Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

know what he is. He detests children and
! animals and anything that makes a
noise. And I'm sure don't wonder at it.
detest them myself"
Captain Dorsay-who had looked upon
| Rosie Ewell as anything but a child dur
ing his stay at Lambscote- gallantry
| sufficient to say a word in her defense,
| Notwithstanding it was his hostess he
spoke to.
"But, my dear Lady Ewell, Lord Mar
| tyrdom could scarcely call Miss Ewell
child. Old age has certainly made him
marvelously Indifferent to the beauties of
nature, by which he is surrounded; but he
would be insensible indeed if he could
shut his eyes to the budding charms of
your sister-in-law."
Captain Dorsay made this speech in
order to conciliate Sir Wilfrid Ewell. lie
saw that the young man was hurt by the
| careless manner in which his Wife was
speaking, and he knew that on the feel
| ing Of the baronet toward him depended
his future invitations to the Hall.
At that moment Rosie, attired in her
hat and riding habit, appeared in the door
way. Glowing with health, with the fig
ure of a woodland nymph, and the pure
blood Of youth mantling in her face, she
looked very attractive, and Captain Dor
says eyes, as they fell upon her, seemed
to day SO.
ooh, Wiifrid." she exclaimed, with an
air Of disappointment 'haye you forgot
ten that you promised to ride with me-,
"My dear Rosie, | am very sorry, but
must plead guilty. l had quite forgotten
it. And what is worse, | have made an
other engag cement. | am going to drive
Lena over to Maple Grove"
'May I offer myself as Miss EwelPs
escort?" interposed Captain Dorsay. 1T
is my last day at Lambscote, but | have
never had the pleasure Of riding with her
yet Will you trust her with me, Sir Will
frid? / will take the utmost care of her.
You may depend on me-
At this proposal the girls dark eyes
beamed with expectation, and her cheeks
glowed like peony. She had already
come to the conclusion that Captain Dor
say was quite the handsomest and finest
man she had ever seen, and now she
thought him the kindest. She glanced at
her brother timidly, to hear what his de
cision would be, and was delighted to
see him shake Captain Dorsay by the
hand.
He led Rosie from the room, without
another word to his hostess, and Lena felt
considerably offended. Indeed, so Of
Tended was she that Sir Wilfrid had the
pleasure of drive with her in perfect
silence, and when Captain Dorsay met
her again she treated him in exactly the
same manner But he was not so easily
daunted as the baronet. He had arrived
at that stage of Indifference when he did
not much care if Lady Ewell spoke to him
or not, and the next morning he took
his departure from the Hall.
But Lena did not like Rosie amy the
better for having beer the cause of this
misunderstanding between herself and her
old friend. She adopted the habit when
they were alone together, Of introducing
Captain Dorsay's name at all sorts of I'M
| expected moments, and watching the
girls face narrowly to see how she took
it. And if Rosie started, or flushed, as
she was apt to do, or appeared unusually
interested, Lady Ewell would launch out
into such abuse of the absent as would
have astonished any one who knew that
she called him her friend.
Captain Dorsay saw through Lena's
meaning at once. His mind, used to all
sorts of articles, deciphered at glance
the puzzle which was Greek in Rosie's
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VOW of vengeance against Lady EweH
for her interference in his affairs.
"Hang it all!' he thought. Il can for
give one woman for being jealous of an
other, but I can't put up quietly with her
villifying my character in order to gain
her own way
But to Rosie Ewell he only said:
"And do you really feel sufficient inter-
est in so unworthy creature as myself,
as to care what becomes of me or where
I go?'
ooh, Captain Dorsay, how can you ask
such a question? OF course 1 do! Is it
not my duty? Ought we not to care for
all our fellow creatures the same as for
ourselves?'
A laborer was passing at the time, laden
with hod and pickax, on his way to his
evening meal.
'Then, l suppose, you care as much
about that fellows mode of life as you do
for mine? Why don't you ask him how
he spends his evenings, or if he ever says
his prayers, or thinks Of all the good
things you have been talking about?'
| Rosie's eyes were full of tears.
Eyes, I suppose do" she faltered, cor
l ought"
"Only you DON'T" interposed Captain
Dorsay, laughing, and taking her hands
in his. Nov, wonder what I've done to
be so fortunate as to create an interest
in you.'S
She did not answer, and he drew her
closer to him.
II think it must be, though it sounds
conceited to say so, because you have be-
gun to care just little bit for me, as
| do for YOU
do you care for me?" she asked, with
a sudden light in her dark eyes.
Indeed l do! Who could help caring
/ Co. nAra