Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-07-28

of the feeble against the stIong
She, one of the proudest girls IN Eng
land, was kind and gentle to the poor:
she was munificently generous to
them. She was courteously kind to
her inferiors-she had never addressed
proud or scornful word to servant
or an inferior in her life. And why?
Because truth, chiValry, courtesy,
generosity, were to her marks OF
high birth-because the absence of
those virtues denoted a p1eb1an soul.
She-Ianthe Carre-cOuld never,
would never, do any thing unworthy OF
her name. She did not deny to the
plebeian, the lowly born, the poor, the
possession of virtues; but then, to
her mind, they were of a different
kind. She understood that a poor
man must be patient, tradesmaA
honest-patience and honesty, industry
and activity, belonged to their order
She could not understand that poor
man might be hero-the idea Of 4
chivalrous tradesman was beyond her.
She disliked the idea of mixing the
two orders. She could not pardon
the marriage of an aristocrat with a
rlebeian-to her the two were far
apart; and it was not exactly a vulgar
love of rank that possessed her-it
was an Unborn, sincere conviction that
she belonged to a race set aparl.
Why they should be so set apart she
did not know; it was one OF those
DEGREES of providence better under
stood than explained
Pride of birth, pride of race, was
the girls besetting sin; but, in her
eyes, it had assumed the guise of
: virtue She was brilliantly ac-
compIished, yet of her accomplish
ments she was never vain. Naturally
quick and gifted, she had studied
; hard. sue had Travelled with Lord
Care. She had read and studied and
) thought; yet, though she was en-
: dowed with keen perception, she had
never arrived at the knowledge of hes
own besetting sin.
She was a girl Of singular purity OF
mind-her innate sense of refinement
served as a virtue. She would never
have been guilty Of Irritation. She
i would never have attempted to attract
admiration. She never courted the
smiles and compliments Of men; nor,
as yet, had she thought much OF men
or lovers. Her whole heart va
| given to her father.
| Suddenly she started from her lisc-
) less attitude. There was sound OF
; carriage-wheels. She knew that he
had arrived-this millionaire-th1s
| plebeian, who held the name ana
fortunes of the Cares in the hollow Of
} his hands. She did not move away,
) but the expression of deep thought
passed from her face and gave place
to one of attention.
After some minutes, two gentlemen
entered the room-One old and gray
haired, whom she recognized as her
fathers solicitor, Mr.. Grantley; the
other, young, tall, with a face full Of
J energy, who was announced as Mv.
z Culross. She made one step forward
| and held out her white jeweled hama
: in stately greeting to her fathers
: old friend, and then bowed with
ccurtly grace to Herman Culross.
She would just as soon have though
: of cutting her hand off as of giving 1t
; to him, and he noticed the omission.
He was very pleasant to see, this
son of the people-this son of man
who had worked hard for his daily
bread. He was tall, with well-k1it,
manly figure, broad shoulders and
broad chest, strong arms and strons
though white hands-the kind of ma
) one would like by ones side in FRA;
the kind of man in whose arms one
) would place ones best loved child.
} There was something of dignity too
in the tall, erect figure-the dignity
) of independence. The face was in
, many respects a loyable one-not
) handsome, but more than pleasant to
see. The eyes were large, dark, ard
: frank; they were lighted with pleas
ant, luminous smile; they were
eloquent too-full of fire and passion,
The mouth was firm in repose: the
well-shaped lips closed with line
that was almost stern, yet, when he
smiled, the smile was sweet ana
tender as a womans 1t was al
earnest, sensitive face; it was a face
men trusted implicitly, women HKed,
and children loved.
, Lady lanthe's proud eyes glanced
carelessly at it. AS his glance met
hers sudden fire of passion seemed
to burn in his face, his lips trembled,
the strong earnest man was hardly
, master of himself. The calm glance
: had set his heart on fire again.
) How he loved her-this fair, inn
t perial girl, who had coolly set him
; down as not of her world, and treated
; him with scant courtesy because he
was her inferior! He could have
znelt and kissed the hem of her dress
he could have cried aloud to her
that she was fair, and that he had
loved her madly for long years. {
had in mis- own mind rehearsed this
: little interview many times. He hao