Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-07-09
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do with the advertisements? They
seemed very happy. She watched
them, fascinated; she could not with
draw her eyes The handsome young
lord was attentive to his mother--no
want of hers seemed to escape him
but his heart was at bonny Gertrude's
feet
Gertrude, glancing toward the Win
dow, by the purest accident, caught
the CLEAN Of the dark miserable eyes
and the hite hair, ON which the light
shone She started with a cry-a cry
of fear quite unusual with her, for she
was naturally brave.
Harry she exclaimed. "there is a
face at the window--a woman's face!"
"a womans facet" he said. 'sAre
you quite sure, Gertrude? It must
have been the shadows that startled
you"
She had quite recovered from her
fright now, and walked at once to the
window.
1T was no shadow she said. cit
was a woman's face, with Wild dark
eyes and white hair; she was looking
in through this pane of glass
Lady Fielden came to her
Il think" she said, you must have
been mistaken; no woman could get in
here without the servants knowledge,
and they would not admit stranger"
She drew the lace hangings back. Il
have no doubt" she said, that it
was one of the pale passion flowers
that blew against the glass.
Gertrude smiled.
''You know, Lady Fielden," she
said, chat do rot suffer from nerv-
business. I was startled for a mo-
ment, but by no means nervous, and
1 am perfectly convinced that it was a
woman's face | saw. I noticed the
dark, wild eyes and white hair; there
could be no mistake You will won
der more, perhaps, when | tell you
that I am sure those eyes are familiar
10 me, that have seen them before"
MY dear child, | am convinced it is
fancy" said Lady Fielden, smiling
quite convinced
Gertrude raised her hands with a
pretty, graceful gesture to her temples.
LET me think" she said; where
have 1 seen that face before?"
They looked at her in establishment.
''Now I remember" she said, "and
I can verify my words. I called in
at Grey's, the fruiterer's, to purchase
some grapes, and that woman was in
the shop 1 thought she was going to
10
swered coldly- almost rudely, poor
creature! | noticed her eyes then,
now dark and wild they were, and
what weird contrast they presented
to her white hair"
Lord Fielder was listening intent
ly;
did she speak to you, Gertrude?"
he asked.
"No-only few words I think she
said, I am quite WE'LL"
Did you notice her voice-any pc
culiarity in it?" he asked.
'No; I cannot say that I did. But
you see, Harry, it was no fancy. Was
it, Lady Fielden?"
"No, my dear, I began to think not.
Harry, you had better take a couple
of men out with you and search the
grounds. feel uneasy"
81 will go first myself" he said; and
he did.
But he found no one. Close to the
window, however, there was a broken
spray of passion-fiower and some rose
leaves, as though some one had pulled
aside the branches in order to look
in. That was the only suspicious cir
cumstance. Then the butler and two
footmen accompanied Lord Fielden
through the grounds Nine St. Ange.
from her hiding-place amongst the
ferns, saw the reflection of the light
that they carried, but they failed to
discover her.
Harry was grave and thoughtful that
evening. Lady Fielden said that
there was no cause for any anxiety;
evidently it was woman who had
some idea Of begging from them, and
who was curious to see the inmates
Goodnight, Gertrude" he said;
forget all about the woman peeping
through the window, and sleep we'll :"
Il do not think / shall ever forget
her." was the answer, "but am not
in the least nervous, if that is what
you mean, Harry"
Ee watched her as she went up the
broad staircase. She stopped half
way, and, looking down at him, kissed
her hand to him. He thought how
like that fairest creature, Juliet, she
looked.
How little they dreamed of what
would pass before they would meet
again! Gertrude went to her room,
and soon forgot her troubles in sweet,
sound slumber; while Harry, with the
new idea growing in his brain, felt
more and more sure that there was
something" in it, and determined to
go out once more and see if he could
discover anything before he retired to