Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-10

Il wasn't aware that he was disturbed
If so, It may have been at finding himself
the cynosure of a staring pair IL eyes
was simply annoyed at finding myself
caught gazing SO boldly at an entire stran-
ger
That may be true in your case, but GER
tainly not in his No strange man eyer yet
could be SO visibly embarrassed as he at
finding himself the objective point OF a
pretty woman's eye" replied the wise
Lydia with a Solomon-like air. $50. there.
my dear, you're entirely wrong, know
you may just bet on that, ma chere, " said
the irrepressibie Richard, soto yoce from
above
And, continued She ITO tell the truth
you and have no secrets, you kmow-I'm a
little curious as to the history Of the fellow
myself"
Here she slyly bent her head down and ex-
amined her boot for a moment "And I'm
going to amuse myself by studying him a
trifie. That fiy-away, Dick Oxford Dick
made wry face and remarked aside:
Thank you ma'am''-'' says he is Of noble
birth and can trace his lineage back to Ierd
Fairfax; that he is a gentleman Of leisure;
out, from feeling Of duty, has accepted q
very high position in some department Of
Government
. May God forgive me for that whopperr'
muttered the ponitential Dick to himself
s. But he added, alphabetically. " he Ger
tainly is not Of ignoble birth. and | 10 be-
lieve he is a descendant Of the old Fatrfaxes.
He Is a gentleman Of leisure-at present. at
least until school-tcaching begins And I'm
sure it was a feeling Of duty ito himself. to
save himself from emigrating to the poor
house, that led him to accept high position
in the department of Government ahem!
Of set Of spoiled youngsters So that lies
not SO bad after all, added he, with feel
ing of comfort
But, at any rate continued Lydia,
whatever his position, or from whom de-
sccnded he has interested me as few men
have"
The imaginative Dick thought he could
perceive q ahade of jealousy creep up the
Princess back hair and spread itself over
her hat. But he could net SEQ her face, for
she bent more lowly over her work and
vouchsafsd not word in reply.
Now just look at that!n aeditatcd Dick
''Here am ! dying to fail in love with that
detestable Lydia and to have her fan in
love with me, been trying these hundreds
of years more, or less'' he added, half
explanatory land it don't work worth a
fig. Along comes this penniless Yankee
confound the dog can't help admiring
hin-and scoops in, not only Lydia, bat that
frigi1 German iceborg, without the slightest
effort, or apparent intention, even. Hang
it all | can't see how he does it; still he
did look deucedly well last night"
Here Natalie began humming a strain
from the ''Addio' Lydia interrupted her
with:
How he started when you struck INTO
that song, last night And | thought
heard him say: 1T points my fater
Natalie laid down her palette and brush,
and leaning back in her chair, turned her
face curiously toward Lydia. saying
do you know that is very stranger The
moment saw his face, that song, which had
been haunting me more or less during the
entire evening, as associated with my lost
knife, flashed across me with redoubled
energy. 1t seemed to tell his history aud
fate Now you say those we're his own
words. Curious, is itnotsn