Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-14
CHAPTER XIV.
Under a Sudden Impulse.


men were hard at work on the I'M
portant order that had to be executed
within a given time. Clifford had
been working, too, as hard as any OF
them. and had knocked off for few
minutes to get a cup of coffee, for he
had spent his dinner hour in going
over some accounts.
Jim made the coffee. and Clifford
carried the cup to the door and seated
himself on the sill, drinking his coffee
with that intense enjoyment of which
only man is capable who has worked
himself tired and thirsty.
Capital coffee, this. jim" he said.
ut is, sir? It's some as Miss Nellie
brought down from the cottage. She
said as what we had been having
wasn't fit to drink. She went all the
way to Thirle for this, believe"
Clifford looked round at him.
"All the way to Thirle for coffee for
us. Jim" he said. THAT was very
kind; but we can't allow Miss Nellie
to take so much trouble on our behalf.
You must tell her that she must not do
it again, Jim. You and | could walk
to Thirle easily enough, but Miss
Nellie's a girl"
81 think she'd walk to Lunnon for
you, Mr.. Clifford" said the boy.
shrewdly.
Clifford made no response, but the
boys remark struck him.
Scarcely a day passed without
Nellie's coming to the quarry and
somehow II always happened that they
got few minutes talk together.
Clifford was not a vain man, and
had no suspicion of what was taking
place in the girls heart, and no idea
that these few moments by his side
were the most precious ones in her
existence, and that she carried the
memory of them away with her tC
light up the rest of her day.
Franchy Vyse had watched Nellie's
face when Clifford came in sight, anc
had noted with furious rage anC
jealousy the maiden blush that rose to
1t when Clifford spoke to her; but he
himself had remarked none of this
He was not lady-killer, and was of toe
noble a nature to be always on the
lookout for feminine conquests.
To him. Nellie was just pretty
girl, the daughter of the rough, honest
man who had given him employment
He liked to see her and talk to her
TO lend her books and hear her simple
comments upon them, and that was
all
And this evening, though Jim's
L. LII. xx,sth rtnf in
significance, he put them away from
him.
Setting down his cup, he pulled out
his pipe, and was filling 1t. when the
foreman came by and paused to take
off his hat ard wipe his forehead
Getting through the Job all right,
sir, think" he said.
Eyes, | think So" said Clifford
"Will you have some coffee? Here
Jim. bring another cup of coffee"
The man took 1t and drank 1t slowly
his eyes fixed on the men absently.
I'VE shall get clear by the
fourteenth, after all, sir" he said
1.-The men are all agog about this
ere dinner and jolly-making."
What dinner?-oh, the one al
Sandford" said Clifford. "Oh, yes
I'd forgotten"
II thought you were goin', MIR
Clifford said the foreman.
Il? Yes. did say something about
it, but I'm not sure. Let me see
what's the name of the placer"
"Lydcote just outside Sandford. A
rare grand place they've made of II
too. so | hear"
At this moment Nellie came down
the path. She stopped short at sight
her face as he rose from the Doorstep
and raised his hat.
"Good-evening. Miss Nellie" he said
The foreman touched his cap. ans
was going, but Clifford stopped him.
"one moment; | want you to looi
at these accounts" he said
II have come from father" said
Nellie, addressing clifford, but with
downcast eyes, He is going to drive
into Thirle this evening. and he
thought-he sent me to ask you-ii
you wanted anything"
Thank you. very much: no, Miss
Nellie" he said. there is nothing
want. suppose you are going to buy
some finey for these grand doings on
the fourteenth"
Il dr0't know that I'm going" she
said.
why. everybody's going. Miss
Nellie" said the foreman They tel
me that his lordship has asked all the
country, rich and poor alike: and
there's the fireworks. you know"
His lordship: who is he?" asked
Clifford, carelessly
THE gentleman as has built up Lyd
cote: the earl. you know, Mr. Raven
Lord Carr.Lyon."
Clifford was leaning against the
door looking out at the sea. and pay,
ing very little attention.: but at the
sound of the name he sprang upright
and stared at the man.
"Lord--who?" he exclaimed. SO
quickly and with Such nmavamanf that