Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06

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| Valerie, with her pure. creamy skin, deep
/ gray eyes, and golden-brown tresses; look
ed wonderfully beautiful
| And you don't know anything about
| me-" said the girl, smiling at her hostess
| frank admiration. You wouldn't let me
! tell Won"
| 'Not till you were dried and clothed
! Now, you can sit down and finish your tea.
ana tell me all about it; and then yOu must
come down and see my husband. Captain
| Beauregard will be here by-and-by"
| She drew the girl to a seat by her side,
| and took the little hand i'll both her own.
Valerie kissed them impulsively, with
| tears in her soft eyes.
How good you are to me!' she said,
| TREMENDOUSLY.
~ shiia!l!! scold you, my dear, if you say
| such things. Now tell me are you a wan
| dcring princess;"
| "No, Mrs. Fanshawe. am Valerie Her
| bcrt-Nfajor Edmund Herbert's daughter"
! Major Herbert's daughter" Mrs Fan
/ Shave put her arm about the girl, and
! kissed her. why, You are not stranger,
| then, my dear, but a comrade. / never
| saw him, but l know his name; and nc
| wonder You are a beauty; your mother was
/ l0yely-ali the men used TO rave about her
| You must be like hern'
Valerie opened her great eyes in genuine
| establishment.
ooh, no, Mrs. Fanshawew she said.
"POohl you are a childn' said the lady,
| laughing off what, it flashed across her,
was not, perhaps, 4 very prudent speech,
! And what were you doing when Captain
| Beauregard found you-making fairy
rings?"
That must be done by moonlight" said
! Valerie, gravely. NO! l was walking
| from Wexford, where I live with my uncle,
and the storm overlook me-"
And Beauregard whipped you up on
! the saddle before him-that would be his
way" said Mrs. Fanshawe, laughing.
| Yes, lie did; but we walked in the town"
"a verita5le adventure. Didn't you en-
joy it?'
Yes; it was great funp' said Valerie,
her bright eyes dancing. But Captain
Beauregard must have got his uniform
| spoilt."
Mrs. Fanshawe rose, and walked to the
! window
Don't make yourself uneasy on that
head" she said, smiling, "he wouldn't
mind spelling fifty uniforms in such ser
vice. But how about your uncle, my dear?
/ W on ne ne aNNlUllSE
Yes" said Valerie, timidly, but | can't
let him know am safe; Captain Beaure-
gard said he would send an orderly, but |
can't bear for anyone to 90 in this storm.
1t may cease soon"
"If it does not, YOU will have to yield the
point, my dear. Max Beauregard always
gets his own wayl'
lie looks rs if he did" said Valerie,
with uUiUctC.
Doesn't he? All! he's a vast favorite of
miue-and of everybodys. The men will
do any mortal thing for him. Come, now,
to the drawiag-room."
Valerie followed her kind hostess to
large, handsomely-furnish room; and
tail, finc-lookiug man of about sixty, with
iron-gray hair, and rugged, but benevolent
face, arose from an armchair, and came
forward.
Robert said his wife, "this is Major
Herbert's dau- hter-Edmund Herbert, you
know"
as sheP" exclaimed the General, clasp
ing the girls hands warmly in both his
own. Then, my dear, if YOU could be
more welcome than you are for your own
sake it would be for your fathers"
Valerie's eyes were blind with tears.
Such kindness rs this deprived her of all
! Cd
" 9pC'I,'' JoU 'Iio I d,I p'' bo
into a seat beside him.
Now, am going to have a talk with
you" he said, Il want to know all about
this adventure"
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Joke. will sheyn said General Fanshawe,
notiin,, fine little delicate hand that Law on
her knee,
mo. indeedr' she said. looking I'D earn
estIy. Il know it is only fun"
..'Thnn Won f,r,riye me and we're fast
friends? Ali there's a knock-tbat's
Bpuu"
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announced Captain Baaurp~ard walked in.
Wen, knight-erraut, y cried the General.
holding out his hand. 'hpre is the pprsc-
cutrd d3mspl not much the worse for her
adventure. faucyu
81 am sur, hone notr,, said Baaurooard
turning to Valerie. and clasping her hand
in bis while his ouicl1 keen oIonc, took in
tbr whole nirturn pyGuis:ta IN form and
color thnIons, Gown sasbe5 in at ,I,,, waist
maryeIonsly suited the slender shape-"it
wculd ba a bad ending to an adventure"
(which will make nh the Other faIInv-s
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storm is much less now; it was hardly rain
iur when ca1nan
..Thcn can return home soop2, said
Vatorie, in a low tone.