Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
tHApTER XIX.


'T'm going into the army. want ~
ramble about awhile"
"I was in the militia Mt home, S"lu
Maude. at mighty near broke me; Dut
they pay you fellows, don't theyf how
long will you be gomez
AZ don't know" Hugh answered.
"Do you know that little burst with
the sheriff the other day has given me
more notorlety than if | had won the
Grand National" remarked Maude. Il
didn't know he thought he was beating
me until the last fence. Everybody III
town has congratulated me. | must nave
been with the cracks that day. Fancy
Buckingham being beaten by Cones
toga. no matter what sort of man ne
had up. What n cropper he came Mt that
post and rail- / shouldn't like to ride
for n fall the way he did. Ills ola morse
didn't seem to mind bit, though. Wcii'
I hope Buckingham can win next month
at Saratoga"
you'll probably meet Gen. IaHeweAi
and his wife there" Hugh said.
"Ahl Fancy! My brother is to be
there, too, if he's well enough to come.
lie seems to be better. Hope he IS. Hes
to sail over in yacht Says he's gong
to back me with the last dollar IN the es-
tate
A boy entered with the mail, and Hugh
opened a letter from Fairfax In Sara
toga. lie smiled grimly as he read it.
at was so nice of you to remember me.
The roses were superb, but as | had so
many flowers sent me by people who
would be ut the ball, | had to wear 9th
ers. | had yours put in bowl at the
supper table, and they were much adj
mircd but roses fade so soon. The gen
eral 81 very little here except for an occa-
sona Sunday Last week | met some
nice English people named Russell, VINO
know your Mr. Maudc. He is somebody,
after all. | hear his brother, the earl of
ChiswicIl, Is to he here soon. He IS I'M
married too. Think of that! And |
have husband. Sad, isn't it? Who
knows, might have been the Countess
of Chiswcll They say Mr.. Maude rides
f. the Silver Lake stceplc-chase here
| hope he will look me up. | think /
can promise to be more agreeable than
the last time l saw him. | am enjoying
myself hugely. Don't work too hard.
AS ever, Il. &. T."
Darlington crumplcd the letter in his
hand and threw it into the fireplace.
Maude had noticed the handwriting, IA
miliar by this time even to him, and
IIugh's manner was not lost on him.
Darlington sat silent, thinking. At last
he got up and went to the window and
stared out into the mooH1t house yard,
Fairfax was too glariugIy we'll satisfied
with life. The letter marked no sudden
transition The tone Of her letters had
been gradually changing. They were now
only goOd-natured and friendly. Mrs
Tazewcll, the sought-aftcr guest ut New
port cottages, and the bcheld Of all be-
holders Mt Saratoga, was not the bored
and dissatisfied woman of the isolated
plantation. Gen. Tazcwcll had 0utWittcd
them through his knowledge Of human ma
turc. lie knew his wife better than she
knew herself And the future? 10 pic
ture Fairfax as the mistress Of Deer lilll
plantation, with an interest in chickens
and the rents in her husbands coat, was
impossible Bah! Why had 1t never
struck him before? She was the same
woman then rs now The role of planters
wife had never been suited to her. lie
saw now how it had all come about. I'm
Interested in her noighborS and their bu-
collie pleasures, and thrown upon herself,
she had fallen in love, for the time be
ing from lack of anything else to do or
think about. He recalled her figure lean
ing against 4 pillar Of the porch as she
waited for him on his daily visits lie
shut his eyes and the velvet of her check
carcsscd again the hand he laid on her
shoulder; he recalled the ring in her voice
as she sat by his side on the wharf. What
dreary play-acting it now looked, this ro.
ma that gnnnnI rHnlI And
yet, with the recovery that appeared TO
him complete on both sides, he was stiIl
bound by the solemn vows he had ut
tered. Hugh clcnchcd his fist with wrath
at the whole thing.
Morning daWncd clear and bright, and
with a suspicion of frost in the air. Car
riugton heard the swish of water against
tin. as Maude sputterod around in his
bath. He shivercd. The horses. with
their sheets on, were receiving their
morning walk under the eyes of Maude's
English groom, rs the two men came out.
Horse car Gomez Maudc asked.
Pulled into sjdctracli last night" an
aweged the groom. I'VE load after din
ner | supposcW
eyes. Are they all fit Soames? Re
member TO put the gray farthest from
tHV NbpTs AiE. harrington Is gong TO
make the running for me this morning,
but | want you TO give me a lead over
the frat two jumps Better ride Top
Rail; tt won't hurt him. You can rub
him well before we load Let Mr.. Car
rtngton have the old mare, and see that
buckingham is ready. Come on, Caring
ton, let's walk mp the stretch and see
now soft the going is. I'm feeling as
fresh rs paint"
The steeplechase course was laid out
across the pasture, with two long, low
jumps on the sod. then across we'll.
brushed post-aud-rau into the ploughed
land; across this to another fence.
stake-and-ridcr this time: then to ditch
and hedge, and SO around n Hill back 70
the pasture again, entering it hy n Aver
over stone wall, built at some trouble.
the material not being handy on the
plantation. The stretch was smooth
voinpa ~ Soj Tho pnurSa ,.nu