Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10


like. I've got a fancy, Una-you'd
never guess it,
"What is it?" said Una, raising her
dark eyes gravely to the beautiful,
witching face.
Lady Bell smiled.
] 81 have fancy for tanning the Saw
age" she said, more to herself than to
Una; sit will be so amusing"
Lady Bell stared at her, and her
color came and went amusedly.
what strange child it is! For him :?
No, for me! And-yes, for him too.
What right has he to pretend to be
invincible? Do you think I shall sue
Iceed?"
Una looked at her with an aching
heart.
eyes," she answered; Il think you
will succeed"
/ what f1atterer it isl" 3aid Lady
Bell. playfully. Flush! here ne comes;
half tanned already. Now for the first
lesson,'' and, to Una's surprise she
glided from the recess and was instant
Iy lost in the crowd. A moment after
" LID saw uGl uduCIu9 WILL CAIO ooNO'
She drew back into the shadow and
watched Jack. He came along slow
Rly, the ice in his hand, and looked
around for Lady Bell, with astonish-
ment and something like anger in his
face for moment. Then he saw her
dancing with the duke in the center of
the room, looked round for some place
to put the ice down, and, seeing none
convenient, gently pitched it, plate and
all, ito fountain, to the considerable
establishment of the gold fish.
Then he sat down and thrusting his
hands into is pockets seemed lost in
thought; his head thrown back, almost
whether he would be glad or sorry, or
simply Indifferent, If she rose and
stood before him, or called him by
name.
/ Yes, there he sat- within reach of
her hand. She had often dreamed Of
him. as being near her, but it was no
dream now.
An infinite longing to touch, to speak
to him, possessed her, and if he would
but turn and look at her as he had
looked that morning by the lake!
She struggled hard against the temp
tation, and sat motionless, all her
heart going out toward him.
IF she had known that Jack, even at
that moment, was thinking of her, and
recalling her every look and word 1t
was one of Strauss waltzes they were
playing, but he heard it not; in his
ears was the rustic of the forest trees
and the ripple of the lake; before him
was one of the most beautiful ball
rooms in London, before him moved,
in a glittering pageant, the pick of
London's beauty and rank, but he saw
them not; he was looking in fancy in
to the lovely face of the innocent for
est girl.
The dance was over, but still Lady
Bell did not come; couples, arm-in-
ARM promenaded past him, but still
Jack sat, and dreaming of the girl
who sat longing, longing for word or
look from him, just behind him. Sud-
denly Una felt something drop into
her lap. 1t was blossom from one
of the tropical plants.
/, She took it up and looked at it al
sently; then, as if by a sudden inspir-
alton, she raised it TO her lips and
!. kissed it, and rising, dropped it on his
knee and fed.
Jack started, and STOPPING picked up
the flower, looked at it for a moment
and then turned and looked up to see
whence it had come.
4 AS he cid, so he saw reflected dimly
in a mirror framed in palm leaves a
girls face.
With a bound he darted to his feet,
and naturally enough made for the re-
Election; but ere he could reach the
mirror the face had vanished
Pale and trembling with eagerness
| he turned-but Una had glided through
the ferns and reached the ante-room
and came face to face with Lady
Bell.
She was flushed and laughing, her
eyes dancing with the excitement of
the dance.
, well" she said, where is my ice?''
OSC'A "a
at her.
81 must have been dreaming" he
, muttered.
Dreaming she said. What do you
mean?"
, He passed his hand over his brow.
"Your ice!" and he glanced at the
fountain. CT beg your pardon
What did I do with it? | will get you
another"
"Never mind!' said Lady Bell, laugh
! ing; "I do not care for it now; I am
too hot. Have you been asleep?"
"Asleep!" he said, striving to re-
cover his GOODNESS; NEARLY. What
could do when you left me?"
''Tne third compliment" she said
with a smile. "Where are you going
now?" for Jack, with his eyes fixed
on the end of the fernery, was moving