Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-23
CHAPTER Undetermined
COPYRIGHT 1892


briskly rubbing his hands together
at the "reminiscences. 81 recall
plainly the time when was stationed
off barcelona on board the Centaur,
with your father Admiral Jack, and we
all went to a carnival ball Here he
glanced in the direction of certain
pair of little feet. encased in black
satin slippers, as if directing the at
tention of the younger man to the
delicate proportions Of ankle and
arched instep.
A rustling movement of dresses be-
came audible beyond the miniature
forest of plants.
Who is this girl2" questioned a
voice
"She is bold creature, certainly"
added second speaker
Lieut. Curzon foun her somewhere
about the Port fancy for the part Of
the Phmnician, explained the silvery
tones of Diana, lowered to a discreet
murmur "She is not ut all the type.
Ny laundress is much nearer the ORR
entail or African original We had so
little time to look about for really
good one
"Ohi"
"How very odd"
II am surprised at Mrs Griffith, |
confess
One should draw the line some
where in these places supplemented
Diana. smoothly yes, | have been
Waiting with the Grand Duke. He
dances very nicely
Did Dolores hear this conversation
which was SO audible to her compan-
ions? Did the swallow Waltz still
pulse through her whole being, ex-
GLIDING other sound She took a step
forward. and, ne the moment, bell
tinIled in the adjoining street. She
dropped on her knees and bowed her
head
The sound Of the bell marked the
passage of the Host through the town,
carried by parish priest to the dy-
ing
The group of ladies ON the other side
Of the screen Of palms might have
found the movement highly theatrical.
Capt lillingham exchanged glance
with Lieut. Curzon.
Yes poor girl" murmured the
Ancient Mariner THE women are
sure to be against her. She is far too
pretty"
The note of the bell died away in
the distance
The weather had changed. The
night was dark. Storms seemed to
brood over the wild and boistercus sea.
s.,,f ,,,.x-..,..I GFf,I1..
trees lightning quivered and flashed,
now on the horizon as if forming
part Of Etna's bursting flame. and
again defining somber masses of cloud
overhead.
Dolores rose to her feet Gen Crit
fifth, guided by the ubiquitous Capt,
Blake sought the girl To present to
her partner for the quadrite,
Il am ready, said Dolores, quickly.
THAT charming child makes me feel
young agair said Capt dillingham;
to Arthur Curzon. What an ankle
eh9 A man might be pardoncd for
committing some follies ON her ne
count
He chuckled silently at some anus
ing recollection, until Il purple glow
overspread his face and neck
"HNhen was second lieutenant out
ut Buenos Ayres | fell in love with
pretty Spanish girl. and persuaded her
To run away with me, he continued
after pause. I'VE eloped to com
try house in the interior, rs first step
toward matrimony but another fell
low was after her The irate parents
and injured sutton followed closely on
our II rs, and we were brought back
10y the ear Small blame to my beauty
for preferring fresh, young English
man to mud-eolored native
Then you lost herr" said Lieut..
Curzon. interested in spite of himself,
while his gaze followed Dolores
1T seems She was an heiress. | did
not know it. Not that cared straw.
The lover challenged me, and pinlled
him with rusty horse pistol just be-
fore we set sail for nemerara
My cousin is reckoning TO me, /"
said the lieutenant, crossing the ball.
room
Like his father, Admiral Jack. =
unused the Ancient Mariner. He VIII
run the gauntlet of the womcn's
tongues ty dancing with that foreign
girl AZ the evening, if only 10 defy
them. and in the fear that she might
have overheard their spiteful com
ments a. hs.ck biting. They Will be
furious. Of course There's not one Of
them can hold caSdle to che Spaniard
for beauty unfortunately. Bless me,
we can only be young once
Here Mrs. Fillingham hustled up "a
him She was attired in girlish
toilet Of sky-Slue silk t-immed with
Maltese lace and with liberal dis
play of white shoulder and arm per.