Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-04

There was no reply.
''Why did you go away to such out
landish countries without-with those
boys, anyway, and stay all these
years?"
"They could not leave me here
alone"
Into the glazing light she turned her
face
''You knew loved you!"
"Did your" Her manner was dis
tinctly contemptuous.
"Frances!" He came a step nearer
and brought his eyes to the level of
hers. Il could not ask a girl to marry
me when I had nothing"
She was silent.
I'm those years of waiting she might
see somebody she loved better" He
did not speak with conviction.
Like steel, her eyes met his, as she
rejoined smoothly:
"And he might see somebody he
loved better"
With passionate exclamation he
caught her hand and drew her toward
him.
He looked at her as her voice futter-
ed out and made no answer. He
watched, fascinated, flush creep over
her face, and saw her eyelids flicker
and fall. Then, with a little cry,
broken by the pain and love Of those
denied years, she yielded to his COM
polling arms.
kiss mel" he commanded.
There is no reason why it should
not be soon, is there?" said he,
presently
She pressed her head against his
shoulder.
"Then it will be soon," he said
shortly.
BILLY would have married you with
one dress! How could you give us
such pain for the sake of a little
money? We must go in"
Frances suddenly felt conspicuous
Everywhere, as they turned, the eyes
Of the dancers seemed upon them
us anything wrong with me?" she
said, in CONSERVATION. BILLY, my
hair!" She made frantic movement
toward it with her hand. which he
promptly arrested. He was blushing
crimson.
you are all right! I haven't
spoken to Mrs. Boniface. Dance witt
me to where your cousin is sitting.
will leave you there"
Mrs. Lowe was more gracious than
Frances expected after such reprehen-
sib-e conduct.
Mrs. Lowe, do you know Mr. New
Gomez" She was abashed at the
sound of her own voice in the neon
prehensible stiffness of the ballroom.
Mrs. Lowe looked at him austerely,
but her eyes insisted upon smiling at
the miscreants.
Eyes, I have met Mr.. Newcome"
Frances did not see the twinkle in
his eyes.
Excuse Miss Van Dyck's absence.
detained her. We are old friends, !"
he said easily. Where is Mrs. Boni-
face?" And he excused himself, to
make his peace with his hostess.
Frances eyes followed him, as he
moved away, in admiration of the
dignity of his poise, and the grace of
his manner as he spoke to Mrs. Bon1-
face. Almost Immediately he was the
center Of laughing group. She
watched his expressive face, and his
scintillant, dark gray eyes, and saw,
with a pang, how gray his hair had
become
Mrs. Lowe, at her side, recognized
the unmistakable lovelook in the girls
face, and when she saw her furtively
wipe a tear from her cheek the
chaperon turned away with sudden
moisture in her own eyes.
"The M P.-has he come YETI"
asked Frances
Eyes, he came in little while ago. -
20, where is hep
cover by Mrs. BOniface."
II wish could see!" cried Frances,
with the Impotence of child BILLY
is SO big, L" She blushed, glancing
to see if her cousin had noted. They
are coming this way" she exclaimed
excitedly, starting to her feet. Mrs.
Lowe also rose.
cousin Mildred. do look at me. Is
there anything peculiar? Why do
people stare at me?" she whispered,
panic-stricken.
Mrs. Lowe ran her eyes over her
critically.
''You could not be improved"
The hostess moved toward them.
Several men attended her, Billy New
come among them. All eyes followed
Mrs Boniface as she paused before
Frances, saying:
Miss Van Dyck, you have revealed
to us a new accomplishment in our
NJ P tonight. We did not know he
danced"
Frances stared in mute astonisa-