Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14

4 have been a brute and fool, he
admitted, but I7ove you, PatGice
Don't throw me over. You'll lead me
to destruction if you do. Give me a.
other chance, Patrice, my darling"
Need it be said that the emerald ring
was presently replaced on the slim
finger, and that Patrice, with an April
shower of tears and smiles, e,greed to
give him another chance?
And, darling Sholto, you mus. par
don ms for something, too. | have
promised to go to the Thorburns 10
dinner tonight with dear old dad. If
you only knew how much rather I
would stay here with you" i
Cant you get off it?" he asked
eagerly. It's too hard that you should
leave me the first night I come home
You see I look upon this as home,
Patrice. It's a case CT Wherever thou
art would be Erin to me- Let the
dear old captain go to the Thorburns
without You. They are people l don't
care about. I mean they are people
l don't want to see you intimate with
You must get into my sisters set. and
I can assure you the Thorburns will
never be in that"
But they are my friends she said,
with decision. May is my very best
and dearest friend, and my father and
Mrs. Thorburn are such capital COM
panions and foes over the chess table.
Besides, it would be a cruel impolite-
ness On my part 20 stay away tonight.
This little dinner is given in honor Of
Mr.. ThOrburn'S return. His mother
is SO devoted to him, and we'll she may
be; he is such dear son to her.
rs he?" Sholto said, with elaborate
carelessness. Il can't say care much
about him myself He's not very
good form; not the sort of fellow
should Introduce to my sister or Mrs.
Cumberland l wish you were going
anywhere but to the Thorburns to-
night, my darling"
And l wish l could stay with you,
Sholto, but as I must so out 1 am glad
it's to the Thorburns. When you know
them, when you see that dear old lady
and that grand girl May, you will be
glad that they are my greatest friends.
You will like them as much as L
mo, I sha'n't," he interrupted, peev-
ishly; they are taking you from me
tonight. If they ever do it again you
must give them up, Patrce l can't go
on battling for you against my sisters
prejudices if you take away my arms
by mixing yourself up with people she
will not care to know.
But they will never want to know
Lady Gwenap, Sholto; and if she has
prejudices against me neither do l,
and before he could find words with
which to answer her, Mary came to say
that Capt. Kelly would be down in
five minutes, AID would Miss Patrice
please to send for a cab"
80 I am to be left stranded, left to
my own devices tonight" Sholto sand
complainingly, md Patrice, whose
golden nature had but little of the
alloy of suspicion in it, answered,
cheerfully:
Don't go back to your rooms; that
will be dull unless You have work to
do. Have you any journalistic work
now, SnOlCO. 1t seems so ur0duIul
when people ask me if you have that
I have to tell them l don't kno ""
Tits rather cheeky of any one to ask
you" he grumbled. Il have nothing
to do tonight, any way. It's rather
rough on me that you should throw
me back on my own resources when /
have a free evening to spend with
YOU
Here comes dad" she whispered,
breathlessly Don't let him think
that I am making a sacrifice in going
out with him now, and Sholto, dear
Sholto, do go and be as happy as you
can this evening Tell father that
you couldn't come before and meant to
stay this evening him quickly:
he loves me so, you know, that he can't
bear to think am neglected"
ga telegram for Mr.. Graham, sent
on from his lodgings said Mary,
following in Capt. Kelly swake, and
Sholto opened it and read first his
address and then these words:
Come to No. Harrow road, at
o'clock tonight Must see you. Lena"