Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-30

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! enjoy yourself, and am growing older
! too,'' said Gordon, with ruthlessnes:
that only the pain of love could justify
Are we to be children always, be
!. cause Ar. Eyre is a quarter of a cen
fury ahead of us?'
AIadcap drew her hand away, and
with something Of her fathers ode
sense of awakening, looked at the
young man before her.
You are grown up, L SUPPOSE" she
said, after a minutes dispassionate sur
vey OF MIN, land you have a mustasche
II never noticed it beforehand Doune
has none; but he is a year younger
than you, and, after all, l don't think
one would suit him.
He answered nothing; he was dumb
with helpless anger and misery as he
walked beside her
Her instinct, usually SO fine, was at
fault here; for, preoccupied by thoughts
OF Doune and her father, she never
dreamed OF the turmoil going forward
III the breast of her companion, and
who in her mind, and despite that unex-
pected discovery of his muStache, was
still boy.
Let us sit down. she said, as one
suddenly fatigued; and Gordon felt
that the sequel to his chapter Of ac-
cidents had come, when he found him
self enthroned on moss, in all the
agony of those go-to-meeting clothes
that he abhorred.
His tai hat, at least, he might lose
without indecorum, and this he sent
flying with vigor that nearly wrecked
1t against a neighboring tree, and
brought Madcap to a more attentive
consideration of him than she had
hitherto vouchsafed.
His good locks, though remarkable
III themselves, were of that Saxon order
that no one dreams of calling uncom-
mon, and he had always suffered in
Madcaps eyes from being placed in
JuXtaposition with Doune, whose keen
dark, brilliant beauty was peculiar to
the males of his family.
Are you all bewitched together?"
she said; first father, then Doune,
now you"'
Yes, L am beWitched." he said, not
looking at her, and thinking that no
II OF mettle OF sense ever sat down
10 declaration Of love, and certainly
not with such scant encoura cement as
was his.
To be chaffed, to be called a boy at
nearly tWenty-One, to be congratulated
on mustache, as if it were a new
doI or a popgun, to suggest sitting
down when he would have found it a
better sign in her if she had run away
from him; were not all these things
sufficient to anger even one Of the gen
tie sWeet-blooded Lovels? When he
had dispatched his gloves after his
hat he felt better, but still looked cross
enough to amaze Madcap, who had not
the clew to his thoughts, and who
now capped all her other misdeeds by
bursting into a peal of laughter.
why don't you send your coat
after the rest?'' she said. 1--WE seen
you often enough in your shirt sleeves
though I don't find the day hot at all;
am perfectly cool''
You needn't tell me that" said the
young man, who had folded his arms
on his breast, and now looked as miser-
able as he had before looked angry.
You are always cool about every
thing that concerns me, but you put
yourself into a fever if your father
or Doune get a finger ache"
why, GeorJie," she said, opening
her eyes very wide, t'are you JEALOUSY
My name is Gordon" said the
young fellow, Grossly. whoever nick
N M cd ffn4
ought to be shot. I may be only a
boy, but I'll be hanged if I answer to
that name againr'
Shall l call you hord Lovel?" she
said, in a gentle voice, that made him
turn swiftly to look at her, but alas.
In her fair cheeks two pits do lie;
and these pits were filed up and brim-
ming over with laughter as the rest
of her face, and while ravishing, served
only to enrage him.
''I'll tell you what it is Madcap," he
said; If you 60 on laughing at me
this way, I'll box your ears-o r-kiss
you
1T owuld not be the first time"
said Madcap, placidly, and with
shameless disregard of her situation;
kissing me | mean. But as to the
other, why that's one of my preroga-
tives; for you know I've boxed your
ears almost ever since I was born
''Yes-thats just it," said the young
man, bitterly. II was fool enough to
let you, whereas if I had given you a
lot Of trouble, and kept you in order.
YOU would think as much of me now,
AS it is, Doune and your father make
a double-frSt Che laughed angrily, at
his own bad joke, and I'm not in it."
Yes you are she said, but rather
coldly, for she was offended at the re-
beilion Of her slave; but Of course.
they are first. And your stupid joke re-
minds me Of something I wanted to
ask you; do you think Doune will pass
with first class honors next term?"
Hang first-class honorsr' said Cor
don, letting 20 the last remnant of his
manners
BY all means, Lord Lowell" said
Madcap red with anger. ITO be sure.
with you it is a case of sour grapes
for you never had a chance of winning
any; your chief laurels were earned
in cricket and boating
And 4 very good job, TOO" cut in
Gordon. ruthlessly. IF l had glued my
nose to my books as Doune did. and
not taken him down the river for 4
breather now and then, he would be
in a mad asylum now"
oh, there's no disgrace in rowing in