Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-30
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NENAg AeA4 AE MS HAM,
rs Il a name mat you have made
for yourselfg" he asked.
NO: il was made for me" re-
piled Sir Basil.
Then / do not want to know it.
As a man with good intentions, /
like you; you are Straightforward,
honest. and honorable; and, If you
have one of those names with a
handle, probably borne by many
generations of men who have lived
upon their fellOW-men. do not wish
10 know il. The fTst time / saw you
/ thought you looked like an
arist0crat. II you are one, do not tell
me so; it would spoil my opinion of
you"
1T shall be as you will" laughed
Sir Basil. II ever 1 do make my
name famous, will disclose it to
you; III not"
Il do not care for a title that has
been handed from father TO son. l
like a name that has been fairly
earned. Strange to say, my wife
was prOuder OF her grand old name
than of anything else. It was
singular that she should marry a man
like me"
Sir Basil bethOught himself mat
the duke had desired him, should he
ever make the acquaintance OF Mar
tin Ray. not 10 mention his name.
IF you call me Glen, he said.
4 shall understand; and that name
will do as we'll as any other"
I hope" said Martin, half
savagely, that you are not young
duke i'm disguise
Il am quite sure OF that" replied
Sir Basil, laughingly. Il am neither
duke nor 'belted earl.
1t would be hard work to hate
you; but / should hate you If you
were" said Martin.
From that time he always called !
Sir Basil Glen" and when Hettie !
spoke Of him il was as Mr.. Glen"
1t often happened that when he I
called at the cottage he found Hettle |
at home alone; and then they talked /
together by the uncovered wall.
Knowing you has made such a diff
ference i'm cur lives" she said 20 |
him one morning. Ny father seems /
so much better FOR il. You cheer
him, and give him back some of the
old fire which had nearly died out l
am glad Tor his sake that you find
time 10 visit us."
Are YOU not glad for any other
49,
you not pleased to see me yOurself?"
Then he remembered that he had no
right 10 say such words 10 her. 4
beg your pardon he said, gently. Il
express myself badly. What I mean
is, that / receive more pleasure in
being allowed to call here than can
possibly give"
? II vas such sudden, abrupt changes
la bis maBuer that made her think
more of him. perhaps, than she other
wise would have thought He ex'
hibited &C times a certain degree of \
tenderness, which would vanish like /
magic and give place 10 silence that /
was almost stern.
Sir Basil was very kind TO the man /
whom every one else seemed to have /
forsaken. He brought him news |
papers. II he heard him express a /
desire for z particular book, he OBJ
tanned IL for him. More than once,
when Martin TOOK iu and feeble, he
had sent a case Of choice wine. Mar
tin took Il all in good part; it was
tribute 10 his worth that he quite ap-
proved.
There is the making Of a fine man
in Glen ne would say to his daugh-
ter.
rs he not a fine man now?" she
would ask, half timidly
And Martin would shake his head.
Not yet. de could be trained. He
his ideas are not yet sound, that he
would make a good orator. like
him; but my own impression is that
hist IDEAS are not vet sound, that he
is studying the two great questions,
hesitating between the two great
parties"
You must help him. father" Het-
Ug wCEId answer. biithely-"no one
understands these matters so well as
you do" And such demonstrations
OF faith in him pleased Martin Ray.
10 was impossible that .heso long
absences should pass unnOticed. Not
that Leah was unreasonable, or ex-
peCted sir Basil TO follow her like
shadow. but she di1 wonder why he
never asked her 10 accompany him.
Another long ramble, Basil?" she
said one morning. as he passed her in
the hall. Il am afraid We shall have
rain"
TT looks like it, returned Sir
Basil: but he did not offer to remain
at home.
4 viii go with you TO the park
gates" she said, gently.
She always looked beautiful in the
OId-fashiOned brOad-brimmed garden
hat that threw a softened shade on
her face. Her dress OF pale amber
trailing over the green grass became