Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-03

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what have you written?' asked
Jack sulkily.
What you are too much OF bear to
write" said Leonard, with smile
IAN answer and an apology. JACK,
you are q favorite of fortune. Half
the men in London would give the fore
finger of their right hand to get such
message from Lady Bell. | know
| her"
$50 do T. broke in Jack, roughly;
81 heard all about her at the club last
night. Hetley and Dalrymple bored me
to death about her. She's great
! heiress and a beauty, and all the rest
of it. I know, and l don't want to hear
| any more
! Jack went up to Len and laid his
hand on his shoulder
Forgive me, old fellow; but my
heart is full. Only one woman In
the world has any interest for me, and
! she has gone-up to the sky again, |
suppose. What do | care for Lady
Bell, or Lady anyone else? | tell
you | laid awake half the night think
| ing of that beautiful face, and dreamed
of her eyes the rest of the night; and
I'd give all the world if had it, to
find her And much good it would
do me if 1 succeeded? | couldn't ask
her to shade twenty-one pounds SIX
and a brass button!"
| Forgive me, jack said Leonard,
quietly. 81 know what you mean. I'm
in love myself But-but at any rate
you can't treat Lady Bell rudely. You
must call and thank her.
"Confound her," said Jack, and hur-
ried out Of the room.
Leonard looked after him, and then
went on with his work. He saw no
more of him until late in the evening,
when Jack came in and threw himself
into a chair, looking weary IL not eX-
hausted.
what have you been doing, Jack?''
Looking for a needle in a bundle OF
hay replied Jack, grimly.
Leonard nodded
"Tve been walking about ever since
/ left you, with scarcely rest. I've
walked through every thoroughfare in
London. I've looked into windows and
/ into shops. I've been warned Off and
told to move on Ey the police. who
thought l was a burglar on the search
for job; and here | am and there is
she as far off as ever. And yet | feel
Heavens knows why-that she is
here in London. Len, if you smile
shall knock you down.
81 was never farther from smiling
than | am at this moment" said Leon
ard quietly.
''Do you know what | would do tiff
the squire had left me any money!
went on Jack, fiercely; Il would spend
every penny of it in searching for her.
I'D have hundreG-a thousand de-
tectives at work. I'd never give them
rest night or day till they found her,
"And them" said Leonard.
Jack groaned and lit his pipe.
Leonard looked at him.
81 thought you had gone to call on
Lady Earlsley," he said.
Jack looked very much as II he
really meant to knock him down,
and marched off to bed.
When he came in to breakfast the
next morning Leonard noticed that he
was dressed in proper walking attire,
instead of the loose, free and easy,
well-worn suit of cheviot, but he said
nothing. Jack looked up.
''You are staring at my get-up, Len.
Well, I'll do it; but mind it is only to
please you. What should l care what
she thinks? though I ought. to do 1T,
I know. I'll call and thank her. and
then let there be an end of it. can't
bear any chaff of that sort even from
you, old fellow
Leonard nodded without word, for
he saw that the once frank face had
lost its careless sang froid expression,
and looked harassed and even haggard.
Jack smoked pipe in silence,
watching Leonard's rapidly moving
pen; then, without word, went out.
Two hours later he came in, and
with an air of relief and even a smile,
said:
"Well, I've done it, and it's over"
"Well?" said Leonard, curlously.
well, nothing; she wasn't at home"
said Jack triumphantly.
mot at home. What sort of a place
was it,"
"The best place in Park Lane" said
Jack. mo end of f1unkeys about, and
the rest of it. Looks as if she rolled
in gold. as she must do to have the
place at all.
"And you didn't see herr" asked
Leonard.
Jack colored and frowned.
What a curious beggar you are!
Yes, l did see her; her carriage drove
up just as I was going away"
And you spoke to herr"
mo, just raised my hat and walk
ed away" said Jack, gravely.
Leonard shrugged his shoulders.
"She will think you a boor.'
eSo T ON caid Lack "What does 1t