Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

AND refuse TO accept yOuI ooou
ance," said Lady Bell, with little
shudder at the streak of blood which
oozed from his forehead. Come, you
will not refuse to obey lady. wish
you to enter my brougham."
''No, I can't refuse to obey a lady,
he said.
'Then come with me-" said Lad
Bell.
where to, my LADY," asked Jack
son, who was used TO her iadyshlp,s
willfulness, and sat, patieA. as JOB,
waiting f0r the issue of This strange
adventure.
"To-where did you say?" ask ed
Lady Bell.
Spider Court" said Jack; but
wish you'd let me go out and walk. 1t
must be right out of your way"
Spider Court, Temple" said Lady
Bell, and the brougham rolled on.
Through it all Mrs. Fellowes had re-
NAMED in the deep sleep which the
gods vouchsafe to good women OF her
age, and the .two-Lady Bell and Jack
were, to all intents and purposes,
alone.
Lady Bell looked at him as he sat
in his corner, the thin, red stream
trucking down from his forehead, and
shuddered; not at him, but at the
blood.
How did you come to be run over?'
she asked. "did you fall?"
''Must have DONE" he said, coolly;
anyway I'll swear it wasn't the coach
mans fault"
F'T am not going to blame the coach
man. said Lady Bell, with the shadow
of smile.
That's right" said Jack. ut was all
my fault. I'd been-been to see a
favorite aunt
"You had been to your club said
Lady Bell.
How did you know that?" he said.
Lady Bell smiled again, and Jack
his eyes fixed upon her, thought the
smile wonderfully fascinating.
"a little bird told me- she said.
'The little bird was right" said
Jack, shaking his head, with penitence
and remorse written on every feature
Il have been dining at my club. Per-
haps the little bird told you everything
else?"
Eyes; the little bird also whispered
that you had"
Drank too much champagne? Con
found those fellows! Wonderful lit
tie bird!" muttered Jack.
''It is very wicked of you," said Lady
Bell, gravely, her eyes fixed on his
face, that, Notwithstanding it's streak
of red, looked wonderfully handsome.
While she looked, she almost con
WINGED herself that she had never seen
such a handsome face, nor such frank
eyes.
ct was very wicked of you,' she re-
peated, in a voice pitched in low
key. no doubt out Of consideration for
the sleeping watch dog.
''Yes," he said, 81 am bad lot;
am not fit to be here with you. have
been dining at my club; but how you
knew it, can't conceive. And-you
Don't tell me any more,' said Lady
Bell. 81 am sorry that you should
have been run over, and I hope you
are not hurt. That-that is blood run
ming down your face. Why do you
not wipe it off? I can't bear it."
81 leg your pardon said Jack, and
he fumbled for his pocket-handker
chief, which at that moment was LYING
under the seat in the billiard-room.
Here, take this said Lady Bell
and she put her own delicate lace
edged one in his hand.
Jack mopped his forehead diligently
rs it all OFF, he asked.
mo, it keeps running" replied
Lady Bell, with a. little thrill Of hor
ror. 81 believe you are much hurt
I'm not; I give you my word, j" said
Jack, 'There-no, I'll keep it until
it's washed" And he thrust the deli
cate cobweb into his pocket.
Lady Bell leaned back, but her eyes
wandered now and then to the hand
some face, pale through its tan.
Presently, wonderfully soon, as it
seemed to her, the brougham came TIC
stop, and Jacksin, bending down tc
the window, said:
Spider Court, my lady,
Spider Court" said Jack. "Then I'm
home. I'm very much obliged to you
and l wish I didn't feel so much
ashamed of myself. Hank! who's that?'
for someone had come to the carriage
door.
ct is Leonard. Is that you
Jack?"
YES said Jack, and he got out and
closed the door. "This lady,
Lady Bell leaned out and looked at
Leonard Dagle's anxious face earnest
ly.
your friend has met with an acct
dent" she said, land I have brought
him home"
Thank you, thank you,' sighed
Leonard.
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