rodman did uot wholly understand
this, but felt that there were many
niysturloH attending the love affairs of
grownup people that were too eouipll
cated for him to grasp, and It did not
seem to he just the right moment for
questions.
Waitstill nnd Ivory went Into Mrs.
Boynton's room quietly, hand lu hand,
and when she saw Waitstill she raised
herself from her pillow and held out
her arms with a soft cry of delight
"1 haven't had yon for an long, so
long!" she said, touching tin* girl's
cheek with her frail hand.
"Yon arc going to have nie every day
now. deal " whispered Waitstill. with
a eoti In lu r voice, for she saw -i
change In the face, a new transparen
cy. a still more ethereal look than had
beep ' ' -•»
(To Be Continued Tomorrow.)
THE UN
REBELSROUfEO
Gov’t Troops Defeat 5,000 In
surgents. Refuse to Recognize
Prince William of Wied.
Vienna, Austria.—-Albanian govern
ment troops today completely routed
a force of 5,000 insurgents in the vi
cinity of Tirana, east of Durazzo, ac
cording to a despatch from the Al
banian capital. The insurgents, after
a recent victory over the government
trops, had threatened to advance on
the capital. Although the insurgents
declare themselves ready to submit to
most of the demands of the interna
tional commission in regard to the
future of Albania, they .steadfastly re
fuse to recognize Prince William of
Wied as their ruler and demand the
nomination of moslem prince. Most of
them favor Kssad Pasha, former min
ister of war, who was recently deport
ed and went to Italy.
Her Ashes to be Beside
His on Mountain's Top
Los Angeles.—ln fulfillment of her
last wish, the ashes of Mrs. Robert
Louis Stevenson will repose beside the
body of her husband on the summit of
Mount Vaca, Samoa. This was made
public here today on the authority of
Mrs. Isabel Strong, daughter of Mrs.
Stevenson*
Before tne door of the tomb will he
Inscribed the last stanza of Steven
son's verse to his wife:
“Teacher, tender comrade; wife.
"Fellow farer, true through life.
“Heart whole and soul free
"The August father gave to me.”
Mrs. Stevenson died in Santa Bar
bara several months ago. Her ashes
are now In San Francisco.
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Wear Scarlet Hats, Flag
London,—King George today re
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Booth, head of the Salvation Army,
who had been requested to go to
Buckingham Palace to give his maj
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ternational congress of Salvationists.
The king expressed hope that the
congress would be productive of great
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was a thorough admirer of the work of
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The men and wombn of the Ameri
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Stars and Stripes they carry’ on their
shoulders make them very conspicu
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PRES’T HOPEFUL IN COLORADO.
Washington.—President Wilson said
today he hsd good reason to believe
a conference would soon be effected
between warring forces in the Colo
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would make it possible at an early
date to withdrdaw the federal troops
from the state.
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LAUNDERERS OF GEORGIA
AND S. C. ARE IN SESSION
Charleston, S. C.—The eighth an
nual convention of the Launderers’
Association of the Carolinas and Geor
gia opened here this morning. Be
tween 150 and 200 visitors are ex
pected here by this afternoon. Seven
ty-five came in yesterday for the
opening of the Beach Hotel season.
The program called for a welcome by
Mayor Grace oT Charleston, and a
response by T. A. Madtin, of Atlanta,
at the first session. The convention
will continue through tomorrow.
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CANADIAN AGENCY FAILS.
London,—Formal announcement of
the suspension of The Canadian
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The concern, which also has offices
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firm of Chaplin, Milne. Grenfell a-id
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paign Tor the purchase of a controll
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way.
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THE PERKINS
MANUFACTURING
GOMPANY
This Week
at
SPETH’S
It s just a matter
of what you
will pay.
How much will
you give for what
you want here?
How about a Refrigerator?
A Lawn Mower ?
Adjustable Screens?
Oil Cooking Stove?
Table Silverware?
Coffee Percolator?
Bicycle?
Cutlery of any kind?
Mops? Pans? Kettles?
Granite, Aluminum,
W oodenware?
Garden Hose ?
Garden Implements?
If you can use any of
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What will you give?
If it’s anywhere near a
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But let's have your offer
before it f s too late.
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MONDAY. JUNE 8.