Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-09
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The next morning she went over tt
/ Deeping Hurst and complained to Do
lores of langur and weakness.
"A few days with you, Dolores, al
ways set me right she began.
Lady Rhysworth interrupted her
Then by all means come, Lola" she
said, earnestly. ''Stay, now that yoy
are here. You do not look we'll Send
one of the grooms with a note to mad
anne, and let him bring what you re
nuire back with him
You are very kind" answered Lola,
with a smile; but her heart smote her
for entering that hospitable house as
a spy upon its mistress. Then she
kissed the fair face, wondering little
at the increased beauty and brightness
of it. Was it Sir Karl that had brought
that delicate flush there and the radi-
ant expression?
She could not let the matter rest.
When she had sent off her note and
was sitting with Lady Rhysworth in
the morning room, she said:
Sir Karl was at Lady Fielden's din
ner-party last evening. 1t was given in
honor of his return. l am sorry you
were not there. 1t was very enjoyable.
Sir Karl told me that he had been to
see you several times-three times, [
think he said"
Il have not counted the number of
his visits" laughed Lady Rhysworth.
''Deeping Hurst is not very far from
Scarsdale'
HE seems to be very fond of your
little one. That surprised me; l
should hardly have imagined him to be
man fond of children. I suppose it
is because Kathleen belongs to YOU
Most likely" was the laughing ans
wer
Lady Rhysworth's heart was at rest
now. What Sir Karl had told her had
treasured her No matter what Lola
said or what impression she tried to
convey to her, nothing would destroy
her faith in Sir Karl again.
81 should not be surprised" she
added, ''at his riding over this morn
ing. He spoke of it; but I am not sure
if he decided to do so or not.
1t would have been amusing, had it
not been so pitiful, to see how often
Lola made some pretext for going to
her room, now to fasten an amber rose
in her hair, now to put one in the bod
ice of her morning-dress
Sir Karl did come; and he looked
anything but pleased at seeing Miss de
Ferras there. He was not embarrassed,
for he knew of nothing that need en-
barrass him. He had always acted in
a straightforward manner and it was
not his fault if other people were diff
ferent
At last he became annoyed. He
said to himself that she must be trying
TO vex him. He had come over to talk
to Dolores, and he could hardly get a
word with her From something Lola
had said, he learned that she was to
be Lady Rhysworth's guest for a week,
and he resolved that he would run up
to London and stay there that week
He would find no pleasure in visiting
Deeping Hurst while Lola was there
He could not talk at his ease to it's
mistress; besides which, he could not
endure, in the presence Of Dolores, the
air of confidential intimacy that Lola
assumed toward him.
II am going up to London tomorrow,
and shall be absent for a week, he re-
marked
The face of one lady darkened, and
that of the other frightened Lola
was vexed that her scheme was baf-
fed. while Dolores had not felt very
comfortable, and did not care to have
the interview repeated in Lola's pres
ence. She saw now how matters stood
between them. It was Lola who cared
for Sir Karl, and not Sir Karl for her
Lady Rhysworth and Sir Karl had
no opportunity OF exchanging a word
Lola fired one parting shot at the
handsome young baronet.
You are going to London she
said; will you write to me from there
as you did from PARISH"
He felt rather than saw the sweet.
moist eyes of Dolores fixed full upon
him; and he answered gently
mo. I am afraid I shall have no time
for writing. Is there anything I c&n
do for you?"
mo. If you will not write, you shall
not do anything else. Lady Rhysworth,
do you not think it very unkind of
him? He wrote to me from France and
Italy, yet he will not have time to send
enc line from London"
Sir Karl could never be unkind TO
you or any one else" replied Dolores;
and her eyes rested in sweetest trust
on his face.
You have a far higher opinion Of
him than I have" said Lola.