Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-01-01

the o.d Coloners. That completes
the list"
1t sounds like a very good list,
too he said.
She remembered how he held the
door open as she passed, and when
the long train of pale amber was
caught ne stopped down to free it,.
She remembered how they passed
through the grand old entrance hall,
and out by the side door on to the
lawn. The duchess was seated in
the shade Of the great cedar tree,
with Lady Maud by her side, and
pretty May LusOn, who was evidently
ready for mischief Not far from
them the colonel fine, handsome,
elderly man, with long, gray, droOp-
ing musLache-was enjoying a cigar
and a newspaper. Captain Langley
had been reading aloud to the ladies,
but had been dismissed, because, as
the duchess soIemnly assured him, he
mad no taste for anything but humor.
There was some little stir when
Leah, with her handsome cavalier
appeared. The duchess looked zip
with a smile. Leah led him to her
first, and her grace gave him a very
kindly greeting-al women were at
taclcd TO Sir Basil the moment they
saw him.
They passed on to Lady Maud
HrcyaI--a tall, handsome woman,
somewhat passee, but evidently bent
upon making the Lest Of herself She
received him with a mixture of what
she intended to be girlish difhdenco
and womanly franlncss both failing
the effect was lamentable.
Captain Langley was very pleased
and pretty May, looking more like a
fair rosebud than anything else
! .du. he'd with delight.
"You live at Glen, Sir Basil?' she
said Il have seen picture Of Glen
There are innumcrable fountains and
terraces.
Il hope you will honor me by com
ing to see its attractions" he re
sponded The general has promised
me that pleasure
He was quite at home with them il
a few minutes. The cOlonel-who
while he abused India, knew NJ
pleasure out of it--began to discuss
with him the probabilities Of I
frontier war Captain Langley aireC
his grieyance-which was that some
one most decidedly his inferior hat
been promoted over his head-and re
ycaled that he was in a state o
chronic Indignation about it.
In very short space Of time Lad,
Maud Treyar decided that Sir Basi
was worth any trouble to win. HI
was at home with them all, and quit,
happy. The duchess called him t,
her side aud began long converse
ton with him She was delighted
with him. and considered him quit
an acquisition. A rich and handsom
young baronet with a fine estate, h
would want wife and already sh
had begun to unink OF those of he
acquaintance who were eligible TO
the post. She regretted that Lad
Maud was old aud passee; he
thoughts never went to Leah.
Leah had called to mind not once
but n hundred times. that he was t
. he with Them the whole day.
During the afternoon the duches
called Ieah aside.
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