Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-24

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CHARLES ~ Love s
GARVICE


| it. It's mystery. however, KNOW
where you are now, and that's some
thing; and can come and see you, and
that's everything me. Are you
angry with me for speaking $3.50
boldly?"
NO." she faltered.
"And l may come and see you?
know Mrs. Davenant; she is good
creature, though she thinks me every,
thing that's bad-and she's not far
wrong, I'm afraid"
Una sighed family.
"And perhaps she'll tell me what it
means, and why Stephen has sent you
to be with her. Why, Una, did your
father allow you to come? He loathed
me for being a distant relative Of the
Davenants.''
II do not know" said Una, troubled.
Never mind" said Jack, fastening
to soothe her; ''it's sure to be all right,
if he did it. I liked your father, not
withstanding be was so rough with
me. l liked him because he took such
care of you. Steady, silly" This was
to the near leader, and not to Una.
What lovely night! Are you enjoy
ing it?-are you happy"
A sigh, faint and tremulous, was full
answer.
please Heaven, We'll have many a
night like this. Happy! | could go
half mad with delight at having you so
near me. Una-I may call you Una? p
eyes," she murmured.
Can you guess-you sweet, innocent
f1ower-what makes me so happy?"
'"Tell mel" she answered, in low
voice, and leaning forward until her
soft, silken hair almost touched his.
Jacks heart beat fast, and his blood
bounded in his veins.
ct is because I love you. 1 love
you Do you understand? All, my
darling! you don't know what love is.
But ought not to call you so-not yet.
can't see your face; perhaps
shouldn't dare to be so bold if I could.
Speak to me, Una; speak to me. Tell
me that you are not angry. Tell me
that, while | have never had your
sweet face out of my mind since that
day we parted in Warden, you have
thought once or twice of me. l don't
deserve it. Pm bad lot; but love
you, Una. Do you love me?"
There was no reply; but there was a
| soft nestle beside him, and then he felt
her hand timidly touch his arm.
He slipped the whip and reins irto one
hand, and seized the little trembling
hand and enclosed it as if he meant
thus to swallow it up forever.
But, alas! the horses were going
down hill, and were f1dgeting and pull
ing; and with impatient exclamation at
their stupidity, he was obliged to let
the little hand go; but it did not go far
he could feel it touching, softly and
timidly, the edge of his coat-sleeve, and
that was enough for him. 1t was a
mercy and a miracle that the drag was
not upset, for he scarcely knew where
or how he was driving, and it was
more by instinct and habit that he
brought the team safe and sound, but
sweating tremendously, before the
house in Park Lane.
"You must all come in" said Lady
Bell.
The gentlemen looked at their white
f1annels alphabetically, but Lady Bell
laughed.
Let us pretend that we are our own
masters and mstresses for one night
she said, "and not the slaves Of
Fashion.
| Jack stood out. He felt that, for the
present, it behooved him to be discreet,
and he knew that If he were not, it
the romantic love which burned
through and through him. Besides, he
! knew that there would be no oppor-
tunity of speaking to Una there; and
/ he felt that it would be agony for him
to assume the conventional air of polite
indifference to her for that evening, at
least.
So he went But he stood on the pave
ment to help her down; and as he held
her in his arms, he kept her for one
moment poised between heaven and
earth; and as he put her down, his lips
touched her arm, and she knew 1T.
''I'll see to the horses, Dal," he said;
and he leaped up, and drove off as if
he were possessed.
That's what the Savage calls see
ing to them" grumbled Dalrymple.
He'll throw 'em down, or run over
somebody, and l shall be fined five
pounds for furious driving"
Jack was conscientious-whe
horses were concerned-and he sat on
the rack and saw them rubbed down
and fed with the patience of martyr;
then he jumped into a hanson, was
driven to Spider Court, and, bursting
into the room, fell into a chair and
flung his cap at Leonard's head.
Mad at last" said Leonard.
Eyes, stark, staring, ramping mad,
old fellow. I've found her!"
moi" said Leonard. turning round.
Eyes! Yes! And I've spent the day
with her. She's here in London, and