Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11


sat beside him, to say nothing of the
duenna and servants who sat behind
Yes" said the girl, looking at hin
Indignantly, that is just it-they are
too well got up-they don't bow to the
wind or-or tremble to the rain, anG
they are not worth any one of my
wild flowers at home"
That's right said the young mar
heartily, but without looking at her
Il like to hear you say that TO be
sure, there is no place like home; and
| shall be glad enough to settle down
there when this COMPOUNDED season is
OVER
The girl did not answer; her eyes
were fixed on the wind-swept, budding
trees, for there had been a storm over
night, and the wind had done more
than the rain in freshening, clearing
ard making sweet the air that almost
smelled of country this morning, and
partly made her understand how, even
in a city, spring must be beautiful.
who is the girl? said one male
gossip to another, and looked at the
coach, now, for 4 moment or so, check
ed by Il crowd Of equestrians passing
into the row.
"Eyre's daughter" said the other;
THE man who was supposed to have
murdered his wife"
Didn't he? And who's the man 90
Lord Lovel Of Lowell
''She is we'll turned out" said the
second gossip, looking at her from
mead to heel; '.and he is good form
TO Il hair; and the servants looks and
liyeries admirably chosen. He has
large estates%'
Yes; ont of all proportion to his in
come. The late Lord Lovel was once
engaged to the girls mother, and LETT
Eyre's daughter all his personal estate
amounting to about ten thousand a
year. And, of course, the young pair
are englged.'
"Of course"
But she'll soon lose that look, eh
Evidently doesn't know Il soul Fancy
looking at tree-tops in the Park
She can afford to; such face as
that will make the men climb to look
ut it. She Il .r.liI'i look down.
'p0etic II. ~ love-
Yes; knew her mother. Eyre
would make her go through a London
season, Just 10 disgust her with hui
man nature, | suppose, till she begged
him to take her home. Even her chill
dren couldn't console her, and he
never brought her again. She preferred
hearts and homes to society and
houses. And the daughter is her liv-
ing image" added the man. as the
coach moved on: land Eyre himself
has aged very little in seventeen years.
Gone into Parliament. hasn't he?
Makes the House listen when he
speaks? He always did-not the House
but people. And his son is more bril-
liant still; Likely 10 do some hlrm in
his time. or die IN Il madhouSe"
"lnsanity in the famly?'
No: but ecccntr city to the last de-
gree, The N'iIlierS strain brought it in;
but perhaps it's wearing
''S'r"ly that's Methuen"
We. with his mother First time
I ever saw him here
''Awkward fellow that; forgets all
his old friends, and makes no new
ones. Hates to be mistaken for the
late Lord Lovel-a little touched, eh?''
Not a doubt of it. He seems to
know Eyre's daughter; he raised his
hat to her as she passed"
Very likely. Lowell land 'Methuen
fought together in the Crimean; joined
at the last moment, and Lowell was
killed"
and who has Eyre got as sheep
dog?"
Didn't you see her? Lady Ann
Lovel-the boys sreat-aunt?"
The other man grimaced.
Not such a bad choice. She can
still climb Il coach without looking
ridiculous. and has the quietest tongue
and the proioundest experience in Lon
don. No fear Of the golden apples be-
ing seized with such an Hesperides to
keep guard. So Eyre wishes the
match?"
He buried his heart in his wife's
grave-a daughters well enough, but
she's not a wife"
HE won't marry agin?"
Not he-the Duchess Of Marmiton
! couldn't persuade him-and if she
couldn't-no one else will
80 that's why she still mourns the
Duke?''
ITO be sure. Eyre was devil of a
] fellow among the women at one time
and he made a fool of her among
the rest-but he is invulnerable now
Having lost his power of charm
! ing?" said the other man.
Not he Ask the Duchess
''She means to introduce the girl?'
NO doubt. But where's the good
She is her mother over again-she vii
run away from all the finery, anG
marry that handsome young fellow il
a village church"
But her mother married an ole
one?'
"YeS-worse luck for her.
The Honorable Nancy looks very fl
today" said the other gossip, exhaust
ed by a subject that he had only 81
long pursued because Madcap's face
had charmed him.
'Yes-Lovels first couSin-he nigh
do worse than marry her. if Eyre
daughter throws him over"
Meanwhile Madcap sat excited, witt
shining eyes, and longed to ask Cor
don to turn his horses heads that sh
might get another glimpse of the maj
whom she had not seen for two years