Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-31

she was esteeming a genuine man. But her
very rank and wealth, she thought, would
be apt to hold him aloof, even if he were to
fall in love with her; perhaps most impor-
tant--their respective homes were in widely
different continents and events might never
again throw them into each others way
Thus reasoned Madamoiselle Lydia, and
if she reasoned oddly and somewhat DIFF
ferently from the conventional ways of
precise society, she, at least, reasoned cor
rectly and naturally, and followed not
form, but her own heart. As Emerson has
it, she had written ION the lintels of her
door-post, 'Whim.'n
But where was this Fairfax 10 be POUNDS
His own family did not know. She was at
her wits end TO discover some means to
learn his whereabouts and to meet him, so
that the meeting might appear accidental.
Fortune helped her, as it always helps
those who help themselves.
Ere leaving the village she made part
ing cali on the Fairfaxes. The family was
in great JOY. A letter had just that mo-
ment been received from the missing SON
Mrs. Fairfax was reading it aloud, and her
caller, taking kindly interest and begging
her to proceed, she continued:
1T seems Arthur is at Mt Desert, on a
little business affair.", he writes, that may
keep me here some time. BY the way, l am
know here as Arnold Fox. Address my let
ters accordingly, and here he had
heavily underscored the line" please. on
no aeeoaat, let any one know Of my where
abouts or nom dc plume.' Oh! Miss earns
ford'-for such was the name by which
Lydia was known to her-s'you win excuse
us, then for requesting silence upon that
point that we have nnwittingly divulged to
YOU
or course Lydia smiled, and promised
she then returned to New York, endeav-
oring throughout the journey to solve the
problem as to Mt Desert-how 10 get there,
and what the excuse for going.
At the Windsor Hotel she found the
cards &c many callers among whom had
been lie Gulnarcs, who left a note asking
her to return with them to Bar Harbor,
where they proposed spending October.
She was overjoyed at this simple solution
Of her problem. OF course she would go
with them.
Wherever the party went, the observed
of all observers, it is quite needless to say,
was the young Englishwoman The TALL
finely proportional figure, that clear, white
brilliant complexion, those wonderful blue
eyes, and her very manner and carriage
never failed TO attract a second glance
toward her.
On the afternoon Of lovely, calm day
they arrived at Mt. Desert ferry In the
sunset glow the hills of the island doomed
high, and the waters Of Frenchman's bay,
smooth as a mirror, CLEANED like Furnished
gold. The week was the first of October
and the air was cool, but not unpleasantly
80. The thin smoke rising from the Chin
neys of the farrn-houscs: the clear water
surging against the rock-rbbed coast the
far-of tinklc Of the herd bells, ringing
among the pastures and woods: the sharp
contrast Of light and shade; the gun Of the
hunter, breaking the stiffness Of the air, as
It frightened the sea birds from their haunt
along the shore; the fishing boats, dropping
one by one into the harbor, and the great
white steamer lying moored at her dock, all
made q plcm- that iadelibly imp cssed
itsclf upon the NINA Of LYDIA.
Elegant cottages dotted thc shores. The
Gulnarcs called Lydia's attention to several
of the more noted Of them. Having viewed
those on the bay shore aud in the village,
they next turned their gaze to the ocean
shore" After pointing ont several and
among them Eld-Field and Glen Gore, Miss
Gulnare remarked in connection with the
two latter
. By the way, both Of these cottages were
taken about the beginning of September by
two delightfully."- mysterious characters At
Eld-Field is a sort OF reclusc in the shape Of
young woman, whose name is said TO be
Miss Rochcfort. BE that as it may, she re-
fuses to reccivs visitors. A Miss Strong
the aunt Of Mr. Arnold Fox. the other mys-
FERROUS character, who is at Glen Gore-to-
gether with Mr. Fox himself, are about the
only callers ever successful in getting an
interview with her. She frequently goes
out riding, / have often caught neeting
glimpse of her as she dashes byon her black
horse. She is certainly the most stunningly
beautiful brunette have ever seen. Some
gentleman 1 see by The papers says she
bears a remarkably close resemblance to
the Princess Natalie Badziwilln
''Ah, indeed. replied Lydia, with marvel
lous self-control ''Quite q curious pair
they must be, these visitors at your resort.
] hope shall have look at Them
.'Can you tell me, = said she, coolly chang
ing the conversation, what is that enor-
nous building in the yillagesM
She had thus accidentally learned what
ahe wished-all she wished. Outwardiy,
she was calm and cold. talking with patron
ling society commentator Of this, that and
the other point Of beauty But her brain
was in a tuInult The worst, and far more
than the worst, was realized. Her present
imeut was true.
Upon two things she was resolved. Fair
fax must be seen. Natalie, too, must be
visited.
All but he WIS clever, that Fairfax
How he had deceived her in all, except the
tell-tale blusa, How cunningly had he act
cd How saillfuliy managed his plans
How completely thrown every one OF tho
track
What did she want now. Was it re-
veRges All Mr.. Arthur Fairfax, here
Yea are, snugly cnseonced IN an out Of the
way place, eongratulating yourself upon
the fact that you are hidden safely, where
none may nnd YOU But 1 an here. /,
Lydia, who ueafr fail to carry out my viii
For the space of a day CT two, after her
arrival Lydia went through with the usual
deings Of strangers at Bar Harbor.
OF course. she and her agnt travelled with
a courier. This man had not been IDLE, dur
ing his short stay. According to Lydias
instructions, he had managed to secure
giimps1 Of both Miss Roehefort and Mr..