Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-22

makes himself SO disagreeabIe to us
and he knows well enough that we
would not belittle ourselves by report
ing him. You would hardly believe it,
out he can be delightful when he
chooses, and to the teachers he only
shows his fascinating side"
He seemed to take an aversion to
me, from the first" replied Edward,
''Dut | am determined to be drawn
into no trouble with him. When
Alice comes, I will tell her, and then
! if it seems best I will go north, to
| Williston, although | like it here, and
! it is not so far from my own people,
"Jestrow is the one to so away
replied Chester. HE should be Sent
to little girls school, where horses,
dogs and athletics would not in any
way annoy him.
There he comes now" whispered
Edward, studying the face of his
watch, as usual. One would fancy
that he had an important engagement
for every quarter hour Why does he
do that?"
Hoping that you will notice the
watch. 1t was given his father as a
testimonial for something, and is
really fine and valuable One can
hardly imagine how SO bright man
should have such prig OF a son. His
people are al in England at present,
and, G. course, have no idea that he
has that watch in his possession.
Indeed, he told some of the boys LAT
he had to manage pretty shrewdly to
get it from the safety vault. The
little fob chain is a jewel in itself.
Oh, he will manage in some way to
exhibit it to you"
And indeed he did, but the way
came unexpectedly.
1t was on the day of Edwards
sisters much-talked Of visit; and as
she could only remain a few hours,
lunch was given in her honor in the
grove on the bluff overlooking the sea
"a charming, picturesque, breezy
location, really the Grey Cliff from
which the school was named.
She was a tall, graceful young wom-
an, plainly but elegantly dressed, and
the lads who had attached themselves
to her brother hardly know which to
admire most, the beautiful dog
Christmas, or the mistress, whose
slightest word or gesture he obeyed.
''You would like to swim, wouldn't
you, Chris?" said Edward. Il tell
you, it wouldn't take him long to leap
from here into the water for my hat,
should it blow off. I would let him
go, only when he came back with
wet coat he would be an undesirable
companion for a well-dressed com
pany."
'As, for instance" smiled Chester
Greene, and they glanced up to see
julius, who had not before shown
himself, and whose presence was not
in any way desired, coming up the
steep ascent, conspicuous, as he was
on account Of his handsome face; but
now, in jaunty suit OF blue corduroy,
he was like some old Venetian paint
ing.
Now, as the young lady glanced up |
at him, expecting, Of course, to be in |
troduced, he pulled out his watch, |
looked at it intently, and hurried by, |
mutering audibly, 81 hate dogs, and l /
hate Christmas!" emphasizing his IN
called for remark by giving Christmas
who was sitting by his mistress's
feet, sweeping the gray rock with his |
long, plumy tail-a ruthless and
vicious kick.
The intelligent dog, who had never
received such an indignity in his life,
resented it by a dive at the rude boy,
but his mistress, for all her astonish-
ment at the contrast between the