Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-19


here?" ne said.
Long as 1 like. P'raps 1 shall
have the house done up, and come anO
/ live here"
'What?"
"Ah! what indeed! Suppose l
bought the lease of the governor?
What have you got to say to that?"
Hendon glared at him wildly.
"How's the little angel-Janet?"
Hendon's hands clenched, and he
ground his teeth, while PoyntoT
| laughed at him.
so the big brothers out of the
hospital; got over his ID. T., and loig-
| ing with his sister, eh?"
Hendon made no reply.
Come. old chap continued Poyn-
, ter, have a cigar, and do try and be
sensible. / don't want to do nothing
hard, but of course a man must fight
/ for his own hand. l haven't come
here to sell you up, but to bring you
to your senses, like the friend I al
ways was. Now look here, Hendon,
this brother seems to be as loose a
fish as a girl could have for a rela-
ton; but Miss Heath's as smart a
little lass as ever stepped"
Have the goodness to leave Miss
Heath's name alone, sir"
"Waxy again. Now look here, Hen
don, I'm a rich man. Suppose l say
TO you, my lad, look out for snug
little practice; I'll lend you the monev
cant afford to give it-buy the
practice, and marry Janet. Isn't that
being a friend?"
/ Hendon went on pacing the room.
"Sulky, Ell? All right: answer me
this, then. Shouldn't l make your
sister a better husband than this Mark
! Heath? Come, be sensible; take me
upstairs to see her. Now, at once.
| Let me make things pleasant for all
of you. What's the good of being
Friends
Better than being master and
slave, Ell, Hendon, my lad? Borrower
slave TO the lender, eh?"
"Ah." CALCULATED Hendon.
Come, come, you're sensible now.
Take me upstairs. and let's have It
out with Rich"
with Rich" cried Hendon pas
sionately.
There, don't you be so cocky,
young man. ! don't call your Janet,
Jenny. Yes, with Rich; my own dear
darling Rich. THERE How do you
like that? Now trsn, let's get it
over"
my sister is not at home"
Then Wen go up and see the OLD
man; and let's hear what he'll say to
it ALL He won't deny that he's in my
debt"
Poor old fellow, no" groaned Hen
don to himself.
81 say" said Foynter, turning grave,
where's Rich? She hasn't gone TO
see that sailor chap"
Il don't know whom you mean by
sailor chap" said Hendon bitterly.
Then I'll tell you," he said. Il
mean Mark Heath, and I've got
theory OF my own about him"
Curse you and your theories."
cried HendOn fiercely.
Eyes, and bless me and my money"
said Poynter, laughingly.
stop. Where are you going?"
This is my house, or as good as
mine" said POINTER; "and I'm going
up to see my poor old father-in-law TO
be. l don't thing he's properly seen
to, and | mean to have him off down
to the seaside, to try and pull him
round. COming?"
HendOn was so much staggered by
his visitors cool insolence that Poyn.
ter was at the foot of the staircase
before he thought to follow: and then,
feeling that this man had a hold upon
him ,hat he dared not shake off, he
followed him upstairs, and into the
sparely-furnished front drawing-room
into which the doctor had been lying
ell through his illness.
He was seated where he could see
the window. and his handsome face
looked vacant and strange as he
turned his head to Elizabeth, who was
waiting on him in her mistress's
absence.
rs that Rich?' he said feebly.
of advice said Poynter. Here" he
said, turning TO the maid, as he
whisked his handkerchief round his
hat, you be Off"
Elizabeth left the room, wiping her
eyes, and Poynter sat down beside the
doctor, and shook hands.
why" l ought to feel your pulse
now, and not you mine" he said
boisterously.
"Glad to see you, Mr.. Poynter.
Pretty well, thank you. Is my Rich
Icoming?"
ITO be sure she is, old boy. Now.
just want a cosy chat with you
about Rich
about Rich? Yes, yes"
you remember how / proposed for
herr"
The doctor looked at him blankly,
and shook his head. as Rich com
ing, Hendon?" he said.