Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-07-29

distracted.
Duke ! said desperately on on
occasion; you shirk your respons
bility. You know Gretta needs look
ing after, and yet you lou nge in til
woods all day and leave the entir
charge to me. It's too bad ?
But what shall | do, motherdy
Dukes tone was really aggrieved
If | lounge in the woods all day
that's where she spends the most o
her time; so you see / can keep m,
eye on her without extra effort
And what is she doing in III,
woods all day,I should like to know?
%. she's in her hammock part Of
the time, looking like gypsy with
her red cloak
You needn't tell me how she
tdffdhf't looK So pretty fdete'd &c los.
need of watching her.
20 well l won't then. She and
Jack Bertholet find plenty to talk
about. Sometimes he reads to her.
Sometimes he paints, too-her pic.
ture, suspect-she looks like a
pic
Duke
yes, yes forgot Duke lodged
successfully as | aimed an early ap-
pie at his head. And when they're
not there, they're off meandering
around the ace-botanizing, L think
they call it. She sits down on a rock
and Jack gathers flowers and brings
them back 10 her by the hat full, and
then she presses them
Now Duke! You know that's non.
sense
Whats nonsense p
Why, that she presses them-by
the hat full
But she does. / saw her. And
she looked just like a flower herself,
sitting there
you know as well as l. inter-
rupted in my grandest tone, ignoring
the latter remark, that there is not a
herbarium in Christendom that would
hold flowers pressed by the hat full.
Nobody said there was. l didn't
mention herbariums.'
But you said she pressed them
so she did-pressed them to her
lips, and then sorted out the prettiest
and let Jack put them in her hair
'Dukei' | was exasperated. you
know this thing must be stopped
'What thing, motherdy
'Gretta's having neither eyes nor
ears for anybody but Jack
'Whew = Duke gave prolonged
whistle, and thrust his hands into
his pockets in deep meditation.
you know very well that we are
responsible in a measure for Gretta's
attachments. And what would the
Davenshires of Daveushire Square
say to a poor young artist, who daw.
dies away his time in Bohemia, with
no fortune but an attractive face and
a gentlemsnly manner?'
"A fact. motherdy! What would
they say =? But what shall do p
rush upon Jack, when / see them
coming together, and seize him while
you bear Gretta away or shall
spirit Gretta off and leave Jack to
you p
you know such ungentlemanly
conduct is uncalled for ia my Sc
verest tone. Il see it is useless to
count upon your assistance | shall
take Mr.. Bertholet to task myself
And | did, that very night. Going
out on the piazza just as the moon
was rising over the hills found Jack
there putting away at a cigar, and
nobody in sight. Now if ever
thought, and plunged boldly into my
subject at once. At first he was in.
clined to laugh the matter down /;
but when l endeavored to convince
him that il was worse than folly for
8 rising young artist, with name and
fortune yet TO win, to hope for favor
with the petted heiress of Davenshire
Square, he frankly assented to the
truth of my statement.
sBut what would you have me do?'
he asked, with the same air of in-
iured innocence that Duke invariably
assumes when / bring the truth home
to him in manner be cannot with
stand.
1T isn't what you must do; it is
what you must stop doingP l retort.
ed, holly. 1t is strange how a mans
common sense fails to do him service
in some such preplexing matters.
'O,I mustn't talk to the young lady,
you mean?' inquiringly.
you might not speak to her again
as long as we stay in Bohemia but
if you keep on looking at her as you
have been doing-as all you men do
-ysu might as we'll be talking with
your lips as your eyes.
Indeed !! You fstter,' He was
perfectly good-tempered through it
all ; and he ought to have been, for
he could see had Gretta's interest
and his own-at heart. Il am not
to look at the young lady, then ? /
wonder what Miss Davenshire will
think of such proceeding ?
IF she is a sensible girl, / hope she
will understand your motive and re-
spect you for it, l answered more
cordially; for really Jack was be.
having beautifully in tho matter, and
/ began to respect him as never be-
fore.
Yes--I hope So was his some.
what dubious reply and then he
began to whistle sAnnie Laurie as
somebody came up the steps, and we
said no more.
/ didn't think Jack would take me
in earnest about looking at Gretta
But be did. He was not there wher
went in to breakfast the mex
morning but Gretta and Duke and
Johnny were. Phillpinea was in the
habit of breakfastins early and go
ing down the hill.rosd for a walk di
rectly afterwards; Chick brought
us a wagon load ofswees corn nearly
every morning, and that may have
accounted for her persistent early
risi, q, and / had caught 8 glimpse
some ten minutes before, of gaun
figure in red Paisley shaw, passing
under my window, and heard |
cracked voice singing:
There's nothing half so swee, in life