Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-02

Il do not object, Vance; but 1 have
a presentiment that, when we make
| this change III our lives we shall never
/ be really happy again"
what nonsense, Laura!"
| The captain spoke sharply for the
| first time to his infatuated wife; but
she chung to him, with tears in her
eyes.
rs it nonsense, Vance? Shall you
let the world get between us when We
go back TO it,"
Certainly not" he replied, kissing
the wistful upturned face; but he
knew well he was only longing for one
glimpse of the woman he loved, for
excitement to help him to forget the
| loveless union he had contracted.
SO it was settled, and the invita-
lions issued
Once more the old mansion woke to
very intoxication Of gayety; and it
was during that first and most bril-
liant ball that Lady Laura VINEYARD
found there were many things in life
of which she had hitherto known
nothing She had never been abso-
/ lutely jealous Her first husband had
| treated her with such loving tender
ness that the feeling had never been
awakened in her heart She had felt
the first symptoms of jealousy when
| Angela told her that he captain loved
| Gladys Rane; since then it had lain
dormant there had been nothing to
arouse it.
But on this the night of the ball the
captain looked so gallant and SO hand
some that she thought every woman
in he room must find him irresistible.
as she herself did. She was attired
in an exquisite dress of pale blue vel
vet and her magnificent pearls suited
her to perfection. The captain owned
! to himself that there was no hand
somer woman in the room, while Lady
Laura looked with anxious eye at the
many fair young faces.
Vance" she said, there are a
great many pretty faces here to-
night"
eyes they are pleasant to gaze
| upOu,. uG OUSSlV Cu.
Then she looked up at him with
laughing eyes, the usefulness Of
which he did not see.
Vance, you must not admire them;
you must not f1irt with anybody, for
am jealous of your every smile"
''My dear Laura" said the captain,
CALAMITY, "you are the most beautiful
woman in the room. If I fiirt with
anyone. it will be with you" Then
he added to himself, "My reward for
that speech ought to be waltz with
every pretty girl in the room"
Husband and wife were standing to-
gether when Angela entered the ball
room She had never looked more
| beautiful than now. Her tall slender
! figure showed to the greatest advan-
tage in a dress of rich white silk elab-
crately trimmed with fine lace; her
lovely face and dark eyes commanded
admiration
How beautiful that girl looks to-
night" remarked the captain to his
wife. after all, there is nothing like
the beauty of youth
He spoke without thinking, and the
words seemed to disturb her ladysbip
so much that her face grew pale
'The beauty of what, Vance?
| thought you said no woman could be
perfectly beautiful under thirty?"
MY dearest Laura, I repeat that
you are the fairest woman in the
room. Now we must go and do our
duty dances; then we can enjoy our
selves"
But during the evening her lady
ships eyes followed her husband in
cessantly. She longed to withdraw
him from the company of the young
and pretty girls he courted so persist
emily and monopolize him herself.
do dance with me-" she besought
him once during the evening. ct
makes me jealous to see you SO atten-
tive to those young girls
Never cultivate jealousy, Laura, "
said the captain laughingly.
True" returned his wife. "But
dance once with me, Vance"
"My dear, every one would laugh, at
u.s." he answered. 81 would do any
thing to please you, but not that"
| Many men dance with their wives"
] she said, coaxingly.
! ''I never shall" he returned good hui
moredly. ''It is bad form, Laura, and
I dislike anything of that kind, Pray
say no more about it."
And the captain, who had been out
of society during his short married
! life, enjoyed himself thoroughly with
/ the youth and beauty around him. He
danced with the prettiest girls in the
| room several times with one or two
! of them and Lady Laura's loving
/ longing eyes followed him wistfully
angel" she said, the next day, to
her daughter, "did you think the cap
| tain seemed unduly attentive to any
! one last night? Some of our young
guests were very pretty"
mo, mamma. I did not" she re-
: U1ied. and the anxious face lightened