Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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And are you quite well?"
Una murmured an inaudible re
Spouse, andihe went back TO the fire
and bent over 1t, warming his hands
his face grown If anything, still paler
How beautiful she looks!" he
thought. How beautiful! Worth
risldng all for-all!"
Wont you go up and dress
Stephen" said Mrs. Davenant. There
is large fire in your room, and In
Jacks too; ] have just been into both
Of them"
Eyes. yes he said, not neryously
but with almost an absent air and he
left the room.
stephen looks tired" said Mrs.
Davenant. I'm afraid he has had
some business that has worried him.
can always tell by his face"
Il am very sorry" said Una, gently.
yes he did look tired and worried
she added, but with her eyes on the
clock. The hands went round to the
hour-an hour beyond Jacks time
and the butler announced dinner.
"Oh, we will wait little while fol-
Mr.. Newcombe" asid Mrs. Davenant,
but Una, with little flush, murmured.
mo, do not, please; Mr.. DaVenant
must want his dinner. Please do not
watt" and Mrs. Davenant, never able
/ to stand out againts anyone's Will, rose
and put her arm In una's and they
went into the diningroom. stephen
| followed and sat down without making
any remark on Jacks absence; even
when Mrs. Dayenant said to the but
| ler-"Let them be sure and keep the
soup hot for Mr. Newcombe," stephen
made no observation.
Dish after dish DISAPPEARED, and Una
made faint pretence at eating as
usual, and joined In, the conversation
between Stephen ana Mrs. Davenant,
but her eyes were continually straying
| toward the clock, her ears straining
for the sound Of wheels or galloping
horse.
The dinner was thing Of the past,
and the soup had been kept hot in
vain; no Jack arrived. Gradually
silence had fallen on the three, and
when Mrs. Davenant rose II was with
sigh Of loving sympathy with the
troubled heart that ached SO near her
own.
Il cannot think what has kept him.
she said when they were alone to-
gethor in the drawlng.room. "lf 1t
were anyone but Jack ! should feel
nervous--but even | cannot feel merry.
Gus about him. II is n plain, easy road
from Earl's Court, and he rides like a
IA centaur.'
perhaps" said Una, with her eyes
/ fixed on the perhaps Lady Bell
pressed him to stay to dinner and he
Will be here presently"
! THAT must be 1t, said Mrs. Daven-
ant hopefully lie will come in di-
rectly, making most tremendous
noise, and raging against whatever
has been keeping him, Jacks RACES
are dreadful while they 'ast-they
don't last long!'
Una smiled, and listened,
stephen entered so noiselcssly that
she almost started-and stopped over
his mother,
There are some things in the
breakfast room ! brought from London,
win YOU so and see to them
Mrs. DaVenant rose instantly.
Una, dear" she said "see to the
tea, | will be back directly
Una nodded, and sat down at the
gypsy table stephen stood beside the
! FIRE, one white hand stretched out to
! the blaze, his face turned toward her
I his eyes watching her under their
lowered lids His heart beat nervous
~. the task before him seemed to over
master him, and he shrank from It;
with one hand he felt Jacks letter, ~
ing Ike an asp in his breast coat poe
ket.
"rhero Is cold wind toaight, he
said ahscntly Jack said the wind
had gone round this morning.
Jack" said Una, raising her eyes
with sudden flame OF color in hel
face, Have you SEGA him? You
have boon to Earl's Court9'
stephen trowned rs If angry a. max
ing a slip,
mo no he said With gentle hest
IRton. No; | saw him IN Lundo,
He Is not at Earls Court
Not at Enrls Count said Una
with surprise, How is that? Oh, h,
Is not ill?'
) And her breath came sharply
) stephen turned to the fire, with knit
ted brow and compressed lip, ant
ddgcted With the poker.
! No, he replied slowly, and rs II
! uncertain what to say he is not ill.'
"rhen why did he not Eoa" asket
) Una,
stephen remained silent and still
keeping her Dyes fixed on his pale
face, she rose and glidcd to his side
You have something 10 tell me,
she said, laying her hand on his arm
| and speaking IN a low. nanting voice