Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27

HE STOPPED THEM IN THE PLUNGE.
on his launches. His grasp missed
would have sent them all to the bottom
of the abyss together. AS it was they
were safe, through his gallant action
gallantly performed; and however I'M
pleasant his temper might have been
he had undoubtedly saved them all
from destruction.
But Tho contempt with which he
grasped the baron by the shoulder and
shook him as a terrier shakes rat!
the driver meanwhile having got to
the head of his horses, with whom he
was reasoning and arguing, pointing
out the error of their ways and the
folly as well as wickedness of which
they had been guilty; the superb
tone of disdainful superiority with
which he said: ''Come, baron, pull
yourself together like a mani Your
precious life is in no danger-no thanks
to you for yourself or the others You
were not too frightened, can see," he
added, turning to Ida and speaking
with more genuine admiration than he
had ever yet shown TO her. you are
English and know how to face danger
with courager'
st is well to be without nerves"
sobbed the princess. 1--WE southerners
have susceptibilities which you cold
northerners want"
'"They are inconvenient things at
times" said Gerald, significantly.
By now the baron had recovered and
could take part in things as they were.
Il can face bullet" he said, quite
as significantly. Where my mother
and la signorina are concerned con-
fess lose nay head. Had been alone
you would have seen a different man. :"
Possibly" said Gerald, with a sneer.
meanwhile the man we have seen has
not contributed much to the safety of
the ladies for whom he processes so
much regard. We can judge of the IN
seen only by the seem"
I'VE win speak of this again." said
the baron, with meaning lightly touch
ing his own breast.
AT your pleasure" said Gerald,
measuring him from head to foot with
eyes that spoke more than lips could
have done. 1t was as if they had said
Reluctant to meet you? l, the crack
shot of the African wilds and the In
dian jungles, afraid to face a nerveless
coward like your"
All that evening the Englishman
waited for the challenge which never
came. When dinner was over he
strolled about the hotel gardens and
made love to Ida in his domineering,
trenehant way. But the baron and his
mother did not appear. They had been
at the table d hote dinner where Ger
aid had almost insulted the young man
where Ida had been now cool and
now sorry as her mind dwelt now on
her young lovers cowardice and now
ON his charms. But after dinner they
had vanished into space, and no mes.
sage came to any of the group. Ida
was restless and of uncertain mood.
She sometimes laughed almost hys-
terically and sometimes was near to
tears. The brutal strain in Gerald's
character had never rasped her as it
rasped her tonight, and in her heart
she hated him as if he had been a
| murderer. When she saw that, for
sure, the Italians would not come back
| this evening, she too slipped away
| with an acAlnp nearb anu temper
| nearly as bad as Gerald's.
The one a brute and the other a
/ coward" she said TO herself; and the
/ coward the best of the two
The next morning mother and son
had gone. and sweetly-worded note
/ to Ida from the princess told the
reason of this sudden fight. They
went, it said, because they saw how
things were between her, la signorina
| and Mr.. Frobisher. He was her lover
| and she loved him. The baron's heart
was broken; he loved the signorina To
| distraction; but he was too delicate to
! interfere in thing already arranged
and his only duty was flight. Might
! all the saints bless the sweet young
English girl whom they, her Italian
friends, would never forget.
When he heard of this sudden flight
Gerald laughed aloud.
That cur that coward" he said, con.
temptuously. "He has shown his true
colors at last, and we are well rid OF
him. Now, Ida, we can be happy, and
you viii be my wife before the year is
out"
On which strength came to the girl
through her very terror.
Your wife?' she said, her large ewes
wide open and full of horror. would
rather die frst! If I cannot marry the
baron | will marry no one else, and