Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-08-03

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over, glided silently down the
balustrade, TO the great detriment Of
his buttons. But, arrived upon the
mat at the bottom, he once more re-
sumed his quadrupedal attitude, thrust
his hands well into the Wellington
boots, and trotted with a soft patter
into a dark back kitchen, out of which
came a droning noise uttered by some
one at work, and apparently under the
impression that it was a song.
! The boy, more animal-like than
ever, disappeared in the gloom, with
the boots making low pat-pat, pat-pat
and then there was a loud shrek, and
Bob bounded out, skinned up the
stairs, after evidently having alarmed
some one, and disappeared with the
boots, which he sedately carried up 10
the bedroom. Then descended 10
listen at the head of the stairs to a
complaining voice relating TO Rich
mond Charley an account of how an
''ormuz' great dog had come down the
area, run into the back kitchen, ana
frightened some one almost out of her
wits!
Bob's face expressed happiness ap-
/ preaching the sublime, and he hur.
riedly cleared the breakfast-things.
and took them down in time to be sent
down by a not over clean-looking
maid-of-all-work to shut that there
gate.
The boy was in the act of perform
| ing this duty when a neatly-dressed
girlish-looking body approached, carry
ing a large folio under one arm-a
folio SO broad that the neatly-mended
and well-ftting little glove which
covered a very small hand could
hardly reach to the bottom.
rs your mistress imp"
Yes, Miss said Bob, whose face
seemed to reflect the sweet. sunny
smile which greeted him. IN slip
round and let you in"
OH"
This was the utterance of the new
arrival as she saw the boy apparent,
i hurl himself over the iron balustra6s
OF the area-steps. and plunge into the
j dusthO.e region beyc14. But Bob had
long pra~t.se1 the hesping CT mis-
equilibrium as tie IC..ahed state OF
iron rail proved, and, .nsteal OF dash
/ ing out his BRAIN Oh the stones. he
I reached the bottom with a bound. and
diving into the house, Teappeared in a
marvelously short space OF time at the
front door.
She's in the dining-room, Miss, !"
said Bob, making a rush at the folio.
and feasting his eyes the while on the
natty fur-trimmed jacket and little
furry hat, whose hue harmonized ad-
mirably with the wavy dark brown
hair, neatly braided up beneath: for
the visitor was remarkably well
dressed, and her fresh young face set
/ OF everything so well that no one
thought of noticing that the dress had
been turned, and that the jackets
rough exterior had certainly last
winter been upon the other side.
Bob hurriedly closed the door. and
ran into the chilly dining-room with
the folio, which he banged down n
the table with
Here's Miss Heath, Miss" ald
Their darteI out of the room, leaving
the two girls face 70 face.
They don't like me to see 'em
Guiding he said with a grin; ana,
urged by the enormous amount c!
vitality that was in him, Bob bounded
10 the kitchen stairs 10 slide down.
and directly after a gritty rubbing
noise, made metrical To accompany the
shrill whistling Of a tune, arose, the
result of the fact that Bob Hartnup,
the Doctors boy, VINO chung to the
house with the fidelity of q cat, was
cleaning the knives.
Bob's facts were correct, If unrefned
in expression, for the two girls flew
10 each others arms, and as they
kissed afTectionately, each displayed
tears in her eyes, while without re-
linquishing hands, they sat down tc-
getheI near the window.
No news, Janet?" whispered Rich
mond.
Her visitor shook her head slowly,
gazing wistfully the while into her
companions eyes.
I'VE must wait Rich dear. Africa is
a horribly great place, and some day
we shall hear that he is coming back"
Richmond Charley made no reply,
but sat gazing straight out through the
urcleaned window, as if her large
clear eyes were looking straight away
over the ocean in search of the man
she loved.
Don't, don't, darling; don't look
like that, whispered the younger
girl. Don't think all that again. It's
cruel, it's wicked of them 10 have said
such things. He was too young, and
strong, and brave 10 die.
Please God, yes" said Richmond
simply, but with a deep heart-stirring
pathos in the tones of her rich voice.
And one Of these days he'll come,
dear, like the good prince in the fairy