Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-10-22


balustrade, looking not at the hall
but at her face, with its thoughtful
dreamy loneliness.
Il beg your pardon!" she said
yes, l am coming. How beautiful II
all ISL
you admire it?" he said, slowly
Don't hurry! The rest have found
their way into my lady's boudoir, and
are going into ecstasies over the hang.
ings and the rosewood furniture. But
this" and he waved his hand down
ward, lis worth them ALL"
There was touch of sudden gra' lty
in his voice that caused Joan to look
up at him.
81 was beginning to think that you
didn't care anything at all for it,"
Because | didn't wear my heart on
my sleeve for davis to peck at" he
said, just glancing in the direction the
others had gone. "Ah! thought you
would have read me better" he added
with gentle reproach.
JOdH fOOhtu ula
intense gaze.
There Is not a room, not step we
have taken that has not touched me,
he went on, in low voice. Il feel
who made his way into the palace OF
the Sleeping Beauty, and expect every
moment to find the whole place spring
up into life and action"
Joan smiled
But the charm has to be performed,
the mystic kiss which aroused the
whole from sleep"
yes" said Joan, innocently; "but
you have to find the Sleeping Beauty.
He looked at her for a second in
silence, then he said:
"True! There is no Sleeping Beauty
here" and he laid stress on the
sleeping" that would have brought a
flush to the face of most women, but
Joan moved on all unconscious. Il
haven't the least idea where they have
gone" he said, carelessly, and dis
playing no eagerness to discover
Il will call to them" said Joan.
"And wake the echoes of the past"
he said, smiling. mo, let us see if we
can find them; they went in this direc-
tion," and he went down the stairs.
At the bottom they found themselves
opposite a door leading to a small
quadrangle, in which was square of
Velyety turf; sun dial stood at one
corner and some stone seats.
"An old bowling green" he said. rs
ii large enough for tennis, / wonder?"
ooh, yes!" said Joan.
Then perhaps some day we shall
see the net across and the balls flying
over, who knows?" he said. Let rs
sit down for minute or two, shall
WEI"
"The others" she began.
Are amusing themselves, no doubt -
he finished for her, and led her to one
of the seats.
AS he stood beside her, bending over
her. a word of passionate longing trem.
bled on his lips. and might have been
uttered. but just then the rest of the
party appeared in the doorway.
He Strengthened himself with a sud
den start, almost like that of a mar
starting back from a precipice, ant
turned to greet them.
you have found us, then" he said
with a smile.
yes, at last" responded Julia. try
irg to look pleasant Where have
you been? We have been all over the
house for you!" and her eyes glared
upon loan sharply.
eve found the inspection rather
'exhausting and took rest he said
quietly. "But we are refreshed and
ready to resume, afe we not, Miss
Joan?"
Joan got up, her eyes downcast
under the spiteful glances bent upoG
her, and they resentered the house.
Now, then, Mr. Craddock, where is
this suite of rooms we were talking
aout ?'
Just here, my lord; the windows
look out upon this grass spot" and he
opened a door and ushered them into
small library.
1t was dimly lighted, and looked as
uncared for as the rest of the house
but there were the ashes of fire in
the CRATE, and the table was strewn
with books and pieces of torn paper.
This is one of the rooms the earl
occupied when he was here last, my
lord" he said; 'the dining-room is
beyond, and there are bedroom and
a dressing-room, This way" and he
led them through the suite.
Lord Villiars went 10 the window
and opened it.
AS he did so he saw the dust had
been displaced on the table and else
where. and he remarked:
Some one has been here lately, IL
appears"
No, my lord" said the caretaker.
dropping curtsey. mo one has been
here since my lord and earl died. Mr..
Craddock kept the key and forbid us
to enter here"
Mr. Craddock looked up sharply.
Quite right" he said Il busted the
table as | came In my Lord 70 cove