Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-11-21

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Tonight" echoed Jack.

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Tonight! Why not? You have
plenty of time to dress. Come, 1t
Will be charity-there's an argument
for you. Mr.. Davenant-fOr Mrs. Eel
loves and I are all alone; papa has
gone to some learned society meeting.
Come, I'll go home at once and tell
them to get your favorite wines ready.
What is your favorite, Mr.. New
combe?"
! Jack laughed.
''I'd come and dine with you, Lady
Bell, if you gave us ginger beer" he
said.
Lady Bell laughed, but she looked
pleased.
"Now, that is what call a really
good compliment-for Savage, and
she glanced at Jack archly. We'll
say half-past eight tonight to give you
time to finish your chat. Au revolr,
and waving her daintiy-gloved hand,
she fitted from the room.
"Would he dine with me it | had
only ginger beer to offer him?' she
asked herself, as she went back in the
brougham. would he? He looks
50 honest and so true!-so incapable
of a mean, unworthy action! | wish
were as poor-as poor as Uma Ho"
quietly she sits. She has just the air
Of one of the great ones of the earth
the air which I, with all my title and
wealth, shall never have. | wonder
who she is, and whether Mr.. Stephen
thinks her as beautiful as | do! He
! looked at her as he went in-well, just
as would that some one else would
look at me. How handsome he is, so
different to Stephen Davenant. An,
me! I know now why Brighton was
SO hateful; if Jack Newcombe had been
there should not have hungered and
pined for London What a miserable
infatuated being I am. am as bad as
that foolish maid of mine. Yes, just
| as bad, for if Jack Newcombe came
and asked me, I should run away with
him as she did with her young mani"
Still thinking of him, she reached
home and went up to her own room.
where Mrs Fellowes, the long-suffer-
ing, fastened to meet her.
''My dear. Pm SO glad you've come
How long you have BEEN
"My dear, you say that every time
come in. What is the matter-another
maid run away?"
NO, but a maid has come, at least a
young person. was going to say
lady-who wants the situation
''Well, a lady's maid ought to be
lady" said Lady Bell, languidly
"Where is she?"
'In my room," said Mrs. Fellowes
"She came with a note from Lady
] Challoner. 1t seems the poor girl has
been in trouble-she has lost her
lfather--and not caring to go for q
lgoverness-
For which l don't. blame her. said
Lady Bell.
.'She is DESTROYS of getting an Ell
gagement as companion or lady's
maid"
"a companions worse off than q
lgoverness, isn't she?" said Lady Bell
naively.
Mrs. Fellowes smiled.
eyes. What is her name?" asked
Lady Bell.
"Well, there's the point" said Mrs
Fellowes 'Her name is Laura Ire
herne but as some of her FRIENDSHIP
hasn't many, she says-might thinl
that she had done wrong in taking
raenial situation she wishes to be
known nv some other name"
81 hate mysteries and aliases" sale
Lady Bell. II don't think I shall EN-
gage her. She'll be too proud to dc
my hair and copy all my dresses IL
common material. Well, I'll see her.
!, 'I' send her away if you like" sale
Mrs. Fel1owes; "but I think you'll like
her."
: ''Do you? Then I know exactl!
what she's like before I see her II she
has taken your fancy Some prim ole
maid in bla tx cotton and thick Shoes
Mrs. Fellowes smiled and rang the
bell and babe a servant to ask the
; young person who was waiting to stel
that way.
Lady Bell began taking off, hel
gloves yawningly, but stopped sudden
ly, and looked up with an air OF sur
prise as the door opened and tai
girl, with dark hair and eyes, entered
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